Two-hours of free web help!

Grassroots.org, www.grassroots.org, a nonprofit technology organization, and SEO.com, www.seo.com, a consulting company in Lehi, Utah, are offering free two-hour telephone consultations to help nonprofit organizations improve their visibility on Internet search-engine listing. For more information: Go to www.grassroots.org.
Why bother improving your online web presence? Because a recent study by Harris Interactive and Mindshare Interactive [...]

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Why donors stop giving

The Indiana University Center on Philanthropy recently revealed the tops reasons why lapsed donors quit donating.
What is particularly important is to notice that 50 percent of these reasons are within your control. Therefore, manage these potential pitfalls. It’s much easier to keep a donor, than to find a new one:

Feeling [...]

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Great source for foundation funding annoucements

The PDN Philanthhropy News Digest, a feature of The Foundation Center, is published every Friday afternoon. Each issue of this free service provides a brief overview of current funding opportunities offered by foundations and other grantmakers. Make the e-service part of your weekly reading diet.
The digest can be found here: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/. Good luck!

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A donor bill of rights

Philanthropy is based on voluntary action for the common good. It is a tradition of giving and sharing that is primary to the quality of life. To assure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in the not-for-profit organizations [...]

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How to keep the first time donor

The November 23, 2006 issue of the Chronicle of Philanthropy has a terrific article on donor fatigue. While email provides a cost-effective way to stay in contact with donors, if unmanaged email can undermine your ability to secure repeat donations. As you consider contact with your donors, consider the following:
Build relationships first
The first [...]

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Treatment of donors, key to repeat support

A vital part of any fundraising program must be the retention of donors. Given substantial acquisition costs, it is not uncommon for a donor to contribute three times before reaching breakeven. According to a report cited in the Chronicle of Philanthropy, many donors stop giving because they hate the way charities approach [...]

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