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Managing Debt at Christmas

Well this is a little different to be talking about debt in a fundraising blog that has a focus on raising money for charities both online in the USA and well as through direct marketing. Many times I have said fundraising is not easy. What is easy is getting into

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What Donor’s Want To Know

Fundraising 101 Knowing and communicating the cause and corporate vision for solving problems is the responsibility of the fundraiser. Fundraising is about asking people to donate money to a charitable foundation, a charitable organization or a nonprofit organization. It doesn’t matter if you have known the donor for a long

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Fundraisers Need a Holiday

Fundraising for churches online in the USA and churches throughout America is frequently driven by a passion for fundraising. This fundraising passion can extend to fundraising for hospitals, sports team, schools, colleges, universities as well as other non-profit organizations. Although they all represent different sectors in the charitable community they

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Fundraising Opportunity

Great Fundraising Opportunity Fundraisers trying to fundraise online in the USA are missing a key fundraising opportunity in Thanksgiving. It doesn’t matter if it is planned giving or the annual campaign as thanks and giving always goes together. Fundraising consultants and their clients will likely not be fundraising this friday

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How to Get Out of Debt & Stay Out!

An Idea That Will Raise Big Money One of the truly useful things a fundraising campaign can do is to help major donors and donors alike get out of debt and stay out. A donor who is out of debt has more money available to give or donate to a

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Fundraising Strategic Plans & DIY Program

A Fundraising Must Read Whenever anyone is fundraising there is a need to develop a logical thorough fundraising strategic plan. Fundraising for a church, school, hospital or nonprofit may have a few challenges and so often the organization will spend way too much money when they hire a fundraising consulting

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Fundraising Success Feeds Off Passion

So, what do you think generates successful fundraising campaigns? How will you get your fundraising efforts to “take off”? The answer is not as difficult as one might think. At first it seems like an easy question to answer, but if one is going to be successful in fundraising for

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When a Donor Says No!

What To Do When a Donor Says No! When a donor says no is it time to give up? Actually, many fundraisers stop fundraising when a donor says no and start “friend raising” instead or fundraising. In my opinion, this is a mistake. Donors will say no to a fundraising

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Fundraising Success

Fundraising Success Everyone knows that fundraising for a church, a sports team or other nonprofit is not easy and often the fundraiser will spend an enormous amount of time chasing a donor in hopes of receiving a donation only to drop the ball. Finally receiving that elusive donation sounds good…right?

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Fundraising Success Tools

Instant Fundraising Success We live in an ‘instant’ society. People love the ‘scratch and win’ sales featured in so many department stores. People also love fast food even if it is not good for them. Everyone seems to enjoy endless text messaging because it is faster than sending an email…imagine

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