Everybody´s a filmmaker. Camcorders and high end DSLR´s give ordinary joes the means to turn a hobby into a profession. But what about financing? It still takes money to turn dreams into reality. One way is to get like-minded people to help you out.
Words: 620 Downloads: 0 Category: Fundraising By: Woodfall MediaWith some many fundraisers being held it can be difficult to have a successful event. Selling tree saplings is a fun, and inexpensive fundraiser that will help you stand out from the crowd.
Words: 319 Downloads: 0 Category: Fundraising By: Tianna SilverIt can be difficult to get funding for charities and non-profits in today´s economy. Use these simple tips to promote your group and increase funding. The people your organization serves will be thankful.
Words: 300 Downloads: 0 Category: Fundraising By: Elyse GarciaThis article will tell the reader how to host a successful scrap metal drive for money. Everyone comes away from the fundraiser feeling good about benefiting the community, the organization, and the scrap metal recycler. It has suggestions for setting it up, staying safe, and promoting the fundraiser. Because of its beneficial nature, it´s an easy fundraiser to promote for very little cost. The article quotes from some promotional material used by a particularly successful drive.
Words: 1229 Downloads: 0 Category: Fundraising By: WyomingMeadowlarkIn Michael Bishop and Matthew Green´s 2008 book "Philanthrocapitalism: How Giving Can Save the World" traditional notions of charitable giving are turned upside down. Bishop and Green discuss emerging trends in philanthropy, especially the fact that practices and theories long associated with the business world are increasingly being used by a new generation of philanthropists. This review is largely positive, and discusses the strengths, uses, and reader appeal of the book, but does address a few points that some readers might find objectionable.
Words: 662 Downloads: 0 Category: Fundraising By: Anaya M. BakerUnfortunately, many grant proposals never get read, not because the nonprofit that sent it in is not worthy of the money, or because the proposal lacked merit, but because the person who prepared the proposal fell victim to the disqualification criteria used by most funders. People stand a better chance of getting the grant, if they avoid the following common but easily-avoided mistakes.
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