How to Involve Volunteers Your Fundraising Program

If you're like most nonprofit fundraisers, you probably involve volunteers in running your special events, and perhaps involving them in the office to stuff envelopes and do other clerical duties. Did you know you could be raising a lot more money each year by involving volunteers in ALL your fundraising activities? Yes, we said ALL-everything from researching funders and helping to create your development plan to running your capital campaign and assisting with planned giving efforts. All this will result in a better bottom line for your nonprofit. In we show you the many ways you can involve volunteers, where to find fundraising volunteers, how to recruit them, how to train them, and how to keep them coming back! In this fast-reading book, we show you: is written for busy executive directors, development professionals, and board members who want to maximize fundraising reach and effectiveness by harnessing the incredible power of volunteers. As a you can read it in one sitting or grab a few chapters over lunch. More importantly, it gives you practical advice that you can easily implement without spending a ton of money. As a Expanding Your View of Volunteers in Fundraising Involving Volunteers in Research and Planning Involving Volunteers in Events, Direct Mail, and Phone Appeals Involving Volunteers in Your Annual Business Appeal Involving Volunteers in Major Gifts Involving Volunteers in Capital Campaigns Involving Volunteers in Planned Giving Finding, Training, and Retaining Volunteers Bringing It All Together Written by veteran nonprofit experts Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE and Joanne Oppelt, MHA, this book will help you raise more money by working smarter, not harder.