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The Ultimate Guide to Nonprofit Budgets

Wild Apricot

Running a nonprofit is a lot like learning to juggle—exciting as the skill is, it’s harder than it looks! If you’re looking for a way to keep all those balls in the air, nothing is more valuable than a foolproof nonprofit budget.

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Direct Mail or Email? Win Over Donors With Both Channels

NonProfit PRO

Despite being a frequently debated topic, there is no "versus" between direct mail and email. Each is an indispensable partner to the other. Regardless, it's essential to approach them differently with your writing.

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Engage, request, repeat: The proven formula for retaining donors

Candid

Donor retention is the measurement of how many donors continue giving to your nonprofit year after year. You can calculate this metric for your organization by dividing the number of donors who gave again this year by the total number of donors who gave last year. . Maintaining a high retention rate means your nonprofit has access to ongoing, sustainable financial support.

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5 Best Practices for Building a Nonprofit Annual Operating Budget (with Template!)

Blue Avocado

There are as many forms of nonprofit budgets as there are forms of organizations. Unlike financial statements, which have some rules and guidelines according to accounting standards, the same level of industry-imposed standardization for budget documents and formats doesn’t really exist. While it’s true that the look of the budget should vary according to the […].

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AI for Grant Writing: 20+ ChatGPT Prompts You Can Use

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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19 Effective Nonprofit Accounting Software Tools

Wild Apricot

Nonprofit accounting can get complicated , especially for organizations using outdated systems.

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A Maryland nonprofit’s quest to bridge the gap between job seekers and employers

Candid

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed multiple cracks in our society’s infrastructure. And over the past two years, those of us in the nonprofit sector who are committed to workforce development have seen the divide between job seekers and employers grow even wider. Maryland New Directions has helped motivate men and women in the greater Baltimore area find new career opportunities for nearly 50 years.

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7 Donation Page Examples To Help You Raise More Online

CauseVox

Your donation page is an essential component of your digital fundraising. It doesn’t matter how many people you get to click through your emails or social media posts; if your donation page doesn’t convert, you won’t see any payoff from that hard work. Sometimes you see donation page examples that makes you swoon. Unfortunately, many of our donation pages end up as afterthoughts: as a nonprofit professional myself, I get it.

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Enhance Your Donor Engagement Efforts

Tech Soup

As cloud technology grows in popularity across sectors, businesses of all shapes and sizes are discovering the benefits of flexible and affordable cloud technology. Working in the cloud helps organizations save money and improve efficiency. It expedites an organization's pace of innovation because teams can spend their valuable resources on their unique missions, not on the technology supporting their work behind the scenes.

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Practice Is the Road to Perfection

NonProfit PRO

Today, there are so many more ways now to engage with and ask donors in any and all channels and media that you have a lot more opportunities to practice your messaging and asks, so that it will ultimately become absolutely perfect.

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Inspiration and Advice for a New (Fiscal) Year

The Fundraising Coach

July 1st is the “New Year” for many nonprofits. New fiscal Year, that is! No matter how well the past year’s fundraising was, today is the day you start back at zero. Again. So I asked some of the top experts in the field what advise they’d give to nonprofit leaders and fundraisers starting the new year. Here’s what they said!

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5 Best Nonprofit Donation Pages (And How To Improve Yours!)

CauseVox

Are you excited about your donation page ? Does your online donation form make your heart sing? Are you thrilled to direct donors to it? …No? Your donation page is an essential component of your digital fundraising. It doesn’t matter how many people you get to click through your emails or social media posts; if your donation page doesn’t convert, you won’t see any payoff from that hard work.

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How to Conduct an Honest Mid-Year Fundraising Evaluation

Get Fully Funded

When you’re halfway through the year, it’s a good time to conduct a midyear fundraising evaluation. Why? A midyear evaluation will show you how you are doing and highlight areas where you need to improve. Because wherever you are with your fundraising, no matter how far behind you think you are, with six months remaining in the year, you have plenty of time to make changes and raise more money.

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4 Stewardship Essentials to Inspire Your Annual Givers

NonProfit PRO

Annual giving is the bread and butter of many nonprofits' operations, and with these stewardship strategies, you can maximize your own annual revenue.

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Emergency Fundraisers: Be Prepared for Anything

Qgiv

No nonprofit is immune to disasters. Whether it be a fire, a natural disaster, a supply shortage, or another unforeseen circumstance, it’s important that nonprofits be able to respond quickly to continue providing the services they offer. Part of having your preparedness strategy in place is knowing how to host successful emergency fundraisers. Emergency fundraisers can be a big help when you’re facing unprecedented need at your organization.

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How to Identify Corporate Sponsorships [With 360MatchPro]

Double the Donation

In today’s corporate world, employees and consumers are becoming increasingly focused on supporting socially responsible businesses. Consequently, more and more companies are developing philanthropic programming. And nonprofits looking to raise much-needed funds for their causes are turning to corporate giving as a way to build mutually beneficial business relationships!

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The #1 thing you need to do to write successful grants

Grant Writing Made Easy

I want to help you write successful grants because I know the work you do matters. And I know that a lot of the grant writing advice out there isn’t going to get you the results you want. Why? Because it’s piecemeal. It elevates one or two actions as quick fixes. But the reality is that it takes a lot more to write successful grants than just knowing where to look for them or having the writing skills to craft a compelling proposal.

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The NonProfit Voice Ep 65: Discover Giving Trends by Analyzing Your Donor Data

NonProfit PRO

In this episode of The NonProfit Voice Tech Series, Mark Becker is joined by Maria Shanley at Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida and Abby Jarvis at Neon One, to talk about data. They explore how nonprofits should analyze data and trends in giving, as well as exploring a nonprofit's donor segments and demographics in order to better engage donors.

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Bright Idea: Make it Easy for Supporters to Learn About Your Mission and Campaigns

Qgiv

Who they are: Nemours Children’s Health leads important pediatric research and clinical trials. They work to prevent and reverse the course of childhood diseases, improve health care delivery, and keep children safe and healthy. Nemours invests in programs and services that benefit the health and lives of children and understands that there are also social, economic, behavioral, and environmental factors that can influence a child’s physical health.

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12 Best Nonprofit Graphic Design Tools

Double the Donation

Your nonprofit probably relies on a variety of tools and software each day. From fundraising software to Google Analytics, these tools keep your organization up and running. But what about tools that improve your nonprofit’s graphic design offerings? Graphic design is a pain point for many nonprofits. Design software can be expensive and complicated, leaving […].

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Newsletter: Why You Should Treat Partnerships Like a Stadium-Naming Opportunity ; The Fundraiser That’s a Punching Bag for Cause Marketing Critics ; 5 Ways Marketing Can Support Sales

Selfish Giving

?????? With the holiday ?? on Monday, I'm taking a vacation day next Wednesday. I'll be back in your inbox on Wednesday, July 13th. Have a great Fourth of July! ?????? Since it's difficult to tie many nonprofit/for-profit partnerships to an actual boost in sales for the corporate partner (we all struggle showing this, right?), do partnership teams need to focus on the more nebulous "branding" benefits of supporting a nonprofit event or cause?

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New Research From OneCause Examines Evolving Social Donor Expectations

NonProfit PRO

OneCause released findings from its latest research, "The Giving Experience Study." Findings provide insights from social donors who gave to fundraising events over the past year and include what motivates them, when and how they will be comfortable returning to in-person events, and what influences repeat donations.

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How Can the Academic Community Recover from the Impact of COVID-19

Grant Training Center

There is no question that COVID-19 has had and is having a severe impact on faculty throughout US colleges and universities. This is reflected in all areas of their work, including research, teaching, tenure and promotion and service. Findings of a recent Chronicle of Higher Education survey of faculty stress which surveyed 1,122 faculty members at four-year and two-year institutions around the nation of whom 50% were tenured and the remaining tenure-track, non-tenured, part time and adjunct fac

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The 3-Step Framework for Getting Grant Funding

Grant Writing Made Easy

There are some grant writing experts and instructors who believe that the key to getting grant funding is to… …Do more. …Go faster. …Work harder. And I couldn’t disagree more. Taking this frantic approach is a recipe for burnout. Plain and simple. It’s also not going to get you the results you want. (Watch my recent videos here and here to learn why this approach doesn’t work.).

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Starting a New Fiscal Year

Annual Giving Network

The Annual Fund is always going. There’s always an upcoming appeal to produce, another phone call to make, or a. The post Starting a New Fiscal Year appeared first on AGN.

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Classy Launches Crypto Giving Powered by Coinbase Commerce

NonProfit PRO

Classy announced the launch of Crypto Giving. Through an integration with Coinbase Commerce, nonprofit organizations on Classy's platform can receive donations for multiple types of cryptocurrency.

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Supporting LGBTQ Youth in Crisis

Tech Soup

The Trevor Project has a mission to support, equip, and advocate for LGBTQ young people. It operates a free, confidential 24/7 service that allows LGBTQ young people to talk to a crisis counselor via phone, text, or in-app chat when they are struggling. Young people may be facing difficulties with coming out, homophobia, mental health struggles, suicide, or their LGBTQ identity.

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The Evolution of The Donor Experience: What You Need to Know

OneCause

The post The Evolution of The Donor Experience: What You Need to Know appeared first on OneCause.

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Fundraising Event Committee Roles and Responsibilities

Greater Giving

A comprehensive list of every different Fundraising Event Committee you’ll need for your gala- their roles and job descriptions. A successful event requires a lot of coordination, planning and effort from your Fundraising Event Committee. After having to postpone events for several years, many organizations are having to transition new people into committee roles.

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How to Get Your Next Corporate Partner for your Nonprofit

NonProfit PRO

Oftentimes, to succeed in starting new corporate partnerships, a development team must overcome a lot of rejection. For this reason, it's best to use a company's "side door." Here are some strategies on how to get started.

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Making the Right Move into New Nonprofit Tech

Tech Soup

Moving is the pits.

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How to Grow Your Monthly Giving Program

CauseVox

Monthly giving is one of the most dependable fundraising tools you have at your disposal. The benefits of this type of campaign are numerous, including convenience for donors and a higher retention rate for monthly givers. For more benefits of starting a monthly giving program, check out this article. If you’ve already started a monthly giving program and are looking for ways to grow the donor base or are in the process of planning your program, you’ve come to the right place.

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ezCater Solves Tax Exemption on Workplace Food for Nonprofits

NonProfit PRO

ezCater, a provider of corporate food solutions, announced a new tax-exempt ordering platform for nonprofit organizations. With ezCater, organizations set their tax-exempt status once and it automatically applies to catering orders from over 95,000 restaurants on the ezCater platform, saving them time and money.

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WEBINAR: Use Data to Take Your Fundraising to New Heights

NonProfit PRO

Taking your fundraising to the next level is easier than you might think. Join this free webinar on 7/20, presented by Bonterra and Cathexis Partners, to learn simple yet effective tips on how to use your nonprofit’s data to uncover trends and find new opportunities to improve your fundraising results.