Step By Step Fundraising Newsletter

November 2006

 

In this issue -

- Raffle Teleseminar Recording Available

- End of Year Giving Tips

- Fundraising Houseparty

 

Raffle Teleseminar Recording Available

Last month Chris Brisson and I held an informative teleseminar on raffles. We covered quite a few topics and answered questions submitted by our website members. If you haven't listened to this seminar yet, you still can access it by just entering your email address.

Raffle Fundraising Teleseminar Recording

 

 

End of Year Giving Tips

Can you believe 2006 will soon be drawing to a close? Many non profits send out a year end appeal for donations sometime between October and December.

Your organization has a chance to inform your supporters about the work you've been doing this year and give them another chance to support the mission financially. Here are two articles from Richard Male & Associates that are particularly instructive on the topic of year-end giving appeals:

10 Tips for Cultivating Your Major Donors During The Holiday Season

Top 12 Tips for the Year-End Appeal


Need help getting started writing your fundraising letter? Sample Fundraising Letters includes example letters and 138 choice phrases to help you write a winning letter.

 

Feature Article: Fundraising Houseparties

A fundraising houseparty is a gathering of people who are interested in learning more about a cause and how an organization fulfills its mission so that they can make an informed decision about giving.

Community groups, senior care services, social service organizations, alumni associations, visual & performing arts and other cause oriented groups can put on a houseparty.

I recently led a planning committee which held a successful party by following a guidebook on the topic.

Find out more about this fundraising strategy...

Make Friends & Raise Funds with a Fundraising Houseparty

To Your Continued Fundraising Success,




Sandra Sims
Editor & Publisher
Step By Step Fundraising

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