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The Best Cookie Dough Fundraisers

Posted on 13 January 2012

The best Cookie Dough Fundraisers are usually held during the fall or spring when most fundraising groups are out selling their products. Customers seem to expect the bombarded with fundraisers so its no surprise that the best cookie dough fundraisers coincide with this peak selling season. But what makes some fundraisers so successful while others [...]

Choosing the Right Cookies for Fundraisers

Posted on 07 December 2011

You probably already know that cookies for fundraisers are a great idea to help your group do the things it wants to do. But these days, there are so many cookie dough fundraisers out there, it can be difficult to know where to begin looking for the right one for your group. A lot depends [...]

5 Sure-Fire Ways to Increase Revenue in Your Product Sale Fundraiser

Posted on 29 November 2011

5 Sure-Fire Ways to Increase Revenue in Your Product Sale Fundraiser 1. Use a company that guarantees your organization gets to keep a higher percentage of the profits. There are many so-called fundraising companies out there that think it’s ok to rip the non-profits off and take 60% or more of your hard work. If [...]

4 Rock-Solid Ways to Raise More Year-End Money, by Amy Eisenstein

Posted on 07 November 2011

Greetings!  Today, I have another terrific guest article to share with you.  This time, author of 50 Asks in 50 Weeks and certified fundraising consultant Amy Eisenstein, (pictured at left) has been kind enough to share one of her recent blog posts with us. If you’ve never visited Amy’s site, TriPointFundraising, I highly suggest that you take a [...]

Recession-proof Fundraising, by Marc A. Pitman

Posted on 21 October 2011

Here’s a great post from Marc Pitman, aka The Fundraising Coach.  Today, Marc offers timely advice about raising money in a challenging economic time. Marc is a great friend of Step by Step Fundraising.  I hope you take the opportunity to get to know him as we have. Oh, if you are inclined to Tweet, you [...]

4 Simple Steps to Asking Individuals for Donations, by Amy Eisenstein

Posted on 04 October 2011

Greetings!  Today, I have another terrific guest article to share with you.  This time, author of 50 Asks in 50 Weeks and certified fundraising consultant Amy Eisenstein, (pictured at left) has been kind enough to share one of her recent blog posts with us. If you’ve never visited Amy’s site, TriPointFundraising, I highly suggest that you take a [...]

Finding a Few Good Prospects, by Kirsten Bullock

Posted on 23 September 2011

Finding a Few Good Prospects by Kirsten Bullock in Thoughts on Fundraising “Where do we find prospects?” is a question I often get asked. As is often the case with good questions, I have to respond with another question: What if, in five years, your organization was fully funded? What would your organization look like? More importantly, what would [...]

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