Don’t reinvent the wheel.  Learn from others.  Especially when they are so freely giving you tips and ideas to fundraise.  Below are a few links to get you started in finding success. 

• Beth Kanter
  • Beth’s Blog
  • Best of Beth (links to Wiki’s and presentations)
  • Using Social Media to Do More With Less Wiki
• Shane Gibson
  • Ten Best Practices in Social Media for Social Causes
• Chad Norman
  • 50 Social Media Tactics to help non-profits

Join online groups to share your passion…and your events for example: 

• Fundraising Social – (a “Ning” Online Community)  (When you join this group…please use my name as your reference…Kathy Morse, thank you.)
• Charity Channel
• Careto (FrogLoop) Non-Profit Online Marketing Blog

Find and utilize online resources to help you fundraise: (just a few sample links of the millions out there)  

• Foundation Center
• JustCoz.org
• Charity How To
• Tinypay.me – Charity
• Mgive (mobile phone giving – costs $$$ but good info to have)