Hands-On Fundraising

APRIL 8, 2025

Its surely tempting for an overworked nonprofit staffer with scary-big goals to hit. Dont automate your communication Every day it seems theres another shiny new toy, based on AI, to make fundraising faster and easier.

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GrantNews

DECEMBER 11, 2024

6 ) Make Sure Your Proposal is Coherent and Readable If you submit a poorly written proposal, your application is less likely to receive funding for two reasons: The funder may not be able to figure out what the goal is that youre proposing to achieve or how you intend to accomplish that goal.

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Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 23, 2025

Her goal in life is to leave the world a little better than it was when she got here and most importantly, to pet all the dogs! *Please note it will be helpful to read the following with a bit of Garden State swagger. How many us started our careers because we were volun-told? If youre too young to know Linda, google it.)

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Clairification

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

That means clarifying goals, setting specific objectives, planning strategies and tactics, and holding yourself accountable. That means clarifying goals, setting specific objectives, planning strategies and tactics, and holding yourself accountable. The major gift journey is a synergistic one. That’s right!

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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. If you want to reach yourfundraising goals and engage your donors in giving, your words matter. SMART fundraising goals will help you succeed in raising the money your organization needs to grow your programs and fulfill your mission.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Spur Local’s Donation Counter Spur Local used a donation counter to add a sense of urgency and community as everyone rallied together to hit the goal. As you can see in the Feed Montana example above, they exceeded their goal of $85,000, filling up the green progress meter to 100%! It is also simple to set up with CauseVox!

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Joe Garecht Fundraising

APRIL 12, 2025

Yes, it does. To be honest, I was tempted to leave this article there. I thought it would be amusing but true. Cold major donor outreach does work. But of course, thats not the complete story. The full answer is: Yes, it does so long as you do it right. What is Cold Major Donor Outreach? Cold major donor outreach is exactly what it sounds like.

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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! Share posts celebrating milestones, like reaching 50% of your goal, and recognize donors who have contributed. To build momentum, keep your supporters updated on your campaign progress.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

MARCH 10, 2025

Just as you start the year strong with clear goals and plans, help new hires step into their roles with clear expectations, training, and support. Survey new employees about their learning preferences, communication styles, career goals, and interests. Your nonprofit needs a skilled, dedicated team to advance its mission.

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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. Giving Tuesday is the worst example of this, with Year End close behind. Generally, it happens way too often. Remember this Building relationships is just as important as raising money. The two go together. That includes fundraising appeals.

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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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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. As tempting as it is to let out a sigh of relief that it’s over, resist that temptation. It’s not time to relax yet. Endless work.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Your website can be a great marketing tool, but it can also help your nonprofit raise funds. Learn how to encourage donations on your nonprofit website. However, one of its most important functions is as a tool for fundraising. If designed correctly, your website can be an unstoppable force in driving donations. Keep the form to one page.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Adjust Year-End Goals Based on GivingTuesday Insights Again, since time is of the essence, this step should be swift. If your GivingTuesday goal wasn’t met the day of, don’t worry—extend that goal into your year-end plans. Here’s how to do it. We know there isn’t any time to lose, so it’s important to do this part quickly!

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Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Your overwhelm is the goal. It requires leadership willing to address internal conflictsbetween short-term service goals and long-term fundraising ambitions, between credibility-focused messaging and empathy-driven storytelling.” Our day-to-day overwhelm here in the US is intense. And its designed to make us all feel uncertain.

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Clairification

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Yes, many nonprofits raise the lion’s share of their annual fundraising goal in the last few months of the year. You may if your year-end fundraising looks mostly like this: Help us meet our fundraising campaign goal. Are you thinking “ It’s the most wonderful time of the year. ” Oh, dear.

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amplifi

DECEMBER 19, 2024

You know an effective email strategy is an important part of achieving your nonprofits goals and fulfilling your mission.And you can engage more donors, inspire action, and make a bigger impact when you use your nonprofits data to optimize your email outreach and keep up with the latest trends. Start by setting a specific goal.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

APRIL 21, 2025

We also have email, the internet, and social media, just to name a few. Its not only the volume of options, its also the content. And in our current climate of crisis and uncertainty, its information overload on steroids. How does your nonprofit organization compete with all this? But in this deluge of information, they might miss your messages.

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GrantNews

DECEMBER 5, 2024

However, they need grant funding to accomplish their goals. 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’s safe to say that strong communities are the heart of our country.

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GiveSmart

DECEMBER 3, 2024

What else can your nonprofit do to have a strategic end-of-the-year to reach your goals? As you finalize your plans, here are a few questions you and your team should ask yo urselves: How are the organization’s actuals trending toward 2024 goals? What are my nonprofit’s needs between now and the end of the year?

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 10, 2024

This way, readers understand what youre fighting for and the goals you want to accomplish. According to the Global Trends in Giving report , 33% of nonprofit supporters in the United States and Canada say email is the communication tool that inspires them most to give. Explain your mission. How does it help them make a difference?

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Clairification

MAY 28, 2024

You need goals and objectives. Giving is an emotional experience. It deserves an emotional response. Ever notice how sometimes when we put on our work hats we cease to be human? How we somehow morph into little robotic “professionals” and become enamored of jargon? Recaptures.” Not that those things aren’t important. today (and in the U.K

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Millionaire Grant Lady

MARCH 3, 2025

Private foundation grants are typically targeted at broader goals like education, animals, or veterans. Within these goals, you can lay out how your program supports their initiative, but with your own unique services and work. However, federal grant funding is very hard to get.

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The Fundraiser Coach

MARCH 30, 2025

In unsettled times, it’s tempting to focus on metrics: number of meetings, dollars raised, goals hit. In today’s landscape, with economic uncertainty causing some donors to hesitate or take more time for considering larger major gifts, building connection isn’t simply a “warm fuzzy.” It happens in conversation.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Following capital campaign best practices can be incredibly efficient, despite these fundraising goals being among the highest your organization ever pursues. Goals need to strike the right balance of being ambitious but realistic. Let’s take a look at three fundamental ways to get started. Minimize employee churn.

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Community Boost

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Its initial goal was to create a day dedicated to giving back, providing a stark contrast to the consumerism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Its initial goal was to create a day dedicated to giving back, providing a stark contrast to the consumerism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. What is Giving Tuesday?

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 13, 2025

This alignment prevents mission creep and maintains the integrity of your nonprofit’s goals. The goal is long-term sustainability with minimal additional resources. The ideas come pouring in from around the organization. The development team wants to start an annual trivia night. The program team wants to establish a summer camp.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 14, 2025

While you may be aware on a general level that your CRM platform is becoming a headwind to your organization achieving its fundraising goals, the prospect of migrating vast amounts of data, retraining staff, and committing the money and resources required for a successful upgrade can make it tempting to say, Lets make do for another year.

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The Fundraiser Coach

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Dollars vs. Impact: Shift the Conversation to Outcomes The Fundraiser Mindset: "We need to close this $50,000 gift to hit our Q1 goal." Here are seven shifts in mindset and strategy that can help you build stronger relationships, avoid common fundraising missteps, and ultimately raise more major gifts. Arrange for leadership (e.g.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 4, 2024

DonorsChoose, which links “wish lists” for classroom and student supplies submitted by public school teachers, set a $5 million goal for the day. DonorsChoose might have been proactively — correctly — conservative in its goal. million financial donors participating, an increase of 4% compared to GivingTuesday 2023.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

By Jon Osterburg If you work for a new nonprofit, your team’s primary goal is probably to get your operations off the ground and start furthering your mission. Every other aspect of nonprofit financial management stems from this infrastructure—from budgeting and tax filing to setting fiscal goals in your strategic plan. Methodology.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

AUGUST 6, 2024

You don’t wait too long, especially if you’re behind in your revenue goals. You may have already set a goal for your year-end campaign in your 2024 fundraising plan (at least I hope you did) and maybe that has changed. Can you believe it’s August already? Time flies and soon it will be September. How much money do you need to raise?

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Even if it feels overwhelming at first, break it down into essential steps: Setting goals Identifying potential donors Defining your message Starting with a well-conceived plan helps you clarify goals, outline specific actions, and define your budget to achieve your goals. Also important: develop a clear fundraising plan.

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GrantNews

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The purpose of the program is to make more adults safer around water, with the goal of a reduction in adult drowning risk through education, financial support, and community outreach. The goal of the program is to improve their lives by living a more active lifestyle. The World Series is baseball at its finest.

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Candid

MARCH 10, 2025

The altruistic approach highlights how the donation will help others and support the nonprofits mission, while the egoistic approach emphasizes benefits to the donor or meeting fundraising goals. In other words, it helps for nonprofits to de-emphasize the element of competition in their fundraising messaging.

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GrantNews

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

While nonprofits do not focus on profit, financing operations is still essential for a nonprofit to accomplish its goals. Securing funding is vital for critical programs to flourish. There are many ways to generate funding, like selling merchandise, silent auctions, charity events, fundraisers, and more.

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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. These were cold prospects people who had given to other organizations in our mission field but never to our organization. I was a little nervous. This was my first time doing cold outreach. Still, I was eager to give it a shot. What an Effort!

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