YOU can change the world through fundraising
Recently, a fabulous newsletter subscriber from Tasmania wrote to me, (Hi Carmen!) and asked me how she could improve her direct mail results. To this I say, everyone has a different key to unlock their hearts. Phil Cubeta, a teacher of philanthropy at American University in Pennsylvania, asks donors, “Aside from your family, what do [...]
For anyone who missed my interview with the Maverick Philanthropist, Michael Chatman last week, Here it is! Michael Chatman interviews Mazarine Treyz-Interview on 880 AM Miami We talked about fundraising, motivating boards, nonprofit success strategies, how to get people to care about your cause, and more! An instructive 20 minute talk. (with commercial breaks, 30 [...]
So exciting! Today at 11:30am EST, 10:30AM CST, and 8:30AM PST, I’m going to be a guest on The Michael Chatman Giving Show, We’ll be on http://MichaelChatman.com talking about philanthropy, major gifts, fundraising, my new book, volunteerism, and more! Listen in by going to http://michaelchatman.com Who is Michael Chatman? “Voted America’s Maverick Philanthropist and one [...]
Here are 52 ways to fundraise, one for each week of the year! Of these, which ones do you think yield the most money? Which ones, the least? If you have any to add, please leave a comment! 1. Quarterly Appeal letter 2. Grants 3. Your Annual Report 4. Sell Fruit 5. Old-time photograph booth [...]
So, you work for a nonprofit your whole life, in the hopes that something will change from your efforts, that your cause will have made a dent in the problem. If you stay with a nonprofit long enough, you can start to see, with your own eyes, that your organization and the partnerships you’ve built [...]
What is High Impact Philanthropy? It’s a group of philanthropists deciding that they care about a particular issue, and instead of giving to one cause, deciding to target their giving to do the most good in a particular cause area. So, it says that they try to educate themselves, but it’s basically a bunch of [...]
You’ve Got Answers! According to LinkedIn, I’m an expert in Nonprofit Fundraising, Philanthropy, Work-life Balance, Non-profit Management, Social Enterpreneurship, and Public Relations. Here are some questions where my answer got chosen as best answer: “Facebook – serious concerns regarding privacy, where would all the ‘facebook’ users go? Plenty of the industry voices are calling for [...]
Do you have a process-oriented approach to nurturing donors? Do you have a way for people to refer friends to you? If not, why not? Recently, John Jantsch’s book, “The Referral Engine” has come up a lot in conversation. I read this book in April, 2010, after I saw a talk by Mr. Jantsch in [...]
