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Your Fundraising Plan Checklist - Wild Woman Fundraising
Here is a Fundraising Plan Checklist that you can use every time you start a new appeal, campaign, event, or grant proposal. How much do we want to raise? Are you going to try to raise $3,000 with your annual report? Are you going to try to raise $20,000 with an event? What is a
Teaching other people how to fundraise - Wild Woman Fundraising
Are you the lone development person, or even part of a small team? What is one of your biggest problems? If you answered "Capacity" I think you'd be right. How can you build your capacity to raise more money? Well, you can't put more hours in the day, and you can't hire more people. Budgets
Top ten mistakes people make in fundraising - Wild Woman Fundraising
So are you: 0. Thinking that your nonprofit is looking out for you, and will reward all of your hard work with more money or respect or job titles? Think again. 1. Thinking fundraising is begging? It's not. It's relationship building. 2. Thinking that you should not get paid a living wage, nor should your
Your Massive Fundraising Resource List - Wild Woman Fundraising
Here's my resource list! I would like to keep it growing! Can you comment at the bottom with your favorite twitter friends, blogs, books, or other resources? Twitter If you're looking for people to follow, may I suggest: @wildwomanfund/funders (This is a list: I followed all of the top 100 foundations on Foundation Center, now
18 Ways You Can Demand Dignity at Work - Wild Woman Fundraising
“To have a name is to be,” said Benoit Mandelbrot, the inventor of fractals. As “sexism” gained a foothold, men’s desire to avoid being labeled “sexist” caused them to modify their treatment of women. Likewise, the desire of perpetrators to avoid being labeled rankist will make them think twice about insulting the dignity of subordinates.
Are You Fundraising in a Small Shop? - Wild Woman Fundraising
If you are fundraising in a small shop, I salute you. It is hard. You come to work and often receive no kudos or respect for what you do. I want you to know that I know what you're going through. And I appreciate that you take a small part of your limited time to read this.
8 ways NOT to write a fundraising plan - Wild Woman Fundraising
Here's how NOT to write a fundraising plan. 1. First, make sure you make it in total isolation. You don't want any input from any other staff or board messing it up. 2. Make it focused solely around one or two income streams, like one big event and a government grant. Because what could go
How can you be the best fundraiser in the world? - Wild Woman Fundraising
It's impossible of course. You'll never know if you are or not, or who is. You'll never know how much someone else had help in getting that major gift, or running that big event, you'll never know if that big gift they got was the result of a nod from a board member that had
Are you a workaholic fundraiser? Take the quiz! - Wild Woman Fundraising
Click a checkbox if this applies to you! Do you do 2 or more people's jobs? (Development/Marketing/Outreach/Volunteer Coordination/Website Designer/Website Manager/Graphic Designer/Speechwriter/In-Kind Donations/Event Coordinator/Public Relations/Grantwriting/Major Gifts/Planned Giving)? Do you get more excited about your work than about family or anything else? Do you eat precooked dinners from the freezer a lot? Do you rarely get outside,
Who do you need on your board and how can you get them there? - Wild Woman Fundraising
If your nonprofit is new, making a tiny amount of money with events, or has a disengaged board, it might be time to get new board members. Where do you find them? You want people high up in a corporation, so that they can approve thousands to sponsor your event, or a year-end gift to
9 tips to create a winning cover letter! - Wild Woman Fundraising
Do you want a fundraising job? What will it take to get the hiring manager knocking on YOUR door and calling YOU back? Here are 9 tips. 1. Be clear. 2. Be concise. 3. Bullet Points. 4. Convey your passion. 5. Convey your experience as it relates to their job tasks. 6. Show that you've
Bullying bosses can cause employee suicide - Wild Woman Fundraising
Did you ever have a boss who didn't say hello or goodbye to you, screamed, socially ostracized you in other ways, used scare tactics, or told you that you'd done something wrong when you hadn't? This video of Marlene’s Law tells the story of a woman whose boss terrorized her so much that she ultimately committed suicide.
What your funders want to see: Subjective vs. Objective Measurements - Wild Woman Fundraising
Camilla Nevill at the New Philanthropy Capital Blog has just made a fascinating post about the concept of happiness in funding. What she asks is, should we be measuring things like well-being as well as test scores when deciding if a nonprofit is fulfilling its mission? The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c
So you want to lead a nonprofit? Part 1 - Wild Woman Fundraising
So you want to lead a nonprofit. Maybe you've got a cause you really care about, and you're ready to see a new nonprofit created. Maybe you've run programs, and you feel confident that you can lead a nonprofit now. Or maybe you've been in the corporate sector, and are ready to try the nonprofit
Could your nonprofit get government contracts? - Wild Woman Fundraising
If you've combed the Foundation Center Database over and over, it might be time to start thinking big with your nonprofit. What do you do that the government would like done? Whether it's providing social services or cleaning up the environment, you could get a steady stream of income from your local or federal government.
You're the Entrepreneur in your Development office-Part One - Wild Woman Fundraising
Be Able to Motivate This is the number one thing. If you can do this, you can overcome bandwidth issues, and other organizational issues. It means more than just being nice. It means be able to give some people a reason to try harder for you.
Ten tips for getting more donations through social media - Wild Woman Fundraising
Whether your nonprofit is on facebook, twitter, or myspace, you may be asking yourself, How can I get more facebook group members? How can I get more twitter followers? How can I get more myspace members? And then, how can I make these people want to donate to my cause? How can I, in short,
Ask your volunteers - Wild Woman Fundraising
What is your call to action like? Is it as good as Amplify Your Voice? If not, consider how to engage a volunteer, no matter what time of the day or night it is, with the skills that they possess right now. Do they like to blog? Make it easy for them to create a blog post about your organization. Do they want to get involved in your next phone-a-thon, special event, walk-a-thon? Then post the date and signup sheet there too. Make it exciting with pictures. Make it easy. They'll come back again and again to keep working with you.
Where are your donors spending money? - Wild Woman Fundraising
How much do people spend in your region and on what? Can you compare and contrast regions? Yes. This is not only a way to see what people's disposable income is, but a way to sense how money could be redirected to your nonprofit. If people spend $1,000 going out every month, could they spend
Where is your money? - Wild Woman Fundraising
The real cost of war, by Good Magazine, is estimated at 3 Trillion dollars. What nonprofits in America are working on this issue? Should we have a department of peace, as well as a department of war? What issue could advocates focus on that would significantly decrease war spending, and increase government money for nonprofits,
This is what gives fundraising a bad name. - Wild Woman Fundraising
"The fundraising letter comes in the form of a "survey," a frequently used device for partisan fundraising, but this one has a twist: calling itself the "Congressional District Census," the letter comes in an envelope starkly printed with the words, "DO NOT DESTROY OFFICIAL DOCUMENT"
Elementary my dear: How to interview and find out if your boss is a bully - Wild Woman Fundraising
When you go in for that nonprofit job interview, pretend you’re Sherlock Holmes. Nothing escapes you. Look around. Is this environment going to support you and your goals? What kind of question is that? Isn’t everyone scrambling to find a job? Even if you are scrambling, and you feel that you HAVE TO take the job, these questions are here to help you decide if this job is going to be a difficult one.