Wanted to let you know about a contest you can enter as a nonprofit. Chase is giving $25,000 to each of the Top 100 charities that are voted for on Facebook.
For more details and to vote for your favorite charity check out the Chase Facebook Page.
Voting from November 15 to December 11.
Announcing top 100 on [...]
Monthly Archives: November 2009
Chase Gives $25,000
November 30, 2009 – 2:36 pm
Playing Devil’s Advocate
November 24, 2009 – 12:21 pm
The role of the devil’s advocate is important in any organization and with any project as it helps everyone to see another side to a situation or problem. Intentionally playing the role of the devil’s advocate can be a great problem solving technique for every team. Sometimes people are hired because of their different way [...]
Popular Fundraising Models
November 19, 2009 – 11:13 am
From Penelope Burk to Terry Axelrod, there are a lot of different models and fundraising programs out there. Many development shops base their fundraising programs on one of these models. I’d love to hear back from you on what model you use and what you’ve found to be successful.
Donor Centered Fundraising- Penelope Burke: Focuses on [...]
Getting Started with Social Media Volunteers
November 18, 2009 – 10:49 am
After working for six months as the social media coordinator at Puget Sound Blood Center, I’ve learned valuable lessons about cultivating a base of social media volunteers. The social media community has an impressive commitment to volunteerism and nonprofit fundraising that. The Blood Center’s own social media volunteers send alerts via Twitter and Facebook during [...]
Key Pieces of Database Info
November 12, 2009 – 9:38 am
Earlier this week I talked about the importance of knowing where to put donor information in your database. Today I want to talk about what information I’ve found to be the most inconsistent and, by keeping that data relevant, how much more powerful your database can be.
Most of the inaccuracies I find are in simple [...]
