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How to create your new nonprofit’s first budget

Get Fully Funded

When you’re just getting started, it’s critical that one of your first steps is to create your nonprofit’s first budget to help you manage both your organization and your finances as it grows. Without a budget, you can find yourself in deep water, fast, with more money going out than coming in.

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How to Secure Corporate Grants: Strategies for Nonprofits

Just Write Grants

For example, a technology company may be interested in supporting STEM education programs, while a grocery retailer may focus on food security initiatives. Align Your Mission with the Companys Goals Companies are more likely to fund nonprofits whose missions align with their values and strategic objectives.

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Online Cause Marketing: Give5Get15.com

Selfish Giving

After all, this is one cause marketing program that doesn’t have built-in retail foot traffic. All eight retailers are actively promoting the campaign. She does great work, is awesome to work with and will work with any budget! Give5Get15.com Julie has a plan. All 6FCM grads do! Mikhaela also designed Selfishgiving.com.

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Local Cancer Group Shows that Pink Cause Marketing Isn’t Just for Komen

Selfish Giving

With just a few staff members, including Executive Director Julie Nations ( a Six Figure Cause Marketing grad! ), The Ellie Fund’s annual budget is in the hundreds of thousands, not millions. ” Instead of an online point-of-sale program , Julie opted for a purchase triggered program with retailers: the Do Good campaign. .

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Uncorking the Success to Fundraising with Wine

Greater Giving

Some fun event themes/ideas include: Host an Intimate Tasting Event Partner with a local winemaker(s) or retail shops to host an intimate tasting event for your top supporters, or as an avenue to reach a new demographic. Wine Makers This can include wineries/wine tasting rooms/wine bars/wine retail shops, etc.

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Design, Create, and Inspire with Adobe Creative Cloud

Tech Soup

TechSoup offers access to 60 percent off the retail rate on the first year of a Complete plan membership for one user. Adobe will then automatically bill you at 40 percent off the retail rate for every year after until you cancel. You can use Creative Cloud to tell your story in a variety of media.

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Boston Nonprofit: Rewards of Cause Marketing are Absolut

Selfish Giving

For an organization with an annual budget of $450,000, Renata said the Absolut gift can be described as nothing less than “huge.&#. And the CRC has an active, health-conscious, environmentally-friendly message that would resonate with the adventure retailers of the world. But there’s more. I told her I thought it would.

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