Are you the director or manager of a nonprofit organization (NPO)? Well, I appreciate the fact that you bring good to the world. But I also know that fundraising may turn a tough and challenging task for a NPO. That’s why I collected the following ten tips on how to raise funds to launch your philanthropic projects:
You have a meeting scheduled with a potentially big donor and you want to know what level of funding should you ask from this philanthropist? Since fundraising is built on the emotional connection the donor has to your cause, knowing the ‘why’ of what gets your donors to give
So you just received a meaningful donation from a donor. What should you give the donor that makes him feel valued so he wants to give again and again? If we want to build long-term relationships with our bigger donors to ensure their continued giving, we have to get this right, all the time. I tell the
Most of us don’t need trade publications or surveys to tell us that the world is “going mobile” — we simply need to look around our own living room any day of the week. There are hundreds of blog posts, articles and comments about
Nowadays, more and more people use their mobile phone as their primary computer screen. In fact, because around 50 percent of the 74.6 million unique visitors to ESPN.com (the largest sports site in the U.S.) are on a mobile device, the site chose to design their new looking website first for small screens before it did so for large ones (see here). In light of the above, Kindrid is a new approach
Ahh summertime. Just the word "summer" or "summertime" evokes memories of childhood fun, time spent at the beach, family barbecues and other such warm occasions. However, when it comes to fundraising and meeting with donors during the summer, this usually takes a backseat. After all, donors are away in the Catskills, visiting Israel or touring an exotic
"Gold Mining," as the name implies, means going to those places where you are most likely to find gold. In order to attract new major potential donors to your projects, one of the ways is to go through all your present and past major donors, (that are major to you, often $5,000 plus) and ask yourself, ‘How did I acquire each of these donors?’
If you have 5-50 present and past large donors, then this simple exercise should take you 30-60
