The Art of the In-Person Ask
How can you build your fundraising army?
You know and I know that there’s no budget to hire more people to help you out. You and I know that you’ve needed more help for a long time. Someone to come and help you design that brochure. Or someone to stuff envelopes. Someone to go get those auction items. Someone to go research […]
You know what is really scary?
This week you might be looking forward to trick-or-treaters. Maybe you’re even going to get dressed up and go out to a party yourself. I love Halloween. It’s my favorite holiday. But on a serious note, I also want to warn you about an epidemic I see in the devoted, hardworking fundraising professionals that I know.
9 ways to tell an old story in a new way
If you’ve worked in marketing or fundraising a nonprofit for any length of time, you’re probably familiar with the problem of how to keep telling your nonprofit’s story in a fresh way. You’ve got grants to write, appeals to write, and newsletters to write so often it can be a challenge to keep the […]
Are you a stressed out fundraiser?
Recently I read an excellent book called “Give and Take” Why is it excellent? Because it talks about what to do when you’re stressed out and tired and you just can’t take it anymore. You have to kind of get to the middle of the book to get to this part though. Page 176 to […]
How to do a successful kickstarter to fundraise for the arts
