May

29th

2013

Three ways to keep people interested AFTER an event

May 29th, 2013 by johnhaydon
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All communities have a heart beat. Your nonprofit is the left ventricle, the community is the right ventricle. If you both stop pumping, guess what happens? Why engage fans after a campaign? The events over, they gave their money. So why continue to engage? They’ll know you’re the real deal if they see you care…

May

28th

2013

3 Summer Holidays to Focus on for Fundraising

May 28th, 2013 by joewaters
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  Earlier this year, two professors released a study showing that companies donate more around big events such as the Superbowl or the Olympics. This probably isn’t groundbreaking news for those of us who follow the rhythms of corporate giving. But the findings definitely punctuate the value of massing our fundraisers around special occasions, holidays, and “big…

May

23rd

2013

Dollars and Sense: NonProfit Budget Basics

May 23rd, 2013 by sohini
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And now a post about money. Because as we all know, it’s what makes the world go around. Okay, that’s a mild understatement. But it’s very mild in the nonprofit world. And unless you’re independently wealthy, you’re always fundraising, and looking at ways to stretch your dollars and cultivate donors. Here’s the thing, though. Quite…

May

22nd

2013

Four Ways You Can Help Oklahoma Tornado Victims

May 22nd, 2013 by johnhaydon
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Obviously we are all still reeling after a massive tornado tore apart Moore Oklahoma. Parents lost their children, children lost friends, neighbors lost neighbors. And many people are still missing! Family and friends first • For those who have family and friends in the area, Red Cross Oklahoma set up a resource to locate loved…

May

21st

2013

How I Learned to Give a Puck About Sports Team Fundraisers

May 21st, 2013 by joewaters
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We all know that professional sports teams are businesses. But we really don’t treat them like one, do we? We think of them more as celebrities that come to our events, and sign things for auctions. But sports teams can offer a lot more than star appeal, or a signed baseball. I learned this firsthand…