You have to admire a fundraising seminar that is subtitled “Robin Hood Marketing Online”. This seminar Fundraising With Corporate Savvy, is instructed by Ms. Katya Andresen. Andresen is the Vice President of Marketing for Network for Good. This seminar will help nonprofit organizations find supporters and donors on the world wide web. This free recording […]

Do you thank your volunteers, donors and members in the same way — year after year? Would you like to come up with some fresh ideas that have worked successfully for other organizations? 121 Recognition Ideas for Donors, Volunteers and Members published by Stevenson, Inc. offers you 121 valuable ideas that you can put into […]

Recently The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) released additional guidelines regarding how charitable organizations report expenses related to fundraising efforts. These new guidelines cover three specific situations: Nonprofit organizations (NPOs) reporting no fundraising expenses. Should an NPO report amounts charged to the NPO by a professional fundraiser gross (as fundraising expenses) or net […]

In Seth Godin’s new book, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick), he posits that all worthwhile endeavors go through “The Dip.” The Dip helps sort half-hearted attempts from the truly world-class efforts. “Most consumers…,” writes Godin, “wait for something to be standardized, tested, inexpensive, and ready […]

Yesterday I attended a seminar about marketing for non profit organizations. One of the topics that we discussed at length was “word of mouth” marketing. The best advertisement for your non profit are the people who care passionately about the cause and the organization. By coincidence when I got back to the office I had […]

Raising Greater Funds: Secret Strategies to Increase Your Fund Raising Success is a series of fundraising seminars and the first one is free on the Raising Greater Funds website. You’ll see the link in the right hand column. You can click to listen online or right click and save to your computer to listen later. […]

What is it the commercials say? You can find “it” on eBay. “It” can be just about anything – from collectables, the latest fashions, comic books and even cars and homes. Many charities are now diving into the world of online auctions at eBay, using them as a tool in their fund-raising toolbox with great […]