This week’s Featured Fundraiser is Katie Graf. Thanks so much for your insights and words of wisdom! If you ever would like to nominate someone for Feature Fundraiser just send me an email. - Jason
What kind of fundraising do you do and who do you do it for?
My title is Development Director, Major Gifts [...]
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Featured Fundraiser: Katie Graf
October 13, 2009 – 12:48 am
America’s Giving Challenge #2
October 12, 2009 – 12:07 am
America’s Giving Challenge is one of my favorite online fundraising competitions. Last year the Causes application on Facebook raised over $600,000 for nonprofits during the challenge.
America’s Giving Challenge is a 30-day competition, running until November 6th that allows causes to compete for cash awards by inspiring the most people to donate to their cause, regardless [...]
Eating Excellent Fundraising For Breakfast
October 7, 2009 – 11:03 pm
As I’m sure you have found this blog can be someone autobiographical at times. I hope you are not getting bored with my journey of learning about fundraising and development. I started a post about excellence in fundraising and realized that, for me, it actually comes down to something a lot simpler.
I know you’ve heard [...]
More Than Fund Development
October 5, 2009 – 10:46 pm
Do you ever find that your work is more than just “fundraising”? Especially in a smaller organization, I am often directly advancing and interpreting the mission through donor solicitations. This can happen through storytelling with a direct mail appeal, donor tours, and connecting donors with cutting edge ideas of program staff. With major gifts fundraising [...]
