My First Exprience with Indiegogo-Pokey the Penguin Fundraising

If this is your first time here, WELCOME! This blog is all about fundraising, HOW TO DO IT! And so today I’m sharing my fundraising journey with a new tool for me, IndieGogo! What is it like? It’s hard to describe, but it’s kind of like the sound of raspberries tastes! Why am I running […]

Collective Joy = How to Harness the Power of #Occupy for Your Nonprofit Cause

Protest Puppet from Paris: Image copyright 0olong from Flickr

How can progressives use collective joy to help motivate people and promote our causes?

People who are working for change need to think about how to make their events draw on the solidarity and creativity of lots of people together. That’s been happening … but it’s something we need to address. Bringing art and culture into politics is a way to express what we are seeking, what our vision of the world is. -Barbara Ehrenreich

What is a host-beneficiary relationship, and how can you work it for your nonprofit?

So you’re looking into making multiple streams of income for your nonprofit. You’ve got your events going. You’ve got your grants program going. You’ve got your appeal letter out. How ELSE can you make money for your nonprofit? Think about who you can partner with in a host-beneficiary relationship. This could be part of cause […]