Blue Avocado

OCTOBER 15, 2024

We’ll go into the most common and sought-after fundraising sources, including grants, individual donations, corporate sponsorships, and events. Read the full ultimate guide to nonprofit fundraising The post The Ultimate Guide to Nonprofit Fundraising in 2025 appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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Grant Writer Team

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Are you wondering about the expected nonprofit trends for 2025? As expected, one notable nonprofit trend for 2025 is a shift in management practices due to new technology. Because nonprofits are seeing big results, this is at the top of our list of nonprofit trends for 2025. We should expect to see a continued AI trend in 2025.

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CauseVox

MARCH 4, 2025

Thats where donation tiers come in. By using CauseVoxs free, easy to use fundraising platform you can set up customizable donation tiers , showing donors exactly what their gift accomplishes. Not sure how to define your donation tiers? We are going to dive into 5 types of donation tiers that engage donors and drive donations.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 17, 2024

By analyzing what worked and what didnt, you can refine your strategies for 2025 to maximize engagement, revenue, and donor retention. Refine Strategies Apply data to optimize your fundraising campaigns for 2025. Average Donation Per Attendee Divide the total revenue by the number of attendees to find the average donation per person.

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Grant Writer Team

JANUARY 30, 2025

You can quickly maximize donations by adopting donor-centric management practices. Additional donations will fund new projects, such as updating ESG compliance, website improvements, and more. Start integrating donor-centric management practices to perpetually increase donations. Meet your fundraising goals for 2025!

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Gail Perry Group

DECEMBER 11, 2024

While the TCJA didnt change charitable giving deduction limits - you could still deduct up to 60% of your adjusted gross income for cash donations - it reduced most tax rates and doubled the standard deduction to $12,000 for individual filers and $24,000 for couples. As 2025 draws near, some of TCJA's provisions are set to expire.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2025

Its officially 2025! We made it through 2024, and with it the final push for year-end donations. Now is the time to make sure that your organization has donor retention strategies in place to bring those year-end supporters with you into 2025. Did they happen to stumble across your donation page through an online search?

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 20, 2024

8 Common Donation Page Mistakes (and Simple Solutions!) A poorly designed donation page will make you miss out on supporters’ donations. 8 Common Donation Page Mistakes (and Simple Solutions!) 7 Ways Your Nonprofit Can Build a Strong Financial Foundation in 2025 10. Here are the five steps to get you started!

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Here are four key steps nonprofits need to take to push their missions forward in 2025. Nonprofits are always looking to raise more funds and connect with both new and established supporters, all with the goal of advancing their missions. To help nonprofits achieve this, they continue to innovate and evolve.

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Pamela Grow

JULY 10, 2024

Individual donations dropped by 2.4%, with their share of total giving slightly decreasing from 67.4% In contrast, the Giving USA Foundation’s annual report highlights that donations rose to $557.16 Donation Sources: Individuals: Donated $374.4 Corporations: Donated $36.55 Charitable giving in the U.S.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 22, 2025

Nonprofit organizations will need to get serious about fundraising particularly donor retention in 2025. My predictions and recommendations for fundraising in 2025: Predictions AI and Social Media AI In last years predictions post I wrote As AI writing apps proliferate, donor communications will become even worse than they already are.

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Strategic Grants

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is returning on14 February to 2 March 2025. The 2025 Festival theme Free to be is a celebration of the strides toward true LGBTQIA+ equality while also acting as a global reminder that our fight is far from over, and that we are not truly free until we are all free to be. Find out more.

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Candid

MARCH 31, 2025

So, what can organizations do to better engage and retain volunteers in 2025? Census Bureau and AmeriCorps, the U.S. volunteer rate fell significantly between September 2020 and September 2021 , although recent data shows it rebounded to 28.8% in 2022-23. Here are some ideas to consider this April, which is National Volunteer Month.

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Grant Writer Team

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

A nonprofit’s website established credibility, helps improve its reach, increase donations, and amplify its impact. Users visit a nonprofit’s website to learn their mission, donate to the cause, and/or to learn the virtual volunteering opportunities are offered. There is no excuse for not having a website in 2025.

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GiveSmart

OCTOBER 31, 2024

GiveSmart and MIP Fund Accounting received 2025 Buyer’s Choice Awards from TrustRadius. Our nonprofit software suite helps nonprofit finance and development teams collaborate more easily, track donations more efficiently, and tell their story more effectively.” More and more, nonprofits are seeking out vendors they can trust.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 14, 2025

Big Sunday , a service organization based in Los Angeles, provided a list of resources during the wildfires in 2025, including evacuation sites, air quality maps, and insurance tips. You not only know your community, but you also know the people who care about it and donate to its most important causes.

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Strategic Grants

JANUARY 27, 2025

Others in attendance included Paul Ramsay Foundation CEO Kirsty Muir, Paula McLean ($1M donation to the Stella Prize), representatives from Minderoo Foundation and Gandel Foundation plus members of some of the countrys wealthiest families including Fiona Geminder, Kirsha Kaechele, the Pratt Family, the Fox family, the Smorgon family.

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CauseVox

JUNE 7, 2022

The only sure-fire way to capitalize on your website views is to create a successful donation page. Donation pages are an essential component of every organization’s fundraising effort. In today’s world, these pages are responsible for the vast majority of donations that an organization will receive. Be Branded (Storied).

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Heres a recap of the top four webinars of 2024, complete with key takeaways to help you create impactful events in 2025. Key Takeaways: Creative Packaging: Combine donations into themed lots that excite bidders. If you missed them, dont worryweve got you covered. Set Clear Goals: Define objectives to measure success effectively.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The donations total came from 12,816 donors, with 9,444 public school teachers benefitting. There are several factors that spur consumer holiday shopping, such as deep discounts or anticipated price hikes in 2025. million via 15,500 donations. million via 15,500 donations. million raised through 9.368 donations.

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Gail Perry Group

JANUARY 27, 2025

Its all part of our promotion of the 2025 Major Gifts Intensive program that closes for registration next month. or didnt use their donations as they had requested. Time is Running Out to Join the 2025 Major Gifts Intensive! Dont miss this opportunity to position your organization for unparalleled success in 2025.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

AUGUST 19, 2024

The donation to the Aspen Institute will establish the Center for Rising Generations, scheduled to launch in 2025. By Maria Di Mento Aspen Institute Aspen Young Leaders Fellows gather during a retreat in 2022.

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CauseVox

JUNE 29, 2022

Your donation page is an essential component of your digital fundraising. It doesn’t matter how many people you get to click through your emails or social media posts; if your donation page doesn’t convert, you won’t see any payoff from that hard work. Sometimes you see donation page examples that makes you swoon.

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CauseVox

JUNE 29, 2022

Are you excited about your donation page ? Does your online donation form make your heart sing? Your donation page is an essential component of your digital fundraising. A good donation page is more than a pretty website: it can increase both your number of donors and the size of their donations.

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GrantNews

OCTOBER 23, 2024

For example, nonprofits providing transparent data showing real numbers build trust and create urgency among their supporters, which increases donations. Because of this, donor-centric management is a current nonprofit trend that is sure to carry strongly into 2025. Petitioning For Large Donations – Did you know?

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Blackbaud

APRIL 16, 2025

A well-thought-out system can do the following automatically: Track Funding Sources Nonprofits often receive funding from diverse sources , such as grants, donations, sponsorships, and events. Check out the webinar, Spring Cleaning Your Financial Data: What to Do Now for Financial Success in 2H 2025.

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Candid

APRIL 16, 2025

DAF donors are motivated to donate from their fund for the same reasons anyone is motivated to give to your cause: Theres a timely opportunity to make an impact on an issue or community they care about by supporting your mission. If your cause is relevant to disaster response, try to get on those organizations radar.

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Gail Perry Group

JANUARY 23, 2025

Heads up - this is the first of our series on Major Gift Challenges as we promote our 2025 Major Gifts Intensive program. Stay tuned for more pain point emails! :) Here's the real issue - are these individuals really, really bona fide prospects for large donations? The 2025 Major Gifts Intensive: Applications Are Still Open!

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 9, 2025

This post was originally published October 2016 and updated January 2025. Typical Revenue Volatility Factors The level of revenue volatility your organization experiences can greatly affect the planning of your operating reserves. The more dependable and regular your funding is, the less risk you have and the lower your reserves can be.

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CauseVox

APRIL 18, 2025

It’s 2025, and we’re fully living in a subscription culture. Whether youre refining an existing program or just beginning to play around with the idea of recurring donations, this guide is designed for you. This begins with prominently featuring your monthly giving option across all your donation forms.

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Tom Ahern

JANUARY 30, 2025

File under: An "A-level" check list according to AI Top 10 fundraising writing best practices (circa 2025 and remarkably useful) What are the top 10 fundraising writing best practices? Include Social Proof Why: Highlighting peer donations (Join 1,000 others whove given) triggers social conformity. Explain your reasoning. Cite experts."

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Library Grants

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Deadlines : February 1, 2025 The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) provides several awards and grants.

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Candid

APRIL 15, 2025

In terms of subsectors, human services and environmental organizations saw a large percentage of their 2024 online donations at year-end, in response to Hurricane Helene and other natural disasters. According to the report, this is in line with trends over the past decade, including the 2016 and 2020 election cycles.

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Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Second, thanks to everyone who joined us last Thursday for our 2025 Social Impact & Partnership Trends webinar. For every shake sold, McDonalds will donate 25 cents to RMHC. To celebrate the 100th birthday of its founder, Paul Newman , Newmans Own is showing other companies how to donate 100% of their profits to charities.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 12, 2025

After seeing thousands of organizations raise millions of dollars with peer to peer fundraising campaigns, we have put together this quick guide to show you how you can engage with your community to run a winning peer to peer fundraising campaign in 2025. Easy donation form with mobile payments.

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Soapbox Exchange

MARCH 31, 2025

Keep scrolling for more tips on public fundraising goals, donation page spring cleaning, and major donor acquisition. Understanding these nuances is the secret sauce to attracting new donors and building loyal, lasting relationships. Ready to dive in? Check out 3 game-changing ways nonprofit marketing stands apart from the for-profit world!

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amplifi

JANUARY 30, 2025

But you should look closely at how recently someone gave, how consistently they donate, how long theyve supported you, and how they engage with your nonprofit. So, send them a special version of your appeal that speaks about what youve accomplished since they last donated. LEARN MORE: 3 keys to keep donors engaged in 2025.

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