Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

You'll find inspiring and educational podcasts on every topic from social media and nonprofit technology to cause marketing and fundraising ideas. Check out these 27 great podcasts for nonprofits to get started!

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 14, 2025

But if youre a fundraiser for a nonprofit organization or school in the midst of an unfolding disaster, you can do more than raise money. It is one of the most meaningful contributions a fundraiser can make in the days or weeks before your community begins the process of rebuilding. Heres how fundraisers can help.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JUNE 10, 2025

Explore top event ideas to strengthen relationships between donors and beneficiaries, enhance engagement, and maximize fundraising success for your nonprofit. By Jen Wemhoff Nonprofit fundraising is about more than just dollars—it’s about connections. A potluck or BBQ can feel more like a family reunion than a fundraising event.

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Candid

APRIL 7, 2025

Community foundations grantmaking exceeded fundraising in fiscal year 2023 For the second straight year, survey results show year-over-year increases in grantmaking by community foundations across all size cohorts, even as fundraising totals continued to decline. billion in total fundraising.

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Clairification

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The 2020 CARES Act instituted a $300 above-the-line deduction for non-itemizers for 2020 and 2021, but that has gone away too. Thus, many donors lost the incentive to give based on saving on taxes alone (luckily, this isn’t the primary reason most people give).The

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Candid

JUNE 17, 2021

percent on a year-over-year basis in 2020 (3.8 According to the report, giving by individuals in 2020 totaled a record $324.1 billion, due in part to declines in revenue from fundraising walks, runs, and other events. In some ways, 2020 is a story of uneven impact and uneven recovery. billion in 2020." percent (-8.6

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 8, 2021

For many nonprofits, 2020 was a challenging year. The lessons of 2020 are definitely influencing plans for 2021. From fundraising. Now it’s coming to a close, and we enter a new year that is hopefully one of recovery (though it hasn't looked up yet.).

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 22, 2020

LinkedIn for nonprofits isn't just for connecting with professionals in your field, it's also a great platform that you can use to advance your mission and grow your fundraising. Learn how LinkedIn can help your organization in this guide.

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Future Fundraising Now

MARCH 4, 2025

So here are some grammar (and usage) rules for fundraisers: Fundraising paragraphs don’t need to start with a topic sentence. In fundraising, the paragraph isn’t a unit of information. No problem in fundraising. In fundraising, contractions are a must. Passive voice can be used in fundraising.

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 8, 2020

billion overall in 2020. Consider how you’ll be focusing on monthly giving in 2020. MotivateMonday December 7, 2020 featuring Pamela Grow and Erica Waasdorp from Pamela Grow on Vimeo. GivingTuesday donors gave an astonishing $808 million online and $2.47 And a fair share of those donors was brand new!

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 1, 2022

In this timely session, Steven Shattuck from Bloomerang will break down all of the leading research studies into 2020-21 fundraising and donor behavior, as well as Bloomerang user data, campaigns, and case studies, in order to reveal the key elements that your nonprofit should be focusing on now to achieve fundraising success in 2022 and beyond.

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Clairification

JUNE 20, 2024

In 2008 during the big recession, and 2020 during the pandemic, all I heard was cut, cut, cut. 9 Things about Nonprofit Fundraising That Puzzle Me Why do we persist in thinking money is the root of all evil? No one wanted to talk about how to grow, grow, grow so that more (not less) needs could be met.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 31, 2023

The largest point-of-sale fundraising efforts by American retailers collected $749 million in consumer donations in 2022, a 24% increase from 2020, according to the biennial "Charity Checkout Champions" study released by Engage for Good.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 1, 2022

In this timely session, Steven Shattuck from Bloomerang will break down all of the leading research studies into 2020-21 fundraising and donor behavior, as well as Bloomerang user data, campaigns, and case studies, in order to reveal the key elements that your nonprofit should be focusing on now to achieve fundraising success in 2022 and beyond.

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Future Fundraising Now

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Donor love can transform your fundraising. And your fundraising career. A sense of entitlement hovers in the background of a lot of poor fundraising — a belief that donors should give because we are important. The donor is a character in every fundraising story you tell. But what, exactly, is donor love?

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 8, 2021

We’re going to review the Facebook Fundraising Benchmarks Report 2020 by GivePanel. Let’s clarify what “Facebook fundraising” refers to. It’s probably exactly what you think it is: when someone on Facebook starts a fundraiser to support your nonprofit. But there’s some fine print here.

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Michael Rosen Says...

APRIL 28, 2021

He dramatically changed the way nonprofit organizations approach fundraising. Freyd, 87, passed away on August 20, 2020, following a […] Whether you know it or not, he affected your life, too. And he did so much more. Unfortunately, we all experienced a loss when William P.

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Penelope Burk

AUGUST 3, 2021

Should fundraisers and not-for-profit decision-makers be concerned? It’s Money that Matters The job of fundraisers is to make more money and they have consistently accomplished that for the last forty years. Fundraisers can bring in more money OR more donors, but not both. No, because they have bigger fish to fry. million [4].

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Candid

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Yet, according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , donor retention rates have been falling since 2020. Nonprofits may need to reimagine their donor engagement strategies to go beyond occasional outreach or standard fundraising appeals and forge relationships that resonate with their values and inspire continued support.

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Qgiv

JULY 12, 2021

It’s nice to talk about fundraising in the abstract and offer up best practices and tips for making the most of your fundraising techniques and tactics. Having said that, we’ve taken a look at some fundraising statistics that we think are very interesting and deserve to be brought to your attention. 12% said animals.

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Network for Good

OCTOBER 19, 2020

It’s October, so year-end fundraising is here whether you’re ready or not! No need to stress, though – we wrote the guide on 2020 Year-End Fundraising and now we’re here to break down the 5 key takeaways you need to know. Start Early (Right Now). Video Will Be Big This Year-End. GivingTuesday Is Growing.

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Candid

MAY 14, 2021

percent on a year-over-year basis in 2020, even as the typical nonprofit saw a drop in fundraising revenue, a report from the GivingTuesday Data Commons finds. Based on aggregated data from seventy-four giving platforms and issue- and action-specific apps and tools, the report, Giving in Unprecedented Times: A Lookback at 2020 U.S.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 18, 2022

Buoyed by large donors, as well as donors who were acquired by an organization in 2020, and continued their support in 2021, overall charitable giving increased by 2.7% in 2021, according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project’s Fourth Quarter Fundraising Report.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

How could the underrepresentation of BIPOC and women on nonprofit boards affect organizations leadership, work, and fundraising? Overcome these board excuses for not fundraising. Board members need to shift their thinking about fundraising: Asking for money is not asking for a favor, it is not rude, and there is no quid pro quo.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 26, 2021

Fundraising. URGENCY: Fundraising’s Double Edge – The Agitator. Our friends at the Agitator/DonorVoice with news on the postal front that could affect your spring fundraising campaign. The Issue of Racism in the Fundraising Profession from Birgit Smith Burton. Nonprofit Donor Newsletters, Print or Enews?

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The Fundraiser Coach

MAY 30, 2023

I hear fundraisers complain about gifts received through Donor Advised Funds, known as DAFs. "I In my very first fundraising position, I received gifts from donors through the Seattle Foundation and Jewish Federation, to name just two that had donor advised funds within the organizations. increase from 2020. billion, and 28.2%

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Candid

MARCH 31, 2025

volunteer rate fell significantly between September 2020 and September 2021 , although recent data shows it rebounded to 28.8% Beyond fundraising: How building community strengthens nonprofit sustainability. Fundraisers need to adapt. According to the U.S. Census Bureau and AmeriCorps, the U.S. in 2022-23.

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CauseVox

MARCH 8, 2021

We’re having our first ever Virtual Fundraising Roundtable to bring life to your next virtual event! In 2020, 84% of nonprofits had a virtual event, or were planning an upcoming one. So, what better way to learn about how to plan an amazing virtual fundraising event in 2021 than from those who nailed their events in 2020?

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Qgiv

APRIL 18, 2022

There’s a lot of fundraising software available to nonprofits, but how do you know what your nonprofit needs? And what’s the difference between a fundraising CRM and a fundraising platform? This blog post will break down what a fundraising CRM is, what a fundraising platform is, and the key differences between them.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

New year, new fundraising strategy. Are you making the most of the latest trends in fundraising to elevate your nonprofit in 2022? While there are risks to embracing new fundraising innovations, the rewards are often well worth taking the chance. The third shift in fundraising. First, there was fundraising by direct mail.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 8, 2022

Our annual nonprofit fundraising report is here, packed full with surprising insights and new fundraising strategies, all based on YOUR answers. Download the full State of Nonprofit Fundraising report here! Dear fundraising professional : we wrote this report for you!

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Blackbaud

MARCH 11, 2025

If you want to get unstuck, consider expanding your peer-to-peer fundraising strategy beyond the traditional run, walk, or bike event. In fact, walks have grown in popularity since 2020, according to the Blackbaud Peer-to-Peer Benchmark Report , and still produce the most revenue of any event type.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

In addition, many reports* show giving was at an all-time high in 2020, so don’t miss out on the season of generosity that is quickly approaching. Create a year-end fundraising goal and plan that centers all stakeholders including volunteers (especially board members),? Giving Tuesday’s 2020?Impact in 2020, Study Finds .

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Qgiv

JULY 22, 2021

Giving USA’s annual report compiles data from the previous year, 2020, to see how nonprofits fared. On average, nonprofits Using Qgiv’s fundraising tools in 2020 raised 5% more than their peers. To learn more about our clients’ fundraising progress over the course of 2020, read the full press release below!

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Bonterra

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The next few months represent an important time for fundraising teams at nonprofits across the world with Giving Tuesday around the corner and end-of-year programs just beginning.

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

America’s top 30 peer-to-peer fundraising programs raised $1.05 drop in revenue in 2020. drop in revenue in 2020. billion in 2022, according to the Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum’s annual study. million, showing peer-to-peer events are still recovering from the 33.5%

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 2, 2022

Over $154 million was generated for charity in 2021 by “digitalcentric” peer-to-peer fundraising, a 30% increase over 2020. “Digital-first” efforts leverage tools such as social media and livestream video to inspire donations from people connected with program participants.

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