Joe Garecht Fundraising

JANUARY 10, 2022

One of the most common questions I get asked by organizations is how to find and win more grants. For most fundraisers, nonprofit grant writing is incredibly frustrating: in many cases, it seems like a roll of the dice. You spend hundreds of hours sending out grant proposals, praying that a few foundations will be interested in your work. Yet there are ways you can stack the deck in your favor and have more success with winning grant funding for your organization.

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Candid

JANUARY 11, 2022

Reposted from the Candid Learning blog. In 2021, the social sector mastered the art of resilience. We saw countless organizations craft donation experiences that not only sustained a year-plus pandemic but set new standards for fundraising excellence. So what’s still ahead? Discover 5 fundraising trends the social sector should capitalize on in 2022.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

Drafting a fundraising plan can be intimidating, especially if it’s your first time and you have no fundraising plan structure. In other words, you have no format, no template, and no idea where to start. I get it. I’ve been there. But if you want to fully fund your nonprofit, you simply must have a plan. You can’t wing your way to success. I guarantee you that every nonprofit you see raising big bucks has a plan.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 14, 2022

During the meeting — and this may be the only activity that happens at the meeting — there will be reports. Sometimes it feels like one report after another with an occasional question thrown-in and some member moving, and then the board votes to accept the report. And then, the meeting is over. Is this what you really signed up for?

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Joe Garecht Fundraising

JANUARY 10, 2022

The past two years have seen some significant changes in fundraising (most notably, the realization that many donors are willing to make gifts via phone and video meetings, rather than always needing in-person visits), but they have mostly proven that the fundamentals still apply, no matter the circumstances: relationships matter, cultivation matters, and donors won't give unless you ask.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2022

Once the hallmark of marketing professionals and financial analysts, data analysis has now infiltrated almost all aspects of our life from fitness trackers (got to make sure you get those steps in!) to the custom playlists created for us by Spotify (yep, they use data to figure out what similar songs you might like). Data analytics for nonprofits is just as valuable … and even more crucial.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 10, 2022

There are a lot of effective ways to communicate with your peer-to-peer fundraising participants, such as social media, apps and push notifications, SMS and direct mail – to name a few. But email is still king.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 12, 2022

As nonprofit fundraisers, we’re always thinking about our donors first. We’re focused on recruiting them, retaining, engaging, and so on. And it’s all worth the effort because our donors are part of the lifeblood of our organizations—they’re the people who financially fuel our missions and help us produce real results. But donors aren’t the only people who make your fundraising events and campaigns successful, and they aren’t the only people whose needs you should be considering.

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 11, 2022

Looking for some inspiration for the new year? Look no further than Wild Apricot’s best blogs of 2021! Covering hot topics and top-of-mind pain points, these blogs are full of new ideas and tools to help you accomplish your organization’s.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 12, 2022

Thursday, February 10, 2022 11 a.m. PT, 2 p.m. ET (60 minutes) What happens when a potential board member requests board coverage? Or the venue for your nonprofit’s annual fundraising dinner requires a certificate of insurance? Does the grant that your organization just received require your nonprofit to have coverage? This webinar clarifies and educates […].

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 11, 2022

Classy, a giving platform that enables nonprofits to connect supporters with the causes they care about, announced that its nonprofit customers collectively raised more than $1.1 billion on the Classy platform in 2021.

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The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 11, 2022

Every Monday, I send out a fundraising email for nonprofit Executive Directors and CEOs. Last week, I dealt with a question I get alot: how much of a nonprofit CEO's time should be given to fundraising? Here's what I told them. Fundraising is all about Leadership. As the CEO or executive director, the nonprofit follows your lead. This is especially true in your attitude to fundraising.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 11, 2022

Looking to chart a path forward to successfully and predictably grow your nonprofit in 2022? You need a strong marketing plan to lead the way. While no one knows exactly what 2022 is going to bring, having a strong plan in place will help you effectively navigate the changing landscape. This way, you can ensure your nonprofit successfully scales impact, no matter the circumstances.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2022

This is a guest post from Aly Sterling, founder of Aly Sterling Philanthropy. Aly’s expertise includes fundraising, strategic planning, search consultation and board leadership development for the well-positioned nonprofit. She is regularly sought for comment by trade and mainstream media, including the Chronicle of Philanthropy and U.S. News & World Report.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 14, 2022

As a profession, fundraisers constantly spend a great deal of money on training, education and consultants to learn various techniques to improve performance and results. One can never sit on their laurels.

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 12, 2022

Let's kick off the New Year right with a review of the top three social impact and partnership trends you and your organization need to know for 2022. ???? On Thursday, January 20th at 2pm ET , join me and Brittany Hill of Accelerist as we. Explore the power of purpose and how it is shaping intrinsic and extrinsic motivations. Highlight best practices and new forms of constituent and mission engagement.

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Candid

JANUARY 14, 2022

A weekly update with the latest social sector news. Lewis Prize for Music announces 2022 music education grants. January 13, 2022. The Lewis Prize for Music has announced grants totaling more than $2 million in support of efforts to provide young people with music education, strengthen their communities, and put music at the center of efforts to advance racial equity.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 13, 2022

Many nonprofits work in tandem with volunteers to move their mission forward and keep expenses down. Engaging volunteers helps get the word out about your mission, since most volunteers share their passion with their personal and professional networks. Volunteers can certainly be a huge help for any nonprofit staffer, especially since cloning yourself isn’t an option… yet.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 13, 2022

While the giving season is over, it doesn't mean giving has to end. So, if you want to raise more money throughout the year, you should optimize your donation process to make it as engaging and seamless as possible. But, how can you tell if your donation process sets you up for success and how can it be improved? To help you answer these questions, we created the “Fundraising Optimizer.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 13, 2022

Zoom is phasing in some updates to help you collaborate with your team more effectively and naturally. With many teams planning to remain remote even after risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic retreat, these new capabilities can help you to feel connected with your colleagues. Great team culture and good colleague relationships not only make collaboration more effective, they also just make your working day more enjoyable.

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Grant Geek

JANUARY 10, 2022

by Resource Associates @ grantwriters.net. Grant Questions? Let’s talk. info@grantwriters.net 505-326-4245. It’s a new year and time to look at how successful your grant proposals were and, more importantly, identify how your organization can improve going forward. While no organization wins every grant it tries for, every application – whether it ends in an award or a rejection – offers valuable experience and insight you can leverage to make future efforts even better and more succ

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Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2022

Emily Friedrichs is the Communications and Content Marketing Manager at Elevation, a nonprofit digital services agency. She has been both volunteer and activist for organizations working on human rights, poverty elimination, non-violence, and cultural exchange. Emily has taught in underprivileged communities in New York and Buenos Aires. Her passions are community-building and behavioral psychology, and so she is excited to be working at their crossroads in nonprofit technology.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 11, 2022

Donor fatigue is a slow burn. Whether it manifests itself through a dwindling regular contribution, a shift in finances, a loss of inspiration, event support or an unforeseen reason, a once-enthusiastic financial contributor may come to a point where they’re just not as interested as they used to be.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 14, 2022

Most nonprofit leaders are reluctant to start a planned giving program because they don’t see the immediate value. The thinking is, “Why should I create a program that won’t benefit the organization for another 10 to 15 years?” But, hold on. That actually isn’t true. .

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 11, 2022

Do you want to know the singular metric that will excite your nonprofit leaders? It’s high engagement. So amplification marketing is an essential method for you to grow your brand’s reach in the community through your marketing efforts.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 13, 2022

Donors are starting to find it harder to donate because of their financial situations. Prices have gone up, everywhere, especially caused by the general inflation, higher energy and gas bills and higher cost of food.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 12, 2022

Here are five strategies to redefine philanthropy for the New Year. These actions will prepare you to build a strong culture of giving and amplify your development program as we continue to navigate a dynamic environment.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 11, 2022

Use this guide to help evaluate whether a streamlined software solution that manages many of your nonprofit’s core activities--such as accounting, CRM, and fundraising--will offer a good return on investment and enable you to maximize your impact on the communities you serve.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 13, 2022

Register today, and join us live on Thursday, February 17th, 2022, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. Don your nonprofit superhero capes for this highly interactive workshop and as Fundraising Expert, Barbara O’Reilly, CFRE of Windmill Hill consulting shares how to take your donor engagement to new heights, and make your fundraising results soar in 2022!

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 12, 2022

For nonprofits that are looking to expand their international presence, charity: water has shared its three most effective grantmaking strategies to make fundraising efforts more successful.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 11, 2022

Join Philip Schmitz, CEO of CharityEngine and Erin Crotty, VP of Customer Experience as they discuss their outlook for charitable giving in 2022. Learn how nonprofits can take advantage of technology to maximize giving and growth.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 14, 2022

Conquer your 2022 ecommerce goals – from achieving frictionless customer experiences, to slashing shipping costs. Melissa’s latest solutions catalog shares leading tools to autocomplete customer data at checkout, enrich records for deeper insights, and find targeted mailing and email lists. Download the catalog today to explore the tools you’ll need to see growth all 2022 long.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 10, 2022

EveryAction, a provider of technology to nonprofits, with a platform serving over 18,000 organizations, announced the release of its 2021 GivingTuesday Results report, a new initiative that highlights key findings for what’s driving individual giving and volunteerism during one of the year’s busiest giving seasons.

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