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Fundraising…Get it Right!

Build a Successful Capital Fundraising Campaign More About The Research Phase Previously, we talked a little bit about the survey and making sure that the proper questions would be asked as many surveys ask compound questions. Course the problem with a compound question is a singular answer and to which question

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Fundraising Sometimes Means Taking a Risk

I have had a lot of positive feedback on this posting and thought I should repost it again. Giving Provides Fundraising Opportunities Part 14 In Part 13 the discussion focused on a common theme, which seems to emerge over and over again and that being who pays the freight? In

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Fundraisers SharpenTheir Axe

It is amazing how busy people are in the area of fundraising are constantly trying desperately to find that major donor. The fundraiser wants a major donor  who will donate that elusive major gift that is so large nobody would believe it. The fundraising consultant is no different. Like church

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8 Reasons Why Giving is Down!

8 Reasons Why Giving is Down in the Church Nothing fancy here…just a clear observation of what is not happening in churches when it comes to fundraising ideas or strategies. Obviously, not all churches will find that these items listed below apply to their fundraising efforts, but some might.  The

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Fundraising Quick Thought

Don’t get shut out behind doors that are not really closed at this time of year. It is still a good time for fundraising. So, don’t let next week go by without fundraising with key donors. This is the idea fundraising opportunity to take major donors, large gift donors, directors

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Fundraising Communication

It is important to keep donors and especially major donor up to date on all fundraising activities and fundraising ideas including program costs and funding. All charities, charitable foundations, schools, college, churches, para church organizations, nonprofit and other fundraising organizations engaged in any fundraising need to accurately report admin and

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Outstanding Fundraising Ideas

Outstanding fundraising ideas are hard to come by but get ready. Early in the New Year our fundraising pages will be changing to offer more fundraising information as well as fundraising ideas for fundraising online in the USA and in Canada. Christian fundraising online in the USA and Canada needs

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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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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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