NonProfit PRO

JULY 29, 2022

In this session, we'll review the results of our 2022 Top Funder Decision Factors survey of foundations, charitable trusts, and corporate giving programs from across the country and define how nonprofits can use outcome-focused data to stand out and secure more funding.

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The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

With only rare exceptions, major metrics — total amounts given, number of funders, average grants — increased from the previous year. billion for 2022. More than 322,000 donors made contributions to nearly 199,000 nonprofits, up from just under 304,000 and 189,000, respectively. Not every metric increased.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 10, 2022

Get your 2022 Fundraising Calendar to improve on key metrics like donor retention, conversion rate, and more. DonorPerfect is here to help you manifest a stronger fundraising strategy.

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CauseVox

APRIL 13, 2022

As virtual fundraisers have grown in importance and popularity over the past couple years, peer to peer fundraisers have emerged as a necessary tool for nonprofits looking to raise more with less effort. Flexible metric counting for donations, activity, and impact. Quick Overview. The Structure of a Peer to Peer Fundraising Campaign.

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Community Boost

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Social media is more important than ever for nonprofits aiming to raise funds and engage with their communities. With billions of active users, Facebook offers a powerful platform for nonprofits to connect with donors. Nonprofits in affected countries can update their Donate button to direct supporters to their website for donations.

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Candid

MAY 22, 2024

The Q4 2023 Quarterly Fundraising Report , released in April, found significant year-over-year declines across all metrics for 2023, including the number of donors, total dollars raised, and retention rates. declines seen in 2021 and 2022. Here are five salient findings with implications for 2024 fundraising: 1. of donors but 51.2%

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Qgiv

MARCH 14, 2023

2022 was a year of growth for many nonprofits across the country. While many have embraced the “new normal” as we move past the pandemic, there continue to be underlying challenges for nonprofits trying to raise money in 2023. Despite organizations utilizing fundraising best practices , many challenges for nonprofits remain.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 13, 2024

This report compares peer-to-peer (P2P) fundraising data from 2020, 2021, and 2022. Revenue was way up in 2022. What’s incredible is that this growth was driven by more people participating in events (a 29% increase from 2021 to 2022). This metric is one to watch for the future. in 2021 and by 15.4% Is this bad news?

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Blackbaud

MARCH 8, 2024

It’s a reliable touchstone to identify giving trends as well as shifts in sustainer and email engagement in the nonprofit digital space. It’s also a valuable tool to help nonprofits evaluate their results by giving them a comparison point for their performance against organizations of similar sizes and issue areas.

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Candid

MARCH 25, 2024

Foundation grants can be one of several revenue streams in a nonprofit organization’s sustainable fundraising plan. In 2022, foundation funding accounted for about $105.21 Naturally, most nonprofits will try to secure a grant at some point. billion , or 21% of total U.S. charitable giving. Are you already financially viable?

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2022

You should periodically perform a nonprofit self-audit to see how your website, email marketing, and social media are performing. What can you do to improve the metrics that matter? A nonprofit self-audit is a chance to back up and look at the whole picture, to see how your marketing efforts are performing and where you can improve.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 29, 2022

It’s time once again for a recap of the best articles about fundraising that we’ve published throughout 2022. In 2022, we saw a growing focus on donor retention. Donor satisfaction and experience are becoming increasingly important for nonprofits to focus on when raising money. Fundraising Technologies: 4 Key to Know for 2022.

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Candid

APRIL 6, 2022

On March 13, 2022, Meme Styles, president and founder of MEASURE , joined Candid CEO Ann Mei on the stage at SXSW for their talk: Using Data to Advance Racial Equity ( available to watch now on YouTube ). Thank you for your commitment to transparency and earning a Candid 2022 Platinum Seal.

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Candid

JUNE 12, 2023

Candid uses 990 data as a starting place for our nonprofit profiles and grantmaking databases. In fact, between August 2022 and April 2023, the IRS released very little 990 data at all. To put these numbers into perspective, in April 2023, Candid could only account for about 60k 990 filings for fiscal years 2021 and 2022 combined.

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Candid

JANUARY 20, 2023

Research shows nonprofits that earn a Seal average 53% more in contributions. Note: Your Seal will expire automatically after two years if you do not update your Candid nonprofit profile ’s information.   Platinum  Impact—showcase your nonprofit’s mission-driven goals and impress donors with the difference you’re making. 

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Candid

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

i While the survey focuses on salary rather than total compensation (which is a more holistic way to look at the full take-home differences), it provides a helpful metric to use as a baseline. In 2022, 1,003 grantmakers participated in the survey. The median for all reported CEO salaries in 2022 was $200,000. of grantmakers 0.2

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Not Your Father's Charity

MAY 25, 2022

Nonprofit major donors, such as endowments, foundations, and corporations, are often more complicated than individual donors. Still, you have a great deal to offer individual major donors as a nonprofit. And they ensure your nonprofit’s programs and activities reflect your mission, values, and goals.

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Candid

MAY 4, 2023

nonprofits through Candid’s nonprofit profiles. This initiative aims to standardize and centralize nonprofit demographic data collection. nonprofit sector, we want to better identify who , exactly, is sharing demographic data with Candid and what information they are sharing.

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Not Your Father's Charity

AUGUST 17, 2022

You’ve made the right connections and have a thriving nonprofit—at least that’s what you think. Perhaps you’re reminded when a new team member starts discussing the metrics and that mysterious, elusive thing called a “brand.” This is the voice that represents the nonprofit and all its values.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Most nonprofit fundraisers consider general operating support (GOS) to be the holy grail of nonprofit donations. Funding an organization’s mission rather than a specific project or purpose, this unrestricted financial support provides vital flexibility for nonprofits to approach their work as they best see fit.

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Critical Fundraising

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Is a nonprofit truly effective? Let ’ s ask the people who are served USA Today Looking for the ‘best’ nonprofit to support? Evan Feinberg says the efficiency metrics used by ratings agencies such as Charity Navigator aren’t the right ones. h/t Heather Hill for suggesting this blog.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 8, 2023

As we embark on the fundraising journey in 2024, the significance of a well-structured nonprofit annual development plan cannot be overstated. Setting Clear Objectives Setting clear objectives is the bedrock of a successful nonprofit annual development plan. A specific example of a KPI could be looking at your donor retention rate.

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Candid

MAY 13, 2024

In the United States, philanthropic collaboratives—entities that either pool or channel resources from multiple donors to nonprofits— collectively directed between $2 billion and $3 billion to a variety of grantees in 2021, and our research indicates that figure has grown since then. Tracking common outcome metrics across grantees.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 24, 2022

AuSM runs a number of fundraisers throughout the year, but in 2022 they decided to use CauseVox as the platform for their single biggest fundraiser of the year: Steps for Autism. Zephyr’s biggest tip for small and medium nonprofits is to empower your fundraisers and donors. Communicate with them. Then communicate more.

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Candid

MARCH 19, 2024

In 2023, 62,575 nonprofits earned or renewed their Candid Seals of Transparency. Over 1,000 nonprofits attended our 2024 Seals webinar , but we know there are many more out there looking to tell their story of impact and share that story broadly with current and potential donors to make their case for funding.

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Candid

OCTOBER 17, 2022

By filling out your Candid nonprofit profile on GuideStar, you can ensure your digital presence is up to date and prioritize creating content to share on GivingTuesday. Update your nonprofit profile on Candid’s GuideStar. This includes things like nonprofit name, contact information, and address. Check basic information.

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Qgiv

APRIL 6, 2022

Ready to create a sponsorship packet that helps your nonprofit stand out? Nonprofit Mission. million nonprofits registered in the U.S. Instead of hoping your potential sponsor is familiar with your work, be sure to include a brief description of your nonprofit and your mission! There are over 1.5 Sponsorship levels.

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Grant Consulting Services

AUGUST 31, 2023

Because nonprofits rely on grant funding, systems must be in place to properly manage and maintain that funding as part of the grant lifecycle. Per Omnistar (2022), grant management is the administrative work and process that goes into accessing and fulfilling the requirements of a grant. 2022, June 15). Resources Omnistar.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 18, 2024

Note: See all the Best Nonprofits To Work For stories in the 4/1 digital edition … [link] ** There are some surprises in the data from 2023 for this year’s The NonProfit Times ’ “Best Nonprofits To Work For.” And yet within this environment nonprofit employee satisfaction soared. Stress soared.

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DoJiggy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Managing a nonprofit organization has its unique challenges. Nonprofits demand more from managers, especially when it comes to finances. Nonprofit financial management requires greater transparency and increased contingency planning of your budget. You have more than a few boxes to tick to comply with the IRS and other agencies.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 12, 2022

But as we kick off 2023 and look back at what worked well in 2022, an excellent tool for evaluating donor retention is to look at the donors that gave last year but unfortunately not this year (LYBUNT) and work on engaging them with new opportunities to give. The idea of donor lifetime value is a big one in fundraising.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Tricia Marsherall is the Founder & President of Marsherall Partners, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in nonprofit donor database management & operations support and virtual & traditional fundraising events. By gaining insight into trends , a nonprofit leadership team can more effectively plan for the future.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 16, 2024

Nonprofit leaders managing both types of fundraisers need to equip and motivate everybody throughout the campaign. According to the 2022 Blackbaud Luminate Online Benchmark Report , the annual value of a sustainer is four times greater than a one-time donor. Professional fundraisers need to cover all the details to meet their targets.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 21, 2023

GivingTuesday is quickly approaching, meaning a big day of fundraising for nonprofits like yours. Once the email template is generated, insert your nonprofit’s details in the places provided by the template and double-check the email for any grammatical errors. It’s that time of year to start your 2023 GivingTuesday prep!

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Grant Writing Made Easy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

When I got my job in 2014, there were 208 tenure-track Spanish positions advertised ; in 2022 there were only 44. So in Spring 2022, I decided to leave my academic job at the end of the semester. I wanted to get started right away in the nonprofit world, so in my final semester of school, I applied for nonprofit jobs in Oklahoma City.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 12, 2022

As nonprofit fundraisers, we’re always thinking about our donors first. Sponsorships are financial, in-kind or product contributions made by a for-profit business or corporation to a nonprofit organization. What Types Of Resources Do Sponsors Provide A Nonprofit? We’re focused on recruiting them, retaining, engaging, and so on.

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Candid

JANUARY 24, 2024

I’ll share what I’ve learned from the big-picture analytics, insights from my deep dive into content, and how they inform my approach to our social media plan (which you’re welcome to borrow for your nonprofit). Since October 2022, we’ve been seeing a steady loss in followers and a steep decline in engagement.

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