Each Donor Is a 'Guest of Honor' in Your Fundraising Budget

At some point in the year, every fundraiser deals with the dreaded budget. You may put one together, have input into one someone else builds or (horrors!) have no input until it is handed to you — and you don't know whether to laugh, cry or just resign.

Budgeting as a fundraiser can be challenging. Too often, the overall goals seem to be (1) spend less and (2) raise more. It's as if it was as easy as simply willing it to happen … I am unable to solve that problem for you, but here are six groups you need to be sure have a starring role in your next fiscal year budget.