Fundraising Plans & Practices
–Harbor Compliance: Register for your Massachusetts Charitable Solicitation License
–About.com: Online Fundraising: A Startup Guide
–CapitalQuest: Materials, Training Guides, and Articles for Managing a Capital Campaign
–Fundraiser Help: Sample Fundraising Letters
–Guidestar: Top 10 Fundraising Tips
–IRS Charitable Contributions: Substantiation and Disclosure Requirements (.pdf)
–MNN 411 Article: Capital Campaign Planning Studies
–MNN 411 Article: How Nonprofits Can Use ‘Shiny Objects’ to Raise More Money
–National Council of Nonprofits (NCN): Ethical Fundraising
–NCN: Saying ‘Thank You’ to Donors
–Raise Funds: Building Donor Loyalty
–Raise Funds: In-Kind Gifts: How to Acknowledge and Recognize Them
–SBSF: Fundraising Donation Letter Template – 12 Items to Include in Donation Letters
–Society for Nonprofits: Fundraising Tips and Tricks
–TSNE MissionWorks: Getting Started with Email Fundraising
–Creative Ways to Integrate Current and Future Gift Marketing
Grants
–View current grant and award opportunities.
– AGM’s Common Proposal and Report forms
–The Balance: How to Write a Grant Proposal
–Free Management Library: Corporate Giving: Foundation Grants vs. Sponsorships
–Foundation Center: Grant Proposal Writing Short Course
–Non-Profit Guides: Grant-Writing Tools for Non-Profit Organizations
–Nonprofit Hub: Don’t Start Writing Your Nonprofit Grant Until You Read This
–Strengthening Nonprofits: Acquiring Public Grants (PDF)
For more on grants from the Free Management Library, click here.
Sponsorships
–About.com: 9 Ways to Get Corporate Sponsorships for Charity Events
–Eventbrite: Perfecting Your Sponsorship Pitch Deck
–MNN 411 Article: Up Your Game & Improve Your Performance to Succeed with Sponsorship
–National Center for Charitable Statistics: The Nonprofit FAQ: Sponsorship Strategies
–Sponsorship.com: Best Practices for Sponsorship Proposals
Resources
–Management Help Grant Information
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