NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 24, 2022
While economic health can be unpredictable, there are tactics you can employ to help ensure your organization operates efficiently and effectively through uncertainty.
Candid
AUGUST 25, 2022
In May 2021, I had to face the inevitable: I could no longer avoid fundraising. I had recently joined Madison House Autism Foundation as the Director of the Autism After 21 Utah Project (AA21 Utah). As is often the case for smaller nonprofits, everyone was involved in development. I’ll be the first to admit that I had a lot of fears about fundraising (deep insecurity about my ability to make small talk, the general awkwardness of asking for money, etc.).
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Blue Avocado
AUGUST 22, 2022
Article In Brief: The Problem: Grant writing is a time and resource consuming activity that saps nonprofit productive capacity. Why it Happens: Nonprofits rely on grants as the single revenue source to fully fund their operations. The Solution: Diversity funding streams by fully integrating all services offered into a closed loop nonprofit funding model.
Tech Soup
AUGUST 23, 2022
If your organization tends to receive funding from the same small pool of grant sources — perhaps benefiting from one or two government grant awards each year — then it may be a good time to start diversifying your grant portfolio. Investing your time and energy into generating a mix of different types of grant revenue lowers your financial risk by spreading your grant income across and within different types of grant support.
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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.
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 23, 2022
As nonprofits become more dependent on larger donors, the more fundraisers know about them, the better. And, research shows they may have some traits that fundraising professionals should know about.
Grants & Fundraising Brief brings together the best content for grants & fundraising professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
CauseVox
AUGUST 23, 2022
Many organizations spend hours and valuable resources performing exports/imports to transfer data manually between apps. Automations using Zapier can help your organization increase its fundraising efforts and outcomes by streamlining the flow of data between CauseVox and other apps your organization is using. In this 60-minute webinar you will learn: Common automation opportunities for nonprofits How to approach full-system automation Examples of CauseVox automations Why it is important to adop
DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services
AUGUST 23, 2022
Dear Experienced Grant Writer: . I have been a self-employed grant writer for over 10 years. When I started, it was no longer best practices to charge a percentage of any grant award received. I have charged a flat rate all these years. With a recent new client, they are saying that I am crazy to charge a flat rate instead of a percentage of grant awards.
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 22, 2022
Here is how one major gifts officer turned a donor’s $2,600 annual giving one year into a gift of $56,500 the following year.
Get Fully Funded
AUGUST 21, 2022
Keeping donors feeling connected to your work through fundraising communications is critical to your fundraising success. It’s pretty simple really – when donors feel like part of your team, they give bigger and more frequent donations. When they feel like a number in your database, they’ll stop giving and leave. If you’re seeing lower email open rates, declining donations, and fewer donors giving, it’s time to take a step back and evaluate where things are off trac
Tech Soup
AUGUST 25, 2022
Finding the best grantmaker, or a set of grantmakers, to fund a specific program or project is not an easy task. Unless you have access to a good database that profiles active grantmakers, and a process you use to filter through the opportunities, things can feel pretty overwhelming pretty quickly.
Candid
AUGUST 25, 2022
In May 2021, I had to face the inevitable: I could no longer avoid fundraising. I had recently joined Madison House Autism Foundation as the Director of the Autism After 21 Utah Project (AA21 Utah). As is often the case for smaller nonprofits, everyone was involved in development. I’ll be the first to admit I had a lot of fears about fundraising (deep insecurity about my ability to make small talk, the general awkwardness of asking for money, etc.).
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 26, 2022
In May of 2020, Echoing Green and The Bridgespan Group published an article highlighting enormous budget disparities between Black and white-led nonprofit organizations seeking institutional funding in the early stages of their development. The numbers were staggering.
Grant Writing Made Easy
AUGUST 25, 2022
When I talk with nonprofit leaders about their challenges with grants, one of the most common ones I hear is that they don’t have the time or the resources to prioritize grantseeking. According to GrantStation’s most recent State of Grantseeking report , lack of time/staff is the most common barrier to grantseeking. Especially for small nonprofits this is a major challenge.
Get Fully Funded
AUGUST 24, 2022
Fundraising events shine the spotlight brightly on event day, event week and beyond, if you do it right. Why should we run auction fundraisers? Each organization has a different answer to this question. There are pros and cons to each type of fundraiser, depending on the audience, your in-house capabilities and your resources. In this article we will: Outline pros and cons of choosing an in-person event vs online only vs hybrid event.
Selfish Giving
AUGUST 24, 2022
On Sunday I dropped my son off at college for his sophomore year. At 8pm it's already dark. I'm starting to see late-season blooms in the garden like goldenrods, asters, and pink sedums. I can't believe September is right around the corner. A new month! A new season! Before publishing any more new content, I thought it might be helpful to review what I've written this summer to make sure you haven't missed anything that could be helpful!
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 22, 2022
How should you interpret data from several different reports that seem to convey conflicting information? Let’s take a look at three reports to identify what they are individually evaluating, so we can start to understand what type of knowledge we want to take from each.
Qgiv
AUGUST 23, 2022
Are you familiar with the song “Together We Can Change the World”? Its lyrics tell us to “lay the puzzle pieces out” to find out what it’s all about. That’s how it is working with our partners and nonprofit friends. We need to look at all fundraising “pieces” and lay them out to see how they best fit together and how we can collaboratively help. Meet DonorPerfect, one of Qgiv’s long-standing strategic partners.
NextAfter
AUGUST 22, 2022
Canadian giving is on the rise. According to Blackbaud Institute, Canadian giving grew by 4% from 2020 to 2021. Additionally, online giving grew by 6%. In isolation, these sound like positive trends. But we’re firm believers that good is the enemy of great. And the recent Global Online Fundraising Scorecard revealed many simple ways in which Canadian charities can optimize their digital fundraising efforts to beat this benchmark and grow giving even more.
Greater Giving
AUGUST 24, 2022
We want to thank everyone who joined us online for the APEX: Greater Giving User Conference 2022! Another huge shout out to our sponsors, and session guest speakers. Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to share some of your stories and insights with our audience at this years fundraising conference. A Focused Group at the Fundraising Conference.
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 26, 2022
Nonprofit board members are typically not ready to lead the succession planning. With no succession plan in place, there may be a long gap in leadership before another executive is on board. Nonprofits should manage leadership transitions in advance in case there are unexpected departures.
Qgiv
AUGUST 23, 2022
So, you’re planning a silent auction. You’re booking the evening’s entertainment, connecting with sponsors, and collecting all of your auction baskets and items. You’re almost ready for your big night, but first, you have to announce your auction to your supporters. Here are a few tips and best practices for creating a silent auction announcement that will wow your guests!
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 25, 2022
Often, we fundraisers and direct marketers want to try something new because we were tired of it long before the donors are. We are always trying to come up with new stories, new ideas, and new approaches. But at some point, the creative juices stop flowing and we’re getting closer to burnout.
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 23, 2022
Here are five keys I’d put at the top of any list for not just surviving, but thriving like never before in a post-pandemic fundraising world filled with live, virtual, and hybrid options for events.
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 25, 2022
The Cigna Foundation announced it is accepting applications for its Health and Well-Being grant program. This grant cycle will focus on mental health as part of the foundation’s continued commitment to improving access to care and eliminating health disparities.
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 25, 2022
In just three years, MacKenzie Scott has given more than $12 billion in unrestricted funding to hundreds of nonprofit organizations. While Scott’s efforts — and those of like-minded donors — are a welcome development, recipient organizations are left wondering what to do with these transformational gifts.
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 22, 2022
Melissa’s Donor Look-alike Report provides demographic elements to help you focus on your ideal target audience and reach more donors just like your best ones. Simply upload your file - we’ll analyze it, match specific criteria to your records and send you the results. You can then order a list of prospects that closely match your best ones, or fine-tune the criteria to meet your needs.
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 22, 2022
Grants are the lifeblood of nonprofits, and financial sustainability often relies on securing grant funding. Watch this on-demand webinar to learn what you need to know about accounting for grants, the pre- and post-award stages, where to search for funding, and how to handle audits.
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 24, 2022
Orr Group officially announced a new service— Outsourced Database Management. Through this service, Orr Group has the capacity and resources to act as an organization’s interim database coordinator or manager.
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 22, 2022
Your Digital Donor Thank-You Kit is your guide to crafting timely, personalized thank-you messages. It includes thank-you email templates, video scripts, and more!
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 25, 2022
Join us as we discuss how the demand for nonprofit services is steadily increasing, widening the gap between societal needs and the resources available from government and business. This increase in demand exists against the backdrop of spiraling inflation, a looming recession, and their negative effect on giving levels and donor participation rates.
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