Going all out on a few major events accomplishes your goals

By Sandy Rees

6. Learn from your mistakes

After the event, have a "lessons learned" session. Talk about what went well and what didn't. Make notes about each item you discuss, and save the notes for your first planning meeting next year. Then next year, you'll have something to start from to avoid making the same mistakes twice.

Sandy Rees is a fundraising coach and consultant, and author of the Get Fully Funded blog. Reach her at sandy@sandyrees.com