These are the tools I’ve found helpful in raising money and maintaining relationships. I like them so much, I’m an affiliate of some of them.
Fundraising Coach Store: These are the best tools and seminars I offer to help my clients fundraise more effectively.
My Fundraising and Nonprofit Marketing Bookstore on Amazon.com: Fundraising, church planting, and personal leadership books that I like.
Send Out Cards: An incredibly simple online way to send real honest-to-goodness greeting cards through the mail to your donors, colleagues, and family!
BlueHost.com: An incredible host for your websites at just $6.95/month.
Joker.com: The only registrar I use for all my domain names. (I like having my hosting and my domain registrar be two different companies.)
AWeber.com: Amazing resource for autoresponders and ezine lists. No more fake subscriptions in your inbox!
E-Junkie.com: Terrific ecommerce shopping cart solution with prices starting at only $5/month.
Twitter: I love using Twitter. It helps you extend your reach far beyond your geographical limitations. I’ve written alot of posts on Twitter and social media for nonprofits and an article on Twitter for fundraising and nonprofit marketing. Check those out for more great ideas for fundraising.
TweetMiner.net: There are a large number of applications to read your tweets on. I’m currently loving TweetMiner.net, even though it’s a paid service. The design is clean and easy to navigate. I quickly became addicted!
FundraisingCoach.com Affiliate Program: Yep, a little shameless self-promotion. But as an affiliate, you get 50% of what people buy from Fundraisingcoach.com or affiliated products pages.
Overnightprints.com: I love this online printing service. Not only is it inexpensive, it also lets you see proofs right online and in real time. This is my source for business cards and postcards.
istockphoto.com has some of the greatest royalty-free photos on the web. I love their collection!
Lulu.com: A great option for creating printed material when you don’t want an inventory. My printed workbooks, like the MagnetGoals Program workbook are done through Lulu.
BookTour.com: If you’re an author, check out this site. It promotes your events across various platforms, including your Amazon Author page.
Amazon’s Kindle: This has revolutionized my reading. I can now take as many books with me to the gym or on a trip and it will never weigh more than this slim reader. I’m a huge kindle fan! Check out my Kindle before and after pictures!
Fred Gleeck: Fred’s got amazing ideas on marketing in an internet age. I’ve really learned alot from Fred’s speaking and writing. I bet you will too!
BookSense.com: Support independent booksellers!
Books I refer to alot (in case you don’t go to the Amazon store link)
- Creating Customer Evangelists: How Loyal Customers Become a Volunteer Sales Force
by Jackie Huba and Ben McConnell
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
by Stephen Covey
- Unleashing the Ideavirus
by Seth Godin
- Don’t Waste Your Talent: The 8 Critical Steps To Discovering What You Do Best
by by Bob McDonald and Don E. Hutcheson
- The Magic of Thinking Big
by David Schwartz
Orbitz : I love seeing all the rental car rates…and getting bigger cars for the same low price!
Rent movies from Netflix!: You can’t be working all the time! I love how Netflix keeps the good movies and TV shows coming to my door!
Liz Wagner of Wagner & Associates: Liz created the great FundraisingCoach.com bow-tie logotype and the terrific one at PitmanCoaching.com. Liz has cut back on work but she can be reached at: Liz Wagner | Wagner & Associates | 565 Congress Street, Suite 202 | Portland, Maine 04101 | lwagner@maine.rr.com