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. Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in September 2017 and was updated for freshness, accuracy, and comprehensiveness in December 202 4.

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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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Candid

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Many organizations publish a calendar of events open to the public on their websites, social channels, or in their newsletters. Candid publishes RFPs as a free service for U.S.-based Make sure to personalize all your communications and interact with their content in a genuine way. Was there something I did wrong in my proposal?”

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amplifi

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Of course, this will come after you design and publish a well-branded monthly giving web page! Consider targeting donors who have already given more than once during a calendar year. You should prioritize your communications for donors who are most likely to enroll in your monthly giving program.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Tools for Scheduling and Publishing Posts. Buffer is a publishing tool that lets you schedule and analyze your social media posts. Loomly is another publishing tool that lets you draft and schedule social media posts. Hootsuite offers drafting, scheduling, and publishing of social media posts. Sprout Social. No problem!

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CauseVox

JUNE 5, 2023

Building Out Your Content Calendar Consistency is the bedrock of successful social media outreach, and a well-planned fundraising calendar is the key to achieving it. Maria’s content calendar template. Start with a Year Overview One of the best tips Maria provides is to break your calendar down into a year overview.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

JANUARY 21, 2025

Create and market items like team calendars featuring player photos, workout guides curated by coaches, or recipe e-books with contributions from theteam. Through a combination of virtual events, such as live-streamed games with donation links and selling digital team calendars, they raised $15,000. Originally published at [link].

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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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Tech Soup

JANUARY 26, 2015

Maybe you can now easily share files and calendars with Office 365, or you use web conferencing software to collaborate across multiple locations. The winning stories will be published on the TechSoup blog. Whatever it is, we want to know about it! Click Here to Share Your Story! Why Should You Share Your Story? For More Details.

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Candid

APRIL 4, 2023

Many organizations publish a calendar of events on their websites, social channels, or in their newsletters. Attend funders’ conferences and special events for nonprofits Another fantastic way to connect with nonprofit funders is to attend public events they host.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

So, consider creating a communications calendar from GivingTuesday through December 31 st and using email, snail mail, social media, telephone calls, and even SMS messages to connect with donors and remind them to give. Engage all your stakeholders during the year-end giving season.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

You publish a regular newsletter? Impact & stewardship Make 2024 the year of focusing on the “thank+report” part of your fundraising systems. Consider how you can reach out personally to include your supporters as the partners they are. Potential major donors?

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GrantNews

JULY 10, 2024

The website also boasts GrantNews , and fresh, engaging articles publish every day. Stay Organized and Meet Deadlines Use a calendar to track milestones. Utilize Available Resources GrantWatch offers various tools like 990 reports, upcoming grants, and a grants calendar to aid your grant-seeking efforts.

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

Include your ad campaigns in your content calendar to maximize their return on investment. With all the details ironed out, all that’s left is to upload your image or video with your text copy and publish your Facebook Ad. Before you publish any ads, establish your budget for Facebook Ads.

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Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 6, 2024

Their findings were published in the Fall 2020 Journal of the Grant Professionals Association, showing a gap in available information as well as initial research indicating more than three in four grant professionals experience physical symptoms, socio-emotional symptoms, or both, of burnout. However, sometimes it is a great fit.

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Candid

JANUARY 3, 2024

Calendar year Let’s start with the easy one. The calendar year is the one you’re used to thinking about, the one your Outlook and Google calendars use. It starts on January 1 and ends on December 31 (assuming a Gregorian calendar). The majority of nonprofits (64%) align their fiscal year with the calendar year.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 22, 2025

Do you publish a regular newsletter? Download your free 2025 Fundraising Calendar for the tools and strategies to see your mission through any crisis! Impact & stewardship Make 2025 the year of focusing on the thank+report part of your fundraising systems. Potential major donors? If you want change, be the change.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 20, 2011

It secures funding for children’s services and programs, influences policy at the local and state level, helps families get services, and collects and publishes data on the health, safety and well-being of Solano County children. The database system also maintains security and confidentiality of clients.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

TechSoup has partnered with the British newspaper, The Guardian , to co-publish an in-depth Technology for Good. Each has a somewhat different roster of publishers lists. Free on iOS) app breathes new life into the stale concept of a mobile calendar. This alone makes it a standout from the sea of other calendar apps out there.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

This strategy helps educate them that you have a lot on tap already and that you won’t be dropping everything to sell poinsettias, publish a cookbook, enter a national contest, or write a letter to a celebrity asking for money (or whatever else they’ve come up with). Another way to structure a plan is in a calendar format.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Suggestions for Actionable Improvements Strengthen communication: Use tools like shared calendars and group chats to keep everyone informed. Originally published at [link]. Timeline delays: Review any planning or execution delays and their impact on the eventssuccess. Clay is an owner and partner at Big Fundraising Ideas.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2017

" One resource is the State of Grantseeking™ Report that GrantStation publishes every six months. Over the next few weeks, GrantStation will publish detailed reports based on these variations, and will add them to TrendTrack for free download as soon as they are ready. Mark your calendar now for May 16 and 17 (next week!).

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

Calendar API integration: $2000. This blog post was originally published on Elevated Third's blog. Managing and reconciling event information across all website platforms can be cumbersome and require tons of time by a content manager. Staff cost: $40/hour. Manual ticketing effort for event: 120 hours. Saving $1,200 every year?

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2017

However, there are some alternative calendar tools. You can also block out appointments in Google Calendar itself. It was originally published on the Charity Digital News blog. Nonprofits can also access Gmail for Business through Google for Nonprofits , or Outlook 365 through Office 365 Nonprofit. We all miss Sunrise!

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Selfish Giving

APRIL 15, 2020

Last week, I was anxious and sad so I opened up a few spots on my calendar to talk to readers. My fellow newsletter creator, Andrew Kamphey , who publishes the fabulous Influence Weekly , is launching a new newsletter on Substack. Request to join the 'Read With Purpose' Facebook group here. It was so inspiring I want to do it again!

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

From the time we added this topic to our content calendar to the time of publishing, COVID-19 case numbers began to steadily increase as the holidays approached, which gave us a clear answer to the question in this blog’s title: Yes. Virtual fundraising is still needed.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

events of the calendar, Silicon Valley style. In June, the Stanford Social Innovation Review published a two-part piece by TechSoup Global Founder and Chief Instigator, Daniel Ben-Horin. I had a chance this week to preside over TechSoup’s booth at the latest Social Capital Markets conference (SOCAP) in San Francisco.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

MARCH 18, 2025

Plan NextSteps Review your schools fundraising calendar for the upcoming semester or year. Originally published at [link]. A sponsor might say, We were pleased with how the school featured our brand during their fall festival. The positive community response encouraged us to partner with themagain.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

APRIL 30, 2024

Don’t just host events Classic school events are beloved additions to the calendar, but they can get old. Originally published at [link]. Many schools actively seek input this way before significant fundraising campaigns. Of course, you can (and should!) Clay is an owner and partner at Big Fundraising Ideas.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Fall events capture back-to-school excitement, winter allows for holiday-themed gatherings, spring brings fresh starts and outdoor opportunities, and summer is great for fairs and sports events-plan according to your school calendar and local community interests. Originally published at [link].

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 10, 2017

Publish your mission statement front and center on your website, on all printed materials, and most importantly on all your grant applications. Mark your calendar now for January 31 and February 1! Think of being transparent as simply being open about who you are and what you do. Mission Statement. Learn more. spanhidden

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 11, 2017

Here's their published definition. But you do want to publish such things as your board's policy statement on inclusivity. Mark your calendar now for January 31 and February 1! Obviously you don't need a section on the site called Inclusivity! What Might You Do Now? Learn more. spanhidden

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

You can see your searches for any day in the past by clicking on the little calendar icon at the top right of the screen, then choosing a date. If you get a blank page of results, the calendar is up at the top right of every page so you can look at another date. The page opens up reveal your recent searches for each day.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Besides using them internally for the decision-making purposes listed above, many nonprofits publish their financial statements as appendices to their annual reports. It does this by categorizing your expenses according to whether they were used for programs, administrative activities, or fundraising.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 26, 2017

We at GrantStation hope the data in the soon-to-be published State of Grantseeking™ report helps to alleviate some of the frustration among nonprofit organizations as they engage in grantseeking activities. Mark your calendar now for May 16 and 17! Learn more. spanhidden.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 16, 2024

Many nonprofits publish their financial statements as appendices to their annual reports , increasing transparency with supporters. For most organizations, whose fiscal year follows the calendar year, that due date is May 15. Plus, these documents are helpful to reference as your organization files its annual tax returns.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Filling your event calendar with new and exciting ideas helps increase student engagement and draw more donations. Originally published at [link]. That way, you can positively reinforce eco-friendly behavior with your students and demonstrate your gratitude to the individuals who are contributing to your school’s fundraising efforts.

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