Last Thursday, February 12th, 2009, people in over 200 cities around the world hosted events to raise money for charity: water.  This non profit organization brings clean, safe drinking water to people in developing countries. Many of the events were small networking parties, bringing together people who normally only correspond via the web, specifically the […]

Today I’d like to feature two great resources that could make a big difference in your online fundraising efforts.  They come from experienced experts in online fundraising…. plus they are free. 1. The 2008 Online Fundraising Survival Guide: 12 Winning Strategies to Survive & Thrive in a Down Economy from Network for Good.  If you […]

In the first part of this series, we took a look at ways that the Barack Obama campaign for President was able to launch the most ambitious political fundraising campaign in history. We then illustrated how small non-profits can emulate these strategies in their own particular environments. In this segment, I’d like to write about […]

Yesterday I was pleased to present a seminar in Dallas at OEG Fundraising Conference all about Online Fundraising.  Originally there was to be another presenter for this nearly two hour time block, but he dropped out last minute.  So it was all me. This was fine as I’d prepared a presentation that was a general […]

Last week’s roundup was on online fundraising and taking donations online. Having a great website, including online donation capacity is now a basic must-have for every non-profit. For non profits those who are ready to go to the next level there are many online social networks and other tools related to “web 2.0.” Many of […]

This video is a great example of powerful storytelling through online video. It takes just four minutes and tells of one child who is overcoming many obstacles because of Juvelile Diabetes. Thanks to Paula Werne of Holiday World who posted a link to the video on the Charity Mile blog. Holiday World hosted the Southern […]

This week the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants offers a variety of insights, tips and tricks for online fundraising. Though I didn’t participate with an original article this time I can at least offer up some additional resources. Here are several that I’ve found recently plus some that I’ve been saving in my bookmarks for awhile: […]