I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Step by Step Fundraising was recently named in a top 10 list of fundraising blogs. Roger Carr posted this list on his own blog Everyday Giving and at Blogs.com. Peter at Prospecting also reposted the list. Thanks Roger! Here’s the list of other blogs mentioned. Several of these […]
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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.
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Fundraising Donation Letter Template – 12 Items to Include in Donation Letters
Posted on 01 December 2008
Is there really such a thing as a one size fits all, donation request letter template? Not really. Every cause, organization and audience is different. The letter that your group sends to prospective donors should be tailored to your own circumstances and to the interest of the reader. On the other hand, I also know […]
Roundup: Giving Thanks
Posted on 28 November 2008
Amidst the usual challenges of managing a non profit and the added pressures of the economic climate, there are reasons to be thankful. Thinking locally I’m most thankful for our non profit community. Living in a town of around 100K, which is not a suburb, the nonprofits here do a good job of networking and […]
School Grant Available from Top School Fundraisers
Posted on 25 November 2008
Through our website Top School Fundraisers we’re sponsoring a one-time grant program. A quality education is something that every child deserves and I’m happy to be able to “give back” in some small way. With this in mind only projects that are educational in nature will be considered. This grant is not a contest per […]
Roundup: 33 Links to Wrap Up Election Season
Posted on 21 November 2008
Now that the election is over I’m having a bit of the politico-news withdrawl. I followed the political campaign closely, and also took note of several bloggers who wrote about this election from the perspective of a non-profit. I started out this post with just a handful of links like usual, but this list just […]
What Non-Profits Can Learn from the Obama Fundraising Campaign Part 2 – The Internet
Posted on 20 November 2008
In the first part of this series, we took a look at ways that the Barack Obama campaign for President was able to launch the most ambitious political fundraising campaign in history. We then illustrated how small non-profits can emulate these strategies in their own particular environments. In this segment, I’d like to write about […]
House Raffles: Dream or Nightmare?
Posted on 19 November 2008
Will You Be Running a Raffle in 2011-12? If so, check out the e-book from Sandra Sims and Jim Berigan. Raffle Secrets is 50 pages long and comes with three free bonus e-books. Excellent content from authors you’ve known and trusted for years! I field questions about raffle fundraisers quite often. Especially since the […]
