Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

When your grantmaking organization first started, you didn’t need a lot of functionality to manage your single program and a handful of grantees. Make sure you have the right people in the right roles to manage the switch. This should include input from all stakeholders, including database managers, program staff, and IT personnel.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

MARCH 3, 2025

For many federal grants, the organization will hire a person whose sole job is to manage that grant, and that is all they do since it takes so much work. Foundation grants typically dont require organizations to hire additional staff just to manage them. This will make finding the right partner even more critical this year.

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Blackbaud

MAY 23, 2024

However, many organizations are unprepared for the multitude of regulations and requirements associated with managing federally funded programs. From an operations perspective, how will reporting expectations impact current operations, and who is involved in managing the various administrative requirements?

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Grant Readiness Award Readiness Grants 119

GrantNews

MAY 7, 2024

Question: Is your nonprofit ready for a rebrand? Nonprofit Management Internship : Internships for women to learn nonprofit management skills pertaining to arts organizations, specifically marketing initiatives. The post Is Your Nonprofit Ready for a Rebrand? appeared first on GrantNews.

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Readiness Demographics Nonprofit Grant 108

Blackbaud

JANUARY 24, 2025

Here are some examples of CRM integration: When you connect Eventbrite to Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT , the industry-leading fundraising CRM, managing events becomes much simpler. Event management software: When someone signs up for your event, their information goes straight into your CRM.

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CRM Software Nonprofit Readiness 97

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 5, 2024

If you’re ready to move beyond grants, let’s get started! Relationship-building, communication, commitment to the cause, perseverance, creativity, and project management are all transferable skills that can be applied to fundraising. Ready to learn more? Recruiting volunteers can also be a game-changer. Be bold and get started!

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Funding Grants Grant Fundraising 98

Big Fundraising Ideas

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Leftover products take up space and can impact your overall profit if not managed effectively. If you choose products with expiration dates, such as food items, managing them carefully is essential. Tips To Manage Leftover Products After The Fundraiser After a successful fundraiser, managing leftover products can be a challenge.

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Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

This journey includes individuals who are almost ready to contribute and those who are still considering and may need more information before givingboth are considered leads. Marketing-qualified leads are individuals who have engaged with your nonprofits marketing materials in some way but arent yet ready to donate.

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Nonprofit Donation Readiness Fundraising 147

Gail Perry Group

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Written by Gina Vaughn, Managing Consultant at Gail Perry Group. Plan Ahead Internally and Educate Yourself Get ready for 2025. Gina Vaughn is Managing Consultant at Gail Perry Group. In 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which significantly altered the U.S. Keep nurturing those major donors.

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Policy Policies Fundraising Pass-Through 97

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Those low-cost tools can be a great way to launch and gain momentum, but there comes a point for every nonprofit when the time it takes to manage your fund accounting workarounds outweighs the cost of upgrading your system. When you have one or two people managing the accounting functions, the audit trail is simple.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 12, 2024

There is no simple answer to the question of whether to consider a new constituent relationship management system. Change management: How does your team respond to change ? Would you like to connect your CRM with your financial management system ? My answer began with one word: Maybe. How do they feel about your current tool?

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CRM IT Budget Training 105

NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Keela’s complete fundraising and donor management software helps nonprofits build donor relationships, organize data, and shows you where to focus to bring in more donations. Want to see a 46% increase in revenue and a 65% increase in new donors, especially with an incoming recession?

Readiness 98

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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 28, 2024

A huge thank you to Audrey Kidwell, Grants Manager for the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, for providing many of the resources and tips included in this article. Modern grantmakers must be prepared and ready to support their communities when—not if—a climate disaster hits. Here’s how grantmakers can be ready. Hurricanes.

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Policy Policies Funding Readiness 89

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Here are a few things you can expect for each step of the grant management process, including some best practices on how to ensure the entire cycle works smoothly and effectively. Use templates when possible so that the message is standardized and ready for each grant cycle. Will several teams review the requests?

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Grant Management Management Grants Grant 116

Blackbaud

JUNE 3, 2024

Although not ready or able yet to make a monetary donation, many 20-somethings are eager to support your cause through advocacy, social influence, and volunteering. Planning Your Board Engagement Pipeline If you’re thinking, “Gen Zers are not quite ready to serve on my board of directors,” you make a fair point.

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Readiness Strategic Plan Government Donation 105

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Get ready to dive into the wealth of knowledge from these 2024 fundraising articles. Choose the right fundraising events for your small nonprofit and get ready to put your organizations face out there in the community, attract new donors, and raise lots of money!

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 6, 2025

Whether you manage programs or handle the database, you dont need Executive in your title to look for ways to do your job better. If people cant see their role on the other side of your big idea, whether thats generative AI adoption or a new grant management system, you will lose them.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 10, 2024

You know how important it is to manage your funds according to their purpose and source. Many nonprofit organizations struggle with managing restricted funds in an accounting system built for businesses, not nonprofits. If this mess of circumvention sounds familiar, you are not alone. What’s a CFO to do?

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 31, 2025

Focus Area: Include a list of options, such as youth literacy, nutrition, and workforce readiness. Your grant management system may also integrate with a data repository like GuideStar that will pull that information in based on the organizations information. Ask if your applicant serves one or more of those impact areas.

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Applicant Application Grants Grant 98

CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Efficient Fund Management Efficient fund management is all about making every dollar count—and CauseVox has the tools to make it easy. In addition to automated matching, features like real-time reporting and simplified gift management help you handle donations with minimal hassle and maximum transparency.

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IT Metrics Goals Donation 84

Blackbaud

JANUARY 14, 2025

Reach out : Check in with donors, community partners, and volunteers to see how theyre managing and if they require support or resources. Connect with federal agencies : The Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) leads disaster recovery efforts, so your organization must comply with their protocols.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The post Is Your Nonprofit’s Mission Obsolete — Or Just Ready for a New Direction? Measuring the dual bottom lines of sustainability and impact can help you determine if the time has come for your nonprofit to conclude your mission — or pivot to a new one. appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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Readiness Strategic Plan Nonprofit Management 94

Millionaire Grant Lady

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Some organizations additionally have a social media manager, volunteer coordinator, or data analyst. Unlike a new grant writer that takes time to hire and train, Alex and her team are ready to step in to support your fundraising team today. We are ready to start work for you when you are ready!

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Grant Writer Team

DECEMBER 26, 2024

As expected, one notable nonprofit trend for 2025 is a shift in management practices due to new technology. For example, donor-centric management is a popular tool for nonprofits to create long-lasting relationships with donors. How to Find Grants forNonprofits Many nonprofits are ready to apply for grants.

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AI Grants Grant Policy 60

Blackbaud

AUGUST 12, 2024

Modern technology and clear rules are key to strong nonprofit financial management. But how do you perfect your nonprofit financial management? What is Nonprofit Financial Management? Nonprofit financial management is the process of managing the money that flows through your not-for-profit organization.

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Management Policy Policies Budget 98

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 6, 2023

Here are some ways to manage the shift. On July 1, Google will be retiring its Universal Analytics to make way for Google Analytics 4. If you are tech savvy, this is good news. If not, this could be a time-consuming headache that burns through time and money.

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Readiness Management IT Consulting 111

Blackbaud

JANUARY 17, 2024

But inertia is not an option when your grant programs outgrow your current solution, or your vendor sunsets the software you use, like Salesforce is doing with their grant management software, FoundationConnect. As you look at your grant management software options, you want to include your future goals as well as your current processes.

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Grant Management Management Grant Management Software Grants 98

Blackbaud

JULY 22, 2024

Each piece of your revenue pie needs to be well managed, clearly forecasted, and carefully monitored for ROI. Here are three ways you can manage your diverse revenue streams to prepare your arts and cultural nonprofit for whatever lies ahead. Ready to have these ROI conversations with your team but don’t know where to start?

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Management Pass-Through Budget Demographics 98

Cain Nonprofit Solutions

MARCH 4, 2021

First up, a disclaimer: Some of you reading this are not ready for NEA grants. You probably aren’t ready for federal grants at all. Is my organization ready to apply for a NEA grant? If you’ve ever read any of my other articles you probably already know how much importance I place on being “grant ready”.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Get ready for GivingTuesday with a cohesive digital campaign. Classy’s in-house Care and Customer Success Management Teams has compiled a list of key considerations to be mindful of when creating, promoting, and wrapping up your campaign this year. 12 do’s and don’ts to plan a successful #GivingTuesday campaign.

IT 105

IT Media Fundraising Donation 105

Qgiv

AUGUST 4, 2023

To keep your volunteers as effective as possible, develop a volunteer management process that helps you recruit, train, and steward volunteers for your organization. Having a successful volunteer management strategy will help you increase your volunteer retention rate, which ultimately creates more efficient volunteer staff.

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Management Retainer Nonprofit Training 87

Clairification

MAY 2, 2024

It means that by the time you get to 20 people (out of 1,000) who are ready to become committed fans, each of these people is worth fifty times as much effort as you’d put into getting one new stranger to be aware of what you do. Don’t send a poorly-written mail merge to your best prospects. .” Think about it.

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IT Template Nonprofit Readiness 209

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Without the tagging functionality, nonprofits must now find alternative ways to manage restricted revenue , potentially adding more manual steps to an already cumbersome process. Managing financial information across multiple programs can lead to disjointed and unreliable reporting, undermining the credibility of your financial data.

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Software Nonprofit Finance Management 78

Just Write Grants

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Evaluate Your Organization’s Grant Readiness Funders want to partner with organizations that are capable and prepared. Assess your current readiness for this specific grant and communicate any systems you have in place for tracking outcomes, managing funds, and reporting.

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Proposal Grants Grant Metrics 52

CauseVox

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Quick to Set up and Easy to Manage One of the biggest perks of using an online fundraising platform like CauseVox is how simple and quick it is to set it up. Plus, the platform makes managing your campaign a breeze with features that let you easily track donations, send updates, and adjust your goals as needed—all from one central dashboard.

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RBW Strategy

JUNE 3, 2024

Outcome Maryland Nonprofits contracted with RBW Strategy starting in 2020, and our organization has provided extensive support, including strategic readiness, prospect research, and grant writing. Over the years, Maryland Nonprofits has targeted its approach and requested support from RBW Strategy to help them and their member entities.

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Lightning Fast Grant Writing

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The first thing to do is to ask all your management-level staff to fill out the project innovator form. Nevertheless, you can make the best use of those last two weeks if you turn your attention to internal projects that otherwise might be neglected due to the business of the year. It is a terrific exercise for this time of year.

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