Sandy Rees

About Sandy Rees

Sandy shows Founders and leaders of small nonprofits how to fully fund their big vision so they can spend their time changing lives instead of worrying about money. She has helped dozens of small nonprofits go from “nickel-and-dime fundraising” to mastering donor-based fundraising, inspiring their donors to give often and give big. Learn how to raise the money you need to fund your new nonprofit without begging, doing without, or paying out of your own pocket. Click here to download our free ebook Fund Your Dream.

Donor Satisfaction: 7 Things Your Donor Wants Before She’ll Give Again

By Sandy Rees|2020-01-12T05:10:32+00:00February 27th, 2018|Building donor relationships, Retaining your donors|

Today’s donor is smart and wants something when she gives. No, she doesn’t want a bookmark or a T-shirt. She

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12 Fundraising Lessons From Disney©

By Sandy Rees|2022-04-13T15:26:08+00:00February 20th, 2018|Fundraising, Get inspired, Just For Fun|

Great stories not only entertain us but can provide some pretty good lessons. Some of those lessons are great

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Ask for this, not that when you ask for donations

By Sandy Rees|2019-07-21T05:19:26+00:00February 13th, 2018|Asking for Money|

What you say when you ask for donations largely determines whether or not you’ll get any money. Bore people

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Master donor cultivation by nailing these 9 non-asks

By Sandy Rees|2022-06-15T17:40:44+00:00February 6th, 2018|Building donor relationships|

If you’re going to be successful in fundraising, you must learn to master donor cultivation, especially non-ask. What’s a

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12 Must-Read Fundraising Blogs for New, Young, and Small Nonprofits

By Sandy Rees|2020-06-10T19:54:14+00:00January 23rd, 2018|Nonprofit startup, Personal/professional development|

There’s an old saying that the more you learn, the more you earn. It’s true in business and in

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3 critical fundraising goals every small nonprofit should focus on

By Sandy Rees|2019-07-14T13:20:42+00:00January 9th, 2018|Fundraising planning, Goal setting|

Fundraising goals make it easier to raise the money you need to fund your programs. When there’s no targeted result,

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The Best of Nonprofit Fundraising: Top 10 articles of 2017

By Sandy Rees|2019-04-23T01:45:37+00:00December 26th, 2017|Top articles of the year|

Every week, we work hard to bring you an info-rich article with practical, ready-to-use information for fundraising in the small

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Fundraising Truth #7: Your nonprofit will never outgrow your leadership skills

By Sandy Rees|2020-04-07T15:14:37+00:00December 19th, 2017|Leadership|

Your small fundraising nonprofit depends on your leadership ability to survive and grow. It’s like this: every garden has a

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Fundraising Truth #6: Your search for funding may have you barking up the wrong tree

By Sandy Rees|2020-01-06T03:51:34+00:00December 15th, 2017|Fundraising|

It’s the middle of December. Tons of nonprofits are out there asking for money. I bet you’ve noticed. Are you

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Fundraising Truth #5: Being a fundraising planner puts you on the path to success

By Sandy Rees|2020-01-05T23:26:26+00:00December 12th, 2017|Fundraising planning|

A fundraising plan changes your likelihood of success. I can’t think of any big, successful nonprofit that got to where

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