Clairification
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Studies show one-fourth of all charitable giving happens in December. For some organizations (maybe yours?), it’s as much as one-third. Year-end fundraising is not chopped chicken liver! While you absolutely should be using multiple fundraising channels to get best results, right now whatever you’ve got planned for offline is pretty much cooked.
Hands-On Fundraising
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
If you’re a fundraiser, part of your calling is spreading gratitude. Does this sound like a familiar exchange? Thank you!” “No, thank YOU!” Saying thank you is an expected part of our social discourse. It smooths the way for simple – and more complex – conversations. Someone holds the door for you, and you say […] The post You can spread a little gratitude and feel happier appeared first on Hands-On Fundraising.
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GrantNews
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
GrantWatch is proud to bring you 10 November small business grants for entrepreneurs! As autumn leaves blanket the ground and November ushers in the holiday season, it might feel tempting to slow down and savor the cozy warmth of the holiday season. But now is the perfect time to focus on growing your business! While the economy is gradually recovering from the challenges of recent years, high inflation, rising interest rates, and systemic barriers still pose obstacles for entrepreneurs.
Ann Green's Nonprofit
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Effective financial management is critical for your nonprofit to grow and thrive long-term. Explore four considerations for achieving financial sustainability. By Jon Osterburg If you work for a new nonprofit, your team’s primary goal is probably to get your operations off the ground and start furthering your mission. But once your organization has existed for some time, you’ll likely start considering how to make it thrive long-term.
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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.
Blackbaud
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Quick Definition Online fundraising is the process of raising donations for a cause, project, or organization through digital platforms such as websites, social media apps, and email campaigns. Online fundraising has become a popular option for organizations since it allows access to a wider donor base that can support their mission regardless of location.
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GrantNews
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
Nonprofit housing grants help individuals and families take a big step forward on the road to homeownership, offering financial assistance that makes the dream of a forever home more attainable. Whether you’re a first-time homebuyer, a veteran, someone who needs to renovate, or a family looking for affordable housing, there are grants available at GrantWatch.
The NonProfit Times
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
GivingTuesday is the day of the year where you find people of all ages and all demographics opening their hearts and their wallets to donate to causes and organizations that are important to them or to find new initiatives to support. According to Celeste Flores, director of the U.S. and Canada Hub at Giving Tuesday , and Cara Dickerson, vice president, Customer Success at Momentive Software , annual awareness around GivingTuesday results in people having the inspiration to be generous and pers
CauseVox
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Let’s face it—keeping up with donation matches can feel like a race against the clock. Matching gifts often come with tight deadlines, and if you’re not promoting them effectively, you risk leaving money on the table. That’s where automated matching comes in. With CauseVox, automated matching makes it easy to maximize every match opportunity without the stress.
Blackbaud
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Nonprofit organizations have been experiencing significant labor shortages for years. But recently, increased demand for services and fewer people interested in joining nonprofits has made the situation worse. Many organizations are finding it difficult to fill roles, especially in the finance department. And even when you have a full roster, people retire, move, or decide to change jobs.
GrantNews
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Securing funding is vital for critical programs to flourish. While nonprofits do not focus on profit, financing operations is still essential for a nonprofit to accomplish its goals. There are many ways to generate funding, like selling merchandise, silent auctions, charity events, fundraisers, and more. However, most nonprofits depend on sustainable funding, and that comes in the form of grants.
Candid
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
In 2014, the Ford Foundation refined its mission to focus on disrupting inequality by addressing its root causes rather than simply its symptoms. That refocus of our mission would be reflected in our grantmaking, but we also wanted to ensure it was reflected within our institution. We knew our staff needed to reflect the diverse communities we serve.
Strategic Grants
NOVEMBER 28, 2024
Looking for the latest sector news? Catch up on what’s happening across the world of funding, philanthropy, and research with the latest updates from Team SG’s busy research team. The research team at Strategic Grants spend hundreds of hours every 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 clients have a strong pipeline of funding prospects.
Capital Campaign Pro
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Season 4, Episode 16 Do you wonder how to approach the wealthiest individuals in your community about your capital campaign? In this episode, Amy and Andrea give you a new perspective – and some useful tools – to address this crucial step in your capital campaign. Discover how to identify potential donors, build genuine relationships […] The post Podcast: How to Approach Top Donors for Your Capital Campaign appeared first on Capital Campaign Pro.
GrantNews
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Music is a universal language essential to our society, and because of this, rock and roll has become a powerful music genre that brings people together and even evokes social change. However, the origin of rock and roll may surprise you. Did you know? Rock and roll stems from the rhythm and blues music of the 1940s, inspired by jazz and swing music.
Candid
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
How do we know whether a nonprofit program is effective? How do we know whether we’re asking the “right” questions, in the “right” way, when designing and evaluating programs? We know individuals’ experiences and outcomes can vary by race and ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, and other characteristics. The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s recently published Guiding Questions to Advance Equity in Evaluation and Research offers tools to strengthen evaluation and research so we have the data and
Wild Apricot
NOVEMBER 28, 2024
Looking to grow your donor base? Learn how to create a strong donor development strategy that will improve your nonprofit's fundraising!
Grant Writer Team
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
Everyone wants to be more productive and boost their performance as a grant writer. Yest, with so many strategies and tools at you disposal, deciding where to begin and how to maintain can easily de overwhelming. That is why starting with a few proven basics is always the best approach. GrantWriterTeam outlines 7 essential productivity tips tailored to grant writers and nonprofits.
GrantNews
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
The holiday season is upon us, and this year has gone by so quickly! Thanksgiving is the day when Americans all over the country sit down together and reflect on the past year’s blessings. It is a day when families spend precious time together, eating, celebrating, and reminiscing. Thanksgiving means many different things to many people, but it’s a necessary time to reflect on the important big and little things like good health, good friendships, purposeful work, and so much more.
Future Fundraising Now
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
If I got a nickel every time I heard a nonprofit leader refuse to “dumb down” their fundraising, I’d have, well, a really big bag of loose change. It’s often a point of pride for people in nonprofits to preserve the complexity of their programs in their fundraising. The problem with that is that simplifying is not at all the same thing as dumbing down.
Just Write Grants
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
When applying for grants, demonstrating a clear, measurable impact and a strong Return on Investment (ROI) can make all the difference. While nonprofits often wait to assess impact after funding is secured, evaluating impact potential before submitting a grant proposal can significantly strengthen your application. By showing funders a data-backed projection of the impact their dollars will make, you set your organization apart as results-driven and transparent.
NonProfit PRO
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Master the art of the ask and transform your fundraising strategy. In today's donor-centric world, vague requests no longer suffice. This resource reveals how to craft impactful, value-driven asks that resonate with donors' priorities and motivations. Learn actionable tips to maximize donations by aligning your message with WIIFM principles, Starting with the Heart, fostering genuine connections, and addressing donors’ desire for recognition.
Greater Giving
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
8 Unique Ways to Show Gratitude This Giving Season The season of giving is here, and it’s a great reminder for nonprofits to reflect on the people who make our work possible: our donors. Saying “thank you” isn’t just a box to check—it’s about showing genuine appreciation and strengthening those relationships. So, how do we express our gratitude in a way that feels meaningful, especially during the holidays?
Future Fundraising Now
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
A ten-week series on things you should know about fundraising. Giving is good for donors. The research is clear. Giving charitable gifts is good for you. It feels good because it stimulates pleasure chemicals in the brain. It boosts self-esteem and confidence. It supports a general sense of happiness, improves mental and physical health. It even has positive financial outcomes for donors: Research finds that charitable giving has a return on investment of $3.75 to $1.
Fluxx
NOVEMBER 28, 2024
For community organizations in the Whanganui region, access to funding at precisely the time it is needed can mean everything regarding the effective delivery of essential services and programs. Whanganui Community Foundation provides Quick Response Grants. These are designed to be nimble and flexible in their financial support for activities and projects that have a positive impact on strengthening local communities.
Center for Major Gifts
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Your non-profit needs a steady stream of new major donors if you want to grow and thrive. In this article, I’m going to show you how to find major donors for your organization without wasting time or money on strategies that don’t work. While there are lots of ways to find new donors, there are 3 primary strategies that most non-profits use to build their major donor prospecting program.
Gail Perry Group
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
[link] Giving Tuesday has become a global movement that nonprofits and donors alike look forward to every year! Just think it's far more than just a day for fundraising—it’s also a celebration of generosity that energizes donors and organizations alike. And, in these times, with all the changes on the horizon, energizing our donors is absolutely important!
NonProfit PRO
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Transform your fundraising efforts with a strategic guide tailored for community college leaders. 'Reimagining Fundraising' delves into innovative approaches, donor relationship-building, and leveraging technology to meet funding challenges head-on. Discover actionable insights to align your college’s mission with donor engagement and community partnerships, ensuring lasting impact and sustainability.
Fluxx
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Environmental justice means making certain that all communities-regardless of their economic or social class-receive a fair chance at a healthy, sustainable environment. In acknowledgment of the increasing need to address the existing environmental disparities, Philanthropy Northwest, in collaboration with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, manages the EPA Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program.
Soapbox Exchange
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Issue 226 Happy Tuesday, Fundraisers! We’re in the final stretch of 2024! Make sure you’re covered with our End-of-Year Fundraising Checklist. As always, our goal is to equip you with invaluable tips and strategies to make your fundraising efforts not only impactful but also enjoyable. Scroll down to explore innovative ideas, proven techniques, and expert insights that will elevate your fundraising game and bring your initiatives to new heights this year and beyond.
Wild Apricot
NOVEMBER 28, 2024
Want to write an effective donation acknowledgement letter? Read on for what you need to include, legal requirements, and a template to get you started.
NonProfit PRO
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
When donors make a year-end philanthropic gift, they feel joyful. Here's how to encourage them to continue giving after year end.
Fluxx
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Explore how Milton Little, CEO of United Way Greater Atlanta, is using data-driven solutions and collaboration to improve child wellbeing in the community.
Instrumentl
NOVEMBER 28, 2024
Discover how the LA LGBT Center transformed its grant management with Instrumentl. Mitch Carr, Manager of Foundation and Institutional Relations, shares how the platform improved efficiency, boosted productivity, and supported the Center’s $5 million grant portfolio and funding efforts.
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