personalfundraising

Fundraising is the life blood of nonprofits and is another area of active experimentation using strategies called “personal fundraising” Think citizen donor, citizen philthanthropist

Widgets, charity badges, blog fundraising plugins allows your supporters become messengers for your cause. the shift is now from the organization raising money to the supporters taking on that role/responsibilities. The Widget just helps people track their commitment and shows progress being made.


 * Case Studies, Reflections, and Advice from Experience:**

Case Study: Personal Fundraising http://widgetfundraising.org

TechSoup Article About Widget Fundraising Campaigns http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/funding/page6666.cfm

Some notes about my Yahoo $100,000 Campaign http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2007/01/all_my_widget_f.html

My lessons learned from personal fundraising - it's like jumping into cold water http://www.flickr.com/photos/cambodia4kidsorg/397202450/in/set-72157594547552078/

An interview with me about the Yahoo Campaign http://www.podnosh.com/blog/2007/01/27/podcast-beth-kanter-on-online-fundraising-plus-widgets-and-a-simple-pdf-guide/

My personal fundraising [|campaign case study in Italian] with English translation and remix [|here]

Peter Dietz, [|Personal Fundraising Presentation]

Six Degrees Lessons Learned Read everything that Katya Andresen has written about the topic [|here]

Echo Ditto notes from Katya's presentation http://www.echoditto.com/node/1041

Emily Weinberg summarizes notes from recent Netsquared Meetup http://www.netsquared.org/blog/eweinb04/sixdegrees-org-and-online-fundraising-recap-of-dc-net-tuesday

Steve Bridger's Widgets of the World Untie UK perspective http://www.nfp2.co.uk/2007/03/06/widgets-of-the-world-unite/ Steve Bridger's Fundraising 2.0 Presentation http://www.slideshare.net/mexicanwave/fundraising-20-61836


 * Pointers to Campaigns**

Water Bufflao Campaign: Excellent Example of a Video Pitch http://www.thompsonjazz.com/movies/waterbuffalo/flash-hi.htm Read the commentary from the Donor Power Blog http://www.donorpowerblog.com/donor_power_blog/2007/03/charitable_gift.html

Special Olympics Campaign http://www.flickr.com/photos/cambodia4kidsorg/397203159/in/set-72157594547552078

First of Its Kind Personal Fundraising http://www.foik.org/node/4

Good list of Personal Fundraising Causes http://havefundogood.blogspot.com/2007/02/extra-organizational-activists.html