Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

This journey includes individuals who are almost ready to contribute and those who are still considering and may need more information before givingboth are considered leads. Marketing-qualified leads are individuals who have engaged with your nonprofits marketing materials in some way but arent yet ready to donate.

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The Fundraiser Coach

MARCH 30, 2025

In today’s landscape, with economic uncertainty causing some donors to hesitate or take more time for considering larger major gifts, building connection isn’t simply a “warm fuzzy.” ” It’s actually your strategic advantage. And before there’s trust, there must be connection. More alumni called back to talk.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Unlike a new grant writer that takes time to hire and train, Alex and her team are ready to step in to support your fundraising team today. We are ready to start work for you when you are ready! What does a grant consultant cost? Bringing in a new team member should take work off your platenot add to it.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

Fundraising Calendar for 2021. That’s why we created this 2021 fundraising calendar worksheet and template to help you map out the best possible plan. That’s why we created this 2021 fundraising calendar worksheet and template. Download your fundraising calendar + goals template below: Fundraising Plan & Goals Worksheet.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

AUGUST 13, 2024

Make sure to get your team together well before your next fundraising campaign so you’re ready to roll when the donations come in. Many organizations just thank their donors after they receive a gift and then disappear until the next fundraising appeal. Plus, when they do thank their donors, they don’t do a very good job of it.

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Professional Grant Writers

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The post Develop a grants calendar to stay on top of deadlines appeared first on Professional Grant Writer. If you’ve written grants for a while, you’ve probably experienced it: that sinking feeling when you realize — or your employer tells you.

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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 23, 2024

He was facing a significant tax liability if he didn’t get this completed before the calendar rolled into January. This allowed him the complete deduction in that calendar year. Many situations can indicate a donor’s readiness to discuss end-of-year gifts of assets. Needless to say, this created an “all hands-on deck” moment.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Unlike a new grant writer that takes time to hire and train, Alex and her team are ready to step in to support your fundraising team today. Explore Our Grant Writing Services We are ready to start work for you when you are ready! What does a grant consultant cost? What gaps in knowledge or experience exist within your team?

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Grant Writer Team

MAY 1, 2025

Are you ready to leverage grant funding opportunities? Establish Your Grant Calendar – After grants of interest are located, the next step is to organize your calendar. Use the GrantWatch Calendar to organize your grant pipeline. Grants are highly competitive. Set reminders so you never miss a deadline.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

MAY 5, 2025

Its two weeks before a federal grant deadline , and you just learned about the opportunity and that you are eligible to apply for grant funding. Unfortunately, your fundraising team is busy preparing for your organizations annual event, and it is all-hands-on-deck. This federal opportunity is nice, but you just cant tackle it right now.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

AUGUST 16, 2023

Make sure to get your team together well before your next fundraising campaign so you’re ready to go when the donations come in. Here’s what you need to include in your thank you plan. It should make a person feel good about giving a donation. Open with Thank you, Kara! or You’re amazing! Using a person’s name is always good.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

OCTOBER 19, 2023

When you’re ready to launch your campaign, include a blurb on your homepage that says your year-end campaign is underway. Your donors are going to be busy getting ready for turkey day and may not have time to donate that week, but would appreciate a heartfelt thank you from you. Test all links in email messages and social media posts.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 22, 2025

When your organization hasnt yet built a base of individual giving, and youre simply not ready. Theres a scene where Neo discovers that most of the population is asleep in pods where they are being used like a battery by the sentient AI that put them there. A chilling notion. How will you stand out in a sea of sameness? Were better than that.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2025

But heres the good news: 2025 can be the perfect year to strengthen your donor retention with clear goals , a well-thought-out fundraising calendar , a killer fundraising campaign and a refined donor retention strategy to help you keep your supporters year-round. Its officially 2025! Youre saving money by improving your donor retention.

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Qgiv

MAY 3, 2023

Fundraising calendars help set your nonprofit up for success for the entire year. A fundraising calendar enables you to keep your goals, campaigns, strategies, and due dates all in one place that your whole team has access to. Another objective you need to define for your fundraising calendar is your awareness goal.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 10, 2025

In addition to crafting the Investment Policy Statement and Spending Policy, the Investment Committee should set a fiduciary calendar, so everyone knows when to expect updates on investments, reviews of operating reserves , and similar topics. Help your grantees understand that its okay, and encouraged, to take a moment to breathe.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

But mark the rest of your days on your calendar at the beginning of the year, just like you mark your campaigns and events. The key to being able to take time off without adding to your stress is to plan it out. . Map out your days off for the year, knowing you can make changes but standing firm in your commitment to take time off.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 9, 2025

Update Your Grant Calendar An organized, realistic calendar is the backbone of a successful nonprofit grant strategy, especially as you approach the high-stakes Q3 and Q4 deadlines. Tip: Keep two or three versions of each proposal section tailored to different types of funders so you’re ready to respond quickly and appropriately.

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Cain Nonprofit Solutions

MARCH 4, 2021

First up, a disclaimer: Some of you reading this are not ready for NEA grants. You probably aren’t ready for federal grants at all. Is my organization ready to apply for a NEA grant? If you’ve ever read any of my other articles you probably already know how much importance I place on being “grant ready”.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 23, 2025

Think of it as your internal toolbox: a set of ready-to-go content blocks you can customize and reuse across multiple applications. Sustainability Language: Be ready to explain how your program will continue after the grant ends. That can overwhelm grant writing for small nonprofits, but it doesn’t have to.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 2, 2025

When the budget doesn’t align with the story you’re telling—or worse, contradicts it—it sends a clear message to reviewers: this organization may not be ready to manage grant funding effectively. Let’s be honest: most nonprofit professionals didn’t get into this work for the spreadsheets. In many ways, your budget is your proposal.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Outline your campaign plan, and ask them to mark their calendars and spread the word in their networks. If you're working with a specific partner for #GivingTuesday, you should have a joint marketing plan ready to deploy. Your nonprofit will be competing with thousands of others on December 2 to raise funds and awareness.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 9, 2025

Missing Items: Have all documentation ready and attached before you submit. GrantWatch offers a Personalized Grants Calendar that helps you easily keep track and monitor your grants. We recommend you read them carefully and be thorough for compliance. Check and double check every item.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Aside from the normal holiday hullabaloo, you’re also busy planning fundraisers and engagement opportunities to round out your organization’s calendar year. Instead, give yourself a solid 4-6 week time frame (pre-December) to hammer down your year-end fundraising details so you’re ready to go on kickoff day.

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Clairification

JULY 3, 2023

Ready to declare your independence from the pandemic of overloaditis ? And #4 is a really good project to put on your calendar this week for some date in the coming month, making a commitment to decluttering. It’s a highly contagious epidemic, from which no one is immune. Are you showing any symptoms? Or pick your favorite!

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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. But, don’t be fooled! Saving bears?

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Gail Perry Group

JULY 9, 2025

It’s about managing your energy and your calendar so you can actually close gifts. It’s a 12-week live, interactive training designed specifically for major gift officers, mid-level fundraisers, and advancement professionals who are ready to raise transformational gifts with confidence and clarity. What a terrific group we had! (if

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

OCTOBER 23, 2024

When you’re ready to launch your campaign, include a blurb on your homepage that says your year-end campaign is underway. Your donors are going to be busy getting ready for turkey day and may not have time to donate that week, but would appreciate a heartfelt thank you from you. Having good donor data is essential.

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Assel Grant Services

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The client felt confident putting the funder on their own grant calendar for the upcoming year, allowing me to focus my time on another funding priority because they were sure that the foundation would continue its support. Despite my recommendation, the client did not want to approve any research time for current funders.

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The Fundraiser Coach

MAY 8, 2024

Here’s how I began to ensure a smoother transition from one busy week to the next, keeping my energy positive and my mind clear, ready to help donors change the world. Time for Deep Work on projects or tasks that require uninterrupted time deserve to have a 1-2 hour block of time from your calendar when needed. Make a list.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

JULY 24, 2024

Protip: Grant application data and goals should be based on fiscal years or calendar years (whichever is more appropriate for your organization). Grant Writing Mistake Solution: Grant application data and goals should be based on fiscal years or calendar years (whichever is more appropriate for your organization).

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

After all, planned gifts are a little awkward to bring up at first, and theyre highly individualwhen the time is right for one donor to consider creating a bequest, theres no guarantee that others will be ready, too. Build your promotion calendar around these times, and youll be sure to catch more attention and inspire action.

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amplifi

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Consider targeting donors who have already given more than once during a calendar year. Its no secret,donors whomake repeat giftsare far more valuable for nonprofit organizationsthan those who only give once. You didnt need us to tell you that. Its a win-win! Its a win-win scenario! Think about the last major purchase you made over $1,000.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JUNE 18, 2024

They’re on your website ready to give. What kind of experience are you giving your donors when they interact with your organization? Is it good, bad, or somewhere in between? It’s important for you to look at things from their perspective, not yours. It’s also a more personal way to connect. What are you doing to make yours stand out?

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Qgiv

AUGUST 26, 2021

Here are 5 reasons why you should keep virtual fundraising events on your calendar: . Yet, having a virtual event on calendar, you’re able to secure vendors and create video conference lines in a matter of minutes. Ready to start planning your own virtual fundraising event? Having an annual flagship event is never a bad idea.

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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. You can start with a soft ask, or if you’re feeling ready, dive right into full solicitation. It’s also a perfect time to tell your donors thank you. Year-End Fundraising Campaign Goals.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 18, 2022

Here are 8 fundraising tools that should be sharpened and ready to go in your fundraising toolkit. You must have stories ready to share about people whose lives have been significantly impacted by the work your nonprofit does. People will check you out online before they make a gift, so be ready for them. Clear, magnetic BHAG.

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