Newsletter Review

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The Volunteer Management Report

A monthly publication that targets volunteer leaders and volounteer-driven programs. It is designed to help leaders recruit more volunteers and keep them motivated. The newsletter provides practical strategies for volunteer managers. It teaches how to enlist a results-oriented chairperson. It gives examples of how other organizations are effectively managing large numbers of volunteers.

In addition, each month the report contains a supplement called the Volunteer Leader. This special monthly insert is designed to assist in training and motivating volunteers who show the greatest potential for leadership. Each issue contains 3 copies of the Volunteer Leader for you to hand out to top volunteers or board members.

Some of the topics covered in the six page sample issue we received were:

• Keeping in Step With the Outspoken Volunteer
  
• Strategies to Diminish Volunteer Burnout
  
• Tips for Recruiting and Retaining Volunteers
  
• Dealing With Volunteers Who Promise But Don't Deliver
  
• Profiles In Leadership - Seeking Out an Effective Chairperson

The issue included the Volunteer Leader, two pages covering:

• Overcoming "Telephobia"
  
• Tips for Planning Special Events
  
• Are You Living Up to Your Ambassador Potential?
• and other tips and hints

If you and your nonprofit organization work with volunteers on a regular basis or even occasionally, this monthly publication can provide you with a wealth of information and ideas to help your volunteer-driven programs become all that they can be.

Subscription information:

12 issues per year - includes 3 monthly copies of the Volunteer Leader
Cost per year - $84 U.S. funds
(includes postage - non U.S. subscribers add $10 U.S. postage/handling fee- Iowa subscribers add 5% sales tax)
Visa and MasterCard accepted
Make checks payable to Stevenson Consultants, Inc.

Mail to:

Stevenson Consultants Inc
PO Box 4528
Sioux City IA 51104 USA
Phone 712-239-3010
Fax 712-239-2166
E-mail ssteven105@aol.com

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Successful Fund Raising

This eight page monthly newsletter is just beginning it's fifth year. It is designed for both new and seasoned fund raising professions. It includes practical "nuts and bolts" information on how to strengthen fund raising efforts. The newsletter is filled with tried and tested fund raising ideas and practical tips. Some of the areas it covers on a regular basis are:

• How to involve volunteers for results
  
• Organizing profitable special events
  
• How to identify and solicit major gifts
  
• Getting the most from your board
  
• Expanding your donor base
  
• How to build your endowment
  
• Prospect research tips

Some of the topics covered in the eight page sample issue we received included:

• VIP's Name May Translate Into Funds for Your Nonprofit
  
• "Circle of Friends" Encourages Rural Support
  
• Maintain a Summary Sheet in Each Donor File
  
• How to Implement an Effective Travel Program
  
• Group Travel Can Be Offered as a Benefit for Donors
  
• Produce Appeals That Get Results
  
• Self-employed Represent an Important Source of Support
  
• Calendar Envelope Mailings are Worth Considering

Regular sections of the newsletter include: Direct Mail, Rural Support, Grantsmanship, Planned Giving, Records, Prospect Cultivation, Targeted Solicitation and Prospect Research. There is no advertising in the newsletter. Articles are written in a brief and concise manner that covers the subject at hand. Sample forms are shown. Directions are given for following up an article or idea including references to organizations and publications.

Subscription information:

12 issues per year
Cost per year - $79 U.S. funds
(includes postage - non U.S. subscribers add $10 U.S. postage/handling fee- Iowa subscribers add 5% sales tax)
Visa and MasterCard accepted
Make checks payable to Stevenson Consultants, Inc.

Mail to:

Stevenson Consultants Inc
PO Box 4528
Sioux City IA 51104 USA
Phone 712-239-3010
Fax 712-239-2166
E-mail ssteven105@aol.com



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Deane Brengle writes for several free online publications that cover fundraising for small nonprofit groups. You can visit these publications and read more about fundraising in articles by him and other experts in the field at The Fund$Raiser Cyberzine, The Fundraising for Small Groups Newsletter, and Fundraising Booklets.