How would Jesus raise money?

Powerful fundraising training from Mission Increase

Regardless of whether or not you are a person of faith, I think that you will respond to the powerful messages of Mission Increase.

I love the idea of moving from "Subtractional Giving" to "Transactional Giving" and then culminating with "Transformational Giving."

More here:
http://www.missionincrease.org/index.cfm?action=general.dspVideoTraining

Please take a few moments to watch.

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Amazing resource for youth-serving organizations

I am incredibly impressed by the work of the Dallas Children's Advocacy Center. There are few organizations that I could imagine making a bigger impact on the lives of our community's most vulnerable citizens!

In addition to providing great service themselves, the DCAC has now launched an incredible Web site to offer its trainings to the rest of us! It breaks my heart that we need something like this in our world, but I am grateful that they are providing it.

If you work for a youth-serving organization, you definitely need to check this out:
Crimes Against Children Conference-on-Demand
https://www.cacconference.org/Conference_Capture.html

Many thanks to DCAC for this incredible resource... which is also a remarkable example of social enterprise!

Grantseeking 101: Navigating the Proposal Process

Oh, to be a proposal reviewer...

Next Wednesday, The Center for Nonprofit Management will present Grantseeking 101: Navigating the Proposal Process:

Grantseeking 1: Navigating the Proposal Process
Grantseeking 1 is one of the Center’s most popular workshops, valuable for both beginners and for people who would like to review the fundamentals of seeking grants. This practical class covers how to prepare to seek grants, types of foundations and grants, and the basics of public and private sector research and grant seeking. By the end of the class, you’ll apply all you’ve learned to conduct research for your organization!

This session is offered quarterly, typically on the first or second Wednesday of the month. It is the first of a quarterly three-part series made up of GrantSeeking 1, GrantSeeking 2, and Writing the Case Statement Clinic.

Seating is limited, so please enroll early here:
http://my.cnmdallas.org/source/Meetings/cMeetingFunctionDetail.cfm?section=unknown&product_major=GR081105&functionstartdisplayrow=1

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Free Training Call tomorrow with SETH GODIN

Seth Godin is an American author of business books and a popular speaker with one of the most popular blogs in the world. Click his head above to read that blog.

Free Training Call: Nonprofit Marketing Basics
with Special Guest Seth Godin (yes, that Seth Godin!)
Tuesday, September 16 at 1pm (eastern)

Author, blogger and marketing guru Seth Godin has spent his career helping nonprofits find a way to stand out. Next week, Seth will be offering his advice directly to nonprofits during Network for Good's Nonprofit 911 teleconference series. Register now for this eye-opening training opportunity:

• Learn the tricks and common pitfalls of nonprofit marketing
  
• Get practical tips for creating messages that compel action
  
• Meet Squidoo, and learn how and why to use it as part of your nonprofit organization's marketing and fundraising plans

Seth Godin's 10 books have been featured on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Amazon.com and BusinessWeek bestseller lists--not to mention his wildly popular e-books including "Unleashing the Ideavirus," which more than 1,000,000 people have downloaded. Seth was founder and CEO of Yoyodyne, the industry's leading interactive direct marketing company, which Yahoo! acquired in late 1998. He holds an MBA from Stanford and was called "the Ultimate Entrepreneur for the Information Age" by BusinessWeek.

Can't make it on the 16th? All registrants will receive both a free MP3 audio and text transcript. View the details and registration information here:

http://info.networkforgood.org/np911091608/

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CFRE Review Course this June 11-12, 2008 in Dallas

If you are anywhere near the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, please consider joining the members of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) - Greater Dallas Chapter along with the members of AFP - Ft. Worth Metro Chapter for the AFP DFW Philanthropy Conference 2008!.

Among the key features will be the "best CFRE Review Course in Texas." Here is the agenda for the course, which will be taught by veteran fundraiser and CFRE master James Holcomb:

• History of Philanthropy and Laying the Foundation for Fund Development


• Defining the Integrated Development Program


• Making the Case


• Volunteers and Staff : Roles, Responsibilities, and Relationships


• Identifying, Involving, and Retaining Current and Prospective Donors


• Annual Giving and Fundraising Methods


• Planned Giving ( U.S. version and/or Canadian version)


• Capital Giving
  

More info here:
http://dfwphilanthropyconference.com/cfre.htm
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Training Event tomorrow: Using MySpace and Facebook to build community

My friends at the Volunteer Center of North Texas somehow conned me into leading this workshop tomorrow:

The Power and Influence of Online Communities

Businesses, universities and now nonprofit organizations are turning to Facebook.com and MySpace.com to spread the mission of their agencies, communicate with volunteers and recruit new volunteers into their organizations. But this is no task for the technologically challenged. Gain knowledge on how to create accounts, and learn the pros and cons of communicating with this medium.

I've been told that 23 people have signed up. Those poor people have no idea what they're in for...


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