Did you learn to swim by reading a book?The answer of course is no, even if you did read about the different strokes, breathing methods and different types of kicks. Sooner or later, you actually had to get into the water.
In the realm of leadership development, the same principle applies. You can take […]

Occasionally I hear from people who would like to fundraise to help an adult or child who has financial needs because of cancer, organ transplant or other medical situation.
Perhaps a hospitalization or treatment is needed for a serious illness. Even with health insurance, facing the financial responsibility of paying for medical treatment can become […]

Today I’m starting a new weekly feature I’m calling “Resource Roundup.” I get a lot of great newsletters each week on a variety of topics, subscribe to blogs and often find some great web resources. I often think that they would be great to post here on Step by Step Fundraising. The […]

You have a great cause, so everyone should be beating down your door with donations, right? Oh, if only that were only the case! Fundraising can be a challenge for any group even those with the greatest mission and dedicated workers.
You are there, working hard to support your group because you believe in the cause. […]

Are you reactive or proactive when it comes to recruiting new Board members? Reactive recruiting can leave you with more problems than solutions. Unfortunately, reactive recruiting is the way that many Boards go about bringing new people in. They wait until it’s time to have new members in place and then hastily recruit friends […]

Two resources have crossed by desk recently about “fundraising mistakes.” There are definitely some issues that everyone raising money for any cause should be aware of before asking anyone for funds.
Guidestar recently published The 20 Biggest Fundraising Mistakes, Part I which covers the first 10 on the list. I don’t know what […]

Many of the questions that were submitted to the fundraising survey that we recently conducted had to do with volunteers. Getting, keeping, inspiring, organizing and other help with volunteers for your group — were all mentioned quite a few times.
Some of the specific questions I’ll plan on answering either individually or with articles in […]

In the first article in this series we discussed 5 general reasons why people donate to charitable causes. Beyond the general reasons that we’ve already discussed it’s critical that your fundraising team consider why an individual would be motivated to give to your group in particular.
Here are five of the top reasons that someone may […]

This grantwriting seminar shares proven techniques to turn grant proposal “ugly ducklings” into “beautiful swans”. The Get Your Grant With A Proposal Makeover seminar is presented by Cheryl A. Clarke, JD and Susan Fox, CFRE, they are also the authors of a book, Grant Proposal Makeover: Transform Your Request from No to Yes. This online […]

You have to admire a fundraising seminar that is subtitled “Robin Hood Marketing Online”. This seminar Fundraising With Corporate Savvy, is instructed by Ms. Katya Andresen. Andresen is the Vice President of Marketing for Network for Good. This seminar will help nonprofit organizations find supporters and donors on the world wide web. It will be […]