Author: Julie Teitelbaum

Julie joined Giving Tree Associates in 2013 as an Associate Consultant. She supports client projects as well as Giving Tree’s business development and human resource functions.
Fundraising 101

Putting Together a Successful Auction

Many organizations offering large-scale fundraising events find that a silent auction nicely compliments their fundraising efforts. Do you ever wonder how all of those wonderful packages and prizes are organized and readied for bidding? Giving Tree’s client, IMD Guest House, will be hosting their Annual Golf Outing in two weeks.…
Fundraising 101

Five Ways to Avoid Volunteer Mishaps

When a friend asks you to volunteer with her for a cause she cares about, you say yes. Or at least I did last week.  Though she had little information about the event or the organization – what tasks we were to perform, where exactly the funds went, or even…
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10 Blog Post Ideas for Nonprofits

Whether it is a link on your organization’s website or merely a quick click on a Facebook newsfeed, many nonprofits and individuals are taking advantage of blogging to share ideas and information through the written word.  For nonprofits, blog posts represent a quick and easy opportunity to announce upcoming events,…
Fundraising 101

Who is Behind You?

For the past eight months, I have helped my client, B’nai B’rith Beber Camp, raise money for their Annual Campaign for Scholarship. One of Beber Camp’s fundamental beliefs is that no child should be denied access to a summer experience based on financial need. The people I have met –…
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Are you LinkedIn? Part 2

Last month I introduced you to LinkedIn. I hope you’ve had an opportunity to set up an account and explore the site. A few important reminders from the previous post: LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking website that launched in May of 2003…
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Are you LinkedIn?

Welcome to the world of LinkedIn. LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network.  Globally, there are 250 million members “Linking In”. With LinkedIn becoming more popular every day, Giving Tree is learning to better utilize the site to share our expertise with the non-profit community and to strengthen our individual…