After posting on Tuesday about fundraising around the world, I thought I’d check my web stats again. The statistics show the number of visitors to this website, what pages have been viewed the most, etc. One of the cool stats is the “pages by country” where you can see the many countries where people live […]

While my own experience is only with charities in the United States, I find the differences in non profit organizations around the world and the environment they work in quite interesting. Culture, governmental system and economy are the underlying factors that determine charitable giving. A new report published by Charities Aid Foundation explores individual giving […]

Do you volunteer for an animal related group – a humane society or rescue? Many of these groups are truly grassroots efforts. Founders and workers are often very passionate about helping animals. Of course it takes money to keep these efforts going so fundraising is essential. Earlier this year Danielle Hamilton and I began collaborating […]

The Epilepsy Foundation has planned the first-ever National Walk for Epilepsy… Epilepsy Walk or Walk-a-thon will be on March 31, 2007…

Have you ever thought, “If only we had our own building? Or, “If only we could create a reserve fund to get us through our lean times? Or “If only we had the money to build a health clinic or theater or new school?” You will be surprised at how much money you can raise, […]

And I thought lawn racing was just on King of the Hill. 😉 I grew up in a small town so I can relate… making this video even more entertaining. Stay tuned to the end to see why these everyday guys are really hometown heroes. Everyday heros from towns large and small are making a […]

In March of this year I recieved a review copy of The Fundraising Houseparty kindly sent to me by the author, Morrie Warshawski. After reading through the small 58 page book I knew that this was a great funrdaising strategy that would work for many cause oriented groups. […]