Comments on: Your Time and Effort Matter for Effective Fundraising http://www.stepbystepfundraising.com/your-time-and-effort-matter-for-effective-fundraising/ Fundraising Resources for Non Profit Organizations Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:33:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sandra Sims http://www.stepbystepfundraising.com/your-time-and-effort-matter-for-effective-fundraising/comment-page-1/#comment-42429 Sandra Sims Sun, 04 Apr 2010 02:11:32 +0000 http://stepbystepfundraising.com/?p=3413#comment-42429 Thank you both for your feedback. Don -- Good point about time. The 2008 rate nonprofits were to value volunteer time was 20.25 per hour. I"m sure 2009 and 2010 will be higher. Unfortunately many nonprofits give volunteers jobs that are below minimum wage skill level. One reason I made the column for time just a rating is so we wouldn't get bogged down in calculating exact time. But really if the organization is tracking volunteer time, which they should, you'd have a close approximation of the real time involved with each fundraiser. Jack -- The worksheet was a simple brainstorming tool, just a starting place... I think everyone might do calculations differently based on their own situations. I'm curious how you created the percentages? Thank you both for your feedback.

Don — Good point about time. The 2008 rate nonprofits were to value volunteer time was 20.25 per hour. I”m sure 2009 and 2010 will be higher. Unfortunately many nonprofits give volunteers jobs that are below minimum wage skill level.

One reason I made the column for time just a rating is so we wouldn’t get bogged down in calculating exact time. But really if the organization is tracking volunteer time, which they should, you’d have a close approximation of the real time involved with each fundraiser.

Jack — The worksheet was a simple brainstorming tool, just a starting place… I think everyone might do calculations differently based on their own situations. I’m curious how you created the percentages?

]]> By: Jack http://www.stepbystepfundraising.com/your-time-and-effort-matter-for-effective-fundraising/comment-page-1/#comment-42421 Jack Sat, 03 Apr 2010 22:23:36 +0000 http://stepbystepfundraising.com/?p=3413#comment-42421 I downloaded the worksheet, but felt gypped. You didn't include any formulas in the spreadsheet! I had to enter and THEN I had to go back and include formulas... copy and paste and then recalculate. Was that simply a ruse? Dare to respond, or leave this post? I downloaded the worksheet, but felt gypped. You didn’t include any formulas in the spreadsheet! I had to enter and THEN I had to go back and include formulas… copy and paste and then recalculate. Was that simply a ruse? Dare to respond, or leave this post?

]]> By: Don Roberts http://www.stepbystepfundraising.com/your-time-and-effort-matter-for-effective-fundraising/comment-page-1/#comment-38714 Don Roberts Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:06:12 +0000 http://stepbystepfundraising.com/?p=3413#comment-38714 I think time needs to be included. I have far too many np take a volunteers time for granted. I think time needs to be included. I have far too many np take a volunteers time for granted.

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