Have You Written Down the Answers to Your 2014 Fundraising Questions?

Now is a great time to capture in writing the answers to your nonprofit's 2014 fundraising questions. 

Once you have the questions written down, they will provide a great framework for tracking your progress, reporting and discussing throughout 2014. 

Those questions include:

• What is your mission?
• How are you going to communicate that message?
• What is your 2014 fundraising goal?
• What tactics do you plan to use? They may include:
• Direct mail 
• Special events, like a community meal or a walk-a-thon
• Regular, personal visits that include asks to key contacts and established supporters
• Online giving 
• Grants

• How will you use the funds you raise?
• How will you communicate your results to your supporters? 

Once you have these answers written down, get to work on making your goals happen.

What questions would you add to the list above?

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