It was a week before our annual Pesach Seder for widows and orphans. The hotel was demanding full payment within the next forty-eight hours. The account balance showed that we only had a quarter of the necessary funds. To say it was a tense time was an understatement. We had anticipated that fundraising would…
Category: Nonprofits
The Importance of Having Skin in the Game.
B”H It was June 1950 and in a jam-packed synagogue in Israel on a Shabbos morning, there was going to be a special event, unlike any other event this community had ever experienced. A sweet young orphaned boy named Yisrael, who had survived the holocaust, was celebrating his Bar Mitzvah today. He had…
Five Hot Tips In Building A Great Crowdfunding Team!
Five Hot Tips In Building A Great Crowdfunding Team! Great crowdfunding comes through great team building. Just as no great business has ever reached its achievements without a great team. No crowdfunding campaign has ever raised a significant amount of money without building a solid dedicated crowdfunding team The most important factor in a successful…
Crowdfunding Starts With A Crowd
Crowdfunding Starts With A Crowd! So this amazing idea hit you and you know it’s going to be a winner! Your excitement is driving you berzerk. You can see the people lining up in the stores to buy one. You can envision people all around you benefiting from your product or service! However, there is…
STOP! Read This Before Opening A Nonprofit!
B”H Are you considering opening a nonprofit? If you are, the next several posts should be able to guide you in the right direction. Firstly let me commend you on your willingness and benevolent decision to helping the less fortunate, Over the last thirty years, I have been involved in nonprofit development and have learned…