Greetings! Today, I have another terrific guest article to share with you. This time, author of 50 Asks in 50 Weeks and certified fundraising consultant Amy Eisenstein, (pictured at left) has been kind enough to share one of her recent blog posts with us. If you’ve never visited Amy’s site, TriPointFundraising, I highly suggest that […]
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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
Fundraising Job Opportunity: Do You Have What it Takes?
Posted on 06 January 2011
I just came across a posting for a pretty interesting job. It’s the “Regional Director of Donor Relations for the George W. Bush Presidential Library.” Wow. There may be jobs in the fundraising field which are technically bigger in scope, say running a billion dollar campaign for the Cleveland Clinic, but I think that working […]
Guest Post: Twitter for Nonprofits and Fundraising, by Marc Pitman
Posted on 04 January 2011
Here is a wonderful guest post from Marc Pitman (pictured at left), aka The Fundraising Coach. Marc has been a long-time friend of Step By Step Fundraising, and he is also the author of a great book, “Ask Without Fear“. If you haven’t visited Marc’s site, I urge you to do so. There is a […]
5 Components of a Well-Written Fundraising Letter
Posted on 31 December 2010
One of the most important tools available to any leader of a non profit organization is the fundraising letter. With a finely-crafted missive, the leader will be able to clarify the mission, excite the audience, and deliver on the stated need. However, getting the letter to the point where it is “finely-crafted” is the hard […]
Resource Round-up December 2010
Posted on 30 December 2010
In my research for this blog, I come across some really interesting newspaper articles, websites, and blog posts about the subject of non-profit fundraising. While I do my best to comment on these stories as much as possible, I simply can’t get to everything that catches my eye. Therefore, every so often, I will post […]
15 Things to Do Right After Your Group Gets Some Good Press
Posted on 29 December 2010
Today I had one of those “proud parent” moments. A photo of my six year old daughter in her swim cap, Speedo race suit, and goggles was splashed across the front page of the sports section in our local paper. The paper had done a large story on our youth swim team. My daughter just […]
Wanna Sound Really Smart? Read these articles!
Posted on 28 December 2010
Earlier this month, I re-introduced myself to the readers of StepByStepFundraising. I have written a number of articles for this blog in the past, and as of December 2010, I have become the managing editor and chief content producer of SBSF. In addition, I also hold the same post for two other blogs, as well. […]
