Clairification

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Taking the time to look at your fundraising message with a critical eye can help you raise a lot more money. But sometimes the best fundraising letters break the rules a bit to come across as conversational. Your goal is not to show you can write a coherent sentence. There’s nothing wrong with good grammar, of course.

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GrantNews

DECEMBER 6, 2024

While nonprofit fundraising takes many forms like hosting events, corporate sponsorships, membership programs, and even knocking door to door, grants are the tried-and-true funding staples. Request Action Communicate your goals. Volunteer-Led Fundraisers – Involving your volunteers increases community engagement.

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GiveSmart

MARCH 20, 2025

With golf increasing in popularity, a charity golf outing is a smart fundraising event format for your organization to consider. The sooner you start creating event materials, finding sponsors, booking vendors, and selling registrations, the more successful your golf outing will be. You should always negotiate fees. Read more here.

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Selfish Giving

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Beth Kanter’s first book, The Networked Nonprofit , taught us how to use social media tools. Her latest book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit , which is co-authored by Katie Delahaye Paine , teaches us how to measure what we’ve done. What goals have and haven’t been achieved? on CauseTalk Radio.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

OCTOBER 29, 2024

How To Handle Leftover Products After a Fundraiser Blog Summary: In this guide, we’ll share practical tips on handling leftover fundraising products so you can maximize your profits and minimize waste. Many schools and organizations face the challenge of handling leftover products after a fundraiser.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 6, 2024

Only to be interrupted by a notification on your phone for a new *free* webinar promising the latest in fundraising innovation (probably something AI-related). All day long your goals are hijacked. Engaging, consistent donor communications provide the engine behind your fundraising program. Ann Handley. Very Good Copy.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Primary School Fundraising Ideas: A Seasonal and Year-Round Guide Blog Summary: Looking for fun ways to raise money for your primary school throughout the year? Youll find practical tips on planning, organizing, and engaging the community, all designed to help your school meet its goals while keeping the excitement high.

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Tony Martignetti

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Febe Voth: Your Case For Support Whether you call it a case statement or case for support, it’s a critical part of your next fundraising campaign. She shares lots of savvy advice from her 2023 book, “the case for your cause.” … Continue reading Nonprofit Radio for November 20, 2023: Your Case For Support →

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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. School fundraisers have always played a vital role in bringing communities together and supporting important educational initiatives.

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Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Your overwhelm is the goal. Thats where this months Grow Report book drawing comes in. Ive only just started reading Great Fundraising Organizations: Why and How the Worlds Best Charities Excel at Raising Money , and Im already widely recommending it to colleagues, students, and clients. Particularly fundraising professionals.

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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.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 2, 2024

7 Must-Have Members of Your Nonprofit’s Fundraising Team With a dedicated nonprofit fundraising team, you’ll execute more effective strategies, plan impactful events, and attain more funding for your mission. That’s where this guide comes in—we’ll discuss the must-have members of your nonprofit’s fundraising team.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 13, 2022

While goals are vital to success, SMART fundraising goals help make sure you’re setting goals that you just can’t miss. Can’t miss” goals! In some form or fashion, we’ve all heard how essential goals are. Set a goal! Set a goal! Set a goal! Goals, goals, goals….

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Not Your Father's Charity

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Nonprofit board fundraising plays a crucial role in helping them achieve their mission and goals. But these leadership groups often struggle with fundraising. So, with the right amount of support from your board, you can significantly increase your fundraising efforts. And underpin that vision and mission with money.

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DoJiggy

JANUARY 21, 2025

This day not only honors the birthday of Dr. Seuss but also encourages children to dive into the world of books and develop a lifelong love for reading. Raffle Fundraising 4. Many schools struggle with finances and add a fundraising component to Read Across America events. Crowdfunding for Reading Materials 2.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Have you ever cringed in embarrassment after writing a fundraising appeal letter that fell flat? This year our goal is $ enter amount here, and we hope that you will be able to make a contribution. With this step-by-step guide and the accompanying resources, you are well-equipped to craft an exceptional fundraising letter.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

DECEMBER 5, 2023

B y Olivia Mode-Cater Picture this: your organization is about to host another fundraising event. You’ve assembled a fundraising team, booked a venue, and put together the perfect program agenda. However, this results in low attendance numbers, causing you to miss the mark on your fundraising goal.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

But big goals cost big money. And that means you have to figure out how to fundraise for your new venture. Should you start a GoFundMe or turn to a Facebook fundraiser? To fully fund your mission, you have to become a fundraiser. Fundraising is a skilled profession. Where do you start? Then, draft a plan.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Are you fundraising on purpose? Are you fundraising on prpose? When you’re fundraising on purpose, you have a plan. People who fundraise on purpose generally have much better results than those who don’t. Fundraising on purpose requires looking at the big picture. That may seem like a silly question.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 28, 2022

You can’t plan out your nonprofit’s impact this year without projecting your fundraising revenue. In fact, you must plan your programs first so you know what your fundraising goal is. 3 Rules for Projecting Fundraising Revenue. 3 Steps to Projecting Fundraising Revenue for Your Annual Plan . But, how do you do it?

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GrantNews

JANUARY 31, 2025

For example; for science-driven policies to achieve their goals, communication, and accessibility must go beyond borders. In 2025, aligning fundraising efforts with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles is more vital than ever. Awards will be given for books written in English and in French.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

New year, new fundraising strategy. Are you making the most of the latest trends in fundraising to elevate your nonprofit in 2022? While there are risks to embracing new fundraising innovations, the rewards are often well worth taking the chance. The third shift in fundraising. First, there was fundraising by direct mail.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

JUNE 4, 2024

How to Set Realistic Goals for Your School Fundraiser Blog Summary: This blog offers a comprehensive guide for school administrators, teachers, PTA members, and community stakeholders on how to set achievable SMART goals for school fundraisers. Volunteers: The backbone of any school fundraiser is its volunteers.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Each program, fund, or initiative gets its own visually engaging, customizable page, integrated seamlessly into your fundraising site. Real-Time Reporting : Automatically track fundraising progress and donor activity for each fund with real-time updates and robust reporting tools. Here’s how the key components come together.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

OCTOBER 31, 2023

How To Set a School Fundraising Goal and Why it’s Important Why setting fundraising goals is vital for your success. Setting a fundraising goal is a critical step in planning a school fundraiser. Goal setting takes serious thought and consideration and must take several factors into account.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 30, 2024

However, using borrowed terms to communicate mission success has made it more difficult to explain the critical connection between the critical connection between financials, fundraising, and mission delivery. Theres also no question that ratios can be valuable tools for evaluating charitable groups.

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DoJiggy

JANUARY 9, 2024

The beloved book fair is a treasured event and golden opportunity to raise funds for schools. The appeal of a book fair fundraiser is undeniable, whether it’s a traditional setup with tables lined with books or a more modern virtual book drive. Are you ready to elevate your organization’s next book drive?

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Peer-to-peer fundraising—individuals raising money for a cause with the help of their family and friends—is a fun, easy, and lucrative strategy to attract awareness and generate funds for your cause. Studies have shown that: Peer-to-peer fundraising initiatives average 39% success, compared to 22% for traditional fundraising.

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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Share clear, achievable goals and progress updates to keep supporters engaged and informed. Help _ make our goal! Help students access great design Help Us Reach our #GivingTuesday Goal Help your favorite fund win big on #GivingTuesday! We Asked and You Gave We Need Diverse Books Needs Your Help, <Name>!

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Fundraising HayDay

MARCH 6, 2025

Language is especially important when you serve as grant and/or fundraising professionals who use the written word to explain to funders the needs, successes, and goals of the communities we serve. When communicating with anyone, language matters. It is vital we use inclusive language no matter who we are talking about.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 12, 2012

You know you need a fundraising plan, but if you’re like most, you don’t know where to start. . Let me make it simple for you and share the 9 steps to creating a powerful fundraising plan. Let me make it simple for you and share the 9 steps to creating a powerful fundraising plan. Step 5 Set your goals.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 13, 2023

As the coach of a youth sports team or the leader of a school-affiliated academic bowl team, you know that there are some aspects of team fundraising that make it different—and often more challenging—than other types of fundraising. Reaching goals is easier through teamwork. Team members can personalize their efforts.

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Joe Garecht Fundraising

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Instead, you should be moving with purpose at your organization – making plans, setting goals, and then working to achieve those goals. Here are some tips on how to think strategically at your organization: Start with Your End Goal in Mind. Think: How do We Ultimately Achieve our Goal? Plan for Growth.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

When you work in fundraising, the last thing you may think you can do is take time off from work. Fundraising has a round-the-clock urgency, the feeling that you always need to be planning the next campaign, sending a report to a funder, or whipping up social media graphics. How Many Days Should a Fundraiser Take Off?

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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! We call it Fundraising Season and the key to maximizing your revenue potential during this special time of year is to have and execute a plan. So, what does an integrated year-end fundraising campaign look like?

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

Drafting a fundraising plan can be intimidating, especially if it’s your first time and you have no fundraising plan structure. You see, a good fundraising plan isn’t something you knock out in an afternoon. Your answers will give your fundraising plan structure and allow you to move forward with this important task.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Here are six best practices for creating an effective digital impact report that truly reflects your organization’s mission and accomplishments, with a goal of increasing donor engagement. Meet Donors Where They Are In today’s digital world, donors are online, engaging with content on their smartphones and tablets.

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