The Chronicle of Philanthropy

APRIL 4, 2023

By Sara Herschander A panel of fundraising and human resources experts discuss how nonprofit leaders can incentivize fundraisers — and keep them on the job — even with a shoestring budget.

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Pamela Grow

JULY 10, 2024

And a budget for it. Retain staff. One that includes realistic goals for grants and corporate support, individual support, program support, and events. Important: Invest in donor stewardship and reliable data. Include new donor acquisition in your plan. This one is key.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 14, 2025

At some point, you will realize that more staff and more budget can take you only so far. You Need to Automate Common Processes (While Retaining Oversight) According to the 2024 Nonprofit Digital Investments Report , 75% of nonprofits cite improving inefficient processes as critical to their tech investment decisions.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 28, 2021

Among them are acquiring and retaining donors, finding volunteers, promoting brand awareness, competing for scarce resources and engaging the community — all with limited time and often insufficient budgets. Most nonprofits today face similar challenges.

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Think and Ink Grants

JANUARY 13, 2025

Doing More with Less Budget constraints and economic pressures are forcing organizations to stretch their resources. Measure and Communicate Success Effectively To earn and retain grant funding, organizations must provide clear evidence of their impact. This begins with defining your metrics of success before the project even starts.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

APRIL 29, 2024

Let’s explore some forward-thinking and (perhaps surprisingly) accessible ways for small nonprofits to drive sustained success and reduce the need for constant cost-cutting and budget anxiety. What steps does your nonprofit currently take to steward and retain these donors?

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GiveSmart

MARCH 21, 2024

If you’re planning a fundraiser, you’ll need a good budget. A fundraising budget plan is essential to maximizing your profit margins and collecting more funds for your cause. Large, lavish in-person events will naturally need bigger budgets than intimate ones or virtual or hybrid events.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The report not only shows differences in year-to-year compensation but also allows you to compare executive compensation by gender, organization budget size, cause area, and location (state and MSA). . for nonprofits with budgets between $250K-$500K. Here we share just a couple key themes and findings from this year’s report. .

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The number of new retained donors, or those who gave the previous year but never before, dropped by 18.7%. While every nonprofit looking to better engage and retain donors should segment and target its audience with tailored communications, this strategy is particularly important for organizations working with a limited budget.

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Qgiv

MARCH 19, 2024

Donor recognition is one of the best ways to help you retain your donors, but a simple thank-you letter may not always feel like enough. There are many donor appreciation event ideas that you can take advantage of no matter what your budget is. Here are some ideas for small, medium, and large budgets.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 1, 2024

Cybersecurity on a Budget: Leveraging Open-Source Software and Trusted Vendors Presented by Don Rahn, Director of Security Operations, Blackbaud In the high-stakes world of cybersecurity, defending against threats is non-negotiable. But what if your budget doesn’t match the magnitude of the risks?

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Their key responsibilities include: Creating fundraising plans and strategies Setting fundraising goals Establishing the budget for fundraising activities Working with other departments to ensure a smooth fundraising process This role is crucial for your organization’s nonprofit success, so choose the right individual to fill it.

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Pamela Grow

APRIL 29, 2023

The struggle to retain donors is widespread, with the lowest recorded donor retention rate at 42.6%. Sustainer programs provide predictable cash flow that helps with budgeting and planning for the future. While major donors have kept donations rising or steady in the past, they also pulled back in the fourth quarter of 2022.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

As the costs add up, you might be asking: How much of a nonprofit’s annual budget should be spent on administrative tasks and fundraising? Look at it this way: If you’re not spending at least 15% of your budget on fundraising, you may be standing in the way of your own success. You may find yourself spending money on the tech tools.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Wrapping Up Thanking donors is crucial to retaining them over time. It does add another step to the process and potentially some expense, but it should be factored into your budgets and fundraising plans whenever possible.

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Grant Writer Team

JUNE 20, 2024

Is there a Retainer? Yes, many nonprofit organizations use retainers to secure a grant writer’s services. However, note that a retainer is not the same as a contingency fee or a down payment. A retainer is used for long-term commitments. Am I Guaranteed to Receive a Grant? Grants are never guaranteed. Time is another.

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Soapbox Exchange

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

However, nonprofits often face hurdles when it comes to recruiting and retaining top talent. The biggest culprit behind this is limited budgets (which can affect other areas of operations as well, like marketing or service delivery). You want the best and brightest folks who are committed to accomplishing your mission.

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Soapbox Exchange

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

However, nonprofits often face hurdles when it comes to recruiting and retaining top talent. The biggest culprit behind this is limited budgets (which can affect other areas of operations as well, like marketing or service delivery). You want the best and brightest folks who are committed to accomplishing your mission.

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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. Segment Your Donors Organizations are only retaining about four out of 10 donors annually. Don’t miss these tips for ending the year strong.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2025

Most profitable school fundraising ideas Driving a high return on investment (ROI) with your fundraising efforts is crucial to earning money for your school while staying on budget. Raffles You can host a raffle at any time and with almost any budget. Bake sales A bake sale is a classic fundraiser for a reason.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Heartfelt thank-yous through video can help retain your current supporters and encourage new supporters to get involved. . You don’t need a big budget to produce videos, but be deliberate about your creative choices to ensure you are casting your nonprofit in the right light. . Choose appropriate background music. . The Gist .

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Grant Writer Team

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Budget: Be clear in advance. There MUST be a budget for writing your grant proposal. Stay within that budget. Quota: A goal; most likely a goal required in order to retain some or all of the grant award. Application: Thoroughly review to ensure proper steps and guidelines are followed when writing the grant proposal.

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RBW Strategy

JUNE 11, 2024

We’ll start by discussing the “why” of these changes, why the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) decided to make them now, and how they align with larger changes happening in the federal government. While the updates won’t go into effect until October 1st, it is important to know about these changes and how they impact your organization.

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re:Charity

OCTOBER 8, 2024

According to Double the Donation’s volunteer statistics report, volunteers make up approximately one third of the nonprofit workforce, allowing organizations like yours to accomplish significant goals even with limited budgets. To effectively attract and retain volunteers, you’ll need to develop a solid communication strategy.

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Candid

AUGUST 5, 2024

Many nonprofit organizations believe market research is beyond their reach due to lack of staff, budget, and time. But without the solid data market research can provide, nonprofits may make decisions based on assumptions that lead to misaligned strategies and missed opportunities for retaining donors and volunteers and attracting new ones.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Quantify results: Use metrics like satisfaction scores, participation rates, and budget comparisons to identify patterns. Did expenses exceed the budget, or was participant engagement lower than expected? Build a resource library: Include volunteer guides, marketing strategies, and budgeting tools that can be reused oradapted.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Recurring giving is the secret weapon of online fundraising because it helps you retain more donors and raise more money over time. This giving strategy is a great way to retain donors. It’s easy for donors to set up, easy for you to manage and it’s a great way to plan your budget.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 10, 2024

For example, one program director wants to take advantage of an upcoming conference that wasn’t originally in the budget. Fund accounting software that allows your programs to retain equity gives you an instant snapshot into which projects “own” what portion of the fund balance in reporting.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

APRIL 23, 2023

Calculate how much you are making per hour for different clients, especially if you are working on a flat rate or retainer that isn’t based on an hourly rate. If you find that you are not making enough, consider raising your prices or reducing the number of grants you write for the same monthly/quarterly retainer rate.

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amplifi

JULY 25, 2024

Varying your outreach is critical to growing relationships with donors and retaining them over time. If your appeals and other communications contain anything about meeting your budget, you have some work ahead of you. READ MORE: Why are you struggling to retain donors? READ MORE: Are you going surround sound with your outreach?

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Determining the auction budget. To set an accurate budget for this event, assess past event budgets for similar experiences. To set an accurate budget for this event, assess past event budgets for similar experiences. One of the best (and easiest) ways to retain new donors is to follow up after the campaign.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 4, 2023

Learn more about how volunteer management and retention can help your organization: What is volunteer management How to manage volunteers Why is volunteer retention important How to retain volunteers What is volunteer management? Here are seven tips to help you retain your volunteers: Communication.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

After all, many nonprofits and charities raise upwards of 30% or more of their annual operating budget during these few short months. Retains Existing Donors Thanking donors is actually an excellent donor retention strategy. If you have a small budget, consider a digital donor wall. Don’t ask them for donations.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

Focus on Acquiring and Retaining Donors. So, if you know you want to attract high-impact donors and retain them, turn to the data in your CRM. Consider how much you should raise to effectively help your mission while keeping your budget in mind. . Budget for expenses. Focus on Acquiring and Retaining Donors.

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Candid

APRIL 14, 2021

Prospect research—don’t have the budget for prospect research software? Adding personal stewardship to your major gifts program is one of the most effective ways to retain donors and engage fundraising allies from outside the development team. What does success look like, and how will you track it? Show gratitude.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

In her previous role as Foundation Manager for the VRMC Foundation, she managed the annual giving programs, assisted and oversaw the annual budget and marketing plans, and managed a major gift donor portfolio of over 150 donors. If not, it’s time to strategize how you’ll retain year-end donors for the long term. What’s your next move?

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DonorSnap

JUNE 17, 2024

Keep reading to discover best practices for thanking and retaining major donors. Depending on the size and budget of your organization this number will vary. For example, a mid-sized nonprofit with an annual budget of $500,000 might consider all donors of $5,000 or more major donors. What are Major Donors?

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