Tag Archives: Nonprofit

Awesome Kickstarter campaign for Art Space Tokyo

Posted on July 28, 2010 by michaelmilton

Wow, I just finished reading Craig Mod’s fascinating post on using Kickstarter to raise funds to reprint his book. Everyone who works in fundraising should check it out.

I’d like to add a few points about why this and other Kickstarter projects are such good fundraising opportunities and how these successes look next to classic nonprofit fundraising techniques. Continue reading →

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Nonprofit debt and the decision to donate

Posted on April 9, 2010 by michaelmilton

During most of the go-go 2000s I lived in the epicenter of the housing boom, Sarasota, FL, where we know a thing or two about debt (and nonprofit debt). So I wasn’t at all surprised to read this morning’s New … Continue reading →

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How to write a fundraising letter and evaluate its performance

Posted on December 1, 2009 by michaelmilton

Now is the season when nonprofits are scrambling to get out their end of year fundraising letters. Nonprofits who sent out letters over a week ago have been forgotten, since everyone reboots their brains over Thanksgiving, and nonprofits who send … Continue reading →

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How to sell capacity investments to nonprofits

Posted on August 27, 2009 by michaelmilton

As a wonky new Austinite I was delighted to discover the blog Keep Austin Wonky, and even more pleased to read this post about nonprofit capacity building. The author Julio Gonzalez Altamirano cites this entry from another cool Austin blog, … Continue reading →

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