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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OneCause

JULY 7, 2022

This means that nonprofits seeking to innovate their fundraising practices and maximize their revenue through online donor giving must prioritize donor privacy and data security. The Many Risks of Poor Donor Privacy Policies. Easy Strategies to Safeguard Donor Privacy. Encourage trust with their donor community.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 27, 2014

Your nonprofit is getting ready to lead an important advocacy campaign: a key bill central to your mission has just been introduced in the state legislature, but the process of getting it passed is fraught with uncertainty. In part 2, we'll walk you through some basic data formats.

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Double the Donation

OCTOBER 25, 2021

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.” Make sure that you’re planning to reach donors when they’re ready and able to chat for the greatest fundraising success.

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The Fundraising Coach

OCTOBER 20, 2023

This is completed either by setting aside a donation to be given after the donor passes away or by giving a gift during their lifetime that continues to grow following the donor’s passing. Life insurance: Donors can list your organization as a beneficiary on their life insurance policy.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 7, 2025

Planned Giving Fundraising Planned giving, also known as legacy gifts, involves donors committing future gifts, often after their passing, to benefit both the donor (through tax advantages) and the organization (by securing long-term resources). Learn everything you want to know about annual giving here.

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Assel Grant Services

MAY 6, 2024

Audited financials are a common component of grant readiness discussions and are often requested by funders. improving policies and procedures and strengthening internal controls). Nonprofits spending $750,000 or more of federal (or federal pass-through) funds in a year must complete a Single Audit.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

It was cold even by San Francisco standards, but there was an impressive turnout of volunteers present and ready to plant. San Francisco just passed Proposition E, which opens up major opportunities for the nonprofit. The executive director of FUF, Dan Flanagan, joined us and told us about his work.

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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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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

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. Share this on your website, through email, on social media, in your newsletter, and anywhere else you can think of. What is your event space’s policy on caterers?

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

It’s helpful to be present at the venue and to go through a visualization exercise with key staff or volunteers. Ready to visualize? From parking and check-in, all the way through the main event and checkout, it’s important to take time to think through what your safe event should look like! Here we go!

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Fundly

MAY 18, 2021

Google Ad Grants Google empowers nonprofits to amplify their causes through its Ad Grants program. Platforms like eCardWidget come ready for you to upload eCard to your site or Shopify store for your supporters to send each other notes easily. Most organizations end up raising a few thousand dollars through this free fundraising idea!

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 7, 2021

You either get a credit card donation through your organization’s website or you receive personal checks from donors sent to your organization’s office or P.O. Here’s where a Gift Acceptance Policy can help (more on that in a moment). Either way, your Investment Policy will outline how donated stocks and bonds are handled.

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