Hands-On Fundraising

MARCH 11, 2025

Does your fundraising writing produce less than satisfying results? I’ll be honest: Creating good donor communications is a constant learning experience. But you can do some things to help today. Here are some tips for you. Unmarry your brand. That is, unchain yourself from the collection of fonts, colors, and language being pushed at you […] The post Quick tips to improve your fundraising writing appeared first on Hands-On Fundraising.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

MARCH 10, 2025

Your nonprofit needs a skilled, dedicated team to advance its mission. Use these onboarding best practices to set your new hires up for lasting success. By Debbie Willis Every new employee brings passion, talent, and a fresh perspective to your nonprofit. However, recruiting and retaining these essential team members is not always easy. In fact, 60% of nonprofit leaders report experiencing staff-related concernswhether thats a lack of staff capacity or losing staff because they cannot provide co

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 9, 2025

Hardly a week passes that I dont get an email like this one from Amanda: We are looking at expanding the number of direct mail campaigns we run. Ive attended your webinars and followed you for quite some time. Do you have a mailhouse that you recommend? Our campaigns are smaller, maybe 500 to 1,000 pieces mailed. We are looking for a mailhouse that will help segment and everything.

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Clairification

MARCH 10, 2025

Legacy gifts dont fall from the sky. Legacy donors arent delivered by storks. You wont find them hiding behind cabbage leaves. Youll mostly find them living in your donor database, volunteer roster, alumni mailing list, membership roll, client files, service purchasers, and anyplace else folks connect with you and have a positive affiliation. An affiliation with you.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 4, 2025

By Maria Di Mento and Jim Rendon The former New York City mayor gave $3.7 billion. Six donors on the list gave $1 billion or more. Plus, see the rest of our March issue , published online today.

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Hands-On Fundraising

MARCH 4, 2025

It’s not about you. Sorry. Quite often, I go through my mail and see appeals that disappoint me. It’s not that the cause is wrong (those I rarely even open). It’s the self-aggrandizing tone. I’ve been thinking about this for years and have held off writing anything. I don’t want to point fingers at any […] The post It’s not about you appeared first on Hands-On Fundraising.

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 4, 2025

Download this donation list template so that your organization never loses track of which donations youve gotten, as well as who sent them and whether or not theyve received a thank-you letter.

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Gail Perry Group

MARCH 6, 2025

It's a terrible time for many nonprofit organizations in the US right now! Many nonprofits are facing serious and/or even catastrophic funding cuts. If this is you and your organization, you're deeply into crisis mode! We feel for you! And, to help you today, here's our best advice on a crisis fundraising plan. Clearly one of your first steps is to communicate - and your second step is to ask your stakeholders and donors to help.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 4, 2025

By Stephanie Beasley and Eden Stiffman Whether self-made or inheritors, theyre serious about giving today and are poised to shape philanthropy in the coming decades.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 10, 2025

Integration is a hot term these days. As we see more of our processes move from paper files and folders to purpose-built systems in the cloud, we also see endless possibilities for automation, notifications, and API processes to extend the functionality of our individual solutions. The “machines” can finally “talk” to each other.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 7, 2025

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Fluxx

MARCH 6, 2025

Graham Macmillan, President of Visa Foundation, shares how corporate philanthropy brings stability and innovation to the social sector.

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Strategic Grants

MARCH 9, 2025

Last updated 10 March 2025. We have compiled a list of grant funding assistance opportunities for those who have been impacted by ex-tropical Cyclone Alfred across Southeast Queensland and Northern New South Wales. It is important to note that not all these opportunities are directly for non-profit organisations most are for individuals. As always, it is important that you check your eligibility and carefully read the guidelines before applying.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 4, 2025

By M.J. Prest Much of the money went to social-services groups that support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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GrantNews

MARCH 6, 2025

Engineering grants open doors for students, researchers, and professionals to innovate, explore, and advance groundbreaking technologies. Whether you’re a college student developing the next big tech innovation, a veteran pursuing a STEM degree, or a startup tackling climate change, grant funding opportunities can help turn ideas into reality.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 5, 2025

What is a donor journey? Put simply, its the way the relationship between a donor and a nonprofit shifts and evolves over time. By mapping out possible pathways for these changing relationships, youll create seamless donor experiences that inspire generosity and lifelong engagement. Learn more from Cherian Koshy and DonorPerfect!

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Future Fundraising Now

MARCH 11, 2025

Back when I was an English teacher, students cheating on their writing assignments was one of the things we worried about. What is cheating? Its getting someone other than oneself to write your paper. Its cheating because the entire purpose of a student paper is for a student to write it. These days, with free AI applications that can spit out an essay on any topic in seconds, I can only imagine how much more challenging it must be to prevent student cheating on papers.

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 10, 2025

April is National Volunteer Appreciation Month! Are you looking for thoughtful yet affordable ways to thank your volunteers? Check out our top 33 volunteer gift ideas that show appreciation for every occasion.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 5, 2025

By M.J. Prest Marco Bello Maribel Perez Wadsworth, CEO of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, shared news about the Knight Foundations $25 million investment in the American Journalism Project. Also, the Lilly Endowment gave $22.4 million to the Aspen Institute to support grassroots community leaders, and the Airbnb Community Fund disbursed $8.5 million to 160 community-based nonprofits.

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GrantNews

MARCH 11, 2025

Do you have medical bills? Anyone who has had a medical emergency or an extended illness knows how quickly they can add up. When this happens, they may become more than we can manage. What’s more, finding financial assistance for treatment outside of insurance can leave you feeling overwhelmed. However, there is grant funding that can help alleviate some of the financial strain that illness and accidents bring with them.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 5, 2025

Having cleaner data helps nonprofits work more efficiently and effectively. Here are four ways to keep bad data out in the first place.

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Strategic Grants

MARCH 5, 2025

Last year the team at Strategic Grants helped write or critique close to 50 applications for the competitive Perpetual IPAP Grant. And while outcomes measurement continues to be a challenge for many charities, the recent focus on how organisations apply a gender lens to project outcomes seems to be catching many off guard. But, what do funders mean by this?

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CauseVox

MARCH 4, 2025

When nonprofits run online fundraising campaigns, it’s easy to only focus on the big picturehitting that overall fundraising goal. But for donors, especially those giving smaller amounts, it can be hard to see how their contribution really makes a difference. The good news? People are more likely to give (and even give more!) when they clearly understand their impact.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 6, 2025

Psychologists have unlocked new ways to help you speak your supporters love languages and cultivate lasting ties. By M.J. Prest Getty Images While love languages have long been a fixture in pop psychology for improving romantic relationships, new science is emerging that learning to speak donors love languages forges lasting connections between nonprofits and their supporters.

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GrantNews

MARCH 10, 2025

Women-Owned, Grant-Fueled businesses are thriving across all sectors, breaking barriers and redefining success. Two out of three women entrepreneurs are making their mark in industries once dominated by men. Women are proving that passion and business acumen create unstoppable success. What’s more, as more women step into entrepreneurship, grant funding is paving the way, proving that with the right financial support, nothing is out of reach.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 4, 2025

When a new supporter enters your nonprofits community, a series of welcome emails can help you start off on the right foot.

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Future Fundraising Now

MARCH 6, 2025

I was talking to a fundraiser for a medical charity about how they talk to their donors. They had a pretty amazing advantage: A large majority of their donors had close personal connection with the disease the charity was focused on. The donors came in several groups: People who have the disease. Close family member of people who have the disease. People who know people who have the disease.

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Candid

MARCH 6, 2025

Given the challenges U.S. nonprofits are facing in 2025, can they count on continued charitable giving from individual donors? Dunham + Companys latest Donor Confidence Survey offers a hint of optimismcontingent on economic conditions going forward. Fielded between November 10 and 25, 2024, among 1,492 U.S. donors who gave at least $20 to charity in 2023, the survey found 79% of those who planned to continue giving said theyd give the same amount or more this year.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 10, 2025

A new study finds just 36 percent of major foundations feel confident assessing the technical feasibility of AI proposals, raising concerns about philanthropy's response to a rapidly evolving landscape. By Sara Herschander Getty Images A new study finds just 36 percent of major foundations feel confident assessing the technical feasibility of AI proposals, raising concerns about philanthropy's response to a rapidly evolving landscape.

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

MARCH 5, 2025

With funding freezes, the most vulnerable are impacted. We provide vital assistance to people in need of life-saving healthcare, and weve seen an increase in the number of people who […] The post A Time of Crisis: As Nonprofit Leaders Face Extraordinary Challenges, Heres What They Are Saying appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 7, 2025

Fundraising involves the process of gathering voluntary contributions of money or resources from individuals, businesses, or foundations to support a specific organizations cause. From nonprofit charities to healthcare institutions, organizations rely on fundraising to support their missions, sustain operations, and bolster programming activities. Below, we cover everything from different types of fundraising to upcoming trends for 2025.

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Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 6, 2025

Data is a key component of any strong grant application. But data goes beyond just information about your nonprofits workit also includes insights about your geographical region and the broader issue your program addresses. Sometimes it can feel like this data is locked behind a paywall or buried deep in the internet. However, there is actually a wealth of free and reputable data availableif you know where to look.

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Candid

MARCH 11, 2025

During my first year as CEO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, our biggest priority was listening. Since late 2023, weve been talking with community members about how, together, we could make Kansas City a national model for equitable economic mobility. Two significant gaps became evident that we saw as two sides of the same coin: Nonprofits dont often have space to truly think about their strengths and sustainability.

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