Just Write Grants

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll explore the typical issues nonprofits face during the grant writing process and offer practical solutions to overcome them. Solution To manage time constraints effectively: Develop a Grant Calendar : Create a detailed calendar with deadlines, submission requirements, and timelines for each grant application.

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Fundly

JUNE 20, 2024

Your nonprofit’s donors lead busy lives—managing their careers, maintaining social relationships, and pursuing their personal goals. Set a goal and budget. Decide on a goal that’s specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-bound (SMART). Promote your campaign. Thank all of your donors.

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Qgiv

JUNE 14, 2021

After all, nonprofits need gifts and donations to sustain them, no matter what their mission or goals might be. Your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy can’t achieve its aims without the proper goals and workload distribution. Create a fundraising calendar for your nonprofit’s development plan.

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GiveSmart

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

While #GivingTuesday and end-of-year appeals might feel far away, the busiest time of the giving calendar is just around the corner. Donors are paying attention, and many are looking at their spending for the rest of the calendar year. GiveSmart’s #GivingTuesday Success Toolkit is the only thing you’ll need to reach your goals.

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Assel Grant Services

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The client felt confident putting the funder on their own grant calendar for the upcoming year, allowing me to focus my time on another funding priority because they were sure that the foundation would continue its support. As grant professionals, we must ensure that our clients’ projects match the funder’s goals.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

JANUARY 21, 2025

Winning Online Fundraising Strategies for High School Basketball Teams Blog Summary: The article highlights online fundraising strategies for high school basketball teams, focusing on social media campaigns, crowdfunding, virtual events, and selling digital products. Start by setting a clear and achievable fundraising goal.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 26, 2021

Here are 5 reasons why you should keep virtual fundraising events on your calendar: . With many companies looking toward future goals, being flexible with plans is a necessity. Yet, having a virtual event on calendar, you’re able to secure vendors and create video conference lines in a matter of minutes.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Start with a Social Media Editorial Calendar In order to plan out your social media, you first need to create an editorial calendar. An editorial calendar is basically just a content map or a guide that helps you map out your nonprofit’s content (including social media) for the year. Don’t let this term scare you.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 4, 2024

Every year when the calendar rolls over into the new year, leaders are presented with a fresh set of challenges. No matter what calendar your organization uses (academic, recruitment, fiscal, non-traditional), the fact remains that our personal calendars all start anew January 1 st. This year, I am asking you to think… GRAY!

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Grant Professionals Association

JANUARY 28, 2025

We encourage all those eligible to apply early and ensure your application reflects your passion, goals, and commitment to our illustrious profession. Take the time to invest in your dreams and goals. What impact would a scholarship have on your life, and how do you hope to use it to achieve your goals? Ponder this.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 22, 2024

While traditional events still have an important place in the fundraising calendar, activity-based fundraising events now encompass a diverse range of experiences, from yoga to pickleball to kayaking and more. Activity-tracked P2P fundraising events will help you achieve your goal of raising more money while giving new energy to your cause.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 6, 2024

The goal was the same then as it is now: Use it to make something work better. Back to that summer of 2020, I had a calendar script running that populated student and teacher Google calendars with their class schedules. Stale” calendars or no calendars? “No first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog. What is better?

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Booster

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Without a well thought out calendar, you are sure to miss out on opportunities to bring in additional funds and exceed your goals. Plus—tips on how to get started on your own fundraising calendar! The key is the planning part! That’s why kicking off the year with a fundraising event schedule already in place is crucial.

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Candid

APRIL 4, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll not only explore the importance of building strong networks and how to find the folks with whom to prioritize building relationships. For these reasons, relationship-building with nonprofit funders is an essential step toward your nonprofit reaching its fundraising goals.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 9, 2021

This blog post explores how to create an annual fundraising plan and even provides a helpful annual fundraising plan template to help putting together your fundraising plan easier. More detailed plans may also include contingency plans for when goals aren’t met. The best way to set your new goals is to analyze your previous year.

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Strategic Grants

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Latest sector news Philanthropy Meets Parliament Summit In October 2023 there was a crucial and productive meeting called Philanthropy Meets Parliament Summit which was organised by Philanthropy Australia to discuss the goal of doubling philanthropic giving by 2030. For more sector news, visit our blog.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

It always falls on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving— mark your calendars, because GivingTuesday for 2021 is November 30th. Set a goal. GivingTuesday campaigns with clear goals raise more funds, and many nonprofits find that those announced goals are not just met, but exceeded.

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Cain Nonprofit Solutions

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

That's a cruddy day to release a blog post so I'm switching things up a bit and doing it on Tuesday this week. And I'm throwin' it back to a previous blog post that is an oldie but a goodie. This is going to be a longer blog post than I normally write. You can subscribe to almost any website that has a blog or posts articles.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 21, 2024

Have you ever been pulled into a meandering project with no clear direction or goals? Projects like these can drain resources, take more time than necessary, and quickly become your least favorite meeting on your calendar. How does this project fit within your mission, values, and goals? What is a Project Charter?

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

So, consider creating a communications calendar from GivingTuesday through December 31 st and using email, snail mail, social media, telephone calls, and even SMS messages to connect with donors and remind them to give. Have a year-end fundraising goal and plan to set yourself up for success. Check this blog out.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

The bottom line: you need a fundraising plan built on the right fundraising plan template — one that outlines goals, actions, and the specific results you want. That means you need a fundraising plan template that meets YOUR needs, plays to YOUR strengths, and helps you reach YOUR goals. No two nonprofits are exactly alike.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 17, 2024

This allows you to tailor your content calendar to your audience’s or guest’s preferences. Establish the fundamental aspects of your podcast by answering the following questions: What is the primary goal of the podcast? The post The Power of Podcasting: Making Audio Content for Nonprofits first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog.

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

In this interview, Julia shares some of the strategies she teaches her clients, including her secret formula for social media calendars, how nonprofits can improve engagement on their social channels, and the one thing she wishes nonprofits would stop doing online. Another thing I recommend: look at your calendar for the year.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Here’s your #GivingTuesday & Year-End Fundraising Resource Package: Access Our Free Library Of #GivingTuesday & Year-End Fundraising Tools, Blog Posts, Webinars, and Conferences On-Demand: 1. Download Our Free 2021 Year-End Fundraising Calendar. Download the free 2021 Year-End Fundraising Calendar: 2.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 18, 2022

You need a big, hairy, audacious goal (BHAG) to attract tons of attention and support for your cause. Has the blog been updated recently with a new article? Detailed activity calendar. And they tend to deal with the crisis du jour instead of working purposefully on things that will move them forward toward their goals.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 26, 2024

The key is to think through how your corporate partner can amplify your awareness campaign while your nonprofit helps them achieve their goals, too. You’ll also want to explain how this form of support will help you achieve your awareness campaign’s goals. It’s a win-win situation!

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Big Fundraising Ideas

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Blog Summary: Post-school fundraiser reviews are essential for ensuring long-term success and continuous improvement. Fundraisers are vital to supporting school programs, but their impact can extend far beyond immediate monetary goals if post-event reviews are conducted effectively. Why Conduct a Post-Fundraiser Review?

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Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The above Candid trainings are only a sampling of the many learning experiences we offer; we are constantly adding to our course calendar to provide new and valuable opportunities. The post Removing cost as a barrier to nonprofit training appeared first on Candid Blog.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Fundraising season is upon us and it’s time to set some big year-end fundraising goals and go after them! Then choose the strategies that will help you reach your goals before the ball drops on New Year’s Eve. As you write blog posts, social media posts, appeals, and newsletter articles, keep your message focused on your mission.

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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Their collective annual goal is $112.5 Input from Staff Members The goal of adding Power BI tools for lead generation was to simplify prospect identification and portfolio management, without requiring users to be geniuses of software integration. Henze said they may not warrant the time and marketing effort of a major gift officer.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 20, 2022

For retention-minded fundraisers with a strong donor cultivation plan in place, the early days of a new calendar year might even be busier than any day in November and December. In cases where this year-end gift was not their only gift during the calendar year, be sure to mention any past giving. Thank first-time donors personally.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

MARCH 18, 2025

How to Secure Sponsorships for Your School Fundraisers Blog Summary: School fundraisers are crucial for enhancing educational experiences. Below are key steps to establish a strong foundation: Define Your Fundraising Goal Clarity is everything. Plan NextSteps Review your schools fundraising calendar for the upcoming semester or year.

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Candid

APRIL 11, 2023

Corporate sponsorship is a mutually beneficial relationship wherein a company offers direct financial support, in-kind donations , or skilled volunteer services to support a nonprofit in meeting its fundraising event goals. In this agreement, be sure to align on the following: Goals. A summary of your fundraising event needs.

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Soapbox Exchange

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Our free guide will take you through all the giving season best practices, like setting clear giving goals, establishing a fundraising calendar, optimizing your donation pages, building a P2P campaign, and more. Wondering what should be on your year-end fundraising checklist? Get the End-of-Year Fundraising Checklist today!

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amplifi

AUGUST 22, 2024

Guest blog by Megan Allison, Qgiv. Creating a successful GivingTuesday campaign starts with clear goals. Once you have your goals, you can start deciding the type of content you want to promote for GivingTuesday. Begin by setting your goals and outlining the key messages you want to convey. Use storytelling techniques.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The nonprofit fundraising calendar tends to go through phases of ups and downs. This might involve browsing your event calendar, reading your blog, donating through your online giving page, or using your contact form to get in touch. You can also use calls to action throughout your blog posts or services pages.

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Candid

JULY 5, 2023

Now that virtual meetings dominate calendars, the last thing most employees want to do is spend unstructured time staring at Zoom boxes. The post Five tips to build engagement on remote teams appeared first on Candid Blog. Encourage awareness of working styles Getting to know colleagues in a remote environment is tough.

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