Nonprofit Fundraising

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Raising funds to support your nonprofit will be one of your first tasks as well as an ongoing challenge. Yet it doesn't need to be a burden. Fundraising is part and parcel of every nonprofit's need to reach out for community support and involvement. Learn more about effective methods and best practices.

Introduction to Nonprofit Fundraising

Nonprofit Fundraising Methods: An Overview
A look at your options: soliciting individual donors, holding events, applying for grants, and more.
Getting New Charitable Donors For Your Nonprofit
How to reach out and develop relationships with core supporters.
All About Utilizing Volunteers at Your Nonprofit
Click here for a series of articles on recruitment tips, tax issues, and more.
Nonprofit Fundraising Through Garage Sales, Bake Sales, and More
Turn low-cost goods into revenue sources!
State Nonprofit Fundraising Registration Rules
Find out what you need to know and who you need to register with when planning nonprofit fundraising.

Special Events for Charity

Special Events 101 for Nonprofit Fundraising
The most important things to know before planning a special fundraising event.
Green Event Planning for Your Nonprofit Charity
Affordable ways to minimize the environmental impact of your special events.
Renting a Venue for Your Fundraiser? What Your Nonprofit's Contract Should Cover
Learning to love the fine print.
Is a Live, Silent, or Online Auction Best for Your Nonprofit?
Choosing between types of fundraising auctions.
Twelve Steps to Preparing a Successful Fundraising Auction
Advance planning is key to holding an auction that's both fun and profitable.
Ten Ways to Raise Extra Money During Your Special Event
With the right temptations, guests may find more to spend money on than the mere admission fee.
Choosing an Emcee for a Fundraising Event: Do's and Don'ts
Will your master of ceremonies show the mastery that's required for this role?

Legal and Tax Concerns When Fundraising

Nonprofit Fundraising: Legal and Tax Concerns
Click here for a series of articles on everything from state registration requirements to donor acceptance polices to UBIT.

Planned, Legacy, or Inheritance Gifts

Inheritance or Legacy Gifts: How Your Nonprofit Can Encourage Them
Some donors who can't help you now can make significant legacy gifts.
Nonprofit Gifts: When Strings Are Attached
You've received a major bequest -- with major conditions. Now what?

Online Fundraising

Social Networks as Fundraisers (or Friendraisers) for Your Nonprofit
How to use Facebook, Twitter, and more to build your community of friends and donors.
Your Nonprofit's Website as a Fundraising Tool
After your website gives people good information, is it giving them an easy way -- and compelling reason -- to donate?
Nonprofit Fundraising Emails: How to Make Them Profitable
Make sure your fundraising emails get opened, read, and responded to.
Basic SEO to Help Online Searchers Find Your Nonprofit's Site
Use search engine optimization to make sure your nonprofit's website doesn't get lost in the shuffle!
Using Crowdfunding to Raise Money for Your Nonprofit
Get your social networks united around a single, time-delimited goal.
How to Hold an Online Auction
Steps to fundraising via online bidding sites.

Additional Resources

Effective Fundraising for Nonprofits: Real-World Strategies That Work
A comprehensive guide to all types of nonprofit fundraising, with stories and insights from experts around the U.S.

The Volunteers' Guide to Fundraising
The best practical guide available for smaller, volunteer-led groups, such as PTAs, churches and houses of worship, sports teams, libraries, and so on.