Fundraising; Divide and Conquer Strategies for Car Wash Fundraiser Ticket Sales and Canvassing

One of the best ways to run a car wash fundraiser is to sell tickets in advance and canvass various neighborhoods going door-to-door. Most car wash fundraiser tickets can be sold for four or five dollars and it really does not matter how much you sell them for because 80% of the people who buy the car wash fundraiser tickets will not come to the event anyway.

Car Wash Fundraiser Signage Strategies and Secrets

We have all seen carwash fundraisers where kids stand on the corner with big poster board signs that say carwash and they are trying to attract cars into the parking lot to get in line to get washed so their nonprofit group can make lots of money.

Car Wash Fundraiser Donation Can Secrets to Increase Sales

One very good strategy for car wash fundraisers is to have coffee cans, which say donation on them. The words DONATION should be in large black letters using a magic marker.

How to Build a Better Budget in Your Grant: Advice from Grant Makers

As the Grants Committee Chair on the Board of an Educational Foundation that gives small grants to teachers, I have participated in two grant review sessions. There, I learned more than I could have in two years of simply writing grants. Reading grants was like interviewing candidates to invest the money we spent all year fundraising and taught me the no grant will be funded if it appears financially risky. Here are some tips on creating a budget that will attract funders, rather than scare them off.

Sources of Funding

Are you looking for finance to support your business? Sometimes it is easy to overlook the obvious - there are four main areas of obtaining funding.

Why Obtaining Business Start Up Capital is Important

It seems like everybody these days wants to start their own business. I spoke to my older brother last night and he mentioned a business venture. I was actually sort of surprised because he already has a great job working at a financial firm.

How To Get Thousands of Dollars Free From The Government

Every year billions of dollars are issued in government federal grants to a variety of groups. Grants are awarded to individuals from all walks of life. Each and every day of the year grants are being awarded for an ever increasing array of purposes. Find out how to claim your grant.

Internet Fundraising Organization

Are you thinking about starting an Internet Fundraising Organization? That’s a great idea. With some creativity, you have the opportunity to raise unlimited funds for your cause.

Labor-Sponsored Venture Capital Corporations

What is Venture Capital and How Is It Helping The Growth of the Economy? Before we discuss labor-sponsored venture capital corporations, let us first understand venture capital. Venture capital can be defined as the money that comes from professionals interested in investing in new and growing companies with a potential of providing sizable economic contributions.

Fundraising Letter Postscripts Must Startle To Raise Donations In Direct Mail Appeals

Are the gurus correct? Is the postscript one of the first things donors read when they look at your fundraising letter? Then you must make your PS as powerful as your envelope teaser copy and the first sentence in your letter.

How to Get Free Wheelchairs through the NHS

This article explains how to get free wheelchairs if you live in the UK, it also explains how the whole process works and if you should apply or not.

Bake Sale Tips

The holiday season is prime time for fundraisers and craft shows. No craft show would be complete without a bake sale. If you have been tasked to coordinate the bake sale, follow these simple tips to ensure your mouth-watering event is a huge success!

$100 Million Naming Rights: Entitlement or Need?

Many universities are raising the bar for naming rights. Do they see this as entitlement or need. Who qualifies for the right to ask for a $100 million gift?

How Long are your Donors? Improve Donor Tenure and You'll Boost Fundraising Request Letter Revenue

Direct mail fundraising, like all effective fundraising, is about raising friends rather than raising funds. Raising a friend is always more important in the long term (the only term worth considering in fundraising) than raising a dollar. And losing a donor is always worse than losing a dollar.