Big Fundraising Ideas

MARCH 18, 2025

Whether you aim to purchase new sports equipment, fund a class trip, or renovate the library, your fundraising efforts can gain a major boost through sponsorships. Below are key steps to establish a strong foundation: Define Your Fundraising Goal Clarity is everything. It is easy for a message to slip through the cracks.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 20, 2021

Then she asked donors to help her reach her year-end financial goal. That’s why every culture uses storytelling to pass down vital traditions and values. But halfway through, they realize they don’t know enough about the story to write an effective donation letter. Give them a goal. Why You Need a Great Story.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 26, 2024

For some, these feelings form into a plan, a new set of goals, and a refreshed mindset throughout the year ahead. Like for some, 2023 was a tremendously difficult year for me on a personal level , including the devastating and unexpected passing of my brother. A sense of newness, hope, inspiration, determination, and resolve.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 23, 2024

Having a CFRE certification shows you have proficiency in nonprofit fundraising at the highest possible level, and understand ethical best practices in the industry. Getting your CFRE certificate is a process through which you can learn even more critical skills to enhance your professional work.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

OCTOBER 6, 2023

How could hiring a grant consultant help your organization meet its funding goals? To earn the internationally recognized CFRE certification, a fundraising professional must: have at least five years of experience, demonstrate an understanding of ethical best practices in fundraising, and recertify every three years.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2011

This past October, California joined New Jersey, Virginia, Hawaii, Vermont, and Maryland in passing legislation to create this new type of legally recognized company. A structure has emerged to serve this purpose, called the Benefit Corporation. Both of these new structures allow for companies to operate with a purpose beyond the bottom line.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

We recently asked the Blue Avocado community, “What are your nonprofit’s priorities and goals for 2025?” We will empower our supporters to be champions of our cause through engagement and through our volunteer opportunities. We plan to improve board communications through an online document management program.

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