Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

For a more detailed explanation of grants, refer to our article on what is a grant. For further details, visit our article on how to apply for a grant. Budget Details how funding should be allocated. Budget A detailed account of the financial resources needed, including direct and indirect costs.

Grant Writing

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Coffman stated in their GuideStar article : Theres no question that nonprofit organizations have an obligation to manage their finances responsibly. Unfortunately, philanthropies are typically (and problematically) judged by the first two criteria. As Chuck McLean and Suzanne E.

Metrics

Allied Grant Writers

MARCH 17, 2025

This article provides a detailed exploration of the world of grants for churches non profit organizations, highlighting the types of grants available, strategies for identifying and applying for funding, best practices for grant writing , and the challenges associated with grant compliance and reporting.

Funding

DoJiggy

JANUARY 8, 2025

Event Management Software can simplify ticketing, registrations, and event promotion. Here are some tips to keep your finances organized: Set a Budget Determine the costs of your event, including venue, marketing, supplies, and any other expenses. A clear budget prevents overspending and ensures profitability.

Fundraising

Wild Apricot

JULY 16, 2025

Cost-Effective Advertising Options Facebook Ads allow you to target specific audiences by location, interests and more, even with a modest budget. This Facebook help article for nonprofits shows you exactly how to get started with Facebook and Instagram ads to increase awareness of your organization and raise funds for your cause.

Media

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Determining the auction budget. To set an accurate budget for this event, assess past event budgets for similar experiences. To set an accurate budget for this event, assess past event budgets for similar experiences. Explore our dedicated article to learn more about setting starting bids and increments.

Procurement

CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2025

These days, modern fundraising software (like CauseVox) sends an automatic thank you once a donation is processed, and you can customize the content of that email to fit your needs! 4) Annual (Gratitude) Report Many nonprofits and charities compile an annual document that reports budgeting, services, and impact.

CRM

Strategic Grants

JULY 17, 2025

Operational capacity is critical for for-purpose success In my experience working with not-for-profits across Australia and New Zealand, operational capacity is often stretched thin, yet it is one of the most critical determinants of organisational success, as noted by The Bridgespan Group in their article on Nonprofit Operating Models.

Grant

Blackbaud

JULY 28, 2025

In this article, you’ll learn about the different types of audits nonprofit finance teams commonly work on and the most common nonprofit audit mistakes for each, giving you a better understanding of how to avoid these mistakes for your next audit. This will help with your financial audit as well.

Finance

Planned Giving

MAY 12, 2025

This guide offers the most practical, scalable approach to launching a planned giving programeven if you’re a small nonprofit with limited staff and budget. Read the rest of the article for valuable details, typical case study and a readyness calculator. Focus on generating gifts, then invest in back-end operations.

Policies

CauseVox

MAY 27, 2025

Customer/Client Relationship Management software was developed in the for-profit world. This is because when you use CRM software: Youre Not Guessing When you start using data to drive your fundraising, youll do less guessing about what your donors care about, and which fundraising techniques will work. What is a Nonprofit CRM?

CRM

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. Donor Research Software For deeper insights, specialized donor research platformslike iWave, WealthEngine, or DonorSearchoffer tools that extend well beyond basic CRM analytics.

Metrics

CauseVox

MAY 27, 2025

Customer/Client Relationship Management software was developed in the for-profit world. This is because when you use CRM software: Youre Not Guessing When you start using data to drive your fundraising, youll do less guessing about what your donors care about, and which fundraising techniques will work. What is a Nonprofit CRM?

CRM

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

And sometimes the things you have outlined or that you have described are not outlined clearly in your budget. And when they look at it side by side, they may say, but wait, they're asking for this other thing in the budget, they didn't even talk about that. That may or may not work together. Allow extra time if possible.

Instrumentl

DoJiggy

JULY 29, 2025

This article provides you with a variety of tested and innovative strategies to help your Key Club raise funds. Planning successful fundraisers requires clear objectives, effective promotion strategies, and wise budgeting to maximize engagement and financial outcomes. Looking for Key Club fundraising ideas that work?

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JULY 10, 2025

In this article, we’ll cover how to identify and understand contribution revenue recognition specifically, with considerations for both donor restricted and unrestricted funds, to help you gain confidence and maintain compliance. You’ll also note if funds are restricted or unrestricted and separate them out in your records.

Finance

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

For some reason, whether it be some requirement that they had to be a certain type of organization or a certain budget or serve a certain population, it's like, oh, okay. This article answers pressing questions, provides next steps, and shares how Instrumentl can help. What kind of program?

Instrumentl

Blackbaud

JULY 18, 2025

Practices may lose income due to small inefficiencies, outdated systems, or missed opportunities to engage and retain patients, even while sticking to an existing budget. It’s also essential to evaluate whether your software solutions support secure financial transactions that are compliant with local and federal regulations.

Insurance

Planned Giving

JULY 28, 2025

This article provides general information about will requirements in the United States. Longer Version [ DOWNLOAD ] A longer article with intros, explanations, and context — perfect for websites, blogs, newsletters, or outreach to family and friends. Keep the original in a fireproof safe, safety deposit box, or with your attorney.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Hundreds of ENGAGE articles have been written by outstanding leaders and subject matter experts across the social good community in 2023. Check out the articles below to see what our community has been most interested in this year. The post The 10 Most Popular ENGAGE Articles in 2023 first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog.

Budget

Greater Giving

JANUARY 12, 2023

That’s why having a good grasp of your Event Budget and ROI (Return on Investment) matters so much for your fundraiser. In this article, we’ll explain how to minimizing expenses so that you can reinvest in new ideas for future fundraisers without breaking the bank. Event Budget Basics. What do you want to achieve?

Budget

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2015

In this second installment of the series, we are going to delve deeper and showcase key antivirus software to protect your nonprofit and show how to avoid harmful malware. What Is Antivirus Software? Therefore, an important precaution to take is to have good antivirus software* installed on all devices that your nonprofit uses.

Software

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Software as a service (SaaS) is an undeniably green alternative to traditional computing. It's one form of cloud computing in which people use software applications that are located on the Internet rather than on their own computers or networks. Tags: Green Office GreenTech GreenTips Services Software.

Software

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

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

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Other studies, articles, and informal conversations show that the issue of staff turnover in the sector is clearly on the minds of nonprofit professionals. Not only must you replace staff members who leave (assuming you have budget to do so), but you also lose knowledge about your organization as staff walks out the door.

Training

GiveSmart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

It is the four-letter word in fundraising software. Educate yourself on the types of fees that are part of fundraising software and you can then keep the other four-letter words out of the process. Types of Fees Platform or Software Subscription Platform subscriptions cover actual software usage.

Software

Double the Donation

MAY 25, 2021

For companies all over, finding the right software that helps you manage your corporate giving online is essential. Use this list to find the best corporate giving software for your company and start boosting employee participation in your workplace giving programs. Overview of This Corporate Giving Software. SmartSimple.

Software

Greater Giving

JANUARY 30, 2024

The Right Shoe Can Change Your Life, and So Can the Right Nonprofit Fundraising Software How It Had “Always Been Done.” Organization Perhaps the most obvious, and really the most important, use for an event software system is that if used correctly, it can keep all financial aspects of the event organized and easily accessible.

Software

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Our final offering of the campaign is an article entitled Cloud Basics for Nonprofits and Libraries. This last section projects out 6 to 8 years in areas like how cloud migration will likely affect your IT decision making and your IT budget and staffing. He saw that the modern datacenter is: read more.

Software

Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Preparing and submitting articles of incorporation. There is a small fee required from your state’s corporate filing office to submit these articles. Getting Attention’s article on getting funded outlines several ways that your organization can bring in initial funds, including: Individual donations. Event management software.

Finance

Greater Giving

AUGUST 30, 2024

In this article, we’ll show you the power of a post-event case study and how to create your own. Review your planning materials, budget, marketing collateral, attendance data, event photos, and any other documentation you have. Compiling a financial report for the event is crucial, but it’s just the beginning.

Metrics

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Your fundraising platform should integrate with your nonprofit’s software solutions, including your CRM, marketing tools, accounting software, and analytics platform. Auction software and a mobile bidding app. In this guide, we’ve rounded up top online fundraising platforms to help you make the most of digital fundraising.

Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In this article, we’ll discuss how you can incorporate text-to-give into your fundraising strategy to boost impact. Select a Text-to-Give Provider Successfully incorporating text-to-give into your fundraiser comes down to the software provider you use. When deciding on text-to-give software, consider: Price. Integrations.

Fundraising

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

The library, which serves about 4,000 people, has no dedicated IT staff and a budget of about $200,000 per year. With a tight budget, a small staff, and an obvious need for computers, a technology plan is crucial for the Oakland City-Columbia Township Public Library. Microsoft software. Comodo (security software).

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

To help your organization find the tools it needs, we have compiled a list of the best software and web-based tools along with resources on how to meet the many challenges of modern fundraising. GiftWorks is fundraising and donor management software specially designed for nonprofits. Donated Fundraising Tools from TechSoup.

Fundraising

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2014

How about a warmer, fluffier article about Office 365? According to TechImpact, on average, organizations spend 67 percent of their IT budgets on maintenance. Because you're spending less time and money on upgrades and other day-to-day maintenance, Office 365 allows you to focus more of your IT budget on growth and investment.

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