With the first blog post of 2010, I’m starting a series of posting questions I receive and my answers to them. Sort of a “Dear Abby” for fundraising. I’m calling it “Question Marc” — pun fully intended!
It’d be great to have you take part. If you have a question about nonprofits [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Events'
When is the best time to host a fundraising movie event?
January 5th, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: Events · Question Marc?
Tweetsgiving is almost here!
November 19th, 2009 · No Comments
What happens when techie people decide to express their gratitude during Thanksgiving? TweetsGiving of course!
Will you join me in tweeting your gratitude? You can find out all about it at: http://tweetsgiving.org/. Be sure to click on the “join us” link.
But hurry, TweetsGiving is only November 24-26!
Tags: Events · Samples & Tools · Specials
Local Twestivals: Using Twitter to fundraise for charity
August 23rd, 2009 · 3 Comments
Have you heard about Twestival? In one day last February, people all over the globe used Twitter to organize fundraising events that raised $250,000 for charity:water.
Well it’s back! This time it’s Twestival Local. Hundreds of teams around the world will be raising money for hundreds of local charities.
Even if you’re not one of [...]
Tags: 2. Engage · 3. Ask · Events · Samples & Tools
2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference
April 28th, 2009 · No Comments
This is the time of year when all the nonprofit geeks gather at NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference and when the rest of us who feel techincally savvy realize we’re probably just geek-wannabes.
Even if you not in San Francisco, it’s very easy to keep up on what’s happening. To see the conference’s Twitter [...]
Tags: 2. Engage · Events · Samples & Tools
Are you guilting people into giving?
January 16th, 2009 · No Comments
@Philanthropy pointed me to a humor piece in the New Yorker called Looking Forward to Your Check.
The invitation to a fictitious fundraising event starts out with:
The Benefit Committee wishes to remind all Subscribers that the thrill for those pledging as much money as they can afford to attend this Gala Charity Event will [...]
