This afternoon I created a screen capture video of the random drawing. Everyone who completed the recent survey (which ended last Friday) was eligible to win. 10 ebooks were given away plus one lucky person got a  $100 donation to charity. Were you one of the lucky winners? View this short video to find out […]

Step Fundraising & Charity Mile are sponsoring a survey to find out what questions you have about fundraising. Ten randomly drawn entries will win a free ebook and one lucky entry will win a $100 donation to their charity of choice. Whether you are planning a fundraising event, other type of fundraiser or don’t know […]

This week’s roundup features a variety links related to garnering support for your cause from the business community. 6 Tips for Creating Successful Nonprofit/Business Partnerships from the Stanford Social Innovation Review, Stanford University Fundraising Secret #14: Don’t be hard on local businesses from Fundraising Coach Marc Pitman The Single Best Way to Turn Local Businesses […]

While researching email tips for non profits I discovered Kivi Leroux Miller’s blog about non profit communications. One of her articles presents 15 Places to Find Article Ideas for Your Nonprofit Newsletter which includes some creative places around the office and otherwise to find newsletter ideas. So after reading Kivi’s post I decided to put […]

Ever hears of a giving circle? It’s a great way for friends to get together and support causes they care about. Giving circles are made up of a small group of friends that meet informally on occassion, simliar to supper clubs and book clubs. I suppose social service clubs have been doing this for years […]

While online fundraising is becoming one of the most talked about topics, non profits must first make sure that they have a handle on the best online tool of all – email. Email is a cost effective way to stay in touch with your volunteers, build relationships with supporters, let people know of upcoming events, […]

The way that social services are delivered and causes are championed varies depending on culture and form of government. Evenso, I think leaders the world over seeking to make an impact for thier causes can learn much from each other. Sometimes we can gain insight from the appraoches to funding which are different. On the […]