Ann Green's Nonprofit

AUGUST 16, 2023

Put all the tax-deductible information at the end of your email, after you pour on the appreciation. If you’ve been using the same letter template for a while, take time to freshen it up. And please stop using words like transaction and processed. A donation is not a transaction. It’s the start or continuation of a relationship.

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CauseVox

MARCH 28, 2023

And we’ll dig into tools and practices to gather nonprofit stories in a way that is ethical and trauma-informed. You’ll take home tools and templates to kick off your content planning right after our session, including a year editorial calendar, a social media calendar, a marketing production calendar, key messaging points, and more.

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GiveSmart

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The end of the calendar year is around the corner—the single biggest fundraising opportunity of the year! Here is some helpful information on your different donors: Gen Z: Donors born after 1997 are most likely to donate via mobile, social media, watch short videos, and almost exclusively via mobile.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 1, 2022

The purpose of your nonprofit’s email newsletter is to meet your donor’s need for information and connection. But be careful about including program participants because the information they need may make donors feel like outsiders or make the newsletter seem irrelevant to them (and that’s no good). Click To Tweet. Sad day, I know.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Start with a Social Media Editorial Calendar In order to plan out your social media, you first need to create an editorial calendar. An editorial calendar is basically just a content map or a guide that helps you map out your nonprofit’s content (including social media) for the year. Don’t let this term scare you.

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GrantNews

OCTOBER 13, 2024

With the overwhelming volume of information available on the Internet, it can be challenging for nonprofits and businesses to sort through what is real and what is fake. Make sure you keep track of the name of each grant, the funding source offering the grant, the deadline, and any other important information about the grant(s).

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Greater Giving

MARCH 25, 2024

Auctions are a popular event for nonprofits to put on their fundraising calendars , whether hosted as a standalone affair or part of a larger function, such as a charity gala. Incorporate your organization’s logo, brand colors, and typography into your auction description template to create a consistent and professional look.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 3, 2025

Download Our Free Fundraising Plan & Calendar Template: Why Do You Need a Fundraising Strategy? Below is a SWOT analysis template, specifically for fundraising,with sample questions in each domain: Strengths Weaknesses – What fundraising strategies have been the most successful or lucrative?

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Qgiv

AUGUST 22, 2024

It not only helps generate buzz and excitement but also provides a compelling reason for individuals to mark their calendars. Parts of a fundraising invitation Your fundraising invitation should comprehensively cover all the necessary details to ensure your guests are well-informed and excited to participate.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

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. Here’s an example of what a year-end fundraising communications calendar can look like before Dec 1: Want this template to create your own year-end fundraising plan?

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

With our peer-to-peer fundraising email templates and tips, keeping your supporters motivated is simple! Download our Sponsorship Cheat Sheet and Templates to make reaching out to potential partners a breeze! Create a communications calendar. Why are peer-to-peer fundraiser emails important? Event Promotion.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

In other words, you have no format, no template, and no idea where to start. If you can find 10 good grant leads — we can usually find at least 10 hot leads when we do grant research for our clients—then you can fill your grant calendar and keep your grant pipeline full all year long. Create a calendar of Asks. I’ve been there.

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GrantNews

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

With the overwhelming volume of information available on the Internet, it can be challenging for nonprofits and businesses to sort through what is real and what is fake. Make sure you keep track of the name of each grant, the funding source offering the grant, the deadline and any other important information about the grant(s).

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 18, 2022

Is the information on my nonprofit’s website current? Detailed activity calendar. A calendar of fundraising activities, including grant deadlines, newsletter send-out dates, and warm touches for donors will get you on the path to raising all the money you need to fully fund your programs. page after their donation is completed?

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CauseVox

MAY 16, 2022

This guide will walk you through a step-by-step process for planning a ticketed event with loads of great free tools and templates to make planning smoother. For more information about hosting a successful hybrid event, check out our free webinar. Fundraising Calendar Template. Plan Your Event. The good news?

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CauseVox

JUNE 5, 2023

While incorporating insights provided in our webinar with Maria Bryan, we’ll demystify the content planning process, discuss trauma-informed storytelling, unpack resources , and help you create content that converts. This information can provide valuable clues about the characteristics of individuals who resonate with your cause.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 9, 2021

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. Ready to download the template? Download Template. Here you go! What is an annual fundraising plan (also known as a nonprofit strategic plan)?

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 18, 2023

We recommend creating a fundraising calendar to keep you on track and organized in your efforts. Download our Fundraising Plan and Calendar Template: Fundraising Strategies for Nonprofits 1. Download our Fundraising Plan and Calendar Template: This will be your roadmap to success!

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

It always falls on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving— mark your calendars, because GivingTuesday for 2021 is November 30th. Create content for social media ahead of time, with brief but powerful information about your organization’s mission and impact.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Sprout includes content approval tools, social media analytics, and a shared content calendar view. Creating a content calendar detailing what you’d like to post and when is a critical first step to using any scheduling software. Download our free Nonprofit Editorial Calendar to get started! Nonprofit Editorial Content Calendar.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

You can grab my simple 1-Page Fundraising Plan template here. Too many people wait for the perfect time, the perfect Board, the perfect staff, the perfect template, or a perfect something else to work on their plan for fundraising. But here’s the truth: there will never be a perfect time, Board, staff, or template.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 1, 2024

Grant Calendar: Create a grant calendar that lists all potential funding opportunities. Multiple Clients: Centralized Database: Maintain a centralized database for all client information, including past applications, feedback from funders, and outcomes. Read more about managing your grant application schedule with clients.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

If you’re unsure if you have the time to manage a TikTok account for your nonprofit, create a draft content calendar. Label each day on the content calendar with the names of the platforms you’ll be posting on, what you plan on posting about, and any photo or video you’ll need created for the post.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

However, there’s one crucial thing to remember when using AI: don’t input any sensitive information into public AI platforms! This is to ensure the privacy of both your and your donors’ information. This analysis can be used to discover valuable insights and make informed decisions about your fundraising strategy.

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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. You can get a downloadable project charter template on our resource center. Have you ever been pulled into a meandering project with no clear direction or goals?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 20, 2011

This enables all of our users to collaborate county-wide and allows seamless sharing of data (documents, calendaring, events, tasks, internal client referrals, and discussion forums). It is an outcome-based case management information and referral database. The database system also maintains security and confidentiality of clients.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Was everyone informed andaligned? Suggestions for Actionable Improvements Strengthen communication: Use tools like shared calendars and group chats to keep everyone informed. Maintaining a Repository of LessonsLearned Centralized storage: Save post-event reports, surveys, and templates in a shared drive for easyaccess.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

To make it easy, download a copy of our fundraising plan template for guidance. Sample fundraising calendar Be sure to update your quarterly and monthly totals for the year, comparing them to your original goals. Below we’ll discuss how to take this updated information to set new goals that align with your current circumstances.

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Peak Proposals

MARCH 22, 2022

Managing Meetings If you use Microsoft Outlook at work, you can generate a page in your OneNote notebook for every meeting in your calendar by opening the meeting invite and clicking on the OneNote symbol at the top of the meeting invitation. Once you make these choices, OneNote will import the meeting information (e.g.,

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Provide a list of activities and links to more detailed information on your website. Use a Mobile Email Template. Using a mobile-responsive email template for your welcome series will ensure that it is opened and read by the largest number of people. Asking for Financial Support Is Optional in a Welcome Series.

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Just Write Grants

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Create a Grant Calendar Develop a detailed grant calendar for 2025 that includes application deadlines, reporting requirements, and renewal dates. A well-organized calendar helps ensure you never miss a deadline and can manage multiple applications efficiently. Staying informed ensures you can adapt quickly and remain compliant.

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Peak Proposals

MAY 22, 2022

Managing Meetings If you use Microsoft Outlook at work, you can generate a page in your OneNote notebook for every meeting in your calendar by opening the meeting invite and clicking on the OneNote symbol at the top of the meeting invitation. Once you make these choices, OneNote will import the meeting information (e.g.,

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CauseVox

MARCH 13, 2024

Self-Service Static Pages (Spur Local Gratitude Crawl) Aside from dynamic components, the ‘About’ and ‘Gratitude Crawl’ pages, which operated independently of core fundraising pages, served informational purposes. Despite their simplicity, these pages included an events calendar and interactive map.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Donor management software enables you to organize your donor information, track gifts, and strengthen your donor engagement. Analyze data for informed decisions. Fundraising software helps you run online fundraising campaigns, fundraising events, and text fundraising to maximize the money you raise for your cause.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

You might even offer a small branded item, like a t-shirt or calendar for the coming year, to motivate your supporters to give. Encourage your donors to update their card information often, and don’t hesitate to reach out when you see a payment not go through. Make sure you actively encourage viewers to make donations. Request Demo.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2012

Access your calendars and daily schedule on the road. You can search for contact information right on your phone (great if you think you’re at the wrong address), and show off your organization’s website to people you meet at conferences and events. Find directions (probably the app used most on my own smartphone).

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 12, 2024

Make sure that information is current and includes facts about your impact over the past year. During my years as a local news anchor, I found it to be extremely helpful when a nonprofit has a page on their website dedicated to “press” or “media relations” that includes contact information for journalists.

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