Direct Mail Fundraising Arithmetic: Avoid Blunders By Knowing Your Numbers

Your direct mail fundraising results never lie. But they mislead you if you let them.

Boost Response Rates and Income with Appealing Fundraising Letter Envelopes

Writing a terrific fundraising letter is a waste of time if your donor throws your entire package in the trash unopened. And that happens more often than any of us dare to think about. That's why your envelope is so crucial to your success.

Write Successful Non-For-Profit Fundraising Letters With Personalization

Have you ever played The Mennonite Game? When two Mennonites meet for the first time, they soon start asking each other questions designed to discover who and what they share in common.

Fundraising and the Business of Relationships

An informative article that explores the business of relationships in the context of fundraising.

Fundraising for Youth Groups

Youth Groups are almost always in need of funds. Holding fundraisers to finance important trips like tournaments, museums, and musical events are just some of the needs that have to be met through fundraising. Others include the need for uniforms, sports equipment, art supplies, musical instruments, and more.

Nonprofit Fundraising - Get Paid with Recurring Payments

Securing recurring payments from donors is an important component to nonprofit fundraising. Nonprofit organizations accrue many advantages by seeking consistent contributions from donors. A system to accept such automated payments is not difficult to set up and should be considered.

Ideas for the Fundraising Season

With the new school year approaching fast, it is time for schools to set their fundraising efforts for the upcoming year. There will be fundraising companies literally knocking down your door – but h...

Five No-Fail Fundraising Tips

How to raise money for your organization today! These tips are foolproof. Start using them and watch the cash flow in!

How To Write Fundraising Letters: Your Donors Deserve Pity

Back in 1985, which I now realize is more than 20 years ago, a homeless man stood at the corner of College and Yonge streets, in downtown Toronto, begging for money.

Public Relations For a Non-Profit - Thank You Letters For Post Fundraising Event

If you run a non-profit group you must be very tactful and be sure to thank everyone who helped you with your fundraising event. Including any business, individuals or organization, which allowed you to use their property. This community goodwill is extremely important because we all know that public fundraising events never go perfectly. In fact there is always something that aggravates the volunteers or property owners, who take a little bit of a risk even allowing you to do something on their property.

Candy Fundraising

Candy appeals to all age groups, but most especially to children. This is because the countless varieties of candy that are available in the market cater to almost all tastes and preferences. Given this popularity and mass appeal, selling candy has become a popular choice for a fundraising activity, as those who sell them are assured that people would buy their candy. In organizing these fund raisers, one of the most important things to consider is the source of the candy that would be sold because finding a reliable source of candy can lead to the success of the activity.

School Fundraising

School fundraisers are quite common. These events support activities that benefit students and teachers, such as the rebuilding of a facility, acquiring new equipment, or earning money for field trips. School fundraisings make the lives of both students and teachers easier because it takes the burden of expenses from their shoulders.

Businesses That Give Back to the Community

There are many reasons that you are in business. If you ignored this one, shame on you!