Ann Green's Nonprofit

JANUARY 27, 2025

Monthly giving is one of the few types of fundraising that does well. If your organization doesnt have a monthly/recurring giving program or its fairly small, why is that? Whether youre a big or a smaller organization or your fundraising went well last year or it didnt, monthly giving makes so much sense (or cents). In this post, Ill tell you why monthly giving is important for your nonprofit, how to start or grow your program, and how to nurture it going forward.

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Clairification

JANUARY 27, 2025

Today I want to talk about the heart of successful major gift fundraising. Its about reframing what you may think of as a pitch into what your donor would like to consider a promise. The pitch is one way. A monologue you deliver about everything you know about your organization. Usually it’s about how great it is, how pressing the need is, how you know the donor cares about your mission and, then, you drop a bomb into your donors lap with a big-ass ask they didn’t quite anticipate.

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Just Write Grants

JANUARY 27, 2025

Over the past few years, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives have taken center stage in nonprofit work, influencing how organizations operate, advocate, and secure funding. However, recent political and cultural shifts have brought new challenges and opportunities to the DEI landscape, creating uncertainty for nonprofits. Understanding these changes and adapting your grant writing and fundraising strategies can position your organization for continued success while staying true to

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GrantNews

JANUARY 27, 2025

January is the perfect month to embrace new beginnings and take bold steps toward your entrepreneurial dreams! With this fresh start comes the chance to explore grant funding that can elevate your small business to exciting new heights. And, like we always say, for every ambitious entrepreneur, there’s a grant waiting to help turn their vision into success.

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This prompt guide for ChatGPT contains 20+ tested ChatGPT prompts, along with tips on how to use this tool the best way. Nonprofits can engage with ChatGPT to brainstorm ideas, refine project plans, and craft compelling narratives for grant proposals.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 27, 2025

The late John Mitchells bequest to Northfield Mount Hermon will endow need-based scholarships, expand support for faculty, and back a range of programs. By Maria Di Mento Northfield Mount Hermon The campus of Northfield Mount Hermon, a boarding school in Gill, Mass., which received a $50 million bequest from the late John Mitchell, who graduated in 1956.

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Strategic Grants

JANUARY 27, 2025

Looking for the latest sector news? Catch up on whats happening across the world of funding, philanthropy, and research with the latest updates from Team SGs busy research team. Its been a couple of months since our last update, so this is a big one! The research team at Strategic Grants spend hundreds of hours each month reviewing newsletters, funder sites, LinkedIn and many other resources to find funding and grants to update in our Grants Expertise Management System (GEMS), ensuring our clien

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Candid

JANUARY 27, 2025

The research is clear about the many benefits of multiyear funding. According to a literature review by the Institute for Voluntary Action Research, multiyear grants provide greater organizational stability and capacity. They take into account the longer time horizon needed to effect meaningful change, so nonprofits can dedicate less effort toward fundraising and focus more on accomplishing their missions.

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Gail Perry Group

JANUARY 27, 2025

One of the most common challenges we are hearing from fundraisers is this: "We have lost wonderful major donors from the past!" and "How do we reengage our former major donors?" How about you and your team? This is the next of our series on major gifts challenges holding us back. Its all part of our promotion of the 2025 Major Gifts Intensive program that closes for registration next month.

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Capital Campaign Pro

JANUARY 27, 2025

This post tells a true story about a very well-meaning board member who was anxious about approaching his wealthy friend to donate to a capital campaign. I’m sharing it with you because I suspect there are people on your board who are in a similar situation. You may want to share this post with them. […] The post Asking a Wealthy Friend for a Campaign Gift: A True Story appeared first on Capital Campaign Pro.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 27, 2025

Its no secret that effective fundraising fuels your nonprofits workbut not all of the donations that may be useful to your nonprofit are necessarily monetary. In-kind donations (i.e., gifts of goods or services) can also benefit your organization in various ways, from providing program supplies to lending professional expertise for projects to helping you secure appealing charity auction items at no cost.

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Planned Giving

JANUARY 27, 2025

I’m thrilled to share that Joe Garecht has joined the Center for Major Gifts as a Senior Advisor. Joe will be offering elite major gifts consulting services to our community and sharing his wisdom with our readers through articles, webinars, and other valuable resources. Joe will also be creating white papers, downloads, and developing more courses.

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

JANUARY 27, 2025

The remarkable and rapid capitulation of many corporations to the new administrations anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) crusade is not just craven, its likely to impede the performance (and profitability) […] The post Standing Strong for DEI appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 27, 2025

A trailblazing leader, Bailin spent his career questioning the fields methods and pushing it to do better. By Marc Freedman and Nancy Roob Edna McConnell Clark Foundation A trailblazing leader, Bailin spent his career questioning the fields methods and pushing it to do better.

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CharityHowTo

JANUARY 27, 2025

Learn how to build your personal brand, optimize LinkedIn, and grow your fundraising career with these actionable strategies and tips.

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Capital Campaign Pro

JANUARY 27, 2025

Season 4, Episode 25 In this episode of All About Capital Campaigns, Amy Eisenstein and Andrea Kihlstedt reveal the incredible power of the gift range chart, an indispensable tool for any capital campaign. Often called a gift pyramid or table of gifts, this chart does more than outline donation goalsit serves as a comprehensive roadmap […] The post Podcast: Unlocking the Power of Gift Range Charts for Campaign Success appeared first on Capital Campaign Pro.

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Soapbox Exchange

JANUARY 27, 2025

Issue 235 Happy Tuesday, Fundraisers! Does your nonprofit offer courses and classes to the community? Are you looking for a powerful, flexible online class management solution that integrates with your database? Join us this Thursday to learn how the Soapbox Engage Classes app makes registrations, transactions, and course management effortless for you and your community.

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Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 27, 2025

While fundraising is fundamentally important for nonprofits, major donor fundraising jobs are still shrouded in mystery. While they get face time within the organization, many people just dont understand the job itself. However, for people looking to have an influential career in the nonprofit sector, major donor fundraising jobs have a lot of potential.

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Elevate

JANUARY 27, 2025

Friends and partners of Elevate, its time for an annual tradition our look back at the previous year by-the-numbers!

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 27, 2025

Encouraging your supporters to become sustainers can foster loyalty in your donor base. Here are five ideas to acquire monthly donors.

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re:Charity

JANUARY 27, 2025

When you plan and host a successful year-end fundraising auction, your top bidders arent the only ones who walk away feeling like winners! Charity auctions are standout nonprofit events, especially. The post Your Year-End Charity Auction Was a Hit! What Comes Next? appeared first on re: charity.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 27, 2025

Giftabulator and iShare launched a new donor engagement platform that combines smart giving with gamified AI experiences.

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Fluxx

JANUARY 27, 2025

Grant management in higher education encompasses a variety of activities: from securing funding and compliance to reporting on the use and outcomes. Institutions have to deal with an unimaginable volume of grants arising from federal agencies, private foundations, and corporate sponsorsa demand for efficiency in dealing with such.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 27, 2025

Storytelling is an overlooked tool that encourages donors to support your mission. Here's a look at nonprofit storytelling in action.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 27, 2025

The president's recent executive order targets for-profit and nonprofit government contractors, universities with large endowments, and foundations with assets north of $500 million. By Alex Daniels Evan Vucci, AP While Trump criticized DEI in his first administration, his recent executive order targets for-profit and nonprofit government contractors, universities with large endowments, and foundations with assets north of $500 million.

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