Posted on 14 November 2011
Gayle Thorsen (pictured at left) is back with another great article to share with us here at Step By Step Fundraising! Over the past year, Gayle has been kind enough to share with us her recent articles from her blog ImpactMax. Gayle has been in the nonprofit communications world for more than 25 years, the […]
Tags: Online Fundraising
Posted on 14 October 2011
Gayle Thorsen (pictured at left) is back with another great article to share with us here at Step By Step Fundraising! Over the past year, Gayle has been kind enough to share with us her recent articles from her blog ImpactMax. Today she has one for us about time saving advice for those of us working […]
Tags: donor development
Posted on 10 October 2011
Once again, I’d like to welcome back Maureen Carruthers (pictured at left). Maureen is a non-profit consultant, and the force behind the excellent blog “Low Hanging Fruit Communication” which covers many topics including social media for non-profits. Maureen’s goal is to help nonprofit leaders reach their right people more quickly so their organizations have a greater […]
Tags: Online Fundraising
Posted on 29 September 2011
When it comes to incorporating a simple auction idea into your fundraising gala, don’t forget about one of the easiest ways to get feedback from your charity auction: surveying your auction guests. I was reminded of this recently while listening to the radio. On a recent morning show, the DJ was asking his co-hosts and […]
Tags: auctions
Posted on 19 September 2011
Here is another great article from Gayle Gifford for Step By Step Fundraising- (pictured at left). Gayle brings over 30 years of experience to her work with nonprofits – from her personal activism for peace, disarmament, environmental, human and civil rights, to her professional work as a consultant and former director of development and senior […]
Tags: non-profit board issues, non-profit staffing issues
Posted on 29 August 2011
In a recent edition of the online CharlotteObserver, there was an editorial that really got my attention. It was written by Will Miller, who is a former executive director of Charlotte’s host committee for the Democratic National Convention. The editorial is titled “Nonprofit boards must be bold, not too cozy with staff”. I highly recommend […]
Posted on 11 May 2011
Amy Eisenstein, MPA, CFRE specializes in fundraising consulting for local and national nonprofits. Her “no-nonsense” approach to fundraising yields big results for her clients and readers. Amy is a regular contributor with Step by Step Fundraising, and she’s back today with another very insightful and helpful post about how to keep your board of directors […]