Think and Ink Grants

JANUARY 13, 2025

Winning grants, especially in 2025, requires organizations to operate at the highest level of excellence and strategy. Why Winning Grants Will Be Tougher in 2025 A More Competitive Funding Environment With more organizations vying for the same pool of grants, funders are becoming increasingly selective.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JUNE 30, 2025

It’s hard to believe we’re halfway through 2025. Look at metrics such as website visits and email open rates. It’s been a tumultuous year so far, especially in the U.S. The midpoint of the year is a good time to see if you’re meeting your fundraising and communications goals. Are you one of them?

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CharityHowTo

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Improve your nonprofits grant success in 2025 with key metrics, goal-setting, and funder stewardship strategies to boost funding and sustainability.

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 29, 2025

Together, well explore the real drivers shaping partnerships in 2025. In 2025, smart partnership teams will tap the power of authentic human connection in an increasingly automated world. In 2025, transparency and authenticity are no longer optionalthey are expectations. EST on social impact and partnership trends.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

JANUARY 24, 2025

While it is important that organizations identify the right potential funders , create a compelling needs section, write a persuasive program description , and incorporate the necessary metrics, there is another very important step that can often get overlooked. The sooner you can get a board approved budget for a fiscal year, the better.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 11, 2025

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Tom Ahern

JULY 1, 2025

File under: New secrets for grantwriting success Beneath the Headlines: What the Trends Highlighted in Giving USA 2025 Really Mean for Charities Chasing Grants and DAFs "After 23 years in this field, I can tell you: [today's grants marketplace] is not business as usual. But, of course, funders aren’t writing blank checks.

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Grant Professionals Association

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The year's final quarter is the perfect time to finish the year strong, review the year, reflect upon successes and challenges, and build a plan for 2025. Year to Date As you review the year so far, review your metrics to illustrate the excellent work you and your team completed. How many reports did you assist with or complete?

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 13, 2025

Use metrics, data, or benchmarks. Define the intended results so that they are Measurable: Attach a metric (e.g., “to a 90% average”). Download our NEW 2025 SMART Objectives Toolkit. Each letter in SMART helps us understand five qualities of sound objectives: Specific: Clearly state what you want to achieve.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 18, 2025

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 23, 2025

” Key findings show tension between the rising demand for services and growing financial constraints: 85% of survey respondents expect service demand to increase in 2025. One hundred sixty-three respondents took the survey in both 2022 and 2025, allowing for a direct comparison of their financial situation over time.

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Tom Ahern

JANUARY 30, 2025

File under: An "A-level" check list according to AI Top 10 fundraising writing best practices (circa 2025 and remarkably useful) What are the top 10 fundraising writing best practices? Show Impact with Metrics Why: Quantifiable outcomes (Your $100 provides 20 meals) build credibility. Please place them in descending order from 10 to 1.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 27, 2025

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 13, 2025

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Gail Perry Group

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

This is what they can learn in our 2025 Major Gifts Intensive. Your team can learn a systematic approach to building relationships when they join the 2025 Major Gifts Intensive. Are You Focusing on a Metric Like "Asks per Month?" We are all for setting clear metrics! Your solution: What kind of metrics really work?

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 16, 2025

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amplifi

JANUARY 30, 2025

At amplifi, we use the 12-month metric but feel free to choose what works best for your audience. If youre like us and use the 12-month metric for active donors, you can consider anyone whose last gift was 13-23 months ago at risk of lapsing, and those who last gave 24 to 36 months ago as lapsed. Engagement. Going a step further.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 3, 2025

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Fluxx

MAY 12, 2025

How Embedded Insight Is Transforming Executive Leadership In 2025, its not just what you reportits how quickly and clearly you can act on what your data is telling you. Key Metrics Tracked: And this shift doesnt require a full tech overhaul. It starts by embedding intelligence into the tools you already use.

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Planned Giving

MAY 12, 2025

Updated for May, 2025. Originally Published, October 22, 2010. Your donors arent looking for hype. Theyre deciding if youre worthy of their legacy. In todays fast-moving nonprofit space, its easy to get caught up chasing the next big thingAI tools, crypto donations, viral campaigns. Let others chase the next big thing.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 19, 2025

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 3, 2025

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 12, 2025

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 24, 2025

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Gail Perry Group

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Dont forget: Send them to our 2025 Major Gifts Intensive program where they will absolutely learn how to craft an effective ask. Here's what you can do: You can facilitate a shift to proactive fundraising by setting metrics around regular, personal contacts. One that aligns your nonprofits mission with their donors purpose.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 2, 2025

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Just Write Grants

OCTOBER 1, 2024

As we approach 2025, the landscape of grant writing for nonprofits is evolving rapidly. In this blog post, we’ll explore how nonprofits can best plan for grant writing in 2025, focusing on strategic preparation, adapting to changes, and leveraging new tools and insights. Develop a Comprehensive Grant Writing Strategy 2.1

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 30, 2025

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 25, 2025

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CauseVox

MARCH 4, 2025

If youre using CauseVoxs Impact Metric, which is a counter on your site that displays the units of impact your fundraising campaign has reached, its best to tie your donation tier back to your units of impact. This post was originally posted in July 2017 and was updated for freshness and accuracy in March 2025. Get started today!

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 26, 2025

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Candid

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Any nonprofit can earn a Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum Seal by demonstrating its commitment to transparency and sharing information about its mission, programs, financials, leadership, and/or goals and metrics. We look forward to another year of sharing unique perspectives, research findings, and best practices in 2025.

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Blackbaud

JULY 2, 2025

According to the Center for Effective Philanthropy’s State of Nonprofits 2025 report , over 90 percent of nonprofit leaders cite political and economic instability as a barrier to advancing their mission, and nearly as many report staff burnout as a significant challenge. Without clarity, these tools can reinforce harm.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 12, 2025

After seeing thousands of organizations raise millions of dollars with peer to peer fundraising campaigns, we have put together this quick guide to show you how you can engage with your community to run a winning peer to peer fundraising campaign in 2025. Flexible metric counting for donations, activity, and impact.

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 28, 2023

billion by 2025. Your open rate is, of course, one of the most important metrics you’ll want to track. Well, here’s another mind-blowing stat: Radicati Group reports that there are over 4 billion email users worldwide, and that number is projected to reach 4.6 of their total audience. Something like this.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 6, 2025

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 2, 2024

And this surge is expected to continue rising, as the same research projects QR code scanners will reach 100 million by 2025. You can track this progress by following key metrics, such as scan and conversion rates. The increasing popularity of QR codes makes them a powerful tool for raising more support for your mission.

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