For Jay Mendell's book on overcoming stigma in fund raising, please surf to http://black-sheep-library.com  That's Black Sheep Fundraising: Obtaining Dollars Despite Stigma and Prejudice toward Abortion, AIDS, Alcoholism, Birth Control, Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, Drug Abuse, Eating Disorders, Gambling, Homelessness, Homosexuality, Mental Disorders, Partner Violence,  Sex Education, Teenage Pregnancy, the Unemployed, the Ex-Offenders, the Illegal Immigrants, the Juvenile Offenders, the Elderly, and Other Outcast Causes .

 

Fundraising Program for the Center for Urban Redevelopment and Education

April 30, 2004 -- Jay S. Mendell and Venesia Thompson

Here's how to reach Jay.

Gadget.

Where I’ll receive your message.

When and how to use it. Details

Home phone.954.597-0574

in Coral Springs, a local call from phones between Ft. Lauderdale and Boca Raton. (It’s in the phone book.)

7 am to 7 p.m., 7 days. With voice mail.

Cell phone .954.895-6364.

Any strong signal area where I happen to be. With voice mail and text messaging (http://verizonwireless.com).

24 hr, 7 days.

Please be sure to visit the index to Jay's many web sites. http://GollyGrantsOnline.com/jay.htm .

Basic reference materials available free on the Internet.

Free on the Internet. Face to Face  
(http://www.nald.ca/fulltext/heritage/ComPartnE/pdfdocs/Fac2fac2.PDF)

Free on the Internet. Guide to Special Events Fundraising.  
(http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/pc-cp/pubs/e/Specev1.htm)

Diversity

  1. Free on the Internet. Cultures of Caring (read the introduction)
     (http://www.cof.org/files/Documents/Publications/Cultures_of_Caring/introduction.pdf?). Later, if you do fundraising, you can read the book (almost 300 pages) by starting at http://www.cof.org/Content/General/Display.cfm?contentID=235
  2. Free on the Internet. Optionally, use your favorite search engines  to search for "african american philanthropy," "native american philanthropy," "jewish philanthropy," and so forth. For instance, I found http://www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/philanthropy/research-papers/RP6-tobin.pdf
  3. Free on the Internet. "Applying the Rule of Seven" 
    (http://www.pgdc.com/USA/GA?v=GPD-20010905104509&k=4913). 

One: Who should do fundraising?

Based on "The Right Volunteers" (p. 16-28, especially p. 21, 23-25)  in  Face to Face  
(http://www.nald.ca/fulltext/heritage/ComPartnE/pdfdocs/Fac2fac2.PDF)

Also see material on duties of the board of directors (http://www.mapnp.org/library/boards/brdjobs.htm) For tutorial on nonprofit management, see Carter McNamara's library on the Web (http://www.mapnp.org/library/).

Two: Identifying donors.

Based on "The Right Donors" in Face to Face (http://www.nald.ca/fulltext/heritage/ComPartnE/pdfdocs/Fac2fac2.PDF).
p. 29-59. See especially p. 32-33, 40-41, 47, 

Material on prospect research

  1. Free on the Internet. Select sites on prospect research 
    (http://GollyGrantsOnline.com/prospect-research-links.htm)
  2. Free on the Internet. Tutorial on prospect research
    (http://www.lambresearch.com/)

Three: The Right Amount.

Based on "The Right Amount" in Face to Face (http://www.nald.ca/fulltext/heritage/ComPartnE/pdfdocs/Fac2fac2.PDF) 
p. 60-84, especially p. 61, 62, and 63.

Four: The Right Time 

Based on "The Right Time" in Face to Face (http://www.nald.ca/fulltext/heritage/ComPartnE/pdfdocs/Fac2fac2.PDF) 
p. 85-92. Especially p. 91.

Five: The Right Project

Based on "The Right Project" in Face to Face (http://www.nald.ca/fulltext/heritage/ComPartnE/pdfdocs/Fac2fac2.PDF) 
P. 93-116. Especially  95-98, 108-111, 114.

Six: The Right Approach. 

Based on "The Right Project" in Face to Face (http://www.nald.ca/fulltext/heritage/ComPartnE/pdfdocs/Fac2fac2.PDF)
p. 117-142. Especially p. 119. 126, 128, 130, 131-132, 134, 136, 139, and 140

And finally, click here.

For Jay Mendell's FREE book on overcoming stigma in fund raising, please surf to http://black-sheep-library.com/  . To reach a portal to my syllabi, visit http://gollygrantsonline.com/indexold.htm.