Many nonprofits are looking for new and exciting ways to engage supporters during these tough economic times.   While direct donations to charity might be down, at the same time online shopping is up.  Amazon reported sales up by 18% last year.  More people than ever are now comfortable shopping online and may be looking for […]

Dear Ms. Sims, We just finished our second annual fund-raiser to benefit our medical/dental pediatric patients at Medical College of Georgia Children’s Medical Center in Augusta, GA. I am writing to you because your newsletter has been an invaluable tool to teach me how to be more successful in raising funds for this effort. I […]

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 […]

Throwing a party is a great way to have fun and raise money for a good cause at the same time. Let your creativity and imagination run wild as you plan a party that your friends will be talking about for years to come. There are several ways that parties can be planned so that […]

Like a fine wine, the idea of actually hosting a fundraiser needed to age for a bit.  Initially, I had visions of hosting a gala event, replete with a full bar, servers, a band, table linens, and a little black dress. But a few weeks into the aging process, after making a few calls, asking […]

The Trivia Wizard is an easy way to create a customized trivia game for your group of friends, for a pub quiz or fundraiser. I’ve even created a short video to show you how the Trivia Wizard lets you customize the game: Watch the Video The process of building your customized trivia game is easy, […]

One of the reasons why a golf outing is such a terrific fundraising strategy is because it is so flexible in its structure. There can be so much more going on at a golf outing than just knocking a little white ball around 18 holes. In fact, if the actual golfing is ALL you focus […]