Most community based organisations do a lot with very little. Here are our fundraising tips for organisations on a budget.
1. Plan your approach. Ad-hoc fundraising rarely works as well as a concerted 12 month effort with lots of touchpoints. Look at seasonal efforts, and make it a practice to gather email addresses or facebook friends where possible.
2. Keep in touch with your donors - you're in the business of raising friends, not just money. Keep in touch via email or facebook updates so that people have you 'top of mind'. Let them know what's new in your world, what you're doing with the funds and who you're serving.
3. People react after a certain number of touch-points. This is marketing speak for
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