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Getting corporate sponsors may be a tall order, but it is certainly not impossible. It may take some time, and if you’re willing to follow a company’s rules (there may be lots of paperwork and wait time), and stick to your plan you may just succeed in the end!
When applying with a corporate sponsor, [...]

There is no worse feeling for a donor than to feel unappreciated for the money or in-kind donations they have generously donated to a fundraising organization. At the very least, a heartfelt ‘Thank You’ letter is in order. No doubt, however, that your organization can do even better. And you should. Because a little appreciation [...]

If your organization’s cash flow is a little rocky right now, you might want to take a look at setting up a monthly giving program for individual donors. These giving programs can help individuals contribute to your organization easily and can help ensure that you have ongoing income each month.
Monthly contribution commitments work well [...]

Demographics – statistics and summations of fundraising populations – can be useful tools for targeting fundraising efforts. Making the most of fundraising demographics entails research and effective utilization of the statistics available.
Today’s Fundraising Demographics
Fundraising demographics are wide and varied and, like every year, come with some changes and surprises:

According to the U.S. Department of the [...]

Donation request letters can be used as just one part of a fundraising campaign, or they can be the fundraising campaign in its entirety. Many organizations prefer to go the route of fundraising entirely through donation request letters because they

require few volunteers, but reach a large number of potential donors
directly target [...]

Following is a sample donation request letter to be sent to parents; feel free to copy and customize this letter with your school specific information as needed. (Or click over to Fundraising Request Letter For Companies)
More “free-to-copy” sample donation request letters to follow!
If you’d like to share one of your successful donation request letters, please [...]

The key to successful fundraisers is obvious—get your volunteers to sell more, and get donors to spend more. Obvious, sure, but easier said than done. So what can your group do to make the most of your fundraising efforts and increase fundraiser profits?
Get The Word Out
Many excellent fundraisers fail for one simple reason—nobody [...]

General fundraising information like brochures and order-takers tell volunteers that there is a fundraiser ongoing, and shows donors what they can buy or give. But order takers and product catalogs do little to motivate volunteers to participate and sell or donors to buy. Sometimes, volunteers and donors need you to take it a [...]