Case Studies: Using Printed Materials to Raise Funds in an Uncertain Economy

The special donor-recognition issue tells the story of students like figurative painter Clarissa Payne Uvegi, who overcame some self-doubt to return to painting and get one of her large self-portraits displayed at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.

Learning from the best
“If we don’t fundraise, we can’t function,” says Leslie Raynes, founder of Pet Paw-see Inc., a small nonprofit in Great Falls, Mont., that finds loving homes for animals and provides needed veterinary care, which costs the organization about $3,000 a month.