I’ve been learning more about political fundraising lately, to help a friend of mine run for office. So I thought I’d share a little bit of what I’m learning. As it turns out, political fundraising is a bit different than nonprofit fundraising. For one thing, they use different terminology. Theme They talk about having a… [Keep Reading]
The 5 Most Dangerous Donation Page Mistakes & How You Can Fix Them
Last week I went to London to speak at the Institute of Fundraising’s National Fundraising Convention. At the convention, I shared some tips and tools I’ve found useful when helping people click donate on your nonprofit website. Your whole website, from the moment someone lands there, can tell people if you’re trustworthy or not. One… [Keep Reading]
5 Warning Signs Your Nonprofit Website Stinks
Are you not getting enough donations or volunteers signing up through your website? Are you worried your nonprofit website could be better? How can you make a better website? When you look at your nonprofit website, ask yourself, what’s the number one action you want people to take? Then, what’s the second action you want… [Keep Reading]
Getting so psyched to go to London!
Have you heard of the National Fundraising Convention? The Institute of Fundraising in London is putting it on in July 2015. Oh happy day! They have invited me to speak about how to get people to click donate on your nonprofit website. If you’ll be at the conference, I’ll be speaking at 11am in Room… [Keep Reading]
Fundraising How-To-A new twist on the thank you note
So I’m doing this crowdfunding fundraising campaign and WHEW what a ride it’s been! It ends on December 3rd so go check out our progress! 🙂 I’ve already written about the crowdfunding campaign earlier in November, but here we are-what else can we learn from this Indiegogo campaign? Well, how do you thank online donors,… [Keep Reading]
My First Exprience with Indiegogo-Pokey the Penguin Fundraising
If this is your first time here, WELCOME! This blog is all about fundraising, HOW TO DO IT! And so today I’m sharing my fundraising journey with a new tool for me, IndieGogo! What is it like? It’s hard to describe, but it’s kind of like the sound of raspberries tastes! Why am I running… [Keep Reading]
5 Tips for Nonprofit Blogging Success
Well, I never thought when I started blogging in 1999 that it would be anything but a hobby to keep people on track with my various movements in foreign lands. But since that time, blogging has become a business and I’m happy to say that it is also my business now. And how did I… [Keep Reading]
Presenting 10 Imaginary Nonprofit Blogs
3. HeadDesk-Nonprofit Management Stories: When your boss had to have sex not just with your volunteer coordinator, but also with your board chair, this is where you go.
50+ Ideas on What You Can Blog About
If you’re blogging and feeling stuck, you are not alone! Take it from someone who has blogged since 1999, blogging is HARD! It’s a lot of work and you have to do it every week. In November 2009 I started to blog to market my book, The Wild Woman’s Guide to Fundraising. I wanted to… [Keep Reading]
Want more attention for your cause? How can you create a popular blog?
How to get tons more traffic for your nonprofit blog
When I first started blogging to build an audience for my book, I read Yaro Starak’s blog. He said that the way he got tons of website visitors and built up his traffic was by commenting on 10 blogs per night. So in 2010, that is what I did. I got tons of traffic and… [Keep Reading]
For Nonprofit Leaders’ Eyes Only
How to REALLY get your library the funding it deserves
Times are hard for so many counties and states. People have less money. The county, city and state budget cuts mean library funding is getting cut too.
Is your library facing shut-downs on some days of the week?
How can you make sure your library keeps its doors open?
NEW Video: Getting People to click donate on your nonprofit website
Have you been frustrated with trying to raise money online?
Have you tried Razoo, Kickstarter or Indiegogo with little success?
Have you tried emailing people to get them to give, with few results?
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