The Fundraiser Coach

JANUARY 20, 2025

With the pressure of ever rising revenue goals, lack of full staffing, or a focus on "getting the gift," some fundraisers fall into the trap of treating donors like transactions. A colleague shared her experience of making a large, multi-year pledge after a wealth event in her life, Since then, she's received little personal communication.

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Lightning Fast Grant Writing

MAY 8, 2025

Clarify Expectations Early Meet with leadership to define realistic goals: How many grants per quarter? unrelated fundraising, event planning). To cope effectively, heres what works best: 1. What types of funders? Set boundaries around what isn’t your responsibility (e.g.,

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DoJiggy

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Organizing an event, whether its a charity gala or a school carnival , involves juggling multiple moving parts. Fortunately, incorporating technology into your event planning process can significantly boost efficiency and revenue. Real-Time Updates: Event software can send reminders to attendees or update them about schedule changes.

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DonorSnap

MAY 7, 2025

Donor appreciation events serve as a powerful way to cultivate donor stewardship. These events help nonprofits really drive home thanks and impact on a personal level. This article explores best practices and tips and tricks for hosting a successful donor appreciation event. What are donor appreciation events?

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

APRIL 28, 2025

Event management solutions to log donors registrations, merchandise and auction item purchases, and peer-to-peer fundraising participation for a-thon style events. Evaluate your data collection strategy to ensure youre prioritizing the right segments and storing data that will help you achieve your nonprofits current goals.

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Double the Donation

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Hosting a successful fundraising event requires more than a great causeit takes resources, creativity, and the support of dedicated partners. Sponsorships can make all the difference, providing the financial backing, in-kind donations, or promotional boosts needed to elevate your event and achieve your goals.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Our goal is to equip you with practical fundraising tools and ideas you can implement right away. Understanding Why People Give: Understanding the psychology behind giving can help you understand the donors motivation, which will help you plan your next campaign, your next fundraising event, or your next face-to-face ask.In

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Clairification

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

And a huge part of your goal with Giving Tuesday should be to strengthen your bonds with donors. Your goal with any fundraising strategy is to retain and, ultimately, upgrade these transactional donors. Treat Giving Tuesday as a Special Event. Like it or not, Giving Tuesday is a ‘special event.’ Nothing comes of nothing.

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Define your segmentation goals. Any strong strategy starts with goal-setting. Based on your goals, choose the segmentation criteria you’ll rely on to group your supporters. If you’re missing any supporter information you need to reach your segmentation goals, enriching your database can fill those gaps. Impact updates.

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GrantNews

DECEMBER 6, 2024

While nonprofit fundraising takes many forms like hosting events, corporate sponsorships, membership programs, and even knocking door to door, grants are the tried-and-true funding staples. Request Action Communicate your goals. Attend Local Events – Is one of your donors a leader in the community? Brag on them.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

APRIL 21, 2025

This is very common for fundraising campaigns and inviting people to events, as well as including a link to your email newsletter on your social media platforms. Youll also want to send regular reminders for fundraising appeals and event invitations. Your goal is to get your donors to read your messages.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The organization unveiled a refreshed brand, and this weekend hosts a nationally televised event, United Way Benefit for Hurricane Relief, for communities devastated by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Viewers will be able to donate and while a financial goal has not been set, she said, the program is designed to bring hope.

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Center for Major Gifts

MAY 13, 2025

At a fundraising gala or local networking event, you might have only half a minute before a potential donors attention drifts to the next handshake or passed hors d’oeuvres. Rehearse it aloud, test it with colleagues, and refine it after every event based on real-world feedback.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Since you probably raise a good percentage of your fundraising goal during the month of December, you have to make the time count! Knowing how much time and effort you spend planning events and campaigns inspired us to create this resource to inspire you with these successful ideas for end-of-year giving campaigns.

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The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 17, 2025

Planning events is essential for nonprofits, whether youre raising funds, building awareness, or forging new community connections. From tight budgets to limited staffing, these hurdles can make even the simplest event feel overwhelming. However, many organizations face common challenges that complicate the planning process.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

APRIL 22, 2025

In this guide, we explore the importance of school fundraising events in building community, providing actionable strategies to organize inclusive, memorable events. School fundraising is more than collecting donations or selling products to meet financial goals. But fundraising isnt just about meeting monetary goals.

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Joe Garecht Fundraising

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

The goal for the calls was to set up meetings for our Vice President of Development. They have jobs, families, hobbies, events and your non-profit is not yet at the top of their list. Does Your Non-Profit Hold Fundraising Events? Most non-profits hold at least one fundraising event per year. Remember, donors are busy.

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GrantNews

DECEMBER 5, 2024

However, they need grant funding to accomplish their goals. Grant Help Build Strong Communities In complex human systems, like municipal communities, many people work together on common goals. It stands to reason then, that fostering a strong sense of community is an urgent need we must endeavor to address.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

MARCH 4, 2025

This extensive overview, which is packed with practical tips, humorous touches, and clear fundraising goals, helps schools plan events that resonate with parents, students, and supporters. Glow-in-the-Dark Egg Hunts : If you want an event for middle or high school students , host an evening egg hunt under the stars.

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Lightning Fast Grant Writing

MAY 12, 2025

Invitations to site visits, events, or client panels Personalized check-ins, even when youre not asking for money The more they see your impact and feel included in your success, the harder it is for them to walk away. How can we help you reach your goals? But relationships take work. Are there new outcomes you’re prioritizing?

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 10, 2024

This way, readers understand what youre fighting for and the goals you want to accomplish. Youre likely sending out donation letters for a specific reason, whether a project, campaign, or event. Describe the current project/campaign/event you’re fundraising for. Explain your mission. Describe your current initiative.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Organizations collect numbers through opt-ins or promote text keywords on social media and at events. Virtual events: Online musical performances, virtual auctions, and live-streamed events allow organizations to engage donors remotely. Host a virtual fundraising event that offers a behind-the-scenes look into your operations!

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GiveSmart

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Once the end-of-year giving campaign goes public, the remaining fundraising goal will be met by following best practices and promoting across all channels. Year-End Fundraising Campaign Goal Planning Set specific goals for year-end fundraising and donor engagement.

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OneCause

APRIL 28, 2025

Peer-to-peer campaigns and events that really stand out offer compelling experiences to participants and donors.And while traditional run/walk/ride events are still powerhouses for peer-to-peer fundraising, there are lots of ways to create unique experiences within these types of events. Create unique experiences.

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amplifi

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Finally, invite donors to extend their impact by sending invitations to in-person events, like volunteer opportunities, your annual gala, or a less formal fundraising event. Start by setting a specific goal. Being more specific with your goals will help you shape your message. Thinking differently about your emails.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 10, 2025

The goal of the program is also to maintain water quality, sustain sufficient economic production, and support ecological waterflow. Eligible activities include concerts, festivals, productions, residencies, publications, exhibitions, events, series, and other special activities. Support Local Arts and Cultural Projects!

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 4, 2024

More people participated in the 2024 event, with an estimated 36.1 The revenue is a record for the 12-year-old event. Email solicitation from numerous organizations, such as Planned Parenthood of America, were sent to donors the day after the event. An estimated $3.6 million people taking action across the U.S, billion, up 10.2%

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Blackbaud

MAY 1, 2025

SMART Goals Setting SMART goalsmeaning goals that are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-boundprovides a clear structure for drafting successful objectives. Often, nonprofits overlook the importance of setting well-defined and realistic goals , which can hinder their progress.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Picture this: as donations roll in, a progress bar fills up automatically, showing exactly how close you are to hitting your matching goal. Plus, it’s a great way to encourage more sponsorships for future events! It’s an incredible way to rally support and reach your fundraising goals faster!

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JANUARY 20, 2025

Many nonprofits seem to focus too much on meeting their revenue goals, which of course is important. Perhaps theyre event attendees, volunteers, e-newsletter subscribers, or friends of board members. The concept of relationship fundraising has been around for a while, even though its not always implemented. The two go together.

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GrantNews

APRIL 23, 2025

Press Releases = Free Publicity Got an event, fundraiser, or major milestone? Joint events, fundraisers, or campaigns can introduce your nonprofit to new audiences. The program goal is to help organizations strengthen the marketing and branding efforts. This grassroots buzz is one of the most powerful (and free!)

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Candid

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Relying on one-time events or mass marketing efforts One-time events such as auctions, galas, and raffles are expensive to produce and almost always result in limited return on investment. Events, social media, and marketing are only small links in a much bigger chain of interactions with supporters.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

DECEMBER 5, 2023

B y Olivia Mode-Cater Picture this: your organization is about to host another fundraising event. Once it comes time to get the word out about your event, you quickly realize you don’t have that much money left in your budget to create promotional materials and decide to deprioritize marketing.

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GiveSmart

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Looking to spice things up for your next live fundraising campaign or virtual event? Make sure your organization has the resources to administer and manage the event to raise more money. Whether you decide to use auction games, festival games, or mobile fundraising, set a time limit to your event to keep engagement levels high.

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GrantNews

MARCH 13, 2025

This Floridian funder supports eligible groups that focuses on areas like event advocacy, online and print outreach, social justice, plant-based farming and food programs. The goal is to help nonprofits increase their community impact. Your next big project could be just one grant away!

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Fundraising can take various forms, including online campaigns, major giving, planned giving, corporate sponsorships, and events. Understanding the Basics of Fundraising For those organizations new to fundraising, it’s important to start small and build gradually.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2025

This guide covers the following tips and school fundraising ideas to plan memorable and productive events and campaigns: Why host a school fundraiser? Theyre an opportunity to showcase your schools achievements and build relationships that translate into broader community support for your educational goals.

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