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04 May Is Fundraising Scary?
Is Fundraising Scary? If fundraising scares you, you are not alone! Fundraising scares off lots of people who could otherwise raise money for important causes dear to them. Don’t be scared off! Your cause deserves support. This post will help you be scared on to...
20 Apr The Secret to Fundraising is One You Already Know
The Secret to Fundraising is One You Already Know The secret to fundraising is so obvious, it’s hidden! Most people have no idea they already have the basic skills needed for fundraising because they take their skills for granted, and think they have to be...
10 Nov Using a Crisis to Build Power
Using a Crisis to Build Power This post is for a group of beloved soul-colleagues experiencing a fundraising crisis and another looking at a deeply held dream through the far end of a tunnel, wondering how to walk through that tunnel and achieve that dream...
13 Oct Reminding
Reminding! I recently estimated to a soul-colleague that sometimes up to a third of my work has been reminding people to do things they’ve already agreed to do. Fundraisers reading this will nod. Mothers and fathers will nod. Many organized souls will also nod. Reminding...
22 Sep Fundraising as Building Friendships
Fundraising as Building Friendships As this is published, I am in Beverly, West Virginia at an historic preservation conference. My workshop is Any Place We Love Can Be Saved Fundraising as Building Preservation Friendships. (The workshop description downloads when you click on that link.) The...
08 Sep Crowdfunding: Letting A Thousand Flowers Really Bloom/Part Two: LETTING
Crowdfunding: Letting A Thousand Flowers Really Bloom/Part Two: LETTING Once you’ve understood that crowdfunding is part of fundraising, you want to know how to let your crowdfunding flowers bloom. Think of money as water. Think of fundraising as opening up channels to receive that water....
02 Sep Crowdfunding: Letting A Thousand Flowers Really Bloom/Part Six: BLOOM!
Crowdfunding: Letting A Thousand Flowers Really Bloom/Part Six: BLOOM! Let’s look at the word “bloom” a minute. It’s Old Norse for flowering–and prosperity! Humans have connected blooming, thriving and wealth for a long time. This post teaches you how to take the crowdfunding you’ve done...
01 Sep Crowdfunding: Letting A Thousand Flowers Really Bloom/Part Five: REALLY
Crowdfunding: Letting A Thousand Flowers Really Bloom/Part Five: REALLY Here you are at part five out of six in our series on crowdfunding. You’ve read all the other parts carefully: you remember to budget time to let the platform work for you after you choose...