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. Let’s face it—keeping up with donation matches can feel like a race against the clock. That’s where automated matching comes in. It’s a game-changer for busy teams who want to raise more while doing less.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JANUARY 13, 2025

Many individuals make New Years resolutions and set goals. As with personal resolutions, you want your goals to be realistic and attainable. As with personal resolutions, you want your goals to be realistic and attainable. Your goal should be to have donors who support you for a long time. Happy New Year!Its

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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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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

AUGUST 12, 2024

It ensures that everyone is on the same page, working towards the same goals. more likely to have achieved mission goals compared to organizations with low digital maturity. From setting fundraising goals to planning events, let data be your compass. It was during this challenging time that our CRM became our lifeline.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JANUARY 6, 2025

This is especially important if youve fallen behind in your revenue goals. The good news is that better donor communication (thank yous and updates) can help you raise more money. Remember the ask, thank, report, repeat formula. Ideally, you should communicate with your donors at least once or twice a month throughout the year.

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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. As I noted in " Affinity Eats Capacity for Breakfast ," chasing dollars without alignment to donor values can lead to missed opportunities and eroded trust.

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Just Write Grants

JANUARY 9, 2025

To stand out in the competitive grant landscape of 2025, aligning your proposals with your organizations strategic goals is not just advisableits essential. Are your goals and objectives still relevant for 2025? Ensure that your strategic goals are: Specific and Measurable: Clearly define what success looks like.

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GrantNews

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

A grant writer’s knowledge and experience play a huge role in helping you accomplish your goal. When you hire a grant writer, the first logical question is, “How much will it cost?” This key question determines how you will approach the process of winning the grants you seek. Want to learn more? How Much is Too Much?

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 20, 2024

times more likely to hit their mission goals compared to peers with low digital maturity. In minutes, a data check query can bring me up to speed with a spreadsheet containing all the organizations CRM goals, projects, and training needs by category. In the past five years, we have exceeded expectations. But weve done it.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 12, 2024

If, like my client, youre asking if its time to change your fundraising CRM , the starting point is understanding your current situation (your team, your data, and your needs) as well as your goals for the future. It was a client kickoff call like so many others. My answer began with one word: Maybe. How do they feel about your current tool?

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CauseVox

JANUARY 2, 2025

How To Price Raffle Tickets For A 50/50 Drawing The goal of any 50/50 raffle is to sell as many tickets as possible, at a fixed rate. Ticket prices typically start at $1 but can go up to $5 or $10 depending on your target participant and your overall fundraising goal. Thats why we want to introduce you to the concept of a 50/50 raffle.

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Clairification

MAY 9, 2024

— Alice in Wonderland When it comes to special events, your goal is important. — Alice in Wonderland When it comes to special events, your goal is important. Hopefully you read the previous article, determined an event was your best strategic option to reach your primary end goal, and now you’re ready to get to work!

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Clairification

JANUARY 4, 2024

Now… you should be devoting at least as much time to thanking the donors who responded to your appeals, with the goal of retaining and upgrading them over time. I’ll bet you devoted a lot of time to this endeavor. to raise $1.00 ). The number one reason donors don’t give again is they aren’t properly thanked!

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GrantNews

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The overall goal of these grants is to increase attendance, promote diversity and inclusion, and get new boaters on the water. More importantly, grant-seekers who research grant funders gain an understanding of the grant funder’s philanthropic investments. Knowledge is power, and the power is yours with a 990 report.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 6, 2024

All day long your goals are hijacked. Another day goes by, and once again, your most important goals are put on hold. What would be possible if you followed through on your best intentions? As you’re about to get back to work, a board member stops in to tell you about a new grant *opportunity.* Time to cut the superfluous.

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Clairification

JUNE 8, 2023

Goals Perhaps the most important thing I learned from Drucker was you must begin with the “why” question. They have more explicit goals related to solving specific problems. “I Goals that answer the “why” question are focused on impact. TAKE-AWAY #1: A goal worth meeting is one other people share. What is your purpose? “It

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

OCTOBER 12, 2023

If you’ve been struggling to meet your revenue goals, that may be why. Another benefit of segmenting your donors is it can help you raise more money. Unfortunately, if you’re not segmenting your donors into different groups, you’re missing opportunities here – both to connect with your donors and to raise additional revenue.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

DECEMBER 5, 2023

However, this results in low attendance numbers, causing you to miss the mark on your fundraising goal. Instead, construct a quality and intentional social media strategy that is tailored to your audience and supports your marketing goals. Let’s dig into the essentials.

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Clairification

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Sam sent me this: I always thought it was someone who could manipulate circumstances to achieve some goal. I think the word has come to mean “using super-human negotiating skill to obtain a superior result “ Terry sent me this: I thought you meant “obtain (something) by indirect or involved means.” No adverse implications.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

JULY 24, 2024

As we have worked with nonprofits, some of those nonprofits love to delve into data and constantly adjust goals and metrics, and other nonprofits need more guidance about how to structure their goals to be data-driven. Read our article here about our 2023 successes. Ultimately, these constant updates aren’t really even necessary.

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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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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JULY 2, 2024

The midpoint of the year is always a good time to see if you’re meeting your fundraising and communications goals. You may need to make some changes to your fundraising plan and other goals. It’s not too late, yet If you’re falling short of your goals, you still have time to do better, but you need to make an effort.

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Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Outline your digital marketing goals. Before you start crafting your messages, it’s important to define clear goals to guide your digital marketing activities. Identify key performance indicators (KPIs) that your team can track to evaluate your progress toward your goal. However, you can’t do it all on your own. Achievable.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Before you begin any project involving data analysis, start by clearly outlining your goal so you know which metrics to analyze. First, we’ll cover how to determine your goals for your monthly giving program. When laying out your goal, consider following the SMART model for goal setting. Determine your objectives.

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Pamela Grow

JULY 10, 2024

One that includes realistic goals for grants and corporate support, individual support, program support, and events. Donation Sources: Individuals: Donated $374.4 billion, a 1.6% increase from 2022, but a 2.4% decline when adjusted for inflation. Foundations: Contributed $103.53 billion, making up 19% of total giving. Despite a 1.7%

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Clairification

JUNE 5, 2023

For what it means to be a part of a team — all working together towards the same goal — and why it’s impossible to succeed without a supportive infrastructure and culture. Hmmn… hmmn… hmmn… Is it really all about the money? I gave you a hint in the title. It’s respect for their profession.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 10, 2021

Your Goals. Are your goals: to keep your supporters informed about the impact of their gift. As part of your consistent donor communications, an e-newsletter is a good thing. It keeps supporters and prospective supporters regularly updated and contributes to maintaining an active list of email addresses. Your Audience.

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Clairification

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Your goal is not to show you can write a coherent sentence. You see, there are right and wrong ways to talk with prospective donors. You’ve likely read a lot on this topic (I know I’ve certainly written a lot on this topic – for starters see here ), yet it bears repeating. It’s to move your message recipient towards a desired action.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JULY 30, 2024

Consideration: The donor deepens their engagement by navigating to the nonprofit’s website and reading resources about its mission, programs, and goals. By Ryan Carpenter For the last several years, nonprofits have struggled to make ends meet due to falling revenue, rising inflation, and an increase in community needs.

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Clairification

MAY 25, 2023

Is that your goal? “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there” – Lewis Carroll This is actually a paraphrase of an exchange between Alice and the Cheshire Cat in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. I use it often to encourage people to develop and stick to a plan. I don’t much care where—” said Alice.

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Clairification

JULY 1, 2024

Sam sent me this: I always thought it was someone who could manipulate circumstances to achieve a goal. finagle a day off work ( transitive ) To obtain, arrange, or achieve by deceitfu l methods, by trickery. I always felt it was sort of clever or creative negotiations to get something done when it seemed like it couldn’t be done.

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Pamela Grow

MAY 2, 2024

It’s less useful for future planning and goal-setting since you don’t have official, complete records of expected revenue or outstanding payments. Of the data your nonprofit collects , financial information is one of the most useful types—and one of the most complex to track. Essentially, it tracks cash flow in and out of your nonprofit.

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Clairification

MAY 6, 2024

What is Your End Goal? You must take charge, lest your event(s) take charge of you! You don’t buy a drill because you need a drill. More likely, you need to create a hole. And there’s something particular you want to fill that hole with, right? It depends on the size and purpose of your desired hole.

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 25, 2024

if youre behind on your goals, you can still do plenty between now and December 31. Every one of you Ive talked to recently every last one has told me that your year-end campaign went out late. Hey, it happens. Its been a year. But have no fear. A Home Page Takeover Consider a home page takeoverlike this. Email signatures (a.k.a.

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Gail Perry Group

JUNE 6, 2024

First, understand why a porch party is crucial to hitting your fundraising goals! Watch this 3-minute video for a personal example of how the Cape Fear Botanical Garden used a garden party to secure its fundraising goal before even launching its capital campaign. One most important take-away is to be intentional with your party.

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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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