Would You Like to be Included in a CharityChannel Press Book? Here's How!
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Amy Eisenstein, MPA, CFRE is the author of 50 Asks in 50 Weeks: A Guide to Better Fundraising for Your Small Development Shop by CharityChannel Press. As a leading fundraising consultant, she helps nonprofits raise more money throughout the United States.
Amy wrote this CharityChannel Press In the Trenches book for those who are raising money for a nonprofit organization with a small development office or no paid fundraising staff; who want to raise more money; who are you stuck in a rut with their fundraising program; who want to feel motivated and re-energized about fundraising; and for those who need an action plan.
While there are many critical components of a small development office, you cannot raise money if you do not ask for gifts. This book is about getting back to basics, increasing the number and size of gifts you ask for and receive, and keeping you disciplined so you remember to “ask” all year long.
Amy's book will help the reader:
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Raise more money.
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Create a basic development plan.
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Identify new prospects.
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Ask for gifts more frequently.
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Review the basics of fundraising.
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Work with your board on fundraising.
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Hire your first development staff member.
- Work as a cohesive development team with your executive director, development staff members, and board members.
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
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Has your organization broken out of the grant writing, event planning, and direct mail mold? Have you tried (with success or failure) to fundraise from individuals?
If so, I’d love to hear from you. I’m currently collecting stories from executive directors, fundraising professionals, and board members to include in my third book to be published by CharityChannel Press. The stories should focus on your experience (or lack thereof) getting started fundraising from individuals in a personal, face-to-face way.
Please help your fellow fundraisers learn from your real-world successes, as well your failures, challenges and frustrations. I want to hear about them all!
Take a few minutes of your time to submit your story regarding fundraising from individuals (face-to-face) to be included in my third book. Here are some questions to help you get started:
- Why has or hasn’t your organization started fundraising from individuals (face-to-face)?
- What challenges have you encountered along the way?
- What concerns do you have about getting started?
- What are the issues raised by board members?
- Why do you think you’ve been successful or unsuccessful fundraising from individuals?
- Do you have 100 percent board participation? How did you achieve it? Why don’t you have it?
- Are your board members engaged with fundraising? Do they introduce your organization to potential donors? Do they help with cultivation, solicitation or stewardship?
Send me an email at amy@tripointfundraising.com with no more than two paragraphs about your personal experience fundraising from individuals. Include your name, organization, and phone number (note that your personal information will not be shared publically in my book if you prefer to remain anonymous – please let me know if that is the case).
I will not be reprinting the paragraphs you send, so don’t worry about making them perfect. I will be using them to determine which stories to use. If your story is selected, I will call you for a brief (twenty minute) interview.
If your story is included in my book, you’ll receive a free, signed copy, plus a mention in the acknowledgements section if okay with you.
Thank you in advance for your help. Please let me know if you have any questions.
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