Last minute undraising ideas for relay for life events – Most teams do fundraising for the weeks or months leading up to Relay. But not all of us…here are some fundraising ideas for the weekend of the event. […]

I’ve been writing the Step By Step Fundraising Monthly Newsletter nearly since starting the site in November 2003. For many subscribers, a monthly schedule works out pretty well. The once monthly email includes timely announcements and feature articles. However if you’d like to get more frequent notices of when new content is added to this […]

At 6:15 this morning the 5th grade students from Fuller GT Magnet Elementary hit the road for their trip to Washington DC.  The students did fundraising last fall to be able to go on this trip. They had a movie night, sold donuts, and sold coupon books among other things. However the principal said that […]

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 […]

This is a busy day here at the Step by Step Fundraising office.  Liz and I are shipping out all of the books that were reserved during the pre-order period.   This includes the Silent Auction Guide & Toolkit which was originally published just as an ebook in 2007.  However, as you can see from the […]

The economy is the top news story on just about every station, every day.  I’ve heard from several nonprofit staff members (current or former) who are experiencing the impact the economy is having on their work. Needless to say, it can be really tough to go through these difficult times.  After all who wants to […]

The Documentary category at the Oscars doesn’t often get much attention. However for me when I heard that the film, Smile Pinki: A real-world fairy tale, profiled international charity The Smile Train my ears perked up. Smile Pinki tells the real-world fairy tale of one young life changed forever and takes you inside one of […]