Get Fully Funded

JULY 30, 2025

In this guide, we’ll explore six alternative funding ideas that nonprofits of all sizes should consider to complement their existing fundraising strategies. million DAF accounts were open as of 2023, and the average value of a DAF account was $141,000. These funds hold vast potential: recent data shows that over 1.7

Funding

Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 24, 2025

Certified Fund Raising Executives Like the GPC, the CFRE set the standard for fundraising professionals worldwide. However, in addition to being able to write grant proposals, CFREs also demonstrate proficiency in individual giving, major gifts, endowments, direct mail, and fundraising events. Who Is Certified?

Grant Writing

NonProfit PRO

JULY 14, 2025

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Retail

Blackbaud

JULY 28, 2025

with global thought leadership to offer insights into education, fundraising, technology, and more. Fundraiser Learning Opportunities at bbcon There’s no better place than bbcon for your advancement team to learn from other successful fundraisers!

Education

Selfish Giving

JANUARY 8, 2025

Customers are encouraged to donate at the register and through annual fundraiser programs. Big Lots Big Lots conducts annual in-store fundraising campaigns to support On Our Sleeves , a movement focused on children's mental health. In July 2023, Big Lots launched its first joint point-of-sale campaign with Make-A-Wish America.

Retail

NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 8, 2025

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Grant

Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

billion, or approximately 5% of the total philanthropic pie in 2023. Contrary to what you may have heard, incorporating planned giving into your fundraising doesn’t have to be complex. Giving by bequests accounted for $42.68 Are you getting your share? Quite the opposite, you can use what you already have in place.

AI

Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

We faced a global pandemic, resulting in oftentimes disastrous fundraising. Organizations relying on event-driven fundraising suffered. And one of the biggest event-driven fundraising models shuttered their doors. Then, once nonprofits recovered their wits and resumed asking, fundraising initially rebounded big time.

AI

Blackbaud

JULY 19, 2024

Just as AI is revolutionizing the way major gift officers fundraise , AI is fast becoming a powerful tool for identifying and engaging the unfulfilled potential of donors in the middle of your database. This is where AI can help. million monthly donors.

AI

amplifi

DECEMBER 7, 2023

If you’re like other successful fundraisers, you’re probably looking for ways to do something different and improve your fundraising outreach. But if you’ve been taking things day-by-day, you may not be caught up with the ways the nonprofit industry evolved in 2023. AI has come a long way in a short amount of time.

AI

Blackbaud

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

We conducted our annual Status of Fundraising research in Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia/New Zealand (ANZ). Digital Maturity A digitally mature nonprofit is one where digital is integrated across all areas, including fundraising, supporter experience, internal processes, and more.

AI

Candid

APRIL 1, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is radically changing the way organizations work. From programs that make complex data-based decisions to applications that transcribe spoken words into text, AI offers new opportunities to do things more creatively and efficiently. But as with any tool, we need to agree as an organization on how we use it.

Policy

Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

between 2022 and 2023. Then, you can more easily identify major donor prospects and reach out to them with relevant fundraising appeals. Depending on your goals, you can tailor the following types of communications to each segment: Fundraising appeals. Cater your fundraising asks based on donor giving capacity.

Demographics

Candid

AUGUST 15, 2024

The number one request Candid gets from nonprofits is for support with fundraising, whether they’re looking for training, resources, or general help navigating the complexities of keeping their nonprofit in good financial shape. We also share free books about year-end fundraising strategies. What can fundraisers do?

Fundraising

Qgiv

MARCH 14, 2023

While many have embraced the “new normal” as we move past the pandemic, there continue to be underlying challenges for nonprofits trying to raise money in 2023. Despite organizations utilizing fundraising best practices , many challenges for nonprofits remain. drop in donor retention in Q3 of 2022. This problem is not going away.

Nonprofit

Qgiv

AUGUST 21, 2023

It’s that time of year to start your 2023 GivingTuesday prep! GivingTuesday is quickly approaching, meaning a big day of fundraising for nonprofits like yours. Many organizations use GivingTuesday as a social media campaign to increase fundraising and spread awareness for their cause.

ChatGPT

NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Join us for the largest gathering of nonprofit and for-profit professionals and organizations to explore the role of Responsible AI in fundraising.

AI

NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Join us for the largest gathering of nonprofit and for-profit professionals and organizations to explore the role of Responsible AI in fundraising.

AI

Grants4Good

AUGUST 25, 2023

What is the BEST way to embrace the incoming 100-foot wave called AI (or artificial intelligence)? I guarantee you’ll find something useful in the new AI technologies emerging such as ChatGPT, boodleAI, Grantable, and others. If you need a primer on AI, check out my blog on AI and ChatGPT: What is it and how do I use it? ]

AI

The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Levey Are the good times for nonprofit fundraisers, if not back, at least on the horizon? During boom times, fundraisers (as do most marketers) are more likely to increase attention on acquisition efforts and reduce their focus on retaining donors. Artificial intelligence (AI) has increasingly moved into the discussion.

Fundraising

Qgiv

AUGUST 21, 2024

It’s been a challenging past couple of years for nonprofit fundraising. Giving USA 2023 reported that individual giving declined 6.4% In 2023, it declined 2.4%. Plus, the M+R Benchmarks 2024 report highlighted the fact that online fundraising essentially stayed flat in 2023 (declining by 1%).

Software

Soapbox Exchange

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Issue 184 Happy Tuesday, Fundraisers! Scroll on down for curated fundraising content related to donor engagement, AI fundraising, and matching gifts! Scroll on down for curated fundraising content related to donor engagement, AI fundraising, and matching gifts!

Fundraising

Grants4Good

AUGUST 22, 2023

Is AI technology accessible and affordable for smaller nonprofits? Can AI help us build stronger and genuine relationships with donors? Join me for a 30-minute fireside chat with Shawn Olds, CEO of boodleAI, to talk in depth about how AI can help fundraisers, grant pros, and nonprofit professionals.

AI

Soapbox Exchange

JANUARY 29, 2024

Issue 183 Happy Tuesday, Fundraisers! Scroll on down for curated fundraising content related to AI fundraising, recurring donations, and nonprofit industry trends! Scroll on down for curated fundraising content related to AI fundraising, recurring donations, and nonprofit industry trends!

Fundraising

Soapbox Exchange

JANUARY 8, 2024

Issue 180 Happy Tuesday, Fundraisers! Scroll on down for some excellent fundraising tips related to AI fundraising, donor thank you letters, and capital campaigns. You can receive the Fundraising Weekly newsletter each Tuesday by subscribing today ! Looking to launch your nonprofit online engagement career?

Fundraising

Soapbox Exchange

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Issue 173 Happy Tuesday, Fundraisers! Scroll on down for more great fundraising content relating to Giving Tuesday, fundraising with AI, and grants strategy. You can receive the Fundraising Weekly newsletter each Tuesday by subscribing today ! The more personal, the better!

Fundraising

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Increasing your nonprofit’s fundraising capacity is essential to compete in today’s fundraising environment. According to the 2024 Digital Fundraising Benchmark Report , new donors acquired online gave 19.4% This shows the value of dedicating more resources to growing your online fundraising efforts. Event fundraising.

Fundraising

The NonProfit Times

JUNE 4, 2024

Aplos already owns Raisely, a fundraising software. Aplos is working on several AI-driven technologies, said Vinod. Aplos started looking for a CRM component during the fall of 2023. Raisely was acquired by ASG in 2023. Aplos’ flagship product is accounting software. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Software

GiveSmart

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Myth #1: #GivingTuesday is Oversaturated and Not Worth the Effort Did you know that 30% of annual giving occurs in the last two months of the year, with most fundraising happening between #GivingTuesday, December 30, and December 31 st ? Open the door for year-end giving and holiday fundraising. In 2023, nonprofits raised nearly $3.1

Template

CauseVox

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Let’s face it: consistent funding is the lifeblood of nonprofit work – without it, we cannot create the impact we want in our communities; and from individual giving to foundation grants and everything in between, there are so many different ways to go about fundraising.

Fundraising

Grants4Good

JUNE 17, 2023

If you need a primer on AI, check out my blog on AI and ChatGPT: What is it and how do I use it? Philip: Grantable is a world-class grant writing assistant for any organization, powered by generative AI language models. This is one of the hottest topics right now, so jump right in! [If

Grantable

Candid

AUGUST 30, 2023

I’m often invited to speak with organizations about the latest fundraising and nonprofit trends. The first is to share my view on some of the latest fundraising and nonprofit trends. New technology Hands up: Who knew anything about generative AI last year? Or will the biased side of generative AI become more dominant?

Demographics

The NonProfit Times

JULY 17, 2024

Are the good times for nonprofit fundraisers, if not back, at least on the horizon? During boom times, fundraisers (as do most marketers) are more likely to increase attention on acquisition efforts and reduce their focus on retaining donors. Within this group, 41% reported exceeding their fundraising goals, compared with 31% overall.

Fundraising

Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

As a grant professional, I have an enduring faith in the myriad of talents needed to craft comprehensive and convincing proposals -- talents that can’t be automated by artificial intelligence (AI) -- but I also understand the existential fear of our profession being devalued or compromised through technology. Let’s start with the negatives.

AI

Strategic Grants

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The article ’15 learnings we’re sharing from 15 years of working with grant-seekers and fund ers’ by the Strategic Grants team first appeared in the Winter 2024 edition of the F&P (Fundraising & Philanthropy) magazine. Fundraisers are braver and bolder than ever. Not all AI tools are created equally.

Grant

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Every dollar counts when it comes to fundraising. Processing Payments in “Normal” Times Even when we hit a stable patch—a “normal” time—your fundraising work is never done, and neither is the need for a system that improves everyday operations for your team. Request a Demo 2.

Donation

Planned Giving

MAY 15, 2024

For better or worse, AI is taking center stage as the next big thing. Still, there are fundraisers who say things like, “Our donors are all elderly, so they aren’t online.” According to a 2023 AARP study , almost nine out of 10 Americans own a smart phone. Even our TVs are “smart.” No surprise there, perhaps.

Media