Ideas for fundraising

If you are looking for ideas to pursue, for yourself or a fundraising group, then the secret weapon is a notebook and pen. Keep it with you at all times, in your pocket, on the bedside table, wherever you are have it within reach. You will need it to jot down those flashes of inspiration that come to you in your dreams or during breakfast or while you are in a boring meeting. You know the sort of thing, the inspirational thought which will increase the results of your efforts dramatically without you having to increase your efforts dramatically, like the £5/$5 lottery (i'll talk about that in a future message - check back, it'll be worth it).

You will want to divide your notebook into sections, current projects, future projects, potential projects, and random ideas. It is amazing how the ideas which aren't really suitable for one project are perfect for a different project.

What do fundraisers want to know?

OK, I'm sitting here wondering what to talk about, I'm not the biggest expert in the world on fundraising but I do know a bit, but I am pretty sure that I do not know what you, my good reader, needs to know. Now that's not to say I can't help with what you need to know, but it does mean that I don't know what you want to know, so what you got to do is 1/ Take the survey, the links to the right hand side of the screen, and 2/ Ask a question, and i'll try my best to answer it, and if I don't know how to help then perhaps one of my other readers will be able to help.

I am in the process of creating a comprehensive ebook on the subject of Fundraising for small organisations, if you would like a free copy when it is complete then please help me with my research by completing my survey. Click on the link below

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Many Thanks

Jim

Welcome to Funraising For Small Organisations

Hi and welcome to my new blog 'Fundraising for Small Organisations', I hope to develop this into a fairly comprehensive resource for those kind hearted people who are trying to make a difference in the world. I'm talking about those people, often unappreciated, who help the majority of small charities and community organisations survive, people who will often put more of their time and effort into supporting an organisation than you would believe. Most fundraisers are people who take on the challenge because they believe in it and because it will fulfill their need to do something usefull and important. Most fundraisers, however, are not paid for their efforts, they do not have any formal training and quite often have little or no support from their organisation.

This blog will hopefully make it a little easier for some of these people to achieve their goals, whatever they are.

Thanks

Jim