Comments on: 5 Best Quick Fundraising Methods http://www.thefundraisingauthority.com/strategy-and-planning/quick-fundraising-methods/ Tools and information for schools, churches, and other non-profits... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:23:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Fundly http://www.thefundraisingauthority.com/strategy-and-planning/quick-fundraising-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-7007 Fundly Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:23:36 +0000 http://www.thefundraisingauthority.com/?p=185#comment-7007 Good list of quick fundraising ideas. As I read it, it still seems like they take a lot of time and planning. Like you mention right off the bat, good traditional fundraising usually does take a lot of time. I suggest that your readers look at more non-traditional fundraising ideas, like Online Social Fundraising. How many Facebook friends do you have? Send them a request for small amounts of money. Make it easy for them to donate. It's definitely not as personal, but if you approach it right it won't come off as spammy. The big advantage is that it's quick, and once someone donates, other people will likely follow suit. Last night, I made a donation to Kiva.org, and then posted about it on Facebook. Within minutes, a friend had commented and another had "Liked" it. I sent an email to 5 close friends inviting them to come donate as well, or, if they didn't feel like donating, to at least check out the site. I hope to get a good response from that. Good list of quick fundraising ideas. As I read it, it still seems like they take a lot of time and planning. Like you mention right off the bat, good traditional fundraising usually does take a lot of time.

I suggest that your readers look at more non-traditional fundraising ideas, like Online Social Fundraising. How many Facebook friends do you have? Send them a request for small amounts of money. Make it easy for them to donate.

It’s definitely not as personal, but if you approach it right it won’t come off as spammy. The big advantage is that it’s quick, and once someone donates, other people will likely follow suit.

Last night, I made a donation to Kiva.org, and then posted about it on Facebook. Within minutes, a friend had commented and another had “Liked” it. I sent an email to 5 close friends inviting them to come donate as well, or, if they didn’t feel like donating, to at least check out the site. I hope to get a good response from that.

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