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.

Million Dollar Gift in a Small, Rural Community

By Sandy Rees|2022-08-18T18:53:50+00:00October 8th, 2014|Major gifts, Real stories|

Nancy Stanley cares about helping other people, especially those who have nowhere else to turn. In fact, she helped

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You Won’t Succeed In Raising Money When You’re Drowning in Fundraising Information

By Sandy Rees|2022-08-18T18:58:00+00:00September 23rd, 2014|Personal/professional development|

Do you ever feel like you just can’t keep up with all the fundraising information that is available today?

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How to shorten your fundraising message to just 6 words

By Sandy Rees|2022-08-18T18:58:50+00:00September 16th, 2014|Communicating with donors, Fundraising|

A short, clear fundraising message to connect with donors' hearts is crucial to raising funds and gathering support.

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Are your fundraising methods missing the mark?

By Sandy Rees|2022-08-18T19:03:37+00:00September 10th, 2014|Fundraising|

You want to raise a lot of money so your nonprofit can change more lives and your nonprofit's fundraising

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The Thank You Letter is Done…Now What? Time for a Donor Acknowledgement Plan

By Sandy Rees|2022-08-18T20:12:28+00:00August 27th, 2014|Thanking donors|

A gift comes in. You enter the data. The Thank You letter gets printed and mailed and just like

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7 Drama-Minimizing Tools Every Nonprofit Board Needs

By Sandy Rees|2019-10-23T20:42:50+00:00August 19th, 2014|Board of Directors|

Ideally, your Board should be made up of people who care deeply about the work your nonprofit does and

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Are There Too Many Nonprofits Competing for Donations?

By Sandy Rees|2020-01-05T05:28:39+00:00July 22nd, 2014|Competition|

It happens to everyone. At some point, you’ll take your eye off the prize long enough to realize there

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You Need a BHAG to Raise BIG Money

By Sandy Rees|2022-08-18T20:15:53+00:00July 3rd, 2014|Leadership, Strategic planning|

Look carefully at every nonprofit you consider really successful. I bet they each have a clear vision they are

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Four Steps to Engaging Your Board

By Sandy Rees|2022-08-18T20:20:21+00:00June 17th, 2014|Board of Directors|

I have a theory about nonprofit Boards: Most small nonprofits have people on their Boards who don’t understand what

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3 Signs That Your Fundraising is Stuck

By Sandy Rees|2020-01-06T04:19:09+00:00June 4th, 2014|Leadership, Personal/professional development|

One of the hardest things is knowing what to do when your fundraising is stuck. (Hey, it happens to

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