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The BIG List of Fundraising Methods
Want a great list of the many different ways to fundraise? Check out this compilation.
Online Fundraising "Worst" Practices
Having a website that isn’t updated regularly. (A stale website will turn people away. If you can leave 90% of your content as “evergreen” and simply make updates to a blog or the home/landing page monthly, you will be at least on track).
54 Ways to Skyrocket Your Nonprofit's Email List
So why is it so hard to grow an email list? Well, it’s hard to build something from nothing. The organizations that grew the biggest lists began doing so after already having a good size list, or because they made dedicated marketing investments in order to grow.
Infographic: Nonprofit Storytelling for Pros
We only have the attention of others for a moment. How do we get our message out in the time it takes individuals to “swipe right” or between the mailbox and the garbage can? We must learn how to break through. Luckily, there is evidence of a tactic that works: storytelling. Stories are powerful. We remember them more than facts, statistics, or websites. Nonprofits should be better storytellers.
When You Ask for Money, You're Doing the Donor a Favor
It is very common for people to cringe when asked to raise money from others. The act of asking for money brings up discomfort and anxiety. There are two big reasons for this: 1) the asker doesn’t want to impose a burden, and 2) the asker thinks they are asking for a favor. This is rubbish and we need to eliminate this way of thinking.
Never Take "NO" for a (first) Answer in Fundraising
What I mean by this, is that things may not appear as they seem. Let's say you are prospecting a foundation you have never heard of before and the funding guidelines on the website clearly state the three things they fund your issue or project is not one of those. So do you close the tab and never think of that foundation again? Or you get creative?
Size Does Matter: For Charities, Staying Small Works
One of the biggest mistakes I made as a first-time executive director (ED) was getting too cocky. I knew I was a strong fundraiser and I was on a very good streak in my first 5 months on the job. I took over after a multi-month gap with no executive director and the organization was losing money. It was also in debt and then the national economy collapsed around me. This was August of 2008.
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