Money for the cause [[electronic resource] ] : a complete guide to event fundraising / / Rudolph A. Rosen ; fundraising art and illustrations by Katie Dobson Cundiff ; foreword by Andrew Sansom

• Autore: Rosen Rudolph A (Rudolph Albert), <1952->
• Pubblicazione: College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (298 p.)
• Disciplina: 658.15/224; 658.15224
• Soggetto topico: Charities - United States - Finance - Management; Fund raising - United States - Management; Nonprofit organizations - United States - Finance - Management
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Why hold an event? -- The secret to successful event fundraising in good times and bad -- Organizing for success -- Learning the basics -- Event business plan -- Programs, policies, and procedures -- Negotiating agreements with service providers -- Creating the perfect setting -- Site selection, rooms, and setup -- Food service -- Entertainment and the master of ceremonies -- The mission and strategic speech making -- Publicity -- Donation acquisition -- Conducting the fundraising -- Tickets and other advance "sales" -- The live auction -- The silent auction -- Raffles and other moneymakers -- Putting it all together -- The big event -- Applying the rules and covering all the angles -- Laws, risks, and liabilities -- Tax matters -- Ethics and security -- Honing to a fine edge -- After the event -- Advanced techniques -- Where to go from here -- Nonprofit resources for nonprofits.
• Sommario/riassunto: There has never been a greater need for raising the funds necessary to promote the causes that will help build a sustainable future. In Money for the Cause: A Complete Guide to Event Fundraising, veteran nonprofit executive director Rudolph A. Rosen lays out field-tested approaches that have been among those that helped him and the teams of volunteers and professionals he has worked with raise more than 3 billion for environmental conservation. As Rosen explains, fundraising events can range from elite, black-tie affairs in large cities to basement banquets a
• Titolo autorizzato: Money for the cause
• ISBN: 1-283-58433-6; 9786613896780; 1-60344-752-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910463468303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Conservation leadership series.