Category Archives: Volunteers

Raise Funds with a Lottery-Style Raffle

Is your organization planning on holding a fundraiser to raise cash for a worthy need, cause, or project? How about holding lottery-style raffle to make money? The states do, and of course they rake in bundles. You can too, albeit with smaller bundles. The advantages to holding a lottery-style raffle are numerous, and all you…

7 Steps To Your Fundraising Success

Fundraising has become an essential element to schools, scouts, sports and cheerleading teams, youth sports leagues, and other community groups in both small towns and major urban areas. The need for fundraising has become of greater importance than ever before for a variety of needs ranging from playground equipment, uniforms, and trips, to primary funding…

The Key to Successful Fundraising Letters is Research

Fundraising letters – asking for support from business – are often an important part of any fundraising campaign. Getting them right is crucial. The work that goes into a letter however should start long before you sit down in front of the computer. The best strategy for small organisations is to carefully target their fundraising…

Fundraising on a Zero Dollar Budget – 4 Secrets to Raising Money Fast – Starting From Scratch

Many people ask me how it’s possible to have a fundraiser starting with no money. They think they have to have money to advertise, to pay volunteers, or to pay for items to be given away. The answer is simple but requires some out of the box thinking. Here are the steps. 1- Write down…

Why Every Small Charity Must Have a Mission Statement

Why should my small charity waste time we could/should be using on our work or fundraising to write a mission statement? Aren’t they just meaningless words to hang on somebody’s wall? I agree…too often mission statements are nothing more than words on a wall somewhere. But a well-written, thoughtful mission statement that has involved as…

Keys to Better Non Profit Fundraising Results

Nonprofit fundraising relies on multiple streams of income, and it is important to make as much money for your organisation as possible. There are various tips you can follow in order to do this. Put together your yearly plan and write down as many ways you can raise money as possible. Just make sure you…