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Step by Step Fundraising
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Step by Step Fundraising is an online publication that provides volunteers and staff of non profit organizations with fundraising information. Our authors have first hand experience at planning and executing successful fundraising programs for a wide variety of organizations.
Recent Posts
Evaluating Online Donation Service Providers
There are many companies eager to help you with the task of online donations, from standard credit card processors to those specializing in nonprofits. So how do you decide which provider is right for you? Here are seven factors for you to consider...
Blogging for Online Fundraising Success
Does your nonprofit have a blog? I recently began a six part series on this topic over at CauseBlogger.com. This series is for anyone interested in promoting an idea or non-commercial message via blogs. Nonprofits, volunteers, activists and collect...
How Web Design Can Improve Your Online Fundraising
A lot of non-profits have online donation pages but complain that they still receive very few donations. Why? There are several reasons that could explain the lack of online giving ranging from low traffic to a poorly designed website. In essence...
Top 10 Ways to Screw up Your Year-End Fundraising Campaign
Halloween was this past weekend and we turned deep into the dark side. Goulies and ghosties walked the streets in my neighborhood. So let’s turn to the dark side of your year-end fundraising campaign – and shine a light on mistakes many organi...
Lack of Oversight can Damage Your Nonprofit’s Long-Term Funding & Survival
Recently Don Griesmann posted a story on his blog that I believe is worth a read. The organization profiled in the story, Kid Care, began as a labor of love, but ended abruptly after 18 years of service. Its founders were not professionally trained...
The Planning Meeting - Love it or Hate It?
I sent out a special email on Monday to those who are signed up for the Step by Step Fundraising newsletter. It included some of the tips that I also posted here: Annual Fund Drive, End-of-year Fundraising Success Strategies. I got an email back ...

