http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Michelle+Pearson Finances Michelle Pearson Wed, 02 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=64240&ca=Finances Since many schools and other organizations today find themselves suffering from a chronic state of under-funding, they are increasingly forced to hold multiple fundraisers through the course of the year. Unfortunately, this can lead to a complete ‘fundraiser burnout’ for many customers as well as fo... Writing Michelle Pearson Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=57833&ca=Writing In the wonderful world of fundraising, there are countless opportunities for an organization to raise money for their respective charities. While some creative thinking will set your organization apart from your competitors, traditional grant writing is an area we advise our clients to focus on. Mos... Business Michelle Pearson Sun, 14 May 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=48749&ca=Business Fundraising is, without a doubt, extremely challenging work. For any of you with experience in this line of work, you will understand what I mean. For the rest of you, go out and volunteer your time with a local non-profit organization. After that, I think you will understand. While this can be a ch... Finances Michelle Pearson Tue, 27 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=25598&ca=Finances Organizations everywhere are starting to see the benefits of staging certain types of fundraisers. As you may have discovered through trial-and-error, some fundraisers are simply more successful than others. We all want to raise as much money as we can for our respective organizations, but there are... Finances Michelle Pearson Sat, 05 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=17649&ca=Finances An essential part of fundraising is writing grant proposals and grant applications. An effectively written grant application can result in large sums of money for your fundraising group. Grant applications can be a long and tiresome journey, but in the end it will be worth it for your group! In the... Marketing Michelle Pearson Thu, 27 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=15768&ca=Marketing How well your fundraiser does will depend on how much publicity you can attract. Your community should be made aware of your fundraiser, so they can help raise funds and increase your results. If your community doesn’t know about the fundraiser you are hosting, who is going to show up? We have liste... Advice Michelle Pearson Sat, 15 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=15156&ca=Advice If you’re a fundraising consultant, you know that now is the prime time of year that groups begin to plan their holiday fundraisers. If you’re new to landing fundraisers, or if you’re experienced with fundraisers but haven’t yet delved into direct mail as a means of landing fundraisers, read on for... Internet Michelle Pearson Thu, 08 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=10434&ca=Internet The internet opens up a whole new world of fundraising opportunities available to you and your organization. Most people are not aware of the resources available to them on the internet and how the internet can help them raise the funds they need for their organization. When utilizing the World Wide... Finances Michelle Pearson Thu, 25 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=9175&ca=Finances With the new school year approaching fast, it is time for schools to set their fundraising efforts for the upcoming year. There will be fundraising companies literally knocking down your door – but how do you know which products to promote, which companies to choose and which events to host? The eas...