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Pack of 19 fundraising 'QuickGuides'

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19 essential downloadable guides covering all aspects of fundraising. From aquiring new donors and event planning to fundraising databases and legacies, Wiremill Publishing's excellent guides will help you meet your fundraising targets.
Format: 19 PDF downloads

What will you learn?

With 19 detailed guides covering key fundraising activities, whether you're a novice or more experienced fundraiser, you'll learn all you need to know to do expert and effective fundraising.

FREE preview guide

Sample one of the QuickGuides with this free, 24-page, PDF download:

'Fundraising for individuals' (Pdf, 600kb)

What will you get?

Downloadable PDF documents on a wide range of topics. Here are just a few of the topics covered in each guide.

Understanding fundraising

  • Getting your thinking in order
  • Raising the funds to support your aspirations
  • Fundraising opportunities

Acquiring new donors

  • Why grow or build a supporter base?
  • Motivating people to support your cause
  • Donor retention

Bequests and legacies

  • Pros and cons of bequest fundraising
  • Legal and tax issues
  • Promoting the organisation

Direct mail fundraising

  • Raising funds by mail
  • Treating different donors differently
  • Using a mailing house

Donor service

  • What do donors want?
  • Delivering quality donor service
  • Reasonable expectations vs. inappropriate demands

Events planning

  • Preparing for event day
  • Marketing and promotion
  • Planning and research

Fundraising databases part one

  • What can a database do for your organisation?
  • How do you choose a database?
  • Data management

Fundraising databases part two

  • Grantmakers and companies
  • Managing campaigns and allocating funds
  • High value donors and other special relationships

Fundraising from companies

  • Researching corporate interests
  • Cause-related marketing
  • Sponsorships

Fundraising from Grantmakers

  • Types of grants and foundations
  • The application process
  • Maintaining your relationship

Fundraising from individuals

  • Identifying, involving, asking
  • The giving pyramid
  • Measuring your effectiveness

Fundraising from wealthy individuals

  • Researching, connections, friend-raising
  • Communicating, approaching, soliciting
  • Stewardship and involvement

Making the ask

  • Who will be asked? Who will Ask? And what will they ask for?
  • Pre-meeting briefing and the meeting
  • Debriefing and follow-up

Overseas challenges

  • Planning
  • Promotion and recruitment
  • Support and preparation

Preparation for fundraising

  • Friend-raising and donor cultivations
  • Projects and fundraising techniques
  • Staffing and other resources

Presentations

  • Preparing to speak
  • Do's and don'ts of content
  • Dealing with nerves

Relationship fundraising

  • Evaluating the sources of funding
  • Individuals, communities, groups and associations
  • Companies, trusts and foundations, government and statutory sources

Special events

  • Choosing an event
  • Working with volunteer communities
  • Additional fundraising opportunities

Sources of funding

  • Tools of the trade
  • Saying thank you... and meaning it
  • Growing your donors

 Other information

If you have any questions about the guides or are experiencing any problems please email Janice Hillerton at admin@wiremillpublishing.com

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