Build Relationships, Don’t Just Ask
Be careful not to turn your e-newsletter into all fundraising all of the time. You may be trying to make a year-end goal so it may be tempting to shoot out another e-mail asking for money, but keep your big picture and long-term goals in mind. Your e-newsletter should be about building relationships. ...Read more
Reaching The Under 40 Donor
This week I went to Vermont to speak at the AFP Northern New England Chapter conference. The conference was great. It was held at the very scenic Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee, Vt, there were a lot of really nice people, and the sessions I attended were excellent. Robin Turnau, VP of Development at Vermont ...Read more
People Give To People
Last Thursday and Friday I was in Ohio on a speaking tour for the ePhilanthropy Foundation. I am one of about 40 people who are certified ePhilanthropy Master Trainers (ePMT) and travel around conducting seminars on best practices in utilizing the Internet for building revenue and cultivating relationships with donors and potential donors.
First let me ...Read more
Notes from the Chicago NTEN Conference
Last Tuesday I attended the Chicago NTEN Conference (N-Ten stands for Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network) In fact, I had the opportunity to organize a session and present on the topic of taking an integrated approach to online fundraising. Liz Nielsen from Easter Seals and Avi Janssen from the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan ...Read more
Posted in Fundraising, Harman Interactive News & Perspective, Websites, October 25, 2004 | 0 comments
Humor and Inspiration
Check this out from KEXP Radio in Seattle. This is one of the most innovative approaches to raising capital expenses I’ve ever seen. You can sponsor the trash can and more!
http://www.kexp.org/support/ownapiece.asp
The pictures are great. If they put this in an e-mail, this would be something people would forward to their friends. I love it!
Just ...Read more
Posted in Fundraising, September 17, 2004 | 0 comments
