How do I use the Fundraiser’s Playbook?
You need to raise money. Where do you start? There are lots of ways to raise money. You just need to find the ones that are best suited to your…
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The Best Fundraising Books Ever
Get the best help you can! I’m a huge fan of fundraising best practices. Why break your head trying to invent the wheel when you can go to the store…
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Tee ‘em Up
As fundraising team members, we must involve our leaders – whether it be a President, Executive Director, or CEO – in fundraising activities creatively and strategically. We also have…
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How to Use Python to Add Tons of Teams to Classy with the API.
I’ve used Classy to fundraise for Golden Harvest Food Bank for about four years. It’s a great platform, and we’ve raised nearly $3.5 million with it in that time. One…
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How to Use Google Colab to Create Custom QR Codes for Fundraising
Do you like that custom fundraising QR code above? Making it is easy peasy if you have the right tools, all of which happen to be free. As you might…
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Major Gift Officer: Best Job in Development?
I was at a career crossroads, reflecting on Robert Frost’s poem, “The Road Not Taken.” “Two roads diverged in a wood – and I….” How would I finish that line,…
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Should I sell used books to raise money for my church?
Dear Almoner, I attend a Catholic Church with many ministries. My idea is to open a nonprofit account with Amazon to sell used books. Donors from the church would bring…
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Wisdom in Serving the Poor – Chapter 2
The Volunteer’s Christlike Character Many churches working in mission to the poor have experienced a harvest of good fruit born out of this ministry. Sometimes a family that has been…
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Wisdom in Serving the Poor – Chapter 1
The Interview The goal of Christian service is to communicate the love of Jesus Christ. The mission of Jesus is the mission of the Church and our mission. It is…
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Wisdom in Serving the Poor – Introduction
I have the special privilege of sharing a handbook written by my mentor Mike Firmin. Mike founded Golden Harvest Food Bank in 1982 and devoted the next 30 years to…
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The Holy Grail of Fundraising – Major Gifts
For many organizations, creating a major gifts program is kind of like searching for the Holy Grail. They know they should be doing major gifts, know that it’s really important,…
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Calling in the Cavalry – Phone Fundraising in a Crisis
Phone fundraising can have an incredible impact on your organization’s ability to serve during the pandemic. I want to share an approach that has been incredibly effective for our team…
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