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		<title>Non Profit Fundraising Ideas That Work</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a plethora of nonprofit fundraising ideas that work. The success of any fundraiser is dependent upon several factors. Your donor base must be strong. This means you need a large donor base and a significant portion who give large gifts. If you do not have a strong donor base, your fundraiser must be of great interest to the general public. A strong fundraising professional or volunteer must be in charge of your fundraiser.Silent auctions are practically money in the bank. Send letters to businesses in your community asking them to donate a product or service for your auction. Set a deadline to receive donations. Once you have all the donated items, start combing products and services into unique auction packages. Estimate the value of each package and establish a minimum bind. If the value of a package is $550, set the minimum bid at $200. Determine bid increments. <a href="http://www.centuryfive.net/non-profit-fundraising-ideas-that-work.html">Read more...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>GIS For Successful Grant Writing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ways GIS can facilitate a grant projectSuccessful grant writing requires a clear and focused description of the project, needs, budget, and resources. GIS (Geographic Information Systems) mapping can greatly assist grant writing in the following ways:· Describing your project&#8217;s impact· Doing research and analysis· Conducting outreach, education, and advocacy· Engaging public participation· Evaluating your project&#8217;s resultsGrants may request information on how the project will have an impact on communities and natural resources. What geographic area will be served by your project? Will your project serve certain populations: low-income, those with primary languages other than English, disadvantaged minority groups? Does your project need to target a certain age group such as parents with young children or the elderly? GIS can be used to locate these populations, describe them with maps (including intersections of multiple socioeconomic and geographic variables), and illustrate how your project will be accomplished in the community. With GIS, you can demonstrate your project&#8217;s <a href="http://www.centuryfive.net/gis-for-successful-grant-writing.html">Read more...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Annual Appeal Letter Asks &#8211; Four Secrets Of Requesting Donations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the fundraising profession, the act of requesting funds from a donor is called “the ask.” When you are writing a fundraising letter and you arrive at the place where you must actually, ahem, request a donation, you have arrived at the ask. And the ask, as you probably know, is one of the toughest things to get right in fundraising.Where in the letter should you mention money? Early on in your letter you should let your reader know why you are writing. Somewhere “above the fold,” usually in the second or third paragraph, describe the reason for your letter. Here is an example:“The people of Afghanistan have already suffered 20 years of conflict and three years without rain. One and a half million are dead. Two million are disabled. And now this: the UN is predicting that “the number of Afghans facing hunger and deprivation will soon reach 7.5 <a href="http://www.centuryfive.net/annual-appeal-letter-asks-four-secrets-of-requesting-donations.html">Read more...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Donation Thank-You Letter Mistakes To Avoid In Direct Mail Fundraising</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I once had a friend who used to bid me farewell by exclaiming, “Up ’yer kilt!” Where Jock is today and how many pals he still has I cannot tell. But his original and startling phrase reminds me of a vital truth in direct mail fundraising: How you thank your donors and how your donors hear you thank them can be two different things.Strangely enough, in the process of thanking donors, some fundraisers actually offend them. Here are some of the classic mistakes to avoid in your gift acknowledgement letters, notes and cards.Mistake #1: “Dear Friend” I think I can affirm without fear of contradiction that the only people who address you as “friend” are the people who are not your friends. If they knew you well, they’d address you by name. If you thank a donor with a letter that begins “Dear Friend,” you are likely to thank them <a href="http://www.centuryfive.net/donation-thank-you-letter-mistakes-to-avoid-in-direct-mail-fundraising.html">Read more...</a>]]></description>
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