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

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Accuracy should be a starting point to ensure your request for support punches through the noise. This readying moment can serve as a great reminder that newer groups come to the practice of giving with a fresher set of eyes, new standards, and raised expectations around why you do what you do and how you do it.

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Center for Major Gifts

AUGUST 18, 2024

If you’re ready to go beyond annual giving and unlock a more sustainable future through legacy gifts, read on. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll walk you through the entire process of starting a planned giving program. Bequests A bequest is simply a term for a gift made through a will.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 17, 2024

As you look at your grant management software options, you want to include your future goals as well as your current processes. Make sure you know what that will look like for your GMS, even if you aren’t ready for those features yet. Check out our guide for helping you make a plan for the future of your grantmaking.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Because time is limited, you should begin with an attention-grabbing image and/or statement, then start right in and tell the story that you want to be known through a narrative arc that will take your donors on a journey. Evoke the power of your organization and provide evidence of success through images, testimony, copy, etc.

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Blackbaud

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Having one place for all the information breaks down silos and avoids introducing risk through pulling data out of various systems into spreadsheets. You can establish benchmarks for when additional fundraising appeals need to go out and adjust your goals based on where you are compared to those scenarios. Food banks have to be nimble.

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GrantNews

JULY 10, 2024

Ready to be inspired and get some valuable grant writing tips? Get ready to follow Libby’s incredible rise from a special education teacher to the top of the grant world! Faced with the challenge of helping her students pass New York State exams, she took her first step into the world of grant writing. Then tune into BYB!

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2023

Stories are much more powerful and motivating than merely using statistics or discussing administrative goals. Those things may be important, but only as a means to the real goal of helping make the world a better place. They need to know that goals are being met and lives are being improved. It was a lovely day in early May.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Your donation will help us meet our goals…” As a donor, I don’t care about your goals. With your gift, we can buy canned goods and other staples from the food bank to supplement the food we receive through donations, making sure that our families have the items they need most.’ I mean, the goal was exceeded.

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Double the Donation

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Set nightly/weekly fundraising goals. Are you ready to find out how to optimize your organization’s upcoming phonathon to raise more? During this time, they’ll read through the provided script and respond to a variety of different “donor personas.” Set nightly/weekly fundraising goals. Create a standardized script.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 7, 2025

Table of Contents Types of Donations to Meet Fundraising Goals Consideration for Higher Education: Fundraising vs. Advancement What Makes Fundraising So Challenging? How Blackbaud Can Help Your Fundraising Efforts Types of Donations to Meet Fundraising Goals Organizations rely on fundraising to earn financial support.

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Grant Professionals Association

OCTOBER 17, 2024

As you decide if your organization needs the infrastructure to manage federal grants, remember, many grants from states and local governments are from federal sources (pass through grants), so you have to manage them as federal dollars. To get started: Before applying for grants, assess your organization’s level of grant readiness.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

OCTOBER 6, 2023

How could hiring a grant consultant help your organization meet its funding goals? While you are going through the process of hiring a grant writer, many of these current grant opportunities may be passing you by which could ultimately impact your ability to fund your organization’s projects.

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GiveSmart

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Games are a great way to raise additional funds, entertain supporters, and keep guests engaged through participation. Expanding your network: Donors who have a positive experience at our fundraising events are more likely to tell their friends, who will pass the news on to others and broaden your donor network. Data integrations.

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The Fundraising Coach

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Are you ready to make the most of your donor data? The goal is to continuously use best practices when handling donor data to prevent the need for major clean-up efforts in the future. This is convenient for your staff, as they have less information to comb through later— plus, your donors will appreciate the quick giving process!

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Ready to learn more about Giving Tuesday and how your nonprofit can make the most of it? Check out this video to learn more: The Boys and Girls Club of Indianapolis reached 101% of their fundraising goal on Giving Tuesday 2020 by using Qgiv’s platform. Let’s get started! Check out their event page for inspiration: 3.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 11, 2024

This elevated level of access can then be passed on to the applications the user authorizes. It’s feasible that someone at the organization can have an idea for an application and have it created and ready to use within the same day. A basic cyber security principle is the principle of least privilege.

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Blackbaud

AUGUST 12, 2024

Nonprofit financial management is the process of managing the money that flows through your not-for-profit organization. Show Impact: Tracking your revenue by fund will enable you to show how each fund is performing, how it aligns with your mission and goals, and what impact it has on your community. Create a plan to fund it.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 23, 2024

Getting your CFRE certificate is a process through which you can learn even more critical skills to enhance your professional work. Passing the CFRE exam demonstrates you’ve done the work necessary and have the skills to develop relationships with donors, increase volunteer engagement, and lead a team of skilled fundraisers.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

There’s a lot of strategy and psychology involved in motivating someone to give through the mail. A wall of text looks discouraging, especially for someone who is probably going through a stack of mail, trying to quickly sort what’s important. Have a thank-you letter ready to go. Where are you missing the mark?

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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. B Corps in California.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Once we hit November and we’ve gotten through Halloween, Daylight Savings Time, and the first frost, it’s officially the holiday season – and for nonprofits, that means it’s also time for year-end giving campaigns. At CauseVox, we’re all about helping everyone to meet their goals – donors and the causes they support.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Impact statements, small prizes for reaching fundraising goals, and gamification elements can motivate your supporters to sign up to fundraise during your peer-to-peer campaign. After your peer-to-peer event is over and you’ve finalized fundraising numbers, send out a sincere “thank you” email to everyone who helped you reach your goal.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 21, 2023

To effectively advance your cause and push your fundraising goals forward, your nonprofit needs a strong internal infrastructure and team. Aly Sterling Philanthropy explains that nonprofit strategic planning is the process of aligning your organization’s goals with your values to provide a dynamic performance map for the future.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 10, 2022

As you read through these tips, reference Morweb’s list of best nonprofit websites to see them at work. Ready to create an effective donor experience through your website? Nonprofit-specific CMS platforms come with the user-friendly functionality necessary for meeting your online fundraising goals. Let’s get started.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Have your local wine expert guide you all through the different wines via livestream to complete the experience. Not ready to step back into a movie theater yet? Encourage them to set reading goals and reach out to their friends and family to collect pledges for when they meet their goals. Viewing party. Student art show.

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Qgiv

JUNE 24, 2021

Donations made through branded forms tend to be 38% larger than those made through generic forms, and donors are 70% more likely to donate again if the donation page was branded. While your goal is always the same, your mode of asking might change depending on the donor. Capture Your Donors’ Attention Through Text Marketing.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

They take care of your facility, give tours of your museum, welcome attendees to your annual gala, and pass out medals at fundraising races. Have volunteers email or pass out volunteer recruitment letters. Through volunteer grant programs, companies provide grants to organizations where employees volunteer on a regular basis.

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Fun Pasta Fundraising

AUGUST 26, 2021

So, get ready to raise the funds… and crank up the fun… while you help support your school or organization with a fundraiser. Let us help you reach your school fundraising goal. Ready to get started? The goal of this fundraiser is to challenge the kids to raise a certain amount so they can see their Principal do something crazy.

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Peak Proposals

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

If your grant funding approach is ad hoc and depends on finding FOAs to apply to each month, you need to be ready to spring into action at a moment's notice as opportunities come up. With each proposal, you'll have to hope that you have the resources on hand to produce a decent proposal that might have a chance at winning.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2017

I will continue to work with Habitat organizations, as well as other nonprofits, to increase organizational and funding capacity through my consulting work, so while this is a farewell to my staff position, I look forward to remaining connected to the mission I care so deeply about."

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Allied Grant Writers

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Project Support : This type of is given for a specific project that requests funders to state clear goals and give estimated costs. It should also pass the reviewer’s criteria. Thus, it’s necessary to utilize your goals to steer your grant search as you begin grant writing for nonprofits and securing funds.

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Allied Grant Writers

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Project Support : This type of is given for a specific project that requests funders to state clear goals and give estimated costs. It should also pass the reviewer’s criteria. Thus, it’s necessary to utilize your goals to steer your grant search as you begin grant writing for nonprofits and securing funds.

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GiveSmart

MARCH 6, 2024

From sponsors and families who have utilized our services, to volunteers, influencers and media partners, we all had one common goal – and no one ever looked back. The close second most rewarding part was when it was all said and done, we netted $20,000 over our revenue goal because we didn’t have all of the event overhead.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

When you have clear goals for your event and a detailed map of action steps to work on, you can have a very successful event. If you cannot find five or six people who are as excited to plan a special event as you are, then your organization might not be ready for a special event. This will save you some headache later.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

She’s passionate about helping people find the writing practices and strategies that work for them to accomplish their writing goals. So, as soon as you’ve gotten through the previous steps, work on the task. Additionally, addressing the emotional stuff can become another procrastination tactic.

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NextAfter

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The goal was not to get a bunch of donations from the post card itself, but rather to express gratitude for donors in a personal way and prime them for a donation appeal coming later in the season. We might get a little technical here, so get ready! Question #3 – How do I get the most out of a year-end homepage takeover?

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