Just recently, I wrote a different kind of article than what normally appears here on Step By Step Fundraising. It was an actual personal experience I had while leading a group of non-profit professionals through a day of team-building activities. The discoveries we made that day about the group were surprising and dramatic to me. […]
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Author Archives | Sandra Sims
Sandra Sims has written 738 posts on Step By Step Fundraising.
Sandra Sims is the founder of Step by Step Fundraising, an online article and book publisher, which was recently acquired by FastTrack Fundraising. In addition to nonprofit management and fundraising, she has expertise in search engine optimization, social media marketing and content syndication. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of North Texas and a Certificate in Non Profit Management from Midwestern State University.
Website: Sandra's Twitter stream
A Team Building Horror Story- Can You Spot the Problem?
Posted on 23 January 2011
I had just given the group of 12 adults their instructions to put on their blindfolds, cinch them up tight, and take hold of a 50 foot length of rope. I could tell that some of them were pretty nervous. I told them their mission was to form as close to a perfect square as […]
8 Reasons to Host a Non-profit Summit in Your Community- Part III
Posted on 21 January 2011
In parts I & II of this article, I have listed six different goals that should be set at a community-wide non-profit summit meeting. These goals so far are: Make a thorough introduction of each group and person that goes beyond the casual niceties of most meetings. Launch a brainstorming session that lists the problems […]
8 Reasons to Host a Non-profit Summit in Your Community- Part II
Posted on 20 January 2011
In the first part of this article, I recommended that you/your non-profit organization plan to host a summit meeting with as many of the non-profit groups in your community as you can gather in one place at one time. Once at this summit, I started listing goals that you should strive to accomplish. The first […]
8 Reasons to Host a Non-profit Summit in Your Community- Part I
Posted on 19 January 2011
I have a suggestion for anyone working at a non-profit organization in a town that has multiple non-profits. I think you should get together and schedule a non-profit summit. And you, yes you- the person reading this article- should be the one to make the phone calls to put it together. Why you? Well, if […]
Guest Post: Your Donor is Not a Tomato Plant by John Haydon
Posted on 19 January 2011
Greetings! Once again, I am proud to bring you an article by a guest author who has lots of experience working for the benefit of non-profit organizations. John Haydon (pictured at left) is the man behind JohnHaydon.com and InboundZombie, which is the site for his social media consulting business. John specializes in helping non-profits “increase […]
What to Do When You Fail to Meet Your Fundraising Goal
Posted on 13 January 2011
Alright, so your major fundraiser event is over. Your self-imposed deadline has come and gone. Now comes the part when you add all the donations up, subtract your expenses, and find out if you met your goal. Hopefully, you have not only met your goal, but you have wildly exceeded it. However, that isn’t always […]
