Event Planning Start with the idea and a simple plan. This is what you present to the people who will help you implement the idea. Idea and simple plan (what, when, how, cost). Make sure to check the community calendar to make sure there's no overlap with another event Present to the people who will … Continue reading Event Planning, Marketing and Fundraising Through Events
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Help a Donor Choose your Cause
Details below are given to businesses to help them choose a cause for their donation. Excerpt from blog by Abby Quillen. With more than 1 million non-profit foundations and charities in the U.S., it may be daunting to decide on a cause to support. Paradoxically, the more choices available, the harder it is to make a … Continue reading Help a Donor Choose your Cause
Coordinating a Process to Recognize Donors
Claire Windsor volunteers with the Heart Start Foundation (“HSF”) and has helped them retain 69% of their donors because of a donor-recognition program they now implement. 21% of donors say they never receive a thank you note. It’s the first step. A thank you lets a person know their donation was received. A simple thank … Continue reading Coordinating a Process to Recognize Donors
Fundraising Community
Join "Team SOAR" where people: Increase fundraising Get feedback and new ideas Earn privileges related to marketing Develop lasting partnerships Learn a simple system to guarantee positive fundraising results See more... Gayle Gross is the Founder and CEO of SOAR. She's an experienced presenter for the Center of Non-profit Excellence in combination with the Association … Continue reading Fundraising Community
Successful Fundraising IS Being a Good Leader
You may be wondering how you can tell if you're a good leader at fundraising. Well, let's look at what you're doing now to raise money. Do you have a process for raising money and if so, have you taught other people how to use the process? Are you currently meeting with a group of … Continue reading Successful Fundraising IS Being a Good Leader
Why people choose to SOAR & develop a fundraising community.
WHY SOAR? Increase fundraising. (i.e. 126% in four months and 371% within sixteen months) when you focus on growing your community. Three ways to SOAR: 1.) Facebook Group (free) – check in here 2.) Monthly newsletter (free) – join the list here 3.) SOAR membership provides value on fundraising services: Monthly trainings - Fundraising Migration … Continue reading Why people choose to SOAR & develop a fundraising community.
Building the BEST Fundraising Team
A fundraiser is extremely rewarding when you reach your goal. The bummer is that while you're creating the fundraiser it can be incredibly stressful and time-consuming if you're doing it alone. At SOAR we call volunteers for an organization the V-formation. In order to run your fundraiser successfully and to manage your time properly, we … Continue reading Building the BEST Fundraising Team
Corporations call fundraising “increasing market share.” Non-profits call it creating sustainability.
Keeping a development professional longer than the average 18 months is important to a successful run at growing community and raising money. The Founder of SOAR stood in the shoes of a development professional for a corporation and also a non-profit for many years. Corporations call fundraising "increasing market share." Non-profits call it creating sustainability. … Continue reading Corporations call fundraising “increasing market share.” Non-profits call it creating sustainability.
1 in 7 seniors live in poverty – See dramatic ads used to create awareness
#SOARwithnetworkfundraising joins the cause to help our seniors in poverty and reposts this article from link here. "Today, 1 in 7 seniors live in poverty," said AARP Foundation President Lisa Marsh Ryerson. "Senior poverty is a widespread and deeply disturbing problem in the U.S. — but it's often hidden from sight." She continued, "These ads … Continue reading 1 in 7 seniors live in poverty – See dramatic ads used to create awareness
Relationships with Grantors – Four Tips
We love this statement by Amy Clinton, "The overall success of a grant writer should ultimately be measured by whether or not the organization for which that person is writing grants is building relationships and program credibility with funders and achieving incremental increases in grant funding revenues." Recently, an organization in our community saw the deletion of … Continue reading Relationships with Grantors – Four Tips