The Volunteer's Guide to Online Fundraising

Foreword
DEAR FUNDRAISERS,
When I started publishing the Fundraising Directory more than 12 years ago, I thought that the
growth of the world wide web was likely to completely transform the fundraising landscape.
I wondered what the future of ‘traditional’ fundraising might be.
What has transpired, though, is that instead of ‘taking over’, technology instead works
to streamline and enhance traditional fundraising. What was once a walk around the
neighbourhood is now a call around the globe, where grandma in Scotland can support your
efforts as easily as if she lived next door.
All committees should be aware of how they (and their communities) can benefit from the
technologies now available, in particular facilitating increased participation and easing the
administrative burden on time-poor volunteers.
I am pleased to partner with Trybooking.com - an Australian platform - to bring you this helpful
guide.
Happy Fundraising!
xMandy
Mandy Weidmann aka the Fundraising Whisperer
Mandy Weidmann is Australia’s ‘Fundraising Whisperer’ – publisher of the Fundraising
Directory and author of the Practical Fundraising Handbook for School and Club Volunteers.
Mandy believes that parent volunteers shouldn’t have to reinvent the wheel all the time and is
passionate about providing resources to make fundraising easier (and more fun).
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