Turning College Students Into Lifelong Philanthropists
FUND-RAISING IDEAS Getting college students to become lifelong donors is a challenge for many colleges and universities. At the University of California at San Diego, officials decided that giving students a chance to raise, invest, and distribute charitable funds would help make them loyal donors…
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
A Contest Modeled on Reality TV Shows Pulls In $2-Million for Charities
FUND-RAISING IDEAS John A. Ritter, chief executive officer of Focus Property Group, a Las Vegas company, decided he wanted his company’s annual year-end charity event to be more than just the usual walkathon or food drive, and he wanted it to be fun. So he consulted with a public-relations firm,…
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Charity Calendars Show More Than Date
FUND-RAISING IDEAS Nonprofit trustees and employees are getting naked. A growing number of charities are coaxing their top leaders, volunteers, and others to help them produce calendars with a nude theme to raise money. While the models in the calendars almost always have objects placed…
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Many charities dream of advancing their cause on the big screen, where the payoff, and risks, can be hugeSpecial Olympics encourages mentally disabled people to take risks and pursue intense athletic competition. The charity took a risk of its own when it decided to work with Bobby and Peter…
By Alison Stein Wellner
Contributor
Charities that team up to raise money find such partnerships can yield big benefits, but many remain leeryIf Priscilla Savary could write a want ad to help fulfill her dream of raising more money, it would read something like this: “Nonprofit organization seeks like-minded charity to plan joint…
By PETER PANEPENTO
Contributor
2006 Fund-Raising Service Guide
SHARING IDEAS THAT WORK Sharing fund-raising ideas is not something many nonprofit groups do eagerly. But many organizations have developed approaches that can easily be adopted by other charities. In this guide, The Chronicle shows how a range of imaginative efforts have helped charities increase…
Emigrant, Mont. “Try these while they’re hot,” says Pam Kirchoff, setting a tray of caramel breakfast rolls next to a plate of cherry muffins in the gleaming kitchen of the Mountain Sky Guest Ranch. It’s only 6 a.m., but Ms. Kirchoff, the ranch’s pastry chef, is already in a rush: Today she and…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Young Children Can Appreciate Philanthropy, Book Says
Raising Charitable Children
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Ways to Maximize Internet Fund Raising Through E-Mail
The Mercifully Brief Real World Guide to Raising Thousands (if Not Tens of Thousands) of Dollars With Email
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How to Improve Your Organization’s Newsletters
The Mercifully Brief Real World Guide to Raising More Money With Newsletters Than You Ever Thought Possible
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions