Clairification

JUNE 16, 2025

Some years ago I happened upon an article by Scott Monty , offering some Father’s Day advice. I bought a few 12-month calendars, and wrote just a little bit in every box for the first three years of his life. Here are a few actual entries from that calendar: “ Noah definitely has mastered the pincer grasp of Cheerios.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Read our article here to learn more. Time savings —a support person should be able to utilize available materials to get up to speed quickly on the organization’s work and goals. What does a grant consultant cost? The average cost of hiring a full-time grant writer can be upwards of $90,000 including salary and benefits.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

JANUARY 21, 2025

Winning Online Fundraising Strategies for High School Basketball Teams Blog Summary: The article highlights online fundraising strategies for high school basketball teams, focusing on social media campaigns, crowdfunding, virtual events, and selling digital products. Start by setting a clear and achievable fundraising goal.

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Planned Giving

MAY 12, 2025

Read the rest of the article for valuable details, typical case study and a readyness calculator. Use videos, articles, and pull-quotes Keep stories emotional and human Focus on why the donor gave, not just what they gave Testimonial Collection Questions : “What first connected you to our organization?

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CauseVox

MAY 27, 2025

And with a calendar view, you can see whats coming up at a glance, from campaign launches to donor meetings. Reach Your Fundraising Goals A nonprofit CRM helps you build a donor pipeline thats aligned with your fundraising goals, whether youre planning for a single campaign or mapping out your year ahead.

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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. The W-9 gives you the necessary details like name, address, and TIN to complete the form.

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CauseVox

MAY 27, 2025

And with a calendar view, you can see whats coming up at a glance, from campaign launches to donor meetings. Reach Your Fundraising Goals A nonprofit CRM helps you build a donor pipeline thats aligned with your fundraising goals, whether youre planning for a single campaign or mapping out your year ahead.

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Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Our goal is to tackle a problem grant professionals often have to solve, while also sharing different ways Instrumentl’s platform can help grant writers win more grants. Does it align with the funder's goals? She also launched a podcast to inspire others to make a difference. Click here to save a seat in our next workshop.

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Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Our goal is to tackle a problem grant professionals often have to solve, while also sharing different ways Instrumentl’s platform can help grant writers win more grants. Calendar alerts. I live by my calendar alerts. That's the goal. She also launched a podcast to inspire others to make a difference.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 24, 2024

My goal in taking your classes was to be a better fundraiser for sure. We also made our articles shorter and easier to read. You have said that you like to hear feedback from your students, so I have been thinking of you all through the day today and finally stopped to write to you. I am sending you so much gratitude.

Donation

CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Even if you don’t follow a definitive fundraising calendar , it’s still vital to come up with a year-end fundraising plan —and stick to it. Use the SMART Goal setting strategy to craft your fundraising goal. Use the SMART Goal setting strategy to craft your fundraising goal.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

Now, as we get started fundraising in 2021, it’s never been more important to have a fundraising plan that designed to help you make up for lost funds and meet your goals in today’s context. They’re organized, actionable and tell a complete story of how you’re going to achieve your goals. Fundraising Calendar for 2021.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

JULY 24, 2024

Read our article here about our 2023 successes. As we have worked with nonprofits, some of those nonprofits love to delve into data and constantly adjust goals and metrics, and other nonprofits need more guidance about how to structure their goals to be data-driven. Provide budget-to-actuals comparison through the last month.

Grant Writing

Qgiv

JUNE 14, 2021

After all, nonprofits need gifts and donations to sustain them, no matter what their mission or goals might be. Your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy can’t achieve its aims without the proper goals and workload distribution. Create a fundraising calendar for your nonprofit’s development plan.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Start with a Social Media Editorial Calendar In order to plan out your social media, you first need to create an editorial calendar. An editorial calendar is basically just a content map or a guide that helps you map out your nonprofit’s content (including social media) for the year. Don’t let this term scare you.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 13, 2022

While goals are vital to success, SMART fundraising goals help make sure you’re setting goals that you just can’t miss. Can’t miss” goals! In some form or fashion, we’ve all heard how essential goals are. Set a goal! Set a goal! Set a goal! Goals, goals, goals….

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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.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 3, 2025

A nonprofit fundraising plan is a road map designed to help you raise the money you need to achieve your goals. A strategic fundraising plan is intended to keep you on track toward your fundraising goals by using your organizations resources as effectively and efficiently as possible while keeping aligned with your overall mission and vision.

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Fundly

JUNE 20, 2024

Your nonprofit’s donors lead busy lives—managing their careers, maintaining social relationships, and pursuing their personal goals. Set a goal and budget. Decide on a goal that’s specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-bound (SMART). Promote your campaign. Thank all of your donors.

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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!

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CauseVox

JUNE 5, 2023

Setting Goals & Identifying Your Audience Goals & Objectives of Your Social Media Content While you’re in the process of figuring out your social media fundraising goals, let’s explore some common campaign objectives. These goals serve as a North Star, helping you direct their efforts and shaping the content you create.

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Candid

JULY 26, 2022

With that in mind, let’s dive into the article, starting with a quick definition of the overhead myth itself. Keep the following suggestions in mind to create a strong financial foundation for your nonprofit: Plan a robust fundraising calendar that incorporates both online and offline strategies. What is the overhead myth?

Fundraising

Blackbaud

MARCH 6, 2024

The goal was the same then as it is now: Use it to make something work better. Back to that summer of 2020, I had a calendar script running that populated student and teacher Google calendars with their class schedules. Stale” calendars or no calendars? “No It wasn’t great. What is better? You can do it, too!

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 8, 2023

When you’re just starting out, your goal is to make a difference in the world. Make it a goal to either meet one new person or learn more about one of your contacts every day. Schedule Keep a work calendar and update it so it’s always current. Start filling your calendar by scheduling any important meetings or calls.

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Candid

MAY 2, 2022

The goal—supporting nonprofit transparency, especially through more comprehensive data around board and staff demographics, organizational structure, and DEI practices—underscores a lot of what the Center encourages through their own programs and training. . They shared quite a bit from Candid’s articles, social posts, and training.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

The bottom line: you need a fundraising plan built on the right fundraising plan template — one that outlines goals, actions, and the specific results you want. That means you need a fundraising plan template that meets YOUR needs, plays to YOUR strengths, and helps you reach YOUR goals. No two nonprofits are exactly alike.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 2, 2023

Disorganization can cause you to lose donors, miss grant deadlines, and fall short of revenue goals. Time-block your week with an online calendar. And if you share your online calendar with your team, they can see when you’re busy or help you set appointments. The real benefit of using a calendar is block scheduling.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 18, 2022

You need a big, hairy, audacious goal (BHAG) to attract tons of attention and support for your cause. Has the blog been updated recently with a new article? Detailed activity calendar. And they tend to deal with the crisis du jour instead of working purposefully on things that will move them forward toward their goals.

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GrantNews

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

This article discusses what grant management is and the risks of mismanaging awarded grants. Identify Grant Goals A complete grant lifecycle includes researching the funding opportunity, applying, and responsibly managing the grant funds. In fact, use the GrantWatch calendar tool when you search for grants.

Grant Management

Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Fundraising season is upon us and it’s time to set some big year-end fundraising goals and go after them! Then choose the strategies that will help you reach your goals before the ball drops on New Year’s Eve. As you write blog posts, social media posts, appeals, and newsletter articles, keep your message focused on your mission.

Fundraising

CauseVox

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In this article, we’ve put together a collection of fundraising strategies for nonprofits so you can see the myriad of funding options and choose the ones that fit best for your organization. We recommend creating a fundraising calendar to keep you on track and organized in your efforts. This will be your roadmap to success!

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GrantNews

JULY 10, 2024

The website also boasts GrantNews , and fresh, engaging articles publish every day. What’s more, she shares her personal tips and tricks, including her PMF (Passion Maps and Folders) technique for aligning goals, objectives, and activities. Stay Organized and Meet Deadlines Use a calendar to track milestones.

Grant Writing

CauseVox

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Campaign planning is the ideal way to ensure your campaign goals align with your organization’s goals. Set Goals GivingTuesday is inherently a short-term initiative, so having a specific fundraising and impact goal set for your campaign has been proven to help drive urgency and donations.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Rally Your Troops GivingTuesday is a big deal in the nonprofit sphere, but most of your donors probably don’t have it circled on their calendars. Remind your fundraising folks: Of your fundraising goal, and what kind of impact it will have To share campaign posts on social media How grateful you are that they’re helping your cause 4.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Check out this video to learn more: The Boys and Girls Club of Indianapolis reached 101% of their fundraising goal on Giving Tuesday 2020 by using Qgiv’s platform. You might even offer a small branded item, like a t-shirt or calendar for the coming year, to motivate your supporters to give. Set a clear goal. Plan a trivia night.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2014

What's at Cost: This is an all-or-nothing platform , meaning that if you don't meet your set goal for funds, you don't get to keep any of the donations. If you don't meet your goal, there are no fees. Aid Afghanistan for Education and Peace has the lofty $10,000 goal to fund a school of 300 students for a month.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The final months of the calendar year bring out the best in all of us. In this article, we’ll walk through 21 end-of-year giving best practices to help your nonprofit end the fundraising year with a bang: Start planning your campaign early. Review your overall annual goal. Set a SMART goal for your campaign.

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