Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 22, 2025

This article aims to show how nonprofits can leverage wealth screening, engagement metrics, and analytical tools to identify and qualify top prospects. Next, relevant donor information that goes beyond basic demographics should be collected. Make it a routine to remove duplicate entries and update contact details to maintain accuracy.

Metrics

Candid

MARCH 19, 2025

For Womens History Month, weve curated a list of articles highlighting the progress women in the nonprofit sector have made, the gaps they still face, and how theyre working to dismantle barriers. nonprofit sector demographics. Heres the data behind these stark realities. What to know about U.S. Today is U.S.

Demographics

Millionaire Grant Lady

JULY 24, 2024

Common questions in a grant proposal ask about the demographics of the people you serve, how many people you serve, or the impact of your programs. Read our article here about our 2023 successes. Provide demographics of constituents served up to this point of this fiscal year. All of these questions indicate a need for data.

Grant Writing

Candid

MARCH 6, 2024

At Candid we refer to this as “lightly restricted funding”—funding for the strategic programs we already have planned and budgeted, so that the grants we receive are budget-relieving. One such initiative is Demographics via Candid , a national campaign to address the surge of interest in nonprofit demographic data.

Demographics

The Fundraising Coach

MARCH 11, 2020

Back in 2008, I wrote a couple articles on recession proof fundraising and fundraising in a recession. Cutting fundraising and marketing budgets. When money gets tight, the knee-jerk reaction seems to be to cut the fundraising and marketing budgets. It didn't matter to him that he wasn't the right demographic.

Fundraising

Candid

JULY 26, 2022

With that in mind, let’s dive into the article, starting with a quick definition of the overhead myth itself. Overhead ratio essentially refers to the amount of a nonprofit’s budget that’s dedicated to overhead costs (i.e. Work with a nonprofit accountant to create an ironclad budget and stick to it. What is the overhead myth?

Fundraising

Candid

MAY 2, 2022

Candid and the Center collaborated to encourage Center members to update their profiles with enough information to earn a Gold Seal, which requires organizations to share demographic information about their leadership. They shared quite a bit from Candid’s articles, social posts, and training. Learn more here. .

IT

Just Write Grants

JUNE 30, 2023

Most nonprofit professionals would agree that's child's play compared to managing a nonprofit's grant budget. I'm sharing seven practical and actionable strategies to maximize your grant budget, ensuring each dollar works towards fostering positive transformation. Let's dive in!

Budget

Ann Green's Nonprofit

APRIL 29, 2024

Let’s explore some forward-thinking and (perhaps surprisingly) accessible ways for small nonprofits to drive sustained success and reduce the need for constant cost-cutting and budget anxiety. Build more projectable revenue sources. But planned giving is also very accessible—any donor, regardless of wealth, can easily create bequests.

Fundraising

Candid

AUGUST 22, 2023

Candid’s social sector news feed uses machine learning to analyze news articles and press releases for new grant awards, requests for proposal (RFP) announcements, and identify the relevant organizations, people, and geographic locations associated with each. Helping the sector stay up to date with the latest information.

AI

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

For additional details on funding opportunities available for specific groups, visit our articles on grant money for small businesses , grant money for women-owned businesses , and grant money for veterans. Detailed Budget Provide a detailed budget outlining the costs associated with the project.

Grants

CauseVox

OCTOBER 8, 2024

In this article, we’ll cover the must-have features to look for your GivingTuesday fundraising platform, so you’re set up for success. Running Specific Reports Your platform should allow you to run specific reports on donations, matching gifts, donor demographics, and more.

Fundraising

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Individuals seeking support can find more detailed guidance on how to apply for grant money and tips for writing effective grant applications through our article on writing effective grant applications. For example, certain grants focus on specific demographics, such as grant money for women-owned businesses or grant money for veterans.

Applicant

Greater Giving

JANUARY 19, 2024

In this article, we will explore the critical phases of selecting, negotiating, and managing event vendor partnerships. Audience Compatibility Consider your audience’s preferences and demographics when selecting vendors. Ensure that the chosen vendors resonate with the attendees to create a memorable experience.

Proposal

Just Write Grants

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

But here's the good news: you don't need a fancy degree or a marketing budget to create content that gets shared. This article will guide you to creating content that resonates with your audience—even if you're a one-person ,, social media team. Design Like a Pro Without Being a Pro Limited design skills and budget?

Media

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Individuals and organizations interested in maximizing their potential should explore the various government grants available, including opportunities for specific demographics, such as grant money for women-owned businesses and grant money for homeless shelters. Include an estimated budget and timeline.

Government

DoJiggy

JULY 29, 2024

This article will explore some PPC tips for nonprofits to drive fundraising success and increase donations for your organization. This cost-control feature is especially advantageous for fundraising campaigns with limited budgets, as it allows for more effective financial management. for each dollar spent on search ads.

Fundraising

Greater Giving

JULY 2, 2024

Gazala Uradnik, founder of GFS Events , joined us to talk about event budgeting, revenue producers, and how to make the most of each of your revenue channels. Analyze your budget You’re looking for the highest return on investment with your expenses, which might mean making changes you haven’t considered before to bring in a higher ROI.

IT

Grant Writing Made Easy

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Some of the information you need to curate may seem obvious – your organization’s mission and history, metrics about how many people you serve and their demographics, details about your activities and methods, etc. Watch a few videos or read a few articles about what tools are out there for personal knowledge management.

Management

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 16, 2022

Nonprofit budgets are often tight, and each of your campaigns should aim to hit as high a return on investment (ROI) as possible. If these campaigns are falling short, you may end up with an unbalanced budget that impedes your nonprofit’s ability to fulfill and grow your mission. .

Metrics

Qgiv

MARCH 11, 2024

Define the demographic characteristics of who is most affected by the identified issues. Estimating the cost of sustaining your operations will help you develop a realistic budget and fundraising strategy. File for incorporation Articles of incorporation need to be filed in the state where your nonprofit will be based.

Nonprofit

Qgiv

AUGUST 22, 2024

By tailoring your invitations to different demographics—such as age groups, interests, or previous involvement levels—you can make your appeal more relevant and compelling. Additional resources For more information on planning fundraising events, check out these additional resources: How to Create a Fundraising Event Budget [Template].

Template

Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In this article, we’ll discuss the following six concrete steps your nonprofit can take to boost revenue and grow your organization: Track your organization’s retention rate. It’s tempting to collect information about your supporters during the donation process, such as their demographics or interests. Focus on building relationships.

Donation

GiveSmart

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Online databases, the internet, and news articles are excellent sources for discovering potential prospects. Target audience: Detail your target audiences, including demographics like age and region. If you have your previous guests’ contact information, start going through it and listing potential prospects.

Fundraising

DoJiggy

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Your donors’ psychology meets the practicality of their budgets, resulting in a well-rounded event that caters to diverse interests. We hope this article has equipped you with fresh tools to supercharge your future auctions. How Many Items Do I Need? Our affordable jewelry options work really well for these events.

Fundraising

Qgiv

JUNE 10, 2022

Digital marketing consists of advertising campaigns that include targeted research and outreach segmented by geographic location, demographics, specific interests, and more. Native ads don’t really look like ads – they might look like advertorials, “recommended articles,” or “promoted content” on social media and websites.

Utilities

Qgiv

AUGUST 13, 2021

A nonprofit marketing plan requires you to think through your marketing goals, your audience’s communication needs, your organization’s brand, your budget, marketing channels you want to use, and what roles your team members play in your marketing strategy. Put Together a Promotions Budget. Download our template!

Nonprofit

Tom Ahern

AUGUST 7, 2023

Why did this particular article catch my particular eye? whether, as the Katonah article says, it's the loss of "a job, friendship, divorce, fertility, pets, climate change." The article's just the right length for skimming, too. The headline of this article says the job's been done. I concur: witch Kat is helpful.

Pass-Through

CauseVox

JANUARY 16, 2025

Budgeting and Resource Allocation Establishing a robust budget that aligns with your overarching goals is not just a good financial practice; its a strategic move that amplifies the impact of every dollar spent. Kickstarting the budgeting journey involves setting a comprehensive, year-long fundraising goal.

Calendar

Community Boost

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Unlike businesses, nonprofits face unique challenges like limited budgets and the need to create impact without direct financial returns. Furthermore, whitepapers on the impact of deforestation or in-depth articles about your conservation initiatives can draw in followers who are actively seeking to make a difference.

Nonprofit