Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

The movie theater cause marketing program of note in my city benefits The Jimmy Fund. Ushers or volunteers collect the change and bills in canisters after moviegoers watch a short trailer on The Jimmy Fund’s mission and services. They’ve had some moving trailers through the years. This one is my favorite.

Pass-Through 74

Pass-Through Retail Funding IT 74

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 1, 2022

In addition to combing through your CRM for potential donors for your auction, you should also ask any corporate sponsors if they’d be willing to make in-kind donations to the event. Most have a donation request process where you can request hotel stays, airline tickets, park passes, etc. Reach out to corporate partners.

Procurement 72

Procurement CRM Pass-Through Donation 72

Planned Giving

OCTOBER 5, 2024

This leads me to believe there’s one of two things going on at these nonprofits: They have a line on an alternative source of funding that’s so plentiful it will soon solve all their problems and sustain their mission for generations to come, but they’re not sharing. The folks in charge simply don’t understand math.

Budget 40

Budget Finance Pass-Through Donation 40