As I was listening to Mike Robbins The Power of Appreciation audio CD recently, what stood out to me was the difference between true appreciation and just “saying thanks.” Appreciation is first a state of being, an “attitude of gratitude” and then secondly taking action.
While thank-you gifts, plaques or public acknowledgements have their [...]

What if each day you took the time to give appreciation to someone you work with, a donor to your cause or a friend or [...]

You know they say a picture is worth a thousand words…. how about pictures, video, words and music? Video has already exploded on the web and non profits are fast catching up. This roundup brings up some tips that you can use when considering getting into this medium, plus several examples of great [...]

Today is Teacher Appreciation Day. Those of you who are parents, were you able to do something special for your child’s teacher? If not, don’t fear, until Friday you have time to participate in Teacher Appreciation Week.
We celebrated the week by sponsoring a blog writing contest on the theme of “My Favorite Teacher.” [...]

Last Sunday I was pleasantly surprised to learn that this website was mentioned in USA Weekend, the magazine that’s included in over 600 Sunday papers across the country.
The paper’s “Think Smart” column includes short tips from contributors on a variety of topics. Well known finance expert Sharon Epperson included the nod to Step by [...]

Each week in April Step by Step Fundraising published new articles on the topic of Fundraising Myths. These fundraising and non profit management experts brought their unique perspectives to this topic. There are many years of experience and wisdom to be found on these pages!
Here’s a list of each of the articles in this [...]

In honor of National Teacher Appreciation week, which is May 4 to May 10, the Top School Fundraisers blog is sponsoring a writing contest on the topic “My Favorite Teacher”. Just write a post on your blog inspired by this topic by this Saturday and you’ll be eligible for the contest.
Winners will receive cash prizes. [...]

This week I thought it would be nice to focus the resource roundup on the environment in honor of Earth Day (which was Monday) and Arbor Day which is today. Some of these are news items, others are resources and there’s a couple of actual enviro-friendly fundraising ideas. Enjoy!
The Earth Day 2008 [...]

When shoppers bring in their own bags to carry their items home in, it reduces the number of non-biodegradable plastic bags. Personally I have been wanting to get some reusable bags for some time now. I am tired of the plastic and paper bags cluttering up my garage and polluting our community (and our [...]

In a time when many non-profit organizations are examining their budgets closely and looking anywhere to cut expenses, it is not uncommon that allocations for advertising and marketing are slashed. This may cause some to worry that existing customers will fall out of touch and potential new ones will never hear of you in [...]