Many of the readers of Step by Step Fundraising are veteran fundraisers. Of course, as a person gains experience with running fundraisers, he or she starts to tackle more complicated fundraising methods, such as holding elaborate golf outings, large gala dinners with auctions attached, or even high-powered solicitation letters. For many of these seasoned fundraisers, […]

Today I want to share with you one of the most powerful strategies that I ever employed in my non-profit career. I know that this won’t work in every circumstance, but it will in many. When I became the administrator at a small, private elementary school, I realized that I had taken a position that […]

Here is another great guest post from Marc Pitman (pictured at left), aka The Fundraising Coach. Marc contributed numerous articles to Step By Step Fundraising, and he is also the author of a terrific book, “Ask Without Fear“. If you haven’t visited Marc’s site, I urge you to do so.  There is a lot of […]

Recently, I read a very insightful article titled Fearing What They’ll Say on Facebook on a terrific site called Kivi’s Nonprofit Communication Blog. In her article, blogger Kivi Leroux Miller wrote about the challenges non-profit organizations face in determining what is appropriate for employees and other representatives to share on the non-profit’s Facebook page or […]

Ok, so have you heard about what’s going on with the Susan G. Komen Foundation? They are one of the largest non-profit agencies in the world working to find a cure for Breast Cancer. They have raised tens of millions of dollars for research.  Obviously, they do a lot of good work. They are also […]

The great thing about writing a blog on a regular basis is that the author has the opportunity to really dive into a subject and examine it on a microscopic level. Today is such a day, when we pull out our microscopes and peer deeply into our organization’s image. Let’s talk about voice mail and […]

I just read a fascinating article on the Charlotte, N.C. National Public Radio website, WFAE.org. It was called “Finding Chemistry In The Boardroom Through Speed-Dating”. The article reported on a recent gathering of several area non-profit agencies and approximately 30 people who were seriously interested in becoming board members. Just like regular speed dating, the […]