Why, does there have to be a raffle BEFORE people dontate????
This is always a fallout of having a structured funding drive, of any kind. And it's a sort of damned-if-you-do/don't situation. When simply trying to allow people to remember to give...well, it's almost never going to reach goal without some kind of final push.
Once you start doing a push, people come to expect the push.
Ultimately, I'm happier doing organized pushes, because one can be a little more on-top of preventing donor fatigue. It gets really annoying when asking is constant, or unrelenting; I don't think anyone here wants to see that kind of hammering at the membership. So, striking the right balance between regular soft asks and periodic hard drives...that's my goal.
I think we are still in the post-holiday slump; it's a pretty traditional down-time for fundraising in general. Things do get easier when March comes around.
All of this is just to say - it's very much at the forefront of my mind, and I expect to be getting some funding activity going soon :)
Meanwhile - it's always great to bump up this thread. It's not always possible for people to plan to make a lump donation, but even things as simple as giving a few dollars once in awhile, they really do add up. I should be able to start stirring the pots a bit come Monday.
