In 365 Ways to Raise Funds for Your Nonprofit, April Jervis, MBA, presents nonprofit professionals with new and diverse methods for using community-building experiences to raise the funds needed to support any cause. With ideas ranging from traditional bake sales and canned food drives to modern podcasts and Facebook pages, all of the methods you need to help support your organization are here, in one easy-to-reference volume. In today's rapidly changing economic times, not-for-profit organizations are best prepared to maintain their support by diversifying their income sources. Don't let the mission of your organization be jeopardized by depending on one source of funding! 365 Ways to Raise Funds for Your Nonprofit will teach you how to reach out to your community in new and exciting ways, and help you ensure that your cause continues to receive the attention it deserves.

This book represent a how-to tutorial in the art of raising money. There are a myriad of non profit organizations, seeking to care for needy people, health care, educational causes, which are very good causes. The funds raised go towards maintaining the organizations mission statement, and each legitimate cause has a strong facts based case on the needs of the organization. How to research entering the field of non profits; how to work for a non profit; how to recruit donors; how to retain donors and above all how to raise money - these are the things that are basic to this book. When economic trends take a down turn, this becomes even more essential, actually changing this field into an art. The goals are to encourage more people to enter the non profit field and how to succeed.

The fun and easy way to raise money for your cause Fundraising For Dummies, 3rd Edition shows you how to take advantage of the latest strategies and resources available for raising money through everything from special events to online donations, in both good and bad economic times. The authors teach you how to market your organization using the most up-to-date tools and technologies available through the Internet. This expanded edition also offers information about philanthropy and tax law. Contains new tips and techniques for creating materials that bring in contributions and support for the more than 1.4 million charitable and nonprofit organizations in the United States Explains how to use social media to keep donors and volunteers engaged through Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Web technologies Covers grassroots online fundraising and how to host big events on a shoestring budget You'll also find tips on negotiating without alienating donors and developing long-term organizational goals. All these strategies are what makes this resource indispensable!

WHY SHOULD YOU READ THIS BOOK?You should read this book because it is worth at least $50,000! As a fundraiser, I'm sure you'll have come across many lists of fundraising ideas online and some you'll have been able to put into action.Where this book takes a different approach is that not only does it provide a great list of fundraising ideas that most people could do, it also explains very clearly what you'll need to do to 'scale' that fundraising idea to raise at least $1,000. This includes ticket pricing, target audience, number of people you need to engage etc.In addition, the 50 fundraising ideas have been split into 10 categories, based on where these ideas are likely to be most successful, e.g. in the workplace, in the community or online. I caveat that several ideas could work across different categories.I have never met a fundraiser who thought they had plenty of time on their hands, especially not our wonderful volunteer fundraisers who are also juggling jobs, family, and other life commitments. As such this book provides inspiration for great fundraising ideas that can bring in a substantial amount of money in one hit.If you are passionate about fundraising for your local community, school, church, sports club, animal shelter or hospice, etc. but feel a bit guilty because you'd also like to spend more time with your family, friends, traveling, enjoying your hobbies, or if like me you'd just like to spend more time sleeping - then this is the book for you!WHY I WROTE THIS BOOKI have been a fundraiser for as long as I can remember, before I even knew what it meant. My earliest fundraising memory is from the age of about 6 when my task was to stuff as many items into a standard-sized matchbox and get people to sponsor me to do so. Great fun for a 6-year-old, and impressive targeting for a very well-known children's charity.From school fundraising activities to fundraising for the local church roof, I was always at the center of something fundraising-related.In my early 20's, I decided to raise funds for a disability charity that had supported my family; the challenge was to raise $2500 and hike100 km across the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. Waking up one morning in the desert, slightly sunburnt, unwashed for days, and sand in all the wrong places, I decided fundraising was the life for me!For the last twenty years, I have worked as a professional fundraiser and worked my way from a fundraising administrator to a charity CEO. What has always struck me during this time is the power of community and the dedication of individuals, just like you, who take time out of their busy lives to raise funds for causes they believe in.From building sports halls and fixing church roofs to providing shelter and care for the vulnerable, the compassion and dedication of our local communities are the backbones of fundraising worldwide. I wrote this book to say 'thank you' and to provide you not only with some great fundraising ideas, but also practical advice as to what you need to do to scale those ideas to raise $1,000 from each.

An invaluable—and affordable—collection of essential fundraising titles from three widely respected fundraising experts Written by renowned nonprofit leaders Stanley Weinstein, Brydon DeWitt, and Erik Daubert, Fundraising Essentials provides you with proven fundraising strategies that are easy to achieve and don't require significant resources or extensive knowledge of fundraising. This e-book bundle explores all aspects of nonprofit fundraising, from creating and recreating your mission statement and knowing when your organization is ready to launch its campaign to getting your volunteer force purposefully engaged. The Complete Guide to Fundraising Management, Third Edition/Stanley Weinstein—an A to Z direction for planning, cost effective fundraising strategies, Internet fundraising, and much more The Nonprofit Development Companion: A Workbook for Fundraising Success/Brydon M. DeWitt—a thorough, to-the-point fundraising blueprint covering all aspects of successful nonprofit development The Annual Campaign/Erik J. Daubert—solid advice for building and managing a well-run annual support campaign for your organization Packed with countless tools and techniques for fundraising success, this unique e-book collection presents straightforward guidelines and step-by-step instructions to help your nonprofit make the most of its monetary and staffing resources.

THE TIME HAS COME This book is for you if you know your job is getting harder because donor expectations have changed, the old orthodoxies and conventions don't work anymore, and competition for the charitable dollar is growing. Engagement Fundraising was developed from the perspective of a donor who discovered firsthand that the impersonal, spray-and-pray approaches of his beloved charity were not only offensive but also wasteful and ineffective. With Engagement Fundraising, you can be the fundraiser you want to be, helping wealthy and legacy-minded individuals find meaning in their lives through giving. The key is in leveraging smart strategies and powerful technologies to engage your supporters with highly relevant, captivating, respectful communications. Try Engagement Fundraising and the results will speak for themselves.