Sandy Rees writes the “Get Fully Funded” blog in addition to consulting and coaching nonprofit leaders on fundraising. A former Development Director for nonprofits, she has written Fundraising Buffet and co-wrote 7 Essential Steps to Raising Money by Mail. The interview was conducted by Don Akchin, a principal of Nonprofit Marketing 360 and a frequent […]
Fundraising: Two New Online Platforms Target Nonprofits
Suddenly everyone wants to build a social media platform just for nonprofits. In addition to Jumo and Crowdrise, which act as fundraising portals, and Facebook’s nonprofit program, March saw two new entries. Craig Newmark (the Craig in Craigslist) launched Craigconnects as a way to support worthy organizations from the grassroots. Meanwhile, Google for Nonprofits offers […]
Will Ferrell’s Good Humor Helps Cancer For College
The online (micro)charity organization ‘Crowdrise‘ has grown in presence and influence since its founding a bit over a year ago. Its goal was/is to raise money by encouraging people to sign onto ‘teams’ that use their social-media presences to reach out to their friends. The team thus pools its time and the money collected, and […]