YOU can change the world through fundraising
If you’re like most people, you get most of your inspiration from people who are quietly changing the world each and every day.
Alexandra Peters is a nonprofit consultant, educator, writer, and believer in the profound importance of effecting social change in the not for profit sector. For thirty years, Ms. Peters has worked to make the nonprofit world better. Today she does me the honor of guest-blogging! And apparently, she knew me when I was just a [...]
Before we get down to it, if you are in Austin, and interested in being a more effective fundraiser, we still have a couple of spots left in my Lean Fundraising workshop at the Center for Nonprofits tomorrow. Get on it!
This post is 3 posts for the price of one!
So, I’m going to speak it out loud, this is the dirty little secret of our profession, as development staff, as fundraisers.
Hi Molly!
First off, I love that you’re helping women get wheels. When I worked in a domestic violence shelter, this is something that would hamper women in getting the services that they needed, whether baby-sitting, counseling, welfare, etc. A car can mean the difference between a job and no job, and between a woman having to return to an abuser or not. Thank you for recognizing this.
Did you see that New York Times article called “Frazzled Moms Push Back Against Volunteering”? The New York Times may ALSO have some style pieces about women that are not based in reality. Perhaps “small but growing” is code for “three people I found on the corner two hours before deadline.” ORLY. Have YOUR volunteers [...]
First off, who is Brian Massey and why should you care?
Brian Massey was recommended to me by my good friend Vicki Flaugher. When she makes recommendations, I listen, so I started to research Brian. He runs a consulting business called “The Conversion Scientist.” What this means is that he helps people buy your products or services.
The way this relates to you and your nonprofit is that we can easily apply these principles to getting people to donate to your cause.
You’ve shown up at a nonprofit, ready to volunteer. The nonprofit has a phone-a-thon going on. You don’t WANT to do a phone-a-thon, even though the nonprofit stated this was the opportunity. So the nonprofit staff person tries to find something else for you to do. You are asked to organize some file folders. You [...]
This month my post was featured on the NetSquared Blog! I also had a full page article in Special Events Galore! October edition, a subscription based newsletter. And finally, I had a post on Sharp Skirts about The Power of Free. So, thank you NetSquared, Sharp Skirts and Special Events Galore so much for these [...]
