Especially during difficult economic times, charities and nonprofit organizations should consider fundraising strategies that require little or no cash outlay. The revenues generated by free fundraising ideas can be directly used for the work of the organization and require no upfront expenditure of already limited funds. Recycling. MORE >>

Bill mentions that the story of the Good Samaritan is an example of a situation where results oriented fundraising does not work. At the heart of results oriented fundraising is not the cost of making a difference, but the value of seeing exactly what your gift did. Tags: Politics of Fundraising Bill, great comment. MORE >>

On Tuesday, May 11,   Gail Perry and Claire Meyerhoff are presenting a webinar at Nonprofit Marketing Guide called Turn Your Fundraising Event into the Best Party in Town. you’ve spent months on your fundraising gala to make sure it will be both fun and successful. May 11: Turn Your Fundraising Event into the Best Party in Town. MORE >>

While the specifics of your online fundraising plan will be unique for your organization, the overarching themes will likely be similar. The goals of this online fundraising plan are to: Open an online channel of communication with direct mail donors who want it. Promoting our fundraising campaigns on media sites. MORE >>

I recently did an advocacy, awareness and fundraising campaign called #100X100 using Foursquare that raised $25,000 in 24 hours and prompted more than 800 supporters to call their Congressmen,” said Rosenberg. Tags: Fundraising Social Networking Case Studies & White Papers Inspiration What was some of Rosenberg’s key tactics? MORE >>