This Weeks Highlights
* Editor's Note - Interactive Meetings
* Fundraising Article - Adding A Chat Site For Your Group
* Fundraising Software & Applications - Interactive Software For Online Meetings
* Fundraising Products - TimberWick Candles
* More Fundraising / Software Products
* Fundraising Tips - Your Public Image
* Book Review - Grant Writing: Strategies for Developing Winning Proposals (2nd Edition)
From The Editor
I wanted to continue talking about online interactive
meetings, because I believe it will save us all a lot
of time and energy.
So keep an open mind with our topics and determine
how online interactive meetings could help your
organization. For fun I put up a chat box at our
article on Chat Sites.
I ask that you keep your chat clean and responsible for others sake. Thanks.
Fundraising Article
Adding A Chat Site For Your Group
Computer-to-computer communication is available in
various forms. If your organization has a website,
it's easy to add chat capabilities.
Chat sites are great for small committees of 8 or less.
If you get any more than this, it starts to become a
bit cumbersome.
Start by placing your chat box on a page of your
website that the public does not have ready access.
Then send the link to your committee members in an
email just before the online meeting that you've
scheduled previously.
Check out our article on online chat sites here.
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Fundraising Software & Applications
Interactive Software For Online Meetings
In our last issue we introduced to you a software
program designed for "chat". We are going to advance
one step further in our quest for conducting online
interactive meetings that go beyond simple chat.
This company is becoming increasingly known for its
capabilities with interactive meetings and many more
basic web services. The company, Market Depot,
also has a low monthly fee of $11.90 per month for
its iConference program.
Here are some of their main features.
* Text Chat, Voice, Voice & Video (webcam enabled) Chat
* Send & Receive Files (transfer applications - NO additional charges)
* Universal / Worldwide Accessibility (hi bandwidth & low bandwidth rooms)
* Variable Size Video Chat (increase or decrease the size of the webcam video stream)
* Whiteboard Drawing
* Host your very own events & shows
* VoIP/Webcam - group surfing
* Multiple Buddy Lists
* Instant Messenger with 'Telegram' capability
* Transfer Files
* Use Portrait Galleries
For those of you involved with online marketing or
network marketing, check out their sister company
MLM Blueprint.
This site is chocked full of useful programs.
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| Fundraising Products |
TimberWick Candle Company Fundraiser
We've locked onto another great candle fundraising
program. This time from the experts at TimberWick
Candle Company They are famous for their "gumdrop"
candles.
TimberWick candles feature an all-natural soy wax
base, cotton wicks, and strong, beautiful scents!
The genetic makeup of a soy candle product gives
you a very soft, creamy, and long lasting candle.
These soy candles have NO petroleum in them, so
you won't experience any of the black, sooty residue
that most other candles might give you. Soy wax
is more of a healthier candle than paraffin or
petroleum-based candles. They're safer too.
TimberWick also has a Spirit Fundraising program
that allows your group to get a special laser
engraved wooden lid for your candles. The lids
can be customized by laser engraving your school,
team, group name along with the mascot, name, or
logo.
The lids cost $3.00 each to engrave and will also
have a one time $50 set up charge.
The candle sales brochures will be provided to you
for free so it's easy to get started.
These are easy sells when you show your customers
the full color brochures?
Get fired up about
TimberWick Candles here.
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| More Fundraising/Software Products |
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| Fundraising Tips |
Your Public Image
One of the most often overlooked areas of fundraising
is the "public image" of your organization. What do
I mean? Well, does the public see your organization
as one that is making a positive difference?
Another question: Do people even know you exist?
If not then it's time to pump up your PR efforts.
This should be done whether you are a Boy Scout
Troop, Ladies Missionary Union or a regional
association of a national organization.
Does the public at large or your community know
about all the good you are accomplishing? Increase
the good PR for your group and watch your donations
rise this year.
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| Book Review |
Grant Writing: Strategies for Developing Winning Proposals (2nd Edition)
Author Patrick W. Miller gets right to the point
about winning grant proposals...starting with the
title. The cost is about $28, but will be ideal
for attracting grants at many more times this price.
He gives each reader his proven guidelines, techniques,
and ideas for preparing grant applications. You
get 130 review questions, many web resources and
over a dozen exercises that will teach you to be a
successful proposal writer.
If you want to hear that special word "yes" from
your grant givers, then you should get Patrick's book
Grant Writing: Strategies for Developing Winning Proposals soon.
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