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Teacher Appreciation Day

Posted on 06 May 2008

Today is Teacher Appreciation Day. Those of you who are parents, were you able to do something special for your child’s teacher? If not, don’t fear, until Friday you have time to participate in Teacher Appreciation Week. We celebrated the week by sponsoring a blog writing contest on the theme of “My Favorite Teacher.” All […]

As Featured on USA Weekend

Posted on 02 May 2008

Last Sunday I was pleasantly surprised to learn that this website was mentioned in USA Weekend, the magazine that’s included in over 600 Sunday papers across the country. The paper’s “Think Smart” column includes short tips from contributors on a variety of topics. Well known finance expert Sharon Epperson included the nod to Step by […]

Roundup: Fundraising Myths

Posted on 02 May 2008

Each week in April Step by Step Fundraising published new articles on the topic of Fundraising Myths. These fundraising and non profit management experts brought their unique perspectives to this topic. There are many years of experience and wisdom to be found on these pages! Here’s a list of each of the articles in this […]

Bloggers: Join in On This Writing Contest; win $$

Posted on 01 May 2008

In honor of National Teacher Appreciation week, which is May 4 to May 10, the Top School Fundraisers blog is sponsoring a writing contest on the topic “My Favorite Teacher”. Just write a post on your blog inspired by this topic by this Saturday and you’ll be eligible for the contest. Winners will receive cash […]

Earth Day 2008 Roundup

Posted on 25 April 2008

This week I thought it would be nice to focus the resource roundup on the environment in honor of Earth Day (which was Monday) and Arbor Day which is today. Some of these are news items, others are resources and there’s a couple of actual enviro-friendly fundraising ideas. Enjoy! The Earth Day 2008 Action Center […]

Reusable Grocery Bags as a Fundraiser

Posted on 25 April 2008

When shoppers bring in their own bags to carry their items home in, it reduces the number of non-biodegradable plastic bags. Personally I have been wanting to get some reusable bags for some time now. I am tired of the plastic and paper bags cluttering up my garage and polluting our community (and our world […]

The Myth of the Dried Up Well

Posted on 23 April 2008

Have you ever heard this saying – “You can’t keep going back to the same well – it will run dry.” You might have heard it from a Board member or Executive Director and usually this comment pops up during a discussion of grant writing or direct mail. It’s said out of fear – fear […]

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