The Fundraiser Coach

JANUARY 20, 2025

Pressure to Meet Metrics: Fundraisers are often measured (sometimes exclusively) by dollars raised, not relationships nurtured, leading to a “chase the next gift” mentality. When a nonprofit fails to offer meaningful engagement, it may feel alienating and disheartening. It omits avenues for relationship building.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Partnerships between nonprofit organizations and for-profit companies to boost workplace volunteering and community impact can create significant value for both parties. Here are five takeaways from the 2024 Civic 50 Report that nonprofit leaders can leverage to expand or initiate successful corporate partnerships: 1.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 29, 2023

As leaders in the nonprofit and social impact space, it’s so important for you to project a clear sense of trust into the world. More specifically, nonprofits that went from not transparent at all to fully transparent via their Guidestar profile raised 53% more in contributions in the following year.

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Candid

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Despite the importance of raising money well, the majority of small to midsize nonprofits use suboptimal strategies—methods that are expensive, time-consuming, and yield only minimal returns on a lot of hard work. These are the kinds of revenue strategies that keep nonprofits just surviving instead of scaling. Fundraising mistake #3.

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Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Nonprofit events are a powerful way to showcase your mission and raise critical funds. To ensure your nonprofit can cultivate lasting relationships, here are a few best practices for long-term donor follow-up: Segment Your Donor Base: Segmenting your donor base ensures your outreach feels relevant and personal.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 15, 2024

Free White Paper to A Nonprofit's Guide to Fundraising Metrics AI and Data Analytics

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Candid

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

AI plays a pivotal role in the nonprofit sector The challenges related to AI bias and affordability highlight the importance of community-centered and responsible AI development. The post AI for good: How you can help Candid Labs empower nonprofits appeared first on Candid insights.

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 22, 2024

GoFundMe and Meta announced new sharing features intended to drive more donations to nonprofits. Through the collaboration, donors and nonprofits might be able to more easily share the causes they care about with their social networks. The post GoFundMe, Meta Combine On Sharing Features appeared first on The NonProfit Times.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 2, 2025

As we reflect on the past year, we naturally wonder about the trends 2025 will bring nonprofits. While it is no surprise that trends are leaning towards AI and tech tools, you may be surprised to see how nonprofits might use AI. Seven Nonprofit Trends Expected for 2025 1. The research is clear.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 27, 2022

But the process of identifying the right metrics and reports to measure and communicate is more complex… especially when it comes to finding metrics to drive grant performance. If you’re keeping track of something, then you’re probably doing it… right?

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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Here’s what we suggest: We need to start rethinking annual giving metrics to create a new storyline about fundraising for higher education. Maybe we need to focus our attention on narrower metrics. News & World Report metric of alumni participation , the impact of this ranking indicator is going to show in our data for years.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 19, 2022

These key event metrics quantify the success of your events, and can show you how to improve them. Tracking these key event metrics can deliver critical insight into what you’re doing well, and where your events need improvement. So what are those metrics, and what data do you need to track to analyze them? Sponsorship Dollars.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 30, 2024

As a nonprofit organization, which factor do you believe best showcases the success of your mission? Coffman stated in their GuideStar article : Theres no question that nonprofit organizations have an obligation to manage their finances responsibly. As Chuck McLean and Suzanne E. Thats where Return on Mission comes in.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 23, 2025

Nonprofit organizations are often challenged with the daunting task of delivering significant impacts with limited resources. The Google Ad Grants program, which started in 2003, is a transformative tool that offers nonprofits worldwide $10,000 per month for free to promote their missions and connect with target audiences.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 27, 2024

Examine how modern technology continues to shift finance from a “scorekeeper” role to a “value driver” role. Finance teams will lead the way in sustaining funding, strengthening stewardship, and maximizing impact.

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CharityHowTo

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Improve your nonprofits grant success in 2025 with key metrics, goal-setting, and funder stewardship strategies to boost funding and sustainability.

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Community Boost

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Let’s dive into what Giving Tuesday is, its history, and how nonprofits can leverage this day to kickstart year-round fundraising efforts. For nonprofits, Giving Tuesday is more than just a single day of fundraising; it’s a launchpad for ongoing efforts throughout the year. What is Giving Tuesday? How Does Giving Tuesday Work?

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Candid

JANUARY 28, 2025

The Technology Association of Grantmakers 2024 State of Philanthropy Tech Survey highlights both progress and ongoing challenges in how funders are supporting nonprofit technology needs. If these trends continue, we risk exacerbating existing inequities and undermining the capacity of nonprofits to fulfill their missions effectively.

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Recent nonprofit trends show that giving is on the decline, decreasing by 2.1% Chances are, your nonprofit offers many different services, covers several different sub-causes, or runs various projects at once. To evaluate your segments, your nonprofit should: Review engagement metrics. between 2022 and 2023.

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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. Donation buttons are a critical part of a well-designed nonprofit website. Create prominent donation buttons. Highlight what each amount accomplishes (e.g., $50

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Just Write Grants

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

December is a critical month for nonprofits, often bringing a surge of charitable giving as donors seek to make year-end contributions. To capitalize on this opportunity, nonprofits must employ effective strategies to maximize their fundraising efforts. Evaluate and Plan for the Future 5.1

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Clairification

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

So I took a deep breath, closed my eyes, and tried to pull together the various challenges I’ve seen nonprofit leaders, fundraisers, and marketers grapple with in the past year. Big Picture Your Role as Helper Practical Guidance Strategic Advice 4 Timely Nonprofit Fundraising and Communications Strategies 1. Actually, the past years.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 28, 2025

Does your nonprofits brand ever feel like its missing that one puzzle piecesomething that, once found, could amplify your mission from a quiet whisper to a confident rallying cry? In our ever-crowded nonprofit landscape, having a strong brand is more than just looking the partits a strategic advantage.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 7, 2024

But the good news is that nonprofits benefit from higher open rates compared to regular marketing emails. To improve your nonprofit email marketing, focus on sending relevant messages to your donors at the appropriate times. Check out nine nonprofit email marketing examples every nonprofit should have.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 30, 2023

To take advantage of this trend toward recurring giving, your nonprofit will need to look inward at its donor data. Before you begin any project involving data analysis, start by clearly outlining your goal so you know which metrics to analyze. Monthly giving is an essential revenue source for nonprofit organizations.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 7, 2023

Day-to-day business management is where KPIs can make a difference for your nonprofit. By using a handful of metrics that everyone agrees on, you can organize tasks, rally the team, and get everyone focused on the right kind of work.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Artificial Intelligence can now be used to enable behavioral economics modeling (BEM), the well-established field that combines economics and psychology to comprehend how and why people behave the way they do when making financial decisions.

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The Fundraiser Coach

MARCH 30, 2025

The connection may be a values alignment with the mission, it may mean that they’ve experienced something positive (been a patient, attended a performance, helped build a school), or may have had a meaningful interaction with someone from your nonprofit. I n short, a human-to-human connection. What Gets in the Way of Connection?

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Candid

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

One of the reasons an estimated 30% of nonprofits dont last more than 10 years is poor organizational development. An organizational plan, the equivalent of a private-sector business plan, lays out a nonprofits mission, goals, programs, and strategies for raising and managing funds.

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Think and Ink Grants

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Nonprofit organizations that are clicking on all cylinders, run amazing, impactful programs, and are positively changing the world one project at a time are what I would call high-performing organizations. High-performing nonprofits run well. High-performing nonprofit organizations rarely just wing it. What are your goals?"

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JULY 2, 2024

Many nonprofits raise the most money from individual giving. Summer is usually a less busy time for nonprofits. Start or enhance your monthly giving program Monthly giving is doable for all sizes of nonprofit organizations, even small ones. Look at metrics such as website visits and email open rates. Are you one of them?

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Just Write Grants

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

While nonprofits often wait to assess impact after funding is secured, evaluating impact potential before submitting a grant proposal can significantly strengthen your application. Here’s how nonprofits can measure and communicate impact and ROI effectively before they submit a proposal. cost per individual served).

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Blackbaud

MARCH 18, 2025

Economic fluctuations, policy changes, climate events, and rapid advances in technology are just a few of the factors fundamentally reshaping how the nonprofit sector fulfills its mission. Doing so requires recognizing and addressing the essential role of organizational and individual well-being in advancing the mission of nonprofits.

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Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 6, 2025

If you have other metrics you have used, please share! With more than 22 years of nonprofit fundraising experience, she has secured millions in philanthropic support from annual giving, special events, and corporate, foundation, and government grants. What was the rate of grant-flipping, moving from declined to awarded?

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Just Write Grants

OCTOBER 29, 2024

When it comes to securing funding, nonprofits often encounter various types of grants, each serving a different purpose. Funding for purchasing a fleet of vehicles for a nonprofit’s outreach program. Definition and Purpose Program grants are allocated to support specific programs or projects within a nonprofit organization.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 29, 2023

Nonprofits have had a love-hate relationship with Charity Navigator for 20 years. As Charity Navigator makes a shift in how it reviews organizations, nonprofit leaders can help ensure a great rating based off of well-rounded metrics by keeping a handful of tips to keep in mind this year.

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 18, 2024

Free eBook to The Rise of the Data-Driven Nonprofit Finance Leader This E-Book explores the critical benefits of leveraging real-time metrics for nonprofit finance leaders.

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