How do I find a Fundraising Professional?

Question

I have a non-profit, 501 C3, organization and we're very interested in finding donors to help us build a couple of activity centers for the youth in our area. I've contacted SCORE, the Chamber of Commerce, etc. and they've been virtually no help.

Do you know where I could find a professional fundraiser in the Alabama area? Please be as specific as possible.

Thanks!

Answer 1

Try www.afpnet.org. It's the Association of Fundraising Professionals. You can advertise: they usually send out an email with job listings to members, you can go to the meetings of the nearest chapter, you can go to the professional conferences and network, and you can look for consultants. You should also get educated on different kinds of fundraising you can do. I recommend www.benevon.com as a website: watch the video on fundraising, and you cna buy their books, too. Or check out www.boardsource.org, which is more on finding board members but has some good stuff like their video "Speaking of Money" about how the board can fundraise. Good luck!

Answer 2

Try these suggestions. First look for like minded or other organizations that would be interested in some type of alignment. Also do you have a website, if not get one and sign up for a on line donor service.
Lastly you can get some great information fro the following resources.
http://www.fundraisingweb.org or http://www.fundraiserhelp.com/
I also know of a professional that helps organize fund raisers and does gift allocation in the SF bay area.She is very well connected and maybe able to point you in the right direction.
You can contact me if you need help. email me.
I volunteer for http://www.cacep.net

Answer 3

In our town we have yellow pages books. In our book under " fundraising " there are several companies listed. Good Luck in your quest.