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. You don’t get a ‘pass’ if you think you’re not a numbers person or if this is your nonprofit’s first budget ! The two are tied together.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2022

To fully fund your nonprofit, you need a diversified fundraising stream. Diversified fundraising revenue creates stability and keeps you from being dependent on one source of funding. Getting your funds from multiple sources is especially important when fundraising for a new nonprofit. No fundraising from individuals.

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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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Candid

JULY 26, 2022

Overhead ratio essentially refers to the amount of a nonprofit’s budget that’s dedicated to overhead costs (i.e. keeping the lights on”), and invest in fundraising innovations that can result in raising more funding toward the mission. How can you maintain fundraising transparency and convey the importance of overhead spending?

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

If you are trying to fundraise without an annual fundraising plan, you are trying to bake a pie with a lot of ingredients but no recipe. Do you really want to make fundraising so hard? Do you really want to make fundraising so hard? Can you do it? But… that either requires a good memory or a lot of guesswork.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Raising the money you need to fully fund your budget doesn’t happen by accident. You need a plan for fundraising success. Actually, you need both short-term plans, like those to manage your fundraising activities through the holidays, and longer-term plans that will carry you through all of next year. Focus on donors, not money.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

We hear from folks all the time who are looking for new fundraising ideas for nonprofits, especially fundraising ideas for a new nonprofit. It’s not easy to figure out what works in fundraising when you have little to no experience raising big bucks. So, you found yourself sidelined while you tried to figure out fundraising.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

What you might not know is that the right fundraising plan template can make the job much easier. What this means is that over time, your fundraising approach should change to meet the needs of your growing organization. What Fundraising Plan Template is Right For YOU? And no two fundraising plans should be exactly alike either.

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The Fundraising Coach

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

With 4 weeks left in the calendar year, staying focused is more important than ever. Rather than feeling like you're living out a well planned fundraising year, these last four weeks can often feel like you're missing out on everything. The 2 Things To Avoid In Year End Fundraising. That you're falling short everywhere.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Autumn definitely means “go time” in the life of a fundraiser, often because it signals the start of year-end , a period of time you may get upwards of 60% or more of your annual donations. Even if you don’t follow a definitive fundraising calendar, it’s still vital to come up with a year-end fundraising plan—and stick to it.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 26, 2021

Virtual events are here to stay, and for nonprofits that means more opportunities to fundraise without breaking the bank and a sweat. Even though people are looking forward to reconnecting at traditional galas and parties, having a virtual fundraising event in the arsenal certainly doesn’t hurt. Check out these additional resources: .

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

If you’re wondering how you should adapt your fundraising strategy to the new landscape, then look no further. Our Year-End Fundraising Resource Package has everything you need to craft a winning year-end campaign that is optimized for online fundraising. Download Our Free 2021 Year-End Fundraising Calendar.

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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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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. Here you go!

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GiveSmart

APRIL 17, 2024

The Need for Sustainability According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) Q3 2023 report , market trends in 2023 pointed to a decrease in donor participation and money raised by donations. In the current economic climate, nonprofits are experiencing an increased need for year-round fundraising and long-term sustainability.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Increasing your nonprofit’s fundraising capacity is essential to compete in today’s fundraising environment. According to the 2024 Digital Fundraising Benchmark Report , new donors acquired online gave 19.4% This shows the value of dedicating more resources to growing your online fundraising efforts. Event fundraising.

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Pamela Grow

JULY 24, 2024

Auctions are among the most engaging and lucrative fundraising events your nonprofit could host. However, successful auctions require careful planning—even more than most other fundraisers. Your team will need to manage many moving parts, budget carefully, and stay organized to achieve your event fundraising goal.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

AI for nonprofits can be a real game changer in the fundraising landscape. From navigating donor data to finding the most effective ways to communicate, AI for fundraising can be applied to many aspects of your organization to help lift some of the burden of changing the world. How do you use AI for fundraising? What is AI?

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Your organization may also bring in revenue from fundraising events, service fees, and grants. The categories that operating expenses are divided into, such as employee salaries and fundraising event costs, will be similar across most organizations.

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Qgiv

JUNE 14, 2021

That’s why you have to develop a fundraising strategy for your nonprofit that consists of a variety of different approaches, reflects elements like campaign strategies and budget planning , and helps your organization meet its goals. Create a fundraising calendar for your nonprofit’s development plan.

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Candid

APRIL 11, 2023

As a nonprofit professional, you understand how much time, resources, and planning goes into running a successful fundraising event. Successfully securing corporate sponsors for your fundraising event can not only give your budget and staff’s bandwidth a boost. This is where corporate sponsors can help.

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The Fundraising Coach

JUNE 9, 2023

Nonprofit professionals know the best fundraising events are fun, interactive, and accessible. There’s one type of fundraising event that’s traditional but modern, competitive but fun, keeps people coming back but attracts new donors: a charity golf tournament. He lives and golfs in Lincoln, Nebraska with his wife and three sons.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

At Candid, we recognize that nonprofit leaders and fundraising professionals, particularly those working at small or under-resourced organizations, need access to the nonprofit training and resources that equip them to do good. Creating a Sound Proposal Budget.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 15, 2021

Fundraising becomes much more high-stakes. Going From Volunteer to Paid Employee To get an idea of when you can start earning a nonprofit salary, you need to examine your budget and revenue forecasts. If you don’t have a budget, well, that’s your first assignment. Examine the revenue side of your budget.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 15, 2024

For many nonprofits, a live or silent auction is the pinnacle of their fundraising event calendar. To help you get started, this guide will discuss four proven tips for procuring auction prizes your audience will want to bid on while sticking to your event budget. Happy fundraising! Let’s dive in!

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

There are many ways you can use text-to-give to improve your fundraising strategy. Use Text-to-Give in Fundraising Events. Incorporate Text-to-Give in Ambassador Fundraising. For example, if you’re running a virtual fundraising event for shelter animals, you could make your keyword SAVEDOGS.

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GiveSmart

OCTOBER 11, 2023

As your finance team is preparing for year-end, with prepping reports and making sure your budget is on track, your donor development and fundraising teams are hard at work, too. The end-of-year fundraising drive is a crucial chance to connect with supporters and secure vital fundraising dollars.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

As the end of the calendar year approaches, your nonprofit is probably preparing for its annual end-of-year appeal. So we looked through a bunch of our favorite end-of-year fundraising campaigns from 2020 and put together eight examples to inspire you! We want to help! Request a demo. Who they are. Why we love their campaign.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 27, 2022

When you’re halfway through the year, it’s a good time to conduct a midyear fundraising evaluation. Because wherever you are with your fundraising, no matter how far behind you think you are, with six months remaining in the year, you have plenty of time to make changes and raise more money. Or if you aren’t a numbers person.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Considering the twists that fundraising plans may have taken in 2023, it’s crucial to recalibrate for the upcoming year. As we embark on the fundraising journey in 2024, the significance of a well-structured nonprofit annual development plan cannot be overstated. What’s your plan for 2024?

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The Fundraiser Coach

AUGUST 8, 2023

One of the great joys I have, being a fundraiser, is meeting donors who are true fans of our mission. Looking at the calendar, I know it isn't long now before we all will be in the "fast and furious" of year-end giving. We'll have so much to do with the fundraising, budgets, event planning, or that board thing.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Effective grant management goes beyond tracking funds in your CRM its also about budgeting effectively, prioritizing programs that need financial support, and delivering timely reports to grantmakers. Many grantmakers request a proposed budget along with grant applications to show youre thinking about these goals from the start.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

As a nonprofit professional, you understand the importance of a well-crafted fundraising development plan. Whether you’re creating a new plan or adapting an existing one to address new trends and unprecedented events – a common occurrence in recent years – it’s important to remember that fundraising plans are dynamic.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 20, 2021

Sometimes the only thing standing between you and launching a successful fundraising campaign to fund a new, needed program is an extra set of hands. But through shared documents and calendars via cloud-based platforms, the Executive Director of the horse rescue has the extra help they need to get everything done. FUNDRAISING.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 18, 2021

The social media specialist who helps you set up your social channels and content calendar then trains your staff on posting engaging content is an inkind donor, and a high-value one at that! Although the Board wished to remain a small organization with a small budget, they saw no way around their need for a bigger house.

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Blackbaud

JULY 17, 2024

Then mark your calendars for bbcon 2024, happening September 24–26 in Seattle, Washington. Sharpen your budgeting skills or learn how to organize your donors based on their behaviors and characteristics to boost fundraising efforts. Calling all K–12 educators and administrators! Explore how to leverage AI and automation.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 30, 2023

You see, great fundraising takes planning and preparation. If you want to make sure that you raise more money this Fall and have your BEST fundraising season ever, there are some things you need to do NOW to set the stage. Take a close look at your budget and your actual numbers from the first 6 months of the year to see where you are.

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