Published by Alex Romanak on 22 Jan 2013
Following Wiser.org‘s successful end of year fundraising campaign, we spent time collecting surveys from donors and talking with fundraisers to identify important takeaways for future campaigns. We’ve managed to boil it down to our top 8 fundraising lessons, which we hope other nonprofits might find useful in their own fundraising efforts. 1. Leverage the talents [...]
Published by Alex Romanak on 08 Jan 2013
We did it! We reached – and surpassed – our goal of $30,000 and will receive our matching grant for a grand total of $60,000. Our year-end fundraising campaign was a success! Thank you so much for your amazing generosity of time, spirit, expertise, and personal donations this year. Wiser.org relies heavily on individual donors, [...]
Published by Alex Romanak on 27 Dec 2012
A special note from Peggy Duvette, Wiser.org Executive Director: Dear friends and colleagues, The beginning of 2013 is just around the corner, and 100′s of amazing people have been sharing their support for Wiser.org’s work… but we are really going to need your help to reach our goal of $30,000 and support our collaborative nonprofit [...]
Published by Gillian Gurish on 28 Aug 2012
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Do you subscribe to non-profit newsletters? Why? What would you like to see more/less of in them? Grant Writing & Development Intern Gillian writes about their relevance in today’s nonprofit communications. › Continue reading… |
Published by Peggy on 28 Jun 2012
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Is it more valuable to advocate for women’s constitutional and equal rights or enforce existing laws against discrimination? Discover what WiserGiving style you are and how you compare with others. › Continue reading… |
Published by Gillian Gurish on 13 Jun 2012
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We’re big readers here in the Wiser office. When one of us reads an especially interesting one, it often gets passed around for everyone to enjoy. Such was the case with RelationShift: Revolutionary Fundraising by Michael Bassoff and Steve Chandler. › Continue reading… |
Published by Antoinette Siu on 02 Apr 2012
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Last week our Grant Writing Intern sat in on the webinar “Crowdfund the Future!,” presented by Tom Dawkins and organized by NonProfitWebinars.com. Gillian Gurish shares what you should know about crowdfunding. › Continue reading… |
Published by Peggy on 08 Feb 2012
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Did you know that online fundraising makes up 8% of all fundraising? I had the pleasure yesterday to present with Jen Benka, National Development and Marketing Director of 826 National, Greg Harrell-Edge, Membership Director of Friends of the Urban Forest and Allan Pressel, Founder of PowerSite123. There is so much to learn in this emerging area. › Continue reading… |
