Reader Questions: Do you need more money in the mail? 3 steps
Recently, a fabulous newsletter subscriber from Tasmania wrote to me, (Hi Carmen!) and asked me how she could improve her direct mail results. To this I say, everyone has a different key to unlock their hearts. Phil Cubeta, a teacher of philanthropy at American University in Pennsylvania, asks donors, “Aside from your family, what do […]
My interview with Michael Chatman, the Maverick Philanthropist, here!
For anyone who missed my interview with the Maverick Philanthropist, Michael Chatman last week, Here it is! Michael Chatman interviews Mazarine Treyz-Interview on 880 AM Miami We talked about fundraising, motivating boards, nonprofit success strategies, how to get people to care about your cause, and more! An instructive 20 minute talk. (with commercial breaks, 30 […]
52 Ways to Fundraise
Here are 52 ways to fundraise, one for each week of the year! Of these, which ones do you think yield the most money? Which ones, the least? If you have any to add, please leave a comment! 1. Quarterly Appeal letter 2. Grants 3. Your Annual Report 4. Sell Fruit 5. Old-time photograph booth […]
“Charity Doesn’t Solve Anything” -Mexican Billionaire
So, you work for a nonprofit your whole life, in the hopes that something will change from your efforts, that your cause will have made a dent in the problem. If you stay with a nonprofit long enough, you can start to see, with your own eyes, that your organization and the partnerships you’ve built […]
Why Major Gifts Fundraising is Like Hosting a Dinner Party: Guest Post by Cassie Gruenstein
High Impact Philanthropy is insulting
What is High Impact Philanthropy? It’s a group of philanthropists deciding that they care about a particular issue, and instead of giving to one cause, deciding to target their giving to do the most good in a particular cause area. So, it says that they try to educate themselves, but it’s basically a bunch of […]