Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Since taking your classes and listening to your feedback, we made some significant changes in 2023 and 2024. In September 2023, the results were: 169 donors for a total of $14,001. We were on the right track there, but needed some new interest – and that is where we were lacking.

Donation

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Calendar alerts. I live by my calendar alerts. For years, I have used a Google spreadsheet and a calendar, and that works fine as long as I don't have too many complicated projects coming and going. And then I also linked to my Google calendar to make sure that I have the reminders and the timelines and everything set up.

Instrumentl

Blackbaud

JULY 28, 2025

Mark your calendars! Matching Magic: How Gonzaga College High School Maximizes Matching Gift Donations Brittany Mack and Marshall Marks, Gonzaga College High School This session will be a case study on how Gonzaga College High School was able to increase their Matching Gifts by over 300% from 2023 to 2024 and continues the momentum.

Education

NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 9, 2023

Get your free 2023 Fundraising Calendar now! Get 12 months of fundraising tips, best practices, and nonprofit industry data that will keep you inspired all year long!

Calendar

Tech Soup

JANUARY 2, 2023

As we wrap up 2022 and move into 2023, many nonprofits are using the calendar change to evaluate and plan their digital efforts for the upcoming year. There is a lot to consider, including how to approach substantial plug-in and integration updates, organic content keyword optimization, and cleaning up outdated or unused information.

Calendar

NonProfit PRO

MAY 10, 2023

The 2023 DonorPerfect Community Conference will explore industry skills and solutions that make it simple to refresh your fundraising strategy on a dime. Mark your calendar now for two half-days of free, virtual sessions on June 6th and 7th, led by celebrated nonprofit leaders and expert fundraising trainers.

Conference

CauseVox

JANUARY 11, 2023

As we get started fundraising in 2023, it’s never been more important to have a fundraising plan and a clear road map that is designed to help you make up for lost funds and meet your current goals and desired destination for your organization. Proven strategies to set you up for success in 2023.

Fundraising

CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Our All New 2023 Year-End & GivingTuesday Fundraising Toolkit will help you: Stand out and get noticed. Create a proven communications calendar. We’ve created a comprehensive Year-End & GivingTuesday Fundraising Toolkit so you can plan your Year-End and GivingTuesday journey from start to finish.

Fundraising

Candid

JUNE 12, 2024

At the start of 2023 , some foundations were pessimistic about giving in the year ahead, with more respondents anticipating decreases in grantmaking than increases. Did fears about lower giving in 2023 play out? billion in 2023 (unadjusted for inflation), a 1.7% billion in 2023 (unadjusted for inflation), a 1.7%

Award

Clairification

DECEMBER 28, 2023

This last Clairity Click-it of 2023 is filled with a mix of topics to help you begin the coming year thoughtfully. Approach this with a learning mindset, vowing to find at least one thing you’ll do a bit differently (if not today, then tomorrow; save the idea and put it on your calendar so you’re sure to revisit it at the appropriate time).

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JANUARY 4, 2024

I also hope 2023 was a successful year for your nonprofit organization. Take a look back at 2023 to see what worked and what didn’t in your fundraising and communications/marketing. Having a communications calendar will help you with this. Happy New Year! I hope you had a nice holiday. My vacation went by way too quickly.

Nonprofit

NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 10, 2023

Important Dates with Strategies to Steward Donors.

Calendar

NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

It’s not too late to engage donors in 2023 with a custom-designed, creative holiday stewardship campaign, calendar year end or winter appeal. Creative design and personalized messaging can help donors visualize their impact, see themselves as part of your community, and feel inspired to make their next gift.

Calendar

CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The Challenge In 2023, charitable giving stagnated, and when adjusted for inflation, it decreased by about 2.1%. Create a proven communications calendar. Year-End has the potential for large returns, with 30% of annual charitable giving taking place in December alone – but what about the philanthropic challenges to contend with?

Fundraising

Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

When is Giving Tuesday 2023? Mark Your Calendars: November 28, 2023 As we fast approach the final months of the year, it’s time to circle a date on your calendar that holds immense potential for your nonprofit’s fundraising efforts. Join Our Giving Tuesday 2023 Webinar!

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RBW Strategy

MAY 14, 2024

The organization expanded its regional footprint and size upon acquiring an additional service provider, Southern Maryland, in 2023. Challenge RBW Strategy first partnered with 2019 to support a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant application.

SAMHSA

GiveSmart

APRIL 17, 2024

The Need for Sustainability According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) Q3 2023 report , market trends in 2023 pointed to a decrease in donor participation and money raised by donations. If you’re starting from scratch, download GiveSmart’s Annual Fundraising Calendar.

Calendar

The NonProfit Times

APRIL 23, 2024

The value of a volunteer hour in the United States during 2023 was $33.49, up $4.95 The value is estimated from data collected in 2023, the figure illustrates the valuable and significant contributions volunteers make every day to support our communities and nation. It’s a 5.3% increase from 2022. The increase of 5.3

Calendar

Strategic Grants

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Latest sector news Philanthropy Meets Parliament Summit In October 2023 there was a crucial and productive meeting called Philanthropy Meets Parliament Summit which was organised by Philanthropy Australia to discuss the goal of doubling philanthropic giving by 2030. Not very, according to The Forbes Philanthropy Score 2023.

Grants Calendar

Candid

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In Candid’s 2023 Giving Forecast Survey, 21% of respondents said inflation affected their grantmaking decisions in 2022, and 29% expected it to affect their grantmaking in 2023. from February 2022 to February 2023. in 2022-2023, well above inflation and all other grantmaker categories. As the consumer price index rose 9.1%

Grant Management

Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

Only to decline again in the uncertainty of 2023. The latest numbers from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP), reveal the number of donors industrywide fell for the ninth straight quarter in Q3 2023. The Edelman Trust Barometer found that trust in nonprofits dropped another 4 points in 2023. Donors were down 7.6%

AI

Candid

JUNE 12, 2023

In mid-May 2023, shouts of joy could be heard in the Candid offices. 2 years after the end of a given calendar year. In fact, between August 2022 and April 2023, the IRS released very little 990 data at all. Details and impact of the May 2023 990 release Between May 5–18, 2023, the IRS released around a million 990 files.

Demographics

Blackbaud

JANUARY 4, 2024

Every year when the calendar rolls over into the new year, leaders are presented with a fresh set of challenges. No matter what calendar your organization uses (academic, recruitment, fiscal, non-traditional), the fact remains that our personal calendars all start anew January 1 st. This year, I am asking you to think… GRAY!

Calendar

Greater Giving

JANUARY 5, 2023

An annual awareness calendar can offer your nonprofit lots of great promotional ideas throughout the year. Spend some time looking through all the awareness day events throughout the year by using a 2023 awareness day calendar. Create Your Own 2023 Awareness Day Calendar. Discovering Relevant Awareness Days.

Calendar

Candid

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

According to 2023 IRS data, there are about 1.9 Based on nonprofits registered with the IRS and present on a calendar year 2021 Business Master File and the U.S. million registered nonprofits in the United States vying for charitable giving from individual donors and institutional grantmakers. Source: Data from Candid’s U.S.

Funding

CauseVox

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Considering the twists that fundraising plans may have taken in 2023, it’s crucial to recalibrate for the upcoming year. Whether you have a previous fundraising plan or not, review your 2023 fundraising activities to gather insights. What’s your plan for 2024?

Calendar

Soapbox Exchange

JANUARY 15, 2024

Scroll on down for curated fundraising content related to fundraising calendars, nonprofit websites, and recurring giving programs! Register now for early bird prices! You can receive the Fundraising Weekly newsletter each Tuesday by subscribing today !

Fundraising

Strategic Grants

MARCH 14, 2024

Minderoo 2023 annul report Read more: [link] Australian Communities Foundation 2022/23 report Read more: [link] As always, the Strategic Grants team are here to help with all your grant-seeking needs, including building a customised grants calendar for your non-profit which includes Trusts, Foundations and Public and Private Ancillary Funds.

Grant Calendar

Strategic Grants

JUNE 2, 2024

Latest sector news Philanthropy 50: Which Australians gave away the most in 2023? We also share relevant articles with the rest of Team SG as our commitment to keeping up-to-date with what’s happening across the sector here at home in Australia and New Zealand, and across the globe. Here are some of highlights from the past month.

Grant Calendar

Millionaire Grant Lady

JULY 24, 2024

Read our article here about our 2023 successes. Protip: Grant application data and goals should be based on fiscal years or calendar years (whichever is more appropriate for your organization). All of these questions indicate a need for data. 1 set of data, so many ways to use it.

Grant Writing

Strategic Grants

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Read the full report here: [link] Community Services Outcomes Tree (CSOT) – Latest Insights & Updates (a recorded webinar from the 4 th October 2023) The webinar introduced updated resources and shared lessons that were learned in the pilot programs. They received $2.35 billion in grants.

Grant Calendar

Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2023

If you’re an intern, like me, the percentage only increases, with nearly all of Candid’s fall 2023 interns working from their homes and schools across the country. Outlook and Google calendars can also be useful beyond scheduling meetings. Use your calendar to block off time to tackle specific projects or priorities.

Training

Candid

JANUARY 3, 2024

Calendar year Let’s start with the easy one. The calendar year is the one you’re used to thinking about, the one your Outlook and Google calendars use. It starts on January 1 and ends on December 31 (assuming a Gregorian calendar). The majority of nonprofits (64%) align their fiscal year with the calendar year.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 9, 2022

As we wrap up 2022 and start planning for 2023, I’d like to make a suggestion: SIMPLIFY. For instance, a simple daily calendar listing the work I need to accomplish gets the job done. Rather than constantly trying out the next best thing, look at the tools you already own and use, and then put the most effective one or two into action.

Grant

The Fundraiser Coach

AUGUST 8, 2023

Looking at the calendar, I know it isn't long now before we all will be in the "fast and furious" of year-end giving. I'll just call Chris and ask for the 2023 gift - It'll come in." You know the one.

Calendar

Strategic Grants

DECEMBER 19, 2023

link] State of volunteering regional report volunteering in New Zealand’s regions 2023 A report that researched both volunteers and volunteering organisations in New Zealand. Just over a third of corporate respondents state a commitment to gender equity when making decisions on community investments and giving.

Grant Calendar

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Check out our recap of AFP ICON 2023 here. A broad variety of sessions mean you can learn about anything from planning a social media marketing calendar to the ins and outs of Google Ad Grants. Learn more about the 2023 Nonprofit Marketing Summit. Learn more about AFP ICON 2024.

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