How can you stay creative in fundraising?
How can you stay creative in fundraising? I turned to IMAGINE, by Jonah Lehrer, to get some answers. Here are some marvelous tid-bits from this book. Did you know that song “I can’t get no (satisfaction)” by Keith Richards was written in his sleep? He went to sleep near his guitar and a tape recorder, […]
50+ Ideas on What You Can Blog About
If you’re blogging and feeling stuck, you are not alone! Take it from someone who has blogged since 1999, blogging is HARD! It’s a lot of work and you have to do it every week. In November 2009 I started to blog to market my book, The Wild Woman’s Guide to Fundraising. I wanted to […]
How to get tons more traffic for your nonprofit blog
When I first started blogging to build an audience for my book, I read Yaro Starak’s blog. He said that the way he got tons of website visitors and built up his traffic was by commenting on 10 blogs per night. So in 2010, that is what I did. I got tons of traffic and […]
Interview with Pamela Slim, author of Body of Work
[raw] [/raw] You may know Pamela Slim from her book, “Escape from Cubicle Nation” but today we’ll be talking about her new book, “Body of Work.” I read this book and loved it, and the questions we’ll ask today are based on some of what you will learn when you buy this book. Note to […]
Book Review: Pam Slim’s Body of Work
I have read a LOT of career guidebooks. Heck. I’ve even written one myself! The trouble with books like “How to be, do, or have anything you want” or “What color is your parachute” is that they make certain assumptions about you. Namely, that you know what you’re going for. But what if you […]
Book Review: Fundraising with Businesses by Joe Waters
My friend Joe Waters just came out with a new book, called Fundraising with businesses. What’s it about? Well, if you thought that sponsorship was all a business could do for you, BOY are you in for a surprise! This book talks about ALL of the different ways that businesses can help your nonprofit succeed, […]