7 Essential Steps to Raising Money by Mail
Author: Sandra Sims
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published:
Total Pages: 129
ISBN-13: 0578008513
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Ten Steps to Fundraising Success
Author: Mal Warwick
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2001-10-19
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780787956745
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA hands-on workbook to guide you through a revolutionary approach to mission-based strategic planning! In Ten Steps to Fundraising Success, two of the country's leading fundraising experts Mal Warwick and Stephen Hitchcock show you how to implement a fundraising strategy that goes beyond simply raising money to meet your organization's financial requirements. Step-by-step, Warwick and Hitchcock show you how to develop a mission-driven fundraising strategy that is based on Warwick's highly successful Five Strategies approach. The workbook and CD-ROM -- which can be used independently or in conjunction with The Five Strategies for Fundraising Success -- offer you the additional advantages of electing and crafting your own strategic plans right on the page, and analyzing the results.
Raising More Money with Newsletters Than You Ever Thought Possible
Author: Tom Ahern
Publisher: Emerson & Church, Publishers
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9781889102078
DOWNLOAD EBOOKToday, many organizations are raising more money with their newsletter than with traditional mail appeals.And after reading Tom Ahern's riveting book, Raising More Money with Newsletters than You Ever Thought Possible, it's easy to understand why.Great newsletters, as distinguished from the mundane ones many of us receive, have so much more going for them.For starters, they deliver real news (not tired features such as "From the Director's Desk'' and "Introducing Our New Staff"). They make the donor feel important. They use emotional triggers to spur action. They're designed in a way to attract both browsers and readers. And they don't depend on dry statistics to make the organization's case.The essence of Raising Money with Newsletters than You Ever Thought Possible centers around seven fatal flaws, as Ahern calls them. And along the way to discussing ? and dissecting ? these flaws, the reader is treated to such chapters as:o Making news out of thin airo What a front page is foro Lower the grade level of your writingo Anecdotes versus statso How should it look? A proven formulaTransforming your newsletter into a substantial money raiser isn't all that difficult. As Ahern himself says, "You don?t need a degree in journalism to publish a newsletter that will keep your donors inspired (and generous). You just need a few skills and insights."Read this book. Pick up those skills. And be assured that the ratio of time spent versus gains realized might well be the most cost-effective of your entire career.
The Storytelling Non-Profit
Author: Vanessa Chase Lockshin
Publisher:
Published: 2016-04-29
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9780995089303
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The Storytelling Non-Profit is a portable consultant for fundraisers, communicators and executive directors who want to tell great stories. In this book, professionals will learn a process for telling a story that inspires and resonates with a target audience."--Back cover.
Fundraising Basics
Author: Barbara L. Ciconte
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Published: 2008-12-18
Total Pages: 626
ISBN-13: 144965892X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs nonprofit organizations face heightened scrutiny by the general public, donors, regulators, and members of Congress, the Third Edition of the essential book on the basics of fundraising provides new, up-to-date and valuable information that every fundraiser needs to know. With ethics and accountability being the primary theme of the Third Edition, this practical guide will continue to provide an overview of the field and give development staff, managers, and directors a platform from which to operate their fundraising programs. The new edition also provides much needed information on giving trends, computer hardware and software available for fundraisers, cost estimates and workflow timetables, and the importance of the Internet. This primer remains a must-have for anyone new to the fundraising arena.
Capital Campaigns
Author: Andrea Kihlstedt
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 439
ISBN-13: 0763758310
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Fundraising Essentials e-book Set
Author: Stanley Weinstein
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2012-07-24
Total Pages: 758
ISBN-13: 111847838X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn invaluable—and affordable—collection of essential fundraising titles from three widely respected fundraising experts Written by renowned nonprofit leaders Stanley Weinstein, Brydon DeWitt, and Erik Daubert, Fundraising Essentials provides you with proven fundraising strategies that are easy to achieve and don't require significant resources or extensive knowledge of fundraising. This e-book bundle explores all aspects of nonprofit fundraising, from creating and recreating your mission statement and knowing when your organization is ready to launch its campaign to getting your volunteer force purposefully engaged. The Complete Guide to Fundraising Management, Third Edition/Stanley Weinstein—an A to Z direction for planning, cost effective fundraising strategies, Internet fundraising, and much more The Nonprofit Development Companion: A Workbook for Fundraising Success/Brydon M. DeWitt—a thorough, to-the-point fundraising blueprint covering all aspects of successful nonprofit development The Annual Campaign/Erik J. Daubert—solid advice for building and managing a well-run annual support campaign for your organization Packed with countless tools and techniques for fundraising success, this unique e-book collection presents straightforward guidelines and step-by-step instructions to help your nonprofit make the most of its monetary and staffing resources.
Nonprofit Hero
Author: Valerie M. Jones
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2018-11-16
Total Pages: 193
ISBN-13: 1538115034
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNonprofit Hero is written by Valerie Jones, who has raised more than $175 million for nonprofits and coached thousands of people to authentically and successfully ask for the causes they care about. She’s addressed more than 50 audiences from Baltimore to Beijing and is one of fewer than 10,000 Certified Fund-Raising Executives (CFREs) worldwide. In addition to running her boutique consulting firm, Valerie M. Jones Associates (VMJA), she’s volunteered extensively, serving nonprofits as president, chair, board member, and committee member. Her methodworks. Trained boards report increased comfort and willingness to ask. Many indicate they are prepared to ask for bigger gifts, can identify more prospective donors, and intend to contact these prospects sooner. Her book, Nonprofit Hero,contains stories, tools, and exercises not included in trainings. Readers will learn how to: Honor their fears.Surprisingly, these contain their personal prescription for success. Channel their passion by tapping the energy of why they want what they want. Discover their asking personality, including how they should and shouldn’t ask. Get started with tips on thirty simple things to do right now for free to help raise money. Follow five easy steps, starting with thanking, not asking, and with givers, not prospects. Cast themselves as stars, finding the step they’ll most enjoy and at which they’ll excel. Attract support by listening, understanding motivations, and helping fulfill donors’ desires. Elevate their speech so that they can make their case sincerely and with compelling confidence. Get in the right frame of mind to show up ready for “yes,” not braced for “no.” This book also helps readers form an in-depth description of their asking personality. It illustrates how they can best thank, steward, research, cultivate, and ask; which of the five steps they favor; how to address their fears; play to their strengths; overcome their weaknesses; and how to get what they need to excel. There are 16 different and distinct profiles, one suited to each reader. Finally, this book includes a toolkit of practical samples and templates, such as sample giving dos and don’ts, asking scripts, and fundraising plans.
Raindance Producers' Lab Lo-To-No Budget Filmmaking
Author: Elliot Grove
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2013-11-07
Total Pages: 488
ISBN-13: 113604714X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst published in 2012. Covering both tried and true filmmaking techniques as well as providing insight on marketing, selling ad distributing your film, Raindance Producer's Lab Second Edition is the Ultimate Independent Filmmaker's Guide to producing movies. This edition has been updated to include: fresh features on low-budget high quality video cameras; new case studies; essential advice on to make the web work or you; and a companion website
Fundraising for Social Change
Author: Kim Klein
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2016-04-18
Total Pages: 594
ISBN-13: 111920979X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe bible of grassroots fundraising, updated with the latest tools and methods Fundraising for Social Change is the preeminent guide to securing funding, with a specific focus on progressive nonprofit organizations with budgets under $5 million. Used by nonprofits nationally and internationally, this book provides a soup-to-nuts prescription for building, maintaining, and expanding an individual donor program. Author Kim Klein is a recognized authority on all aspects of fundraising, and this book distills her decades of expertise into fundraising strategies that work. This updated seventh edition includes new information on the impact of generational change, using social media effectively, multi-channel fundraising, and more, including expanded discussion on retaining donors and on legacy giving. Widely considered the 'bible of grassroots fundraising,' this practically-grounded guide is an invaluable resource for anyone who has to raise money for important causes. A strong, sustainable fundraising strategy must possess certain characteristics. You need people who are willing to ask and realistic goals. You need to gather data and use it to improve results, and you need to translate your ideas in to language donors will understand. A robust individual donor program creates stable and long-term cash flow, and this book shows you how to structure your fundraising appropriately no matter how tight your initial budget. Develop and maintain a large base of individual donors Utilize strategies that pay off sooner rather than later Expand your reach and get your message out to the donor pool Translate traditional fundraising methods into strategies that work for social justice organizations with little or no front money Basing your fundraising strategy on the contributions of individual donors may feel like herding cats—but it's the best way for your organization to maintain maximum freedom to pursue the mission that matters. A robust, organized, planned approach can help you reach your goals sooner, and Fundraising for Social Change is the field guide for putting it all together to make big things happen.
