Online Fundraisingby Deane Brengle, Editor of the Fundraising for Small Groups NewsletterThere is quite a buzz lately about online fundraising. Nonprofit groups are looking to add to their fundraising efforts by utilizing the internet. Small nonprofit group fundraising really hasn't changed much in the last 25 - 30 years. And the strain on those fundraising resources has only intensified in this time of budget cuts and layoffs. Still, our children raise money by selling candy bars, raffle tickets, and holding car washes. Safety is becoming a major concern for all fundraisers, too. "Door to door" selling isn't recommended by any one anymore and most groups have banned it. So there's fewer people to sell to and you have to raise more funds, a no win proposition. If anything, fundraising has become harder over the last 25 - 30 years. Enter the "Internet Boom". The dot come era was supposed to revolutionize how we live our lives. Fortunes were made and lost on that wave of optimism. But regardless of the initial over blown hype, the internet can be an important tool for nonprofits to use for fundraising. Some far sighted fundraising suppliers are offering online fundraisers. These can be in conjunction with a traditional fundraiser or as a stand alone fundraiser. For the most part when your nonprofit runs an online fundraiser for the online part there is:
None of the hassles of traditional fundraising:
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The internet has changed small group fundraising forever by offering greater access and more variety of fundraising programs to small groups which no sales person would ever have called on. And it has made fundraising possible 24 hours a day 365 days a year with no regard geography. Friends and relatives from across American can order from the comfort of their own homes any time of day. With online fundraising being so new many groups don't have much experience at choosing a fundraiser. Here is a short list of what to look for in an online fundraiser:
Online fundraising clearly can not be ignored when making a fundraising plan for your group. You can't depend on it for all your funding yet. But if you incorporate it into your fundraising mix it will provide new funds for your group that will increase every year. So why not get on board with online fundraising today?
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