So, right now most packs are thinking about Day Camp, or Resident Camp, or the Fourth of July Parade. They may be doing one of the things listed in our Summer Recruiting Guide. But most of them are thinking that fall recruiting is a long ways away. But the days until school’s get back in … Read more
Phone Scammers So this isn’t specifically about nonprofits, or volunteerism – but if you’re reading this, you’re probably involved with one of those. One of the things I want to provide for my readers are things to make their lives better. This will make your life better. It will free up your time so … Read more
Why You Feel Guilty Asking One of the biggest roadblocks to people recruiting volunteers, or raising money is guilt. People are naturally feel guilty asking for things. We’re trained that asking for thing makes us look weak. It also makes us feel vulnerable. We hate hearing the word no. Nobody really likes being told no. … Read more
About a week ago, I posted a piece about “the top 10 reasons to send your kid to camp.” It was read by people all over the world. The biggest concern people had was, “we can get kids to go to camp, but getting adults to go with them is the tough part.” So, … Read more
Creating Attractive Infographics for Free The great thing about social media is that anybody can get on it to spread their message. The bad thing about social media is that anybody can get on it to spread their message. With millions of people sharing billions of things, how do you stand out? How do you … Read more
When working with volunteers, thanks is the only payment we can really give them. And there are only so many official awards that can be handed out. Then, once a volunteer has been given all of those, what other ways of thanking leaders are there? This was a question that would come up more often … Read more
What Can I Do to Increase Facebook Page Likes? These quick tips will help you increase Facebook page likes in a hurry. If you’re looking to increase the size of your group, Facebook likes are essentially currency. It’s how you build the network for your group to recruit people and raise money. Many schools no longer … Read more
I love finding cool stuff – especially cool ways of raising money. This past week I stumbled across GivingGrid and, man, I think it’s cool. When I saw GivingGrid, I literally let out an audible yell. As a professional fundraiser, this is the exact sort of thing I was looking for over the better part … Read more
This past Wednesday was the third anniversary of my father’s death. I wrote his obituary, and I included the almost obligatory, “in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Boy Scouts of America”, which then asks for a check. It occurs to me now that this is a terribly inefficient and outdated way of … Read more
Free Advertising? Could your organization use free advertising? Seems like a safe bet that any non-profit would. You’d like people with an interest in your cause to be able to find you? Google Ad Grants is a program that donates free in-kind advertising to qualifying non-profit organizations. How do you qualify? You sign up for the “Google … Read more