Grassroots

Given the many issues facing nonprofits today, and the people they serve, it is more important than ever to get involved in the public

In an exciting, two-part webinar series FundRaising Success is hosting in partnership with Blackbaud and Charity Dynamics, the ALS Association is providing an exclusive, inside look at what happened this summer and what has happened since the Ice Bucket Challenge.

Join FundRaising Success in Washington, D.C., next week for our inaugural peer-to-peer conference, Engage P2P: Redefining Peer to Peer.

FundHub's Kevin Harrington, one of the original "Shark" investors on television's "Shark Tank" will give the keynote address at GCCB2014, (The Global Crowdfunding Convention and Bootcamp) on Friday, October 24, 2014 in Las Vegas.

Part of the power of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is that it relies on specific, one-on-one invitations to participate.

Are you ready for grassroots fundraising? Here are some key tenets to live by for grassroots organizations.

Following are three additional differences I have experienced between grassroots fundraising and working as a fundraiser for an organization with a broader constituent base. While neither one is better nor necessarily easier, moving from one to the other without being aware of the differences can lead to failure — both for you as a fundraiser and possibly to the nonprofit (at least short term).

Some distinctions make a big difference for fundraising and fundraisers. One of the significant ones is whether the nonprofit is grassroots or working with a broader constituency. There are differences, and failure to consider them can result in your failure as a fundraiser and even lead to the nonprofit's eventual demise.

As peer-to-peer fundraising becomes easier to adopt, the methodology has been adapted for many different types of campaigns. Depending on your goals, you might consider one of the following types of peer-to-peer campaign strategies.

It's difficult to resist petting these hard workers. But Freedom Service Dogs have a job to do. And the Englewood, Colo.-based organization that trains the canines and pairs them with people with disabilities who can benefit from these working dogs' help ensure that they're able to do that job.