The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 17, 2025

From tight budgets to limited staffing, these hurdles can make even the simplest event feel overwhelming. Budget Constraints Tight finances can make it difficult to secure venues, hire vendors, and provide high-quality experiences for attendees. However, many organizations face common challenges that complicate the planning process.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Utilize online databases and grant directories to broaden the search. Budget Details how funding should be allocated. Budget A detailed account of the financial resources needed, including direct and indirect costs. To delve deeper into managing finances related to your proposal, explore our article on budgeting for grants.

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Blackbaud

MAY 27, 2024

It’s budget season, and the spreadsheet chaos has begun. You want to document your process to save yourself valuable time next budget season. You want to be able to easily report on budgets in a variety of accurate, clear ways without too much fuss, and know what was approved versus what’s been modified. What if it raises more?

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Blackbaud

APRIL 4, 2024

Let’s face it—budget planning can cause a lot of stress and anxiety for nonprofits. Most organizations face frequent budget cuts, which creates organizational uncertainty and a scramble for new funding options. Analyzing your budget this way also allows you to understand the ROI of each program.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 1, 2024

If hearing about nonprofit budgets makes you cringe a little ( or a lot ), keep reading. In 2024, the grant landscape for nonprofits has evolved significantly, emphasizing the need for meticulous financial planning and transparent budgeting to meet funder expectations. We’ve got you.

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CauseVox

MAY 23, 2023

Struck by the power of the Google Ad Grant, we wondered why more nonprofits were not utilizing it. This means tens of thousands of organizations are missing out on millions in free online ad budget. Ready to rock the Google Grant game and make it rain free advertising dollars? We are here to change that!

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Qgiv

JUNE 10, 2022

Before we dive into how to successfully utilize digital marketing for fundraising event engagement, let’s take a look at what digital marketing is and why you need to include it in your practice. Utilize a platform like Qgiv to help you host virtual auctions and mobile bidding. What is Digital Marketing? Why Do You Need It?

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GrantNews

JUNE 7, 2024

Often, grant funders require a budget, letters of support, and further documents to be submitted with the grant application. While many of these grant forms are digital now, there are still many tried and true practices that seasoned grant writers utilize that will help your organization get a leg up on the competition.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

For those ready to embark on this journey, exploring online grant writing courses and utilizing grant writing templates can provide powerful resources to aid this process. These programs often cover various facets of the grant writing process, including research, proposal writing, budget preparation, and project evaluation.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 8, 2024

Many don’t cover operating costs or have a small allotment for indirect costs such as salaries, insurance, and utilities. These can be used to pay operating costs such as rent, utilities, and salaries. Ready to see how a fund accounting system can simplify how you track your unrestricted funds? What are Unrestricted Funds?

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Working with a lean budget means even the slightest unexpected expense can create a stressful situation. Lead a Revenue-Wise Strategy Session As a financial leader, you touch all areas of your nonprofit organization through budgeting, forecasting, and expense management. So many nonprofits found 2023 to be particularly stressful.

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Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 22, 2025

Together, they paint a fuller picture of who might be ready to deepen their relationship with your organization. Utilizing Advanced Research Tools Many donor management systems come equipped with built-in reporting and dashboards, providing quick snapshots of donor trends like increases or decreases in giving over time.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

In fundraising terms, this means you can break the mammoth task of raising money for your operating budget into small steps that feel less intimidating. With your plan in place and your infrastructure built, you’re ready to start fundraising (so Stage 3). Fundraising is a skilled profession. Key #3: Describe the impact.

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Grant Consulting Services

MARCH 26, 2023

Grant optimization and readiness helps you determine if your organization is eligible and helps prepare your organization to start applying for grant funding. In order to make sure our clients are as ready as possible to apply to potential grantmakers based on their requirements we have to first assess. What is Grant Optimization?

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Assel Grant Services

MARCH 10, 2024

Small organizations sometimes don’t have the staff capacity it takes to utilize all the features they offer. Within each year’s subfolder, create folders labeled application , budget, attachment , correspondence , and reporting. Data or donor management systems are excellent tools, but you only get out of them what you put in.

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Planned Giving

JANUARY 25, 2024

Only about 1 percent of all nonprofits utilize a planned giving program. We’re not yet ready to start. Even a small, budget-strapped nonprofit can launch an effective planned giving marketing campaign. Nonprofits are still struggling to recover from 2022’s 10.5 percent drop in donations. We don’t have the money.

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

To optimize your advertising budget, create a marketing strategy to establish the best time for your organization to use ads. Boosted Posts Once your Facebook page is ready to go, it’s time to create your ads. These custom audiences give your organization a fantastic opportunity to utilize Facebook’s lookalike audience option.

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DoJiggy

MARCH 4, 2025

Get ready to turn your prom night into the most unforgettable experience with these 10 creative and profitable Prom and After-Prom fundraising ideas! So, get ready to make memories, have fun, and raise money with these creative and lucrative prom and after-prom fundraising ideas.

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

If you’re ready to make a plan to retain your volunteers, start with these six tips. Utilize Their Strengths Volunteers feel valued when they can use their expertise for a good cause. If the budget permits, allow guests. People do want to get involved when and where they’re needed. Pro Tip: Host a volunteer appreciation party.

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Cain Nonprofit Solutions

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

FINDING GRANTS TIP #2: Bookmark websites If you don’t utilize your browser’s bookmark capability, it’s time you started. I have created tons of tabs to help you manage different things like funder logins, program funding goals, prospect research & strategy, awards, report deadlines, program budgets and more.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Utilizing this data helps you determine the optimal times to launch specific campaigns, aligning with donor behavior and preferences. Kickstarting the budgeting journey involves setting a comprehensive, year-long fundraising goal. For instance, let’s consider a total operating budget of $200,000.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

Be ready to share in the Financial section how this growth will impact your budget, both in revenue and expenses. This section will show potential partners that you are professional, serious, and ready to act with whatever funding they can provide. Will you need more refrigerated space? More trucks? More staff or volunteers?

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GrantNews

MAY 23, 2024

Capital funding grants are commonly used to pay for costs the programming budget cannot pay for. These expenses include salaries, rent, utilities and fundraising, as well as other administrative costs and overhead. Remember, not every organization is ready for capital funding grants. What Else Does a Capital Grant Fund?

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Just Write Grants

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Your objective is to strike a balance that ensures your organization is resourceful, resilient, and ready to deliver on its promises. Regular analysis and optimization of your budget help minimize overhead and ensure that your organization remains adaptive, resilient, and mission-focused. Tech it up!

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Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 14, 2023

The grant proposal and its many components, such as the workplan, objectives, evaluation metrics, and budget, will serve as the blueprint for measuring post-award progress and set important perimeters for project completion. She specializes in grant readiness, research and tracking, management, reporting, and compliance.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Does the text-to-give software fit into your budget? From there, you’ll be ready to take off with text-to-give! According to the OneCause guide to text-to-give , this is an ideal donation channel because it utilizes devices donors are already familiar with and works well at auctions and other events.

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amplifi

JULY 25, 2024

A donor survey is another under-utilized and powerful outreach tool. If your appeals and other communications contain anything about meeting your budget, you have some work ahead of you. For example, depending on the size of your organization and your nonprofit’s budget, you might be ready to invest in fundraising software.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 2, 2025

For grassroots organizations with a shoestring budget or a one-person fundraising team, a 50/50 fundraising raffle may be particularly appealing due to the low-barrier to entry and the amount of time it takes to spin up. Investing in paid Facebook or Instagram ads to get the word out to a whole new audience (if your budget allows).

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2017

It can help you review your grantseeking objectives, become more strategic in your grantseeking, and utilize leading-edge information to strengthen your own approach. Does my budget, location, or mission affect my organization's ability to be awarded grants? What is a reasonable level of grant support to expect for my organization?

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

If you don’t have any, get something made if you have room in your budget and if you can’t, don’t worry – you’ll be fine without it.) For example, my friend operates a food pantry, and she did not like a video a volunteer made about getting ready to volunteer at the food pantry. They care a lot and they’re ready to show it!

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 19, 2023

” Step 4: Drafting Your Proposal When you’re ready to start drafting, use ChatGPT to create a basic structure for your grant proposal. Include a statement of need, program design, budget, and summary.” Ready to totally revolutionize your grant writing process? Can you suggest ways to expand this idea?”

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Big Fundraising Ideas

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Significance of Fundraising for Schools Schools heavily rely on fundraising efforts to supplement budgets, especially in areas where public funding falls short. Utilize social media platforms to showcase the fundraiser’s creativity and engage a broader online audience.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Size-up your resources, including staff support and budget Create a fundraising site ( create your free campaign site with CauseVox here ) Create a thorough plan that addresses: Campaign audience and the message that will best resonate with them Expenses Goal Any additional items of note. Ready to make 2021 your best #GivingTuesday, yet?

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Just Write Grants

MAY 20, 2024

Utilize social media platforms and online fundraising tools to reach a wider audience and reduce reliance on paper marketing materials. Solution: Research different platforms to find one with fees that fit your budget. Utilize social media, email marketing, and your website to reach a wider audience and ensure a strong online turnout.

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Qgiv

MAY 3, 2023

Planning out your timelines for campaigns will help you organize your staff and volunteers for the upcoming work and give you an idea of what you’ll need to budget for. Estimate your yearly budget Your budget will have a huge effect on what your organization is able to achieve throughout the year.

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Grant Consulting Services

MARCH 28, 2024

This platform was created with you in mind to allow you to utilize this strategy as a “Do-It-Yourself” solution to strengthen your organization’s grant funding capabilities. Without a solid program, organization budget, and strong financial statements or audited financials, grantmakers will not take the organization seriously.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 4, 2023

Volunteers are helpful for raising awareness for your cause and expanding your organization without needing to drastically increase your budget, and volunteer management will keep your volunteers productive and enthusiastic about the work they do for you. Saves time and money.

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