Wow… 2007 has been a very busy year for me so far to say the least. So often I have thought about posting to this blog some of the great projects I’m working on (business and charities) and many things I’m learning… but unfortunately I haven’t made the time to post.
OK, in the next few [...]
Yesterday I got a nice suprise phone call from Interfaith Ministries, just thanking me for my yearly gift. While the call came from a volunteer and not the ED (which would have been better…esp. since I know her personally) it was still a nice gesture.
Today I read a great article from Help 4 Nonprofits [...]
Last month I wrote a book review & case study about raising funds with a houseparty. One of the pitfalls that some organizers can fall into is trying to combine purposes, such as combining an open house with a fundraiser party. Now at year-end, some well-meaning hostesses are combining holiday parties with requests [...]
I’ve been recommending the book The Fundraising Houseparty by Morrie Warshawski ever since getting a review copy earlier this year. I’ve been familiar with the houseparty idea for a long time – some groups plan it as an afternoon tea, others as a coctail party – the style can be adapted to the group’s [...]
The question of who to ask for donations comes up all the time. The psychological motivation behind the question is often a lack of comfort with asking. No one likes to hear the word “no!” So we’d like to be assured that the prospect will most likely say yes, or we don’t want [...]
