Blackbaud

MARCH 15, 2024

The goal is then to turn those data insights into actionable tasks. If you are not sure which metrics are essential or how to convert your data into something stakeholders can grasp and absorb, start simply by setting clear goals. Your goal is transparency.

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Blackbaud

MAY 6, 2024

Always Start with the Mission in Mind Any good budgeting process should start with your organization’s mission and strategic plan. A clear understanding of your core mission and short-term and long-term goals aligns the budget and financial decisions with the overall direction of the organization.

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DoJiggy

MARCH 25, 2025

This blog is written for businesses considering corporate golf sponsorship opportunities. How to Choose the Right Sponsorship Opportunity Sponsors should consider their marketing goals and objectives when selecting a sponsorship opportunity. Create a free account and see how we can help your organization smash your fundraising goals!

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ProposalPRO

AUGUST 31, 2021

PRO Tip: Learn the best way to respond to a grant by studying the agency issuing that grant - its mission, policy goals, and types of grants it awards. Read the agency’s strategic plan. Each agency is required by law to share its strategic plan. Finally, please subscribe to my Fund the Change blog, below.

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Candid

DECEMBER 20, 2023

As you follow this process, always remember to align your budget with your organization’s general goals and plans for future growth. Set financial goals for your organization Before creating your operating budget, check in with your strategic plan.

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Blackbaud

JULY 24, 2024

They’ll consider how your financial activities align with your nonprofit’s overall strategic plan by answering the following questions: What are this organization’s financial goals (revenue generation targets, spending objectives, etc.)? Some of the tasks they will most likely perform include: Creating budgets.

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Blackbaud

AUGUST 12, 2024

Operational efficiency: A well-integrated CRM simplifies event planning, volunteer coordination , and internal communications. Strategic planning: Your CRM holds valuable data that can inform your strategic decisions. It ensures that everyone is on the same page, working towards the same goals.

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Blackbaud

MAY 28, 2024

Charged with making informed financial decisions that align with the organization’s mission and strategic objectives, this role requires a keen understanding of both internal dynamics and external factors impacting the organization. The imperative for transparency and accountability has never been greater in the nonprofit sector.

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Grant Training Center

AUGUST 21, 2023

This research skill is applicable to various jobs that involve data gathering, analysis, and strategic planning. Strategic Thinking: Crafting grant proposals requires strategic thinking to align your organization’s goals with potential funders’ priorities.

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Blackbaud

JUNE 27, 2024

A stagnant fundraising strategy can cause roadblocks, such as falling behind on fundraising goals, missing key support, and even causing donor attrition. Lack of clear goals and reporting. Poor strategic planning can lead your organization to make uninformed or vague goals that make it difficult to define success.

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Blackbaud

AUGUST 12, 2024

Now it’s time to elevate your game by registering for bbcon 2024 sessions that are designed just for your goals and interests. The post Highlighting 9 bbcon 2024 Sessions for Raiser’s Edge NXT® Users first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog. New to bbcon? Seattle, here we come!

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Candid

JANUARY 20, 2023

Platinum  Impact—showcase your nonprofit’s mission-driven goals and impress donors with the difference you’re making.  Only two key components are required to achieve a Platinum Seal :  Strategy and goals: Upload your strategic plan or briefly answer two questions. 

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Qgiv

JULY 14, 2021

Your strategic plan should point to the need for the main component of your project. A strong case for support begins with highlighting the main initiatives in your strategic plan and details not only how the project will impact your organization, but how it impacts the community. A Clearly Defined Project.

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Blackbaud

JUNE 3, 2024

Gen Z and Your Strategic Planning Before suggesting you adapt your board development strategy to include Gen Z, I first want to encourage an overall “alignment check” as it relates to your organization’s strategic plan. The post Gen Z Is Ready to Join Your Junior Board of Directors first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Those are the two main questions that an annual fundraising plan must answer to help you become more successful. 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. Set SMART goals.

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Candid

JANUARY 25, 2024

The goals of the funder’s RFP align with your grant proposal and organizational goals  Grantseeking is always about need, but as Candid’s educational programming manager Lori Guidry says, “it’s not about your organization’s need; it’s about the need of the people or cause you’re serving.” What green flags would you add to the list? Feel

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Qgiv

MARCH 14, 2023

If you have a plan with goals and KPIs, there should be automated reports on a weekly/monthly/quarterly basis that show progress against goal. The firm has offices in Athens, Georgia and Franklin, Tennessee and serves nonprofits across the country in fundraising, strategic planning, board development and leadership development.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

They can help the organization set and achieve goals. They’re responsible for planning, organizing, and directing a group so that goals are reached in a timely fashion. In order to reach your goals, you need a well-thought-out plan. In other words, plan for today, this week, this month, this year, and this decade.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 21, 2023

To effectively advance your cause and push your fundraising goals forward, your nonprofit needs a strong internal infrastructure and team. Involving your board members in nonprofit strategic planning can help. Align your goals with your nonprofit’s values to shape your plans for the future.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 23, 2023

If your goal is to increase giving, it helps to use a Gift Range Calculator to help you develop your gift ranges in your pyramid. This can be used as a tool for strategic planning to determine what areas need improvement or additional focus. One-time Gifts: The bottom of the pyramid are those who give one time only.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

By strategically timing a well-crafted mission moment you can transform your gala from an event to a transformative experience that ignites action. Strategically planning your gala auction can transform the event into a thrilling lucrative experience that leaves a lasting impression on your guests and fuels your organization’s mission.

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Grant Training Center

MARCH 8, 2023

Leaders guide their teams, inspire their people, and drive their organizations towards achieving their goals. Strategic Thinking Leadership requires strategic thinking and planning. Leadership is an essential component of any successful institution.

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Blackbaud

JULY 8, 2024

Endowments are the result of a successful long-term strategic plan. If your donor provides a significant contribution to your endowment with the goal of launching a scholarship program, for example, you have legal and ethical responsibilities to steward those funds to provide scholarships as directed.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

MAY 21, 2024

Effective Strategies for a Successful School Fundraising Event Blog Summary: Planning a successful school fundraising event involves more than just gathering donations. This blog starts by defining SMART goals and forming a capable and enthusiastic committee. Begin by establishing what you hope to accomplish.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 17, 2024

As you look at your grant management software options, you want to include your future goals as well as your current processes. Run trend reports and look at your organization’s strategic plan to see how your grant processes are likely to change over the coming years. The post Need a New Grant Management System?

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Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 15, 2024

So, are you ready to up your fundraising and development goals for 2024 by securing grant funding? Now is the time to strategize, mobilize, and leverage innovative approaches to achieve greater success in securing support for your organization's mission and initiatives. After all, your organization's sustainability depends on it.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

It is a method of project management that sets macro-goals achieved through a series of micro-objectives that must be accomplished along the way, each measurable and deliverable by a deadline. And perfection is not the goal. The objective is the destination; the key results get you there. Almost all of us think success is hitting 100%.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 27, 2024

Strategic Planning A clear strategic plan aligns the organization’s mission with its operational capabilities and fundraising efforts. It ensures that all activities are goal-oriented and resources are allocated efficiently.

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Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 13, 2023

Use your organization’s strategic plan and the SMART goals within it as your guide to mission-aligned messaging. Development: Do you have acknowledgement practices in place, a plan for stewarding your institutional partners, and know how grants factor into your department and organization’s goals?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 10, 2017

I decided, on my latest foray along the cliffs, to write a series of blogs focusing on the overarching themes that I feel are important for every nonprofit organization to know about and understand as we move into 2017. It isn't the norm yet, but progress is being made toward that goal. Strategic Plan. Other Ideas.

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Grant Consulting Services

MAY 30, 2024

Key Elements of Optimized Project Design In our past blog posts, we discussed the feasibility study as well as the framework as the foundation. Goal Setting – Define your project’s SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound).

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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 1, 2024

This blog post explores how agile methodologies can be leveraged in prospect research, offering insights into their application and benefits. By embracing agile methodologies and utilizing structured change management models like ADKAR, you can enhance your ability to meet goals and adapt to an increasingly complex world.

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

If you’re reading a blog post with the words “capital campaign” and “board” in the headline, you might be spiraling through questions that are keeping you up at night (hopefully, it’s not 2 a.m.): Did we set appropriate capital campaign goals with our board? Is our board on track for the public phase?

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Qgiv

MAY 31, 2022

Sheryl Soukup, CFRE, is the founder and President of Soukup Strategic Solutions , a full-service consulting company helping nonprofits maximize their impact in fundraising, marketing, strategic planning, and governance. A strategic plan has been developed! Board retreats create an electric kind of energy for me.

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Grant Professionals Association

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This article dives into how mastering ethics, collaboration, grant research, strategic planning, building relationships, and prospecting for foundations can be a game-changer in your professional life. Explore techniques for thorough and efficient grant research that aligns with your organization's goals.

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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 18, 2023

What do they need right now, what hurdles do they face, what are their goals for the future? In the sector, we are praised for urgently building, creating, and intervening, but there is a harmful misconception that learning occurs in a straight line or can be adequately confined in a strategic plan, theory of change, or grant application.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 4, 2024

The goal is to make it easier to act upon the vast amounts of data these institutions have. Collaboration helps achieve the combined goals of the institution, with deep understanding of the pivotal role of fundraising and alumni engagement and what is needed to ensure a positive return on investment.

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