Fundraising Headlines and Blogs

If you’re looking at this in it’s blog format, you’ll notice that there are some tags in the side bar. This past week, I spent some time tagging all of my past posts, so it should make it a little easier to find posts that include links to various items that may be of interest to you.

Here’s a summary of this week’s headlines and fundraising / nonprofit items of interest. As always, please feel free to forward this to others you know who might benefit from it. Thanks again for reading!

• Your ability to raise funds – is unlimited when you effectively articulate needs and strategies. http://bit.ly/cPmuXM
• Appeal sent with $0 ask amount: You Get What You Ask For http://bit.ly/dk35Kc
• Interesting fundraising idea: Executives will brave the elements to raise money for services for the homeless. http://bit.ly/cCRIfa
• Example of a great video for a fundraising event (for a Fund for Women and Girls) http://bit.ly/dbndfn
• Make “Small” Your Advantage when fundraising for nonprofits. http://bit.ly/dAhuut
• Fewer donors are canceling direct debit donations to nonprofits. http://bit.ly/beNlRD
• Allow time to cultivate prospective donors: Yum’s arena deal came as result of a five-year courtship http://bit.ly/9h8jaz
• How to Build a More Effective Online Giving Program http://bit.ly/cBAjli
• Charitable Giving Patterns of Different Generations http://bit.ly/cmMmVu

• Taking Advantage of the Time-Money Relationship to Engage Both Volunteers and Donors http://bit.ly/ba5Wyd
• How to Engage the Next Generation of Donors http://bit.ly/cuRoxo

• Four Reasons Why Nonprofits Should Reconsider Facebook http://bit.ly/bAvm4b
• Is your Nonprofit’s Facebook Page Worth it? http://bit.ly/d3fjsi
• Social media can help to augment traditional relationship building strategies when used with donors. http://bit.ly/c7mUX0
• Ten Common Mistakes Made With Fundraising Technology http://bit.ly/dkzCqr
• What You and Your Nonprofit Should Know About Facebook Changes http://bit.ly/aJAGB5
• Wake-up call: visitors to your web site are no longer entering through your home page. http://bit.ly/9GozDz

• Nonprofits worrying that growth is fleeting http://bit.ly/aylmrM
• Up to One-Fourth of Nonprofits May Lose Tax Breaks – 2006 law required all nonprofits to file tax returns http://nyti.ms/awv40K
• Longitudinal research as a benefit to the nonprofit sector http://bit.ly/bagOcN
• Market emotions cycle graph of how we feel as the markets fluctuate. http://bit.ly/bgqUk4
• Traditional nonprofits are increasingly encouraged to be more entrepreneurial. Here’s how. http://bit.ly/drRrRF
• Nonprofit Marketing Plan Template — Invest 5 – 10 Hours to Grow Communications Impact http://bit.ly/ag382q
• Short video showing growth in unemployment rates across the country http://bit.ly/dtACBq
• Foundation Giving Declined by Record 8.4 Percent in 2009, Study Finds http://bit.ly/cRQqbL
• Charitable fundraisers had their worst year in a decade but are upbeat about prospects for 2010 http://bit.ly/dBURNw