Last week I heard Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” for the first time. The song is basically a few lines of lyrics repeated over and over. And it topped the charts in popularity. Listening to Katy Perry got me thinking about fundraising. Her song...
Today’s guest post is from Joe Garecht. Joe is the founder of The Fundraising Authority, a website that offers free articles and advice on raising money for small and medium-sized non-profits. He’s got some great tips on positioning your fundraising appeal...
I’m pleased to be providing fundraising coaching for Twestival organizers around the world. Here are some tips the team has developed over the last couple years. I’ve updated them this year and made sure they fit in 140 characters! 🙂 Hopefully these will...
I just saw a post on Mashable about how the Red Cross is helping get the word out about fundraising. With a little snippet of code, you can have a thin red bar on the top of your website or blog to help raise money for the earthquake victims in Japan. You can see a...
I’m thrilled to announce my Fundraising in the Bible seminar is now a free devotional reading plan on YouVersion! If you use this popular free Bible app, you can now do the 6 day study from your iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Blackberry, or even your desktop....
I just had another talk with a fundraising director who was getting micro-managed by a nonprofit ED. She was out visiting sponsors for an event and getting emails questioning whether being out of the office was the best use of her time. This happens all the time. Even...
