Bonterra

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Giving Tuesday 2021 has come and gone and early signs are pointing to another banner year for nonprofits in the United States!

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

It always falls on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving— mark your calendars, because GivingTuesday for 2021 is November 30th. Greater Giving’s The State of Nonprofit Fundraising 2021 report found that 34.8 In 2021, take your nonprofit’s GivingTuesday campaign to the next level by increasing awareness, engagement, and donations.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

What do we know about the causes and states each type of funding flows to and the factors that affect giving trends? Based on nonprofits registered with the IRS and present on a calendar year 2021 Business Master File and the U.S. Census Bureau’s State Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2021, July 2021.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

APRIL 29, 2024

Check out these future-proof nonprofit fundraising strategies based on today’s top philanthropic trends. Do your fundraising practices look forward and actively build a foundation for long-term success? This often means investing in new forms of fundraising or making significant updates to existing practices. Gifts of stock.

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Qgiv

JUNE 24, 2021

We’re excited to share that Qgiv has been named a Silver winner for “Hot Company of the Year” in the 16th Annual 2021 IT World Awards® ! We are proud to be recognized as an industry player whose fundraising software has been named a winner by the Globee Awards,” said Todd Baylis, president and co-founder of Qgiv, Inc.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Amid the continued COVID-19 crisis, many nonprofits are struggling to raise critical funds for beneficiaries impacted by the pandemic. With in-person fundraising events. This is a guest post from Kristina Brunnler, Marketing Manager at MobileCause.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

To date, we have won more than $103 million in funding for our clients. Every day, we use these insights to win more dollars for a wide variety of organizations all across the United States, and these insights can help increase your funding, too. For example, I was researching a foundation today whose most recent 990 was from 2021.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Nonprofit fundraising in 2021 is dominated by the digital space. But what are the best online fundraising platforms for nonprofits? There are tons of online fundraising platforms and software out there that claim they’re the solution to all your problems and promise to bring you hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 11, 2022

billion on the Classy platform in 2021. Classy, a giving platform that enables nonprofits to connect supporters with the causes they care about, announced that its nonprofit customers collectively raised more than $1.1

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Millionaire Grant Lady

JULY 30, 2024

Get in contact with us today if you would like some expert advice and partnership to win grant funding in this new era of inflation. The bad news is that when you adjust for inflation, giving actually decreased from its record-high mark in 2021. Contact us to learn how we can help you multiply funding for your mission.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 4, 2021

Looking back at the results of the past year proved that virtual fundraisers can work. Let’s dig into the lessons of 2020 and use those to make 2021 an online fundraising success. This is highly important, as a break in the internet connections or a unseen speaker issue can make or break a virtual fundraiser.

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Center for Major Gifts

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Using Giving USA 2024 and IRS Statistics on Individual Tax Returns , I discovered a massive decline in individual donations that could have long-term consequences for fundraising. The Stark Reality: Individual Giving Has Plummeted Lets break down the numbers: 2021: Individual giving totaled $439.11 billion from 2021.

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Strategic Grants

OCTOBER 8, 2023

One of the most common questions we are asked by not-for-profit organisations at Strategic Grants is “Does your grants database have a list of Private Ancillary Funds?” commonly referred to as PAFs) along with the next obvious question of “Great – how can we receive funds from them?”. First things first: What exactly is a PAF?

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Gail Perry Group

JANUARY 3, 2025

Here are 10 New Year's resolutions for board members that encourage self-reflection on your board's culture, its decision-making process, how everyone behaves, and how involved everyone is in fundraising. When everyone is making their own proud personal gift, we are all demonstrating our support for fundraising and philanthropy.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 24, 2025

And with the potential for reduced government funding, CHWs play a critical role in advancing health equity. While CHWs provide undeniable benefits, securing stable funding for these programs remains a challenge. The emergence of community health worker (CHW) programs within healthcare systems has accelerated over the past five years.

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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 Giving through Donor Advised Funds has been going on for a long time. Giving through Donor Advised Funds has been going on for a long time. The under-regulated nature of these funds can be frustrating.

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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! The future is looking brighter for nonprofits !

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 27, 2021

It’s been a long year in so many ways, but before it’s done, let’s take a look at the top fundraising articles of the year. These fundraising articles have been popular ones that our readers have loved and I wanted to gather them together for you in case you missed any of them earlier this year. How to Raise Funds for a New Nonprofit.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

We also explored how he arrived at the decision to give his money to nonprofits that support his favorite animals in perpetuity through his own donor-advised fund. In fact, DAFs are an increasingly popular option for individual donors to formalize their giving, and in 2021, the charitable assets for all DAFs totaled a whopping $234.06

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Center for Major Gifts

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Since virtual major donor events require half of the supplies and manpower, they are becoming a lucrative form of fundraising as major gift officers begin to warm to the idea. In 2021, while overall giving only grew by 4.1%, online giving grew by 12.1%. In fact, admission fees are the highest source of revenue for virtual events.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

Need to create your 2021 fundraising plan? Register for the course, “How To Create A Fundraising Plan For 2021” for only $115. “If And as far as fundraising planning goes, your fundraising plans were thrown off. Creating a Fundraising Plan. Creating a fundraising plan may seem daunting.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 20, 2022

Among other insights, Greater Giving’s annual The State of Nonprofit Fundraising report reveals that despite uncertainty, nonprofits are overcoming obstacles and feeling more confident going into 2022. The State of Nonprofit Fundraising 2021 revealed that more than 60% of nonprofits fell short of their fundraising goals in 2020.

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Candid

JANUARY 25, 2023

If you read any recent reports on philanthropic giving, you’ll likely be confronted by the term “DAFs,” which stands for donor-advised fund. After all, grants from DAFs to qualified charities in 2021 totaled an estimated $45.74 Quite simply, DAF stands for donor-advised fund. He can start a donor-advised fund.

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Qgiv

JULY 28, 2021

Is your nonprofit hosting a peer-to-peer fundraising event this fall? If so, are you sticking with a tried and true fundraising event or are you looking for something new? Need inspiration for your next peer-to-peer fundraiser? We’ve got you covered—check out these peer-to-peer fundraising examples we love from Qgiv clients!

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The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Fundraisers are scrambling to comply with an October 12 deadline to register without penalties with the State of California regarding the Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act. Passed in 2021 , it establishes a new statutory framework regulating online charitable fundraising platforms.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

2021 has been a year of “how has time moved so slowly” but also “where on earth did this year go?” Autumn definitely means “go time” in the life of a fundraiser, often because it signals the start of year-end , a period of time you may get upwards of 60% or more of your annual donations. By November 1st : Set Goals And Make A Plan.

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Cain Nonprofit Solutions

OCTOBER 21, 2021

By Robyn Zimmann Senior Consultant at Cain Nonprofit Solutions It’s that time of year when all the annual fund letters from various organizations are starting to pile up on my desk. With this plan, our annual fund giving grew year over year, even during the Great Recession. What have I already done this year? But here’s the thing.

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

From 2021 to 2022, according to a Nonprofit Times article, the number of people giving to nonprofits declined by an estimated 7.1 The wealthy have already begun their exit from supporting societal crises through funding the government. Trends in philanthropy make this a question worth asking.

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CauseVox

MARCH 11, 2022

Fundraising can be challenging and for small nonprofits this can be even more daunting. In addition, small nonprofits are generally more nimble with the ability to quickly pivot their fundraising strategy if needed. A walkathon or race is an example of a tried and true peer-to-peer fundraiser that has potential for a high return.

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Candid

MARCH 19, 2025

Despite comprising the majority of the nonprofit workforce, women in the sector still face gender disparities and challenges, including unequal pay, lack of access to funding sources, and expectations to do more with less. For 2021, it was March 15 for women in the U.S Surviving and thriving as fundraisers of color.

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GiveSmart

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Fundraisers in 2023 are facing numerous headwinds. Nonprofits have the key to unlock a new source of funding – they just need to use it. Charitable giving reached record levels in 2020 and 2021. As reported earlier by the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , the number of donors decreased almost 20% in the last 10 years.

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Candid

MARCH 5, 2025

Nonprofits are facing ever-increasing challenges in obtaining financial capital, with reports of declines in individual donors , fundraising challenges , and proposed government spending cuts. Furthermore, research has found that for leaders of color, lack of social capital is often a barrier to securing funding.

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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

In May 2021, I had to face the inevitable: I could no longer avoid fundraising. I’ll be the first to admit that I had a lot of fears about fundraising (deep insecurity about my ability to make small talk, the general awkwardness of asking for money, etc.). It requires substantial funding. .

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Greater Giving

JUNE 30, 2021

After the unprecedented events of 2020, event organizers have been given the opportunity to take a fresh look at typical fundraising models employed over the years to explore what worked and what didn’t. A New Philosophy in Fundraising. The grand, in-person annual gala continues to be a centerpiece of the annual fundraising strategy.

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Candid

AUGUST 27, 2024

Donor-advised funds (DAFs) are the fastest-growing giving vehicle today, and DAF donors are bucking the downward trend in donor participation , according to the 2024 DAF Fundraising Report. Donor retention rates for DAF donors fell from 62% in 2021 to 50% in 2023 but remain above those of non-DAF donors, which fell from 44% to 42%.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

Fundraising through a virtual gala has proven to be an effective way to connect with donors and get them excited about your mission. With new ideas and tweaks to the activities that would typically be included at in-person events, virtual galas can keep fundraising goals on track and even add to more than expected to the annual goal.

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Qgiv

JULY 26, 2021

College Fundraising 101: Where to Start. For universities, successful fundraising is dependent upon fostering these fond memories and making a lasting relationship with students. In this post, we’ll review some of the top ways your school can lay the groundwork for future fundraising success. Oh, the college years.

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