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.

Fundraising Truth #4: Take care of your geese to keep the golden eggs coming

By Sandy Rees|2022-04-13T14:56:16+00:00December 7th, 2017|Building donor relationships, Fundraising|

Do your donors and prospects respond when you write to them? Or do you hear crickets? Here’s the problem:

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Fundraising Truth #3: Master your fundraising messaging to inspire more donations

By Sandy Rees|2020-01-05T05:18:08+00:00December 5th, 2017|Fundraising|

Your words matter. Everything you say about your nonprofit is either pulling people in or pushing them away. Doesn’t

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Fundraising Truth #2: Fundraising competition is real, but it’s not what you think

By Sandy Rees|2020-01-05T05:04:09+00:00November 28th, 2017|Competition|

As humans, it’s our nature to watch those around us. In fact, that’s where we get our cues for behavior

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Fundraising Truth #1: Stop wasting big fundraising opportunities

By Sandy Rees|2020-01-04T04:00:08+00:00November 21st, 2017|Thanking donors|

Fundraising has a rhythm: People give. You thank them. Then you move on to the next thing. Isn’t that how it’s

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Calculate your Core Number to make fundraising easier

By Sandy Rees|2020-12-01T19:16:55+00:00November 14th, 2017|Budgets and number crunching, Featured, Fundraising|

People have a need to do good in the world, but most don’t have the time to do it

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How to fund your nonprofit overhead costs

By Sandy Rees|2020-01-01T03:48:17+00:00November 7th, 2017|Fundraising|

Nonprofit overhead. Ugh. It’s the hardest thing to raise money for, right? No one wants to pay for salaries.

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6 fundraising metrics you MUST know to fully fund your budget

By Sandy Rees|2022-11-25T17:57:31+00:00September 26th, 2017|Budgets and number crunching, Fundraising planning, Management|

Part of becoming a fully funded nonprofit is learning to analyze your fundraising metrics. In short, it’s about knowing

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Stop looking for rich donors to donate big bucks

By Sandy Rees|2022-11-25T17:22:56+00:00September 19th, 2017|Finding new donors|

I hear this all the time: “Where do we find rich donors to give to us?” Ugh. No. No. No.

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4 Tips for Fundraising After Hurricanes

By Sandy Rees|2022-11-25T17:14:26+00:00September 13th, 2017|Fundraising|

“What do I do? How do I do fundraising after hurricanes?” This question came a few days ago from

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4 Ways to Spice Up Your Fall Fundraising Appeal

By Sandy Rees|2022-11-25T17:08:47+00:00September 5th, 2017|Fundraising letters|

The rumors are greatly exaggerated. People have been saying for years that direct mail is dead. Nope. Not even

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