Why Consider a Wash-A-Thon Car Wash Fundraiser?

There are many ways to run a carwash fundraiser and one of the best ways is to have a car-wash-athon. This is where you get pledges from people who will give you perhaps anywhere from a penny to $.10 for every car you wash. If you have a very busy carwash fundraiser you may be able to wash between 200 and 300 cars and this can add up to quite a bit of money if people are pledging five cents per car washed.

Improve Your Grant Proposal

There comes a point where you never want to look at your grant proposal again. You have spent weeks working on it and the fast-approaching submission deadline that once filled you with fear, now makes you elated. You are ready to send it off and take a long weekend. Not yet! Stay dedicated enough to make the following last minute improvements and set your application apart from those that were sent off in haste.

Fantastic Information About Fundraising Programs

There is fantastic information circulating about fundraising programs. Giving to charities rose by a helpful 11.6% over last year. The word is out that the outlook for giving is extremely positive and upbeat.

Top 10 Business Plan Tips

Writing a business plan can be quite a difficult thing to do. Helen Dowling from Exceptional Thinking (www.exceptionalthinking.co.uk) gives you the techniques for getting it right the first time.

Funding A Company Through Venture Capital

Funding a company through venture capital refers to investment made by outside people for the businesses that are either struggling or new and growing.

Three Donor Newsletter Mistakes to Avoid in Direct Mail Fundraising

You can’t simply present news in donor newsletters. Instead, you must write every issue with your donor in mind. To do that, avoid these three common mistakes in donor fundraising newsletters.

The Truth About the Forty-Dollar Government Grant Game

We have all seen those late night infomercials and boldly embossed postcard mailers boasting of guaranteed government grants for a $40, one-time-only application fee. You will learn all of the hidden secrets of how to find and secure these elusive funds. Grants are available for everything and anything from buying that new car to finally paying off that overbearing student loan. These offers sound much too good to be true.

How To Contact Grant Makers with Success

Last week was a busy one for me: I am the contact person for applicants to a local Education Foundation and Friday was the proposal deadline! It never fails that the few days before the deadline I am flooded with questions from people applying. Most of their questions and requests are within reason, but I thought in the spirit of this week, I would offer suggestions on how to contact funders with questions about your proposal.

In Direct Mail Donor Acquisition - What You Win Them With Is What You Win Them To

So, when you plan your next donor acquisition mailing, aim to reach the hearts and minds of your potential donors, not just their wallets. And avoid incentives that attract one-time donors and guilt offerings. What you win them with is what you win them to.

How To Promote Nonprofit Fundraising Events

How a non-profit with a limited budget can promote non-profit events for maximum exposure and success.

Why New Non-profits Shouldn't Use Direct Mail Fundraising Donation Request Letters to Raise Funds

Be warned. If you're starting a non-profit and don’t have $100,000 in the bank, don’t use direct mail. You literally cannot afford to use direct mail to raise funds right now.

Why Do People Respond to Fund Raising Letters?

Your fund raising letter must persuade the recipient to take an action that much of humanity thinks peculiar: to give money away.

How Nonprofit Organizations Can Raise Money Online with a Squidoo Lens

Is your nonprofit organization doing fundraising online? If the ananswer is no, this is something that you should be looking into. There are many types of online fundraising methods, and a new and innovative way, is by creating a lens ...

Fund Raisers – How Do You Set Up A Charity Auction?

You have little money but you want to raise money for your local auction. So how about a well publicized auction?

UPDA Pumps Domestic Oil and Natural Gas; Investors Gush Over Profits

Universal Property Development and Acquisition Company is buying and leasing U.S. properties with proven oil reserves, applying state-of-the-art technology, and pumping out sought-after oil and natural gas. UPDA's investors are excited about their excellent return on investment.