Organizing Resource

Fundraising Party Planning Checklist

The following checklist can be used as a guide when creating your list of tasks to complete when planning your fundraising house party. This list is not exhaustive, and should be customized to fit the scope and size of the your event.

Sample Fundraising Event Invitation

One of the first steps to a successful house party is inviting attendees! This resources outlines how to do that and includes a sample invite that you can customize for your event.

House Party 101: How to Put the “Fun” in Fundraising

House parties are one fun and easy approach to start fundraising. They are informal, efficient, and can easily change to fit each group’s size, needs, budget, and goals. House parties also provide a great opportunity to promote your work, network with others in the community, and serve as a morale-booster for group members.

Virtual Fundraising House Parties 101

Virtual house parties have many of the same benefits as in-person house parties. They’re fun for attendees and relatively easy to plan and execute. They provide an informal way to share about your work, network, and boost morale for members.

1:1 Fundraising Prospect Meetings

Fundraising is just like organizing—it’s about building relationships through one-on-one conversations. Speaking to donors in person allows you to build strong relationships, which will lead to increased donations over time.

Donor Stewardship 101

Donor stewardship is how you can manage and care for donors in order to build lasting relationships and improve donor retention. Keeping donors coming back leads to increased donations over time!

Distributed Fundraising: Fundraising Pitch

Good fundraising is not about money; it’s about the desire to improve your community or world for the better. Creating effective talking points will help you speak about your work in a condensed, compelling, and easily digestible way.

Distributed Fundraising: Fundraising Principles

You already have many of the skills necessary to raise money for your group, and we are here to help you put those skills into action. To start with the basics, we’ve outlined a few key principles to being an effective fundraiser.

Sample Monthly Gift Email

Monthly recurring gifts are important to help build long-term support and raise more funds, and donors can easily set up monthly gifts through your ActBlue page! Personalize and use this email template, or use it as a reference to write your own.

ActBlue Features for Distributed Fundraising