Remember last year when the holiday fundraising season suddenly appeared! Perhaps the phrase "if I only had time" was muttered? October is a great month to start your online holiday fundraising plan. You'll need time to 1) use the month of November to remind your supporters how great you are, 2) integrate your online and offline fundraising and 3) map out your online communication plan, to name a few.

HOLIDAY FUNDRAISING WEBINAR - Listen and watch this (unedited) webinar I gave about online holiday fundraising

This 1 hour workshop covered the following:

Did you know that the last 5 days of the year are the most giving?

As such, this is the best time of year to raise money from your supporters.

Here are a few tips to increase your holiday fundraising success:
- Develop a holiday fundraising plan. See sample plan
- Incorporate your end of the year holiday mailing with 2-3 supportive emails.
- Send a final fundraising email during the last 5 days of the year.
- Include a holiday “ask” on your homepage.
- Temporary brand your donation landing page with holiday language (or create a new landing page).

More holiday fundraising resources:

DemocracyInAction -
Holiday Fundraising webinar

Sea Change Strategies -