PEACE AND SECURITY INITIATIVE

Relevant Blogs

In order to better serve the peace and security community, PSI has developed a list of the most-frequented blogs by members of our community; popular blogs on foreign policy, national security, terrorism, etc.; blogs from within the PSI community; and progressive political blogs.  If you would like to suggest additional blogs, please e-mail Alexandra Toma at atoma@ploughshares.org.

Fundraising

During the November 13, 2006, community-wide PSI meeting, Beth Grupp (bgrupp@bethgruppassociates.com) of Beth Grupp Associates made an excellent presentation entitled "How to Ask Anyone for Any Amount for Any Purpose."  This workshop was designed to allow participants the chance to interact with current funders and expert fundraisers to speak candidly about how to fundraise.  Participants learned how to identify new funding sources; explored how to sharpen their fundraising message; and were introduced to a step-by-step process for identifying major donors, approaching these donors, and closing the deal.  The following is her presentation: beth_grupp.ppt.