This would have gone well with my Event Invitation Mistakes post a few weeks ago but I didn’t make this mistake until recently. We have had a number of formal prospecting sessions and I have informally added a number of casually mentioned names. Recently I sent out invitations to our prospect list. At my next [...]
Category Archives: Nonprofit Fundraising
The Fundraising Coach: Nonprofit Blog Exchange Round #10
March 9, 2010 – 11:49 am
I am participating today in an annual tradition called the Nonprofit Blog Exchange, an event where nonprofit and philanthropy bloggers write about another blog. This year I am writing about Marc Pitman’s The Fundraising Coach.
Marc is a reputable expert and thought leader in the fundraising community. From his blog you can receive his regular weekly [...]
Interview with eBay’s Robert Chatwani
March 4, 2010 – 10:43 am
Through eBay’s Giving Works platform shoppers contributed nearly $1.5 million dollars to Haiti. Eight US nonprofits have received more than $1 million. eBay is at the forefront of the e-philanthropy movement and I’m excited to bring you an interview with Robert Chatwani.- Jason
What is your role at eBay and how does that impact the philanthropic [...]
Opportunities for my Readers
March 2, 2010 – 10:37 am
Let me take a second to share with you, my reader, about a couple of different ways we can work together. I want this blog to be interactive and useful for you, and I encourage you to email me with ideas and input on new posts or other content at any time.
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Question: Who Asks for Money?
February 25, 2010 – 9:12 am
In a recent post, Who Talks to Your Donors, I mentioned two different styles of fundraising. One style involves board members soliciting donors, and another style involves staff cultivating and soliciting donors.
Does your organization primarily use Board Member or Staff to ask for donations? And, how do you think it should be done?
I see [...]
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