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.

Be a donor and you’ll be a better Fundraiser

By Sandy Rees|2022-08-22T17:40:44+00:00February 10th, 2015|Personal/professional development|

As a fundraiser, you ask for money all the time. But when was the last time you were a

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The Myth of the Shoestring Budget

By Sandy Rees|2022-08-22T17:42:17+00:00February 3rd, 2015|Budgets and number crunching, Management, Nonprofit startup|

There’s a common misconception among nonprofits and it goes something like this: “Every last penny we can get our

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Should you include a reply envelope in your print fundraising newsletters?

By Sandy Rees|2022-08-22T17:47:55+00:00January 20th, 2015|Newsletter|

I had a great question recently from one of my students. She said “I am finding it very

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Top Nonprofit Fundraising Strategies for 2015

By Sandy Rees|2022-08-22T17:50:30+00:00January 6th, 2015|Fundraising planning|

Now that you have a fresh year in front of you, it’s time to get serious about what you’ll

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Top fundraising informational articles of 2014

By Sandy Rees|2023-03-22T14:56:27+00:00December 30th, 2014|Top articles of the year|

You work hard to raise the money your organization needs. Just this year, you’ve hung in there through thick

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Donor Engagement Gone Wrong: How to Bore Your Donors in 10 Easy Steps

By Sandy Rees|2022-08-22T18:14:30+00:00December 9th, 2014|Building donor relationships, Retaining your donors|

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that good fundraising is based on relationships. Good fundraising =

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Persistence is the Key Ingredient to Successful Fundraising

By Sandy Rees|2022-08-22T18:18:13+00:00December 2nd, 2014|Personal/professional development|

In the nonprofit world, everything hinges on successful fundraising. You’ve got to have money to deliver programs, right? Money

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From Lukewarm to Lightning Hot: Top Tips for Building Donor Relationships

By Sandy Rees|2022-08-22T18:21:41+00:00October 29th, 2014|Building donor relationships|

Unless you’ve been under a rock, you know that building donor relationships is the key to long-term fundraising success.

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Major donor cultivation: Should major donors really get all the love?

By Sandy Rees|2022-08-22T18:25:04+00:00October 16th, 2014|Major gifts|

If you only had time to spend with just one donor, who would it be? I bet you immediately

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New Donor Acquisition Gone Wrong

By Sandy Rees|2022-08-22T18:26:14+00:00October 14th, 2014|Finding new donors|

I’m all about getting creative to find new donors. Heck, I spend a lot of time helping people brainstorm

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