While Google+ is fun, our nonprofits won’t exist without our asking people for money.
Here are some articles and interviews to help you with the basics of fundraising. Remember, even multimillion dollar NBA players do layups every week at practice. The same basics that I did as a sorry, freshman player on the JVB team.
Yep, we were so bad we didn’t even make JV! But we did the basic layups too.
Some of the basics, the layups of fundraising, are:
- Do It Yourself Fundraising
An incredibly simplified form of my book, Ask Without Fear!. - 3 tips on making phone calls
This is a quick video with three practical tips on increasing the effectiveness of your phone calls. - The Rule of 3’s for Nonprofit Marketing & Fundraising
This Rule of 3’s article continues to be one of my most popular seminar topics. Here’s a simple way to keep you board, staff, and donors “on story” without boring them to tears!
There is a lot more on the blog and in the Free Articles page. If audio is more your style, there are lots of interviews and fundraising training on the Fundraising Coach Audio page.
And, if you missed it, check out my 3 resolutions for the new (fiscal) year!
