Just Write Grants

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

With our digital school bells ringing, it's time to attend a masterclass in nonprofit finance. It could align with the calendar year or follow a different period. With the essentials of budgeting and balance sheets under your belt, navigating the intricate waters of nonprofit finance becomes a more manageable task.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 3, 2025

Download Our Free Fundraising Plan & Calendar Template: Why Do You Need a Fundraising Strategy? Reflect on Your Past Finances Before you start putting together a fundraising plan for the upcoming year, take a moment to reflect on last year as a whole. After that, take a step back to look at last years finances.

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amplifi

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Perhaps you worked out a financing plan or used your credit card to break down your purchase into more manageable payments over a few months. Consider targeting donors who have already given more than once during a calendar year. Its a win-win scenario! Think about the last major purchase you made over $1,000.

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GiveSmart

APRIL 17, 2024

The Blueprint By taking the time to plan ahead and get creative, your nonprofit can work toward building a year-round fundraising calendar. If you’re starting from scratch, download GiveSmart’s Annual Fundraising Calendar. These resources could spark some inspiration for your year-round fundraising calendar.

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Strategic Grants

AUGUST 22, 2024

More information, and tickets, here: [link] Virtual: Not-for-profit finance week 2-5 September September 2024 Not-for-Profit Finance Week is a celebration of ideas, knowledge and financial capacity-building for the $100 billion Australian not-for-profit sector.

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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. While your finance team is buttoning up the reporting and chart of accounts, the rest of your revenue team can take part in a financial check, too.

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GiveSmart

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

In contrast, the calendar year used for tax filing is from the first of January to the 31st of December. Nonprofit organizations often follow a fiscal year that doesn’t align with the calendar year, which they adopt for various reasons. Some nonprofits’ activities and donations increase exponentially during the winter holiday season.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 8, 2023

But it’s best to handle your finances right from the get-go. And financial breakdowns are helpful as you manage your finances each month, especially when funds are tight and you need to see exactly where every penny is going. Schedule Keep a work calendar and update it so it’s always current.

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The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 17, 2025

Budget Constraints Tight finances can make it difficult to secure venues, hire vendors, and provide high-quality experiences for attendees. Utilize Targeted Advertising : If your budget allows, use social media ads or local event calendars to reach specific demographics. Group discounts can also inspire more people to attend.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Your finance office is driven by deadlines. As the organization’s finance leader, you will play a major role in putting this plan in place whether you plan to tackle this task on your own or delegate it to your team or board. For organizations operating on a calendar year, this deadline will be May 15th.

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Candid

JULY 26, 2022

Keep the following suggestions in mind to create a strong financial foundation for your nonprofit: Plan a robust fundraising calendar that incorporates both online and offline strategies. The nonprofit overhead myth is a pervasive challenge, causing both external and internal limitations on a nonprofit’s finances.

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Candid

MAY 2, 2022

To achieve this, the Center’s team put together an outline of messaging that would complement their programming, fitting pieces into their monthly member newsletters and social media calendar. Transparency: It’s a best practice for nonprofits to be transparent in their operations, governance, and finances.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

nonprofits to earn a Seal of Transparency by voluntarily providing information about their finances, operations, and activities on their Candid profile. iii The IRS estimates how many types of different tax returns it will receive in a calendar year. (Visit our COVID-19 , racial equity, and Ukraine philanthropic funding pages).

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Blackbaud

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

You can use APIs to integrate with other tools, such as email, calendars, or messaging, that can help you communicate and collaborate with your team, partners, or stakeholders. For example, you can use the GuideStar API to get detailed profiles of over 13 million nonprofits, including their mission, programs, finances, and impact.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 20, 2023

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. Use accounting software to help you manage your finances.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 19, 2022

So, you may decide to hold off on starting a new project until the end of the calendar year to make sure you have enough revenue to cover it. It differs from the other two statements in that it’s pulled on a monthly basis instead of annually.

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The Fundraising Coach

JUNE 30, 2022

Not in that position (thank goodness) but we all have our fiscal year starts, no matter where they fall on the calendar. So while your board, executive director, or finance team might be focused on a new fiscal year and that blank cell next to the year to date, remember your donor is passionate about the cause you help them address.

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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Power BI can help organizations translate complex data into an action plan for every team, from the finance office to fundraising. He added filters and fields based on their recommendations, including a new integration with their email system so there is connection and communication between event calendars and each fundraiser’s prospect plan.

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Community Boost

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

California residents may ask us to provide them with (i) a list of certain categories of Personal Information that we have disclosed to other parties, including affiliates, for their direct marketing purposes during the immediately preceding calendar year, and (ii) the identity of those other parties.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

(iPad, iPhone, MacOS) is a student planner that helps you keep track of your class schedule, track your grades and GPA, manage homework assignments, and create an interactive calendar. The iPad app provides free videos to K-12 students on various topics, including math, science, finance, and history.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 16, 2024

The ins and outs of nonprofit accounting may seem overwhelming at first, but effectively recording and reporting your organization’s finances is essential to fund your mission. This statement shows how cash moves in and out of your organization through operating, investing, and financing activities. Expense reimbursement.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

Once a purchase has been made, it is scrutinized as an operating cost by the board and the finance committee, often dubbed a "necessary evil." Calendar API integration: $2000. The big problem is that most nonprofit web design projects are considered a one-time expense, instead of a long-term investment. Staff cost: $40/hour.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 21, 2024

Projects like these can drain resources, take more time than necessary, and quickly become your least favorite meeting on your calendar. Have you ever been pulled into a meandering project with no clear direction or goals? You can save yourself the pain of a directionless undertaking by creating a project charter.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Outlook integrates your email with calendars and contact information. Manage Your Finances. This book features a chapter by TechSoup’s Elliot Harmon, and walks you through topics like fundraising, managing technology, marketing, finances, advocacy, and working with boards.

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Blue Avocado

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Therefore, an organization operating on a calendar tax year will have a May 15 deadline. Consequences of Failing to File Form 990-PF Failing to file Form 990-PF returns can result in serious consequences for both your organization’s finances and its overall status. Operating on a fiscal tax year?

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This report shows how cash moves in and out of your organization through operating, investing, and financing activities. It’s most helpful for strategic planning and risk management. Statement of cash flows. Your nonprofit’s W-3 and all of your W-2s and 1099s need to be completed by January 31 each year.

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NextAfter

MARCH 11, 2022

Essential Tasks of a Direct Mail Project Manager ANNUAL PLAN: Ensure the annual plan, including marketing calendar and budget, is drafted, and then finalized. MARKETING CALENDAR: Ensure calendar stays updated with all pertinent information. INVOICING: Manage the invoice process with the internal finance dept.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

If you're holding monthly events gathering the nonprofit technology community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group. Burlington, Vermont: Finance Friday Accounting in the Cloud: Is It Right for My Organization and How to Start.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 13, 2024

Financial Oversight: Keep your finances as neat as a new pin with stellar budget tracking and expenditure monitoring. Set calendar reminders for periodic reviews and updates to maintain the integrity of your data and make informed decisions based on the most current information. Stale data can lead to stale results, and who wants that?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Pro 2012 (admin fee: $35) links donor databases and contact history to calendars, tasks, project summaries, and appointment schedules. This book walks you through topics like fundraising, managing technology, marketing, finances, advocacy, and working with boards. Designed with the needs of smaller organizations in mind, Sage ACT!

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar. Burlington, Vermont: Finance Friday: Numbers Don't Lie: What Your Board Needs to Know. Burlington, Vermont: Finance Friday: What Kind of Audit Is Best for Your Organization?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar. Burlington, Vermont: Finance Friday: What Kind of Audit Is Best for Your Organization? Or, apply today to start your own NetSquared group. The link need to be like so: Africa.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Plus, there’s many challenges you have to overcome, such as limited staff capacity, rising costs, and inadequate finances. From planning peer-to-peer fundraisers to properly marketing your online campaigns, there’s an endless number of items on your to-do lists.

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DoJiggy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Calendars Custom calendars are a great sales item as they offer year-round visibility for your cause, especially if they are themed around your organization and feature impactful imagery. Resource Allocation: By understanding what you hope to achieve, you can better allocate resources, be it in terms of finances, time, or manpower.

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Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

If you are considering responding to a funding opportunity announcement, pull out your calendar and work backward from the due date to determine when you need to start working on the proposal, factoring in milestones like budget drafts and any internal reviews that need to take place.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 20, 2021

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. And that’s okay because by offloading the highlighted tasks, you just cleared space on your calendar to focus on these items and get them done. COMMUNICATION .

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Blue Avocado

AUGUST 20, 2024

Calendars go out of date quickly. And even then, it’s probably better to offer stickers (or calendars, notepads, etc.) Small Gifts with the Solicitation While charities may have research that including a small gift with a solicitation letter improves their chances of getting a donation, they don’t influence my decision.

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