Grant Professionals Association

MAY 22, 2024

What you do as a successful individual giving officer is, sit in front of a blinking cursor and a screen full of empty boxes that ask for outcome metrics. Complete the application in ninety days, and we will present your proposal at the next board meeting.” Create philanthropic policies that incentivize partnership.

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Grants Grant Metrics Policy 59

Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2022

What can you do to improve the metrics that matter? Put all your goals on paper and include every metric you need to measure to meet the goals in your fundraising plan. A contract with your local school district? Check your metrics, focusing on overall numbers and growth. What’s working? What’s not working? A vehicle?

Metrics 69

Metrics Nonprofit Goals Donation 69

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 30, 2024

Well, if the M&G rate is capped at 10% but your organization’s M&G rate is 20%, then you should be aware that only half of the project’s M&G will be funded (if you are awarded the contract, that is). But the complexity of M&G continues!

Applicant 65

Applicant Application Grant Management Grants 65

CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Our activity metric is set to “minutes” so that people can track/log the minutes they spend doing whatever activity, rather than tracking miles. CauseVox’s activity metric supported this flexibility perfectly: participants could track minutes related to any activity and share more information on their fundraiser page. The Flexibility.

Metrics 85

Metrics Fundraising Contract Contracts 85

Grant Writing Made Easy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

As the number of students we taught rose and tenure-track faculty left, they were replaced with wonderful, intelligent, highly-trained contingent faculty with heavy teaching loads, by-the-course or one-year contracts, and little to no support for equipment, materials, or professional development. There’s sick days built into your contract.

Ethics 98

Ethics Publishing Grant Writing Contract 98

The NonProfit Times

APRIL 18, 2024

The top 50 organizations outperformed the also-rans on a variety of metrics, as they have in the 13 years this study has been conducted (not a surprise).

Metrics 52

Metrics Contract Contracts Management 52

Center for Major Gifts

AUGUST 18, 2024

Charitable Gift Annuities A charitable gift annuity is a contract between a donor and a charity. However, you can measure early success through metrics like the number of new commitments and the growth of your legacy society. After the donor’s death, the remaining funds go to the charity.

Pass-Through 83

Pass-Through Policy Policies Education 83

CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

These strategies should also have specific metrics and/or KPIs associated with them to measure their success. Typical fundraising software is clunky, complex, and contract-bound, but CauseVox tidies up your digital fundraising to help you raise more with less effort. For example, how many new donors do you expect to acquire?

Calendar 98

Calendar Template Fundraising Goals 98

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

With Bloomerang , nonprofits can track and measure the metrics that matter most to them, including donor retention, major gift prospect numbers, and corporate giving totals. In addition, users note escalating contracts and unclear fee structures. You must also be a new HubSpot customer and willing to lock into an annual contract.

CRM 52

CRM Nonprofit Software Management 52

The Fundraising Coach

APRIL 9, 2024

You’ll also need to discuss the costs of the contract. You’ll also want to discuss what tools you’ll use to track your project’s success, such as fundraising software and CRM platforms like Salesforce , and decide on which metrics to pay attention to. Determine how your consultant will be paid.

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Consultant Consulting Consulting Fundraising 52

Planned Giving

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Organizations lacking diversified funding streams become particularly vulnerable during economic downturns, when both individual giving and foundation support typically contract. The Impact of Economic Uncertainty on Nonprofit Sustainability Economic volatility creates additional challenges for nonprofit financial planning.

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Funding Policy Policies Nonprofit 52