Greater Giving

OCTOBER 15, 2024

To help you get started, this guide will discuss four proven tips for procuring auction prizes your audience will want to bid on while sticking to your event budget. Be prepared to pivot so that if sponsors turn down your initial request, you can offer a backup item donation idea or ask them to support your event financially instead.

Procurement

Blackbaud

APRIL 7, 2025

Like your K12 private school budget. A well-crafted budget is essential for aligning financial resources with the strategic goals of your private school, and with the right processes and tools, it doesnt have to be stressful. Your school may have multiple budgets, each with a different purpose.

Budget

Blackbaud

JULY 31, 2025

Annual giving is the collection of donations throughout the year to support an organization’s day-to-day operations and programs. Major donations and planned gifts often get the limelight, but without annual gifts, the day-to-day functions of your nonprofit could come to a halt.

Donation

Blackbaud

MARCH 10, 2025

Before and after giving, donors demand more information about the impact of their donations. Show You Have Nothing to Hide in Allocation of Funds Blackbaud Institute research found 76% of donors are concerned about what portion of their donation goes to overhead. Today, donors see their gift as an investment in outcomes.

Finance

Wild Apricot

JULY 16, 2025

Whether your nonprofit is aiming to raise awareness locally or nationally, engage volunteers, or boost donations in your city or region, focusing your efforts on Facebook makes strategic sense. Cost-Effective Advertising Options Facebook Ads allow you to target specific audiences by location, interests and more, even with a modest budget.

Media

Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2025

Students can apply classroom knowledge in practical ways by handling money, calculating profits, and tracking donations. Most profitable school fundraising ideas Driving a high return on investment (ROI) with your fundraising efforts is crucial to earning money for your school while staying on budget.

Fundraising

Greater Giving

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Email marketing is a powerful tool that nonprofits can leverage to reach supporters and maximize donations. In this blog post, we’ll walk you through everything you need to know about sending your GivingTuesday email: how to write it, when to send it, why it’s important, and who to target. Encourage early donations!

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JUNE 4, 2025

Internal control policies are especially critical for organizations with diverse revenue streams donations, grants, and earned income. Establish protocols for fixed asset counts and managing departmental budgets to prevent overages. Require pre-approvals for expenses over a defined threshold to avoid unplanned spending.

Policies

Blackbaud

JANUARY 23, 2025

Those who have discovered and leveraged it are successfully unlocking new opportunities by maximizing their complimentary ad budget to drive donor engagement, increase event attendance, and raise awareness of their programs and initiatives. Every donation helps save ecosystems resonated emotionally and drove action. Click here to give.”

Grants

Blackbaud

MAY 2, 2025

If your foundation accepts donations, consider how a potential recession may affect donor behavior. Running budget scenarios early allows you to make informed choices and reduce surprises. Proactively share resources such as templates for strategic budgeting or checklists for cost containment best practices.

Government

Greater Giving

JULY 9, 2025

Finalize Your Fundraiser Budget and Set Fundraising Goals With fewer distractions, summer is the perfect time to: Analyze last year’s event performance Create a budget aligned with your fundraising goals Assign spending limits to committee teams 7. Ready to turn plans into action?

Procurement

Big Fundraising Ideas

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

What Types of Fundraisers are Most Popular Among Schools Blog Summary: This blog explores popular fundraising options, including catalog fundraisers, online storefronts, direct sales campaigns, and seasonal themes, each offering unique advantages for engaging supporters and meeting financial goals.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Nonprofit organizations need funding and support, whether through in-kind contributions, skilled volunteers, or monetary donations. Providing substantial donations to large organizations – through company match dollars and employee donations, is a straightforward and effective way to quickly support relief efforts.

Donation

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Key Takeaways: Creative Packaging: Combine donations into themed lots that excite bidders. The Make It Make Cents webinar explored innovative revenue generators, budget analysis tips, and aligning your fundraising strategies with your mission. Smart Budgeting: Analyze your budget to make informed financial decisions.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JANUARY 9, 2025

Find the Right Number for Your Nonprofit Operating Reserves The Nonprofit Operating Reserves Initiative (NORI) Workgroup suggests that the minimum operating reserve ratio at the lowest point during the year should be 25 percent, or about three months of the annual operating expense budget. However, this is not a universal benchmark.

Contracts

Blackbaud

JULY 17, 2025

Q4: What areas of digital fundraising do you recommend nonprofits focus on, even when they may have budget or resource restrictions? When working with limited budgets or resources, I recommend nonprofits focus on four key areas of digital fundraising: donor engagement, data integrity, automation, and volunteer and fundraiser support.

Media

DoJiggy

JANUARY 8, 2025

Are there any fundraising tools that can help with financial management, event planning, international operations, or donation organizations? Do you need a platform to collect online donations? Donation Platforms provide easy online fundraising, helping you reach a wider audience. Sure, there are!

Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2025

Get Fully Funded has tons of great resources available for free on their website , including blogs, guides for beginners, and more. Auctria also provides extensive free resources on our website , including blogs, templates, and more! You can access sample auction item donation request letter templates here.

Template

Blackbaud

AUGUST 4, 2025

That makes it a natural fit for building awareness, reaching new audiences, and increasing revenue—especially when budgets and staff capacity are tight. You don’t need a large team or a big budget to make an impact. The post Building a Modern Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Program first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog by Blackbaud.

Fundraising

NonProfit PRO

JULY 30, 2025

The new feature makes it dramatically easier for nonprofits to raise more money, expand reach, and save time by sharing fundraising campaigns directly into social feeds, all with built-in donate buttons and real-time tracking. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Retail

Grant Writer Team

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

A nonprofit’s website established credibility, helps improve its reach, increase donations, and amplify its impact. Users visit a nonprofit’s website to learn their mission, donate to the cause, and/or to learn the virtual volunteering opportunities are offered. However, a website is more than just a digital space.

Nonprofit

amplifi

JULY 10, 2025

Fundraising teams are stretched thin, and development offices are challenged with shrinking budgets, leaner staff, and growing expectations. Meanwhile, one-time donations remained flat from year to year. Take a look at your online donation form. But desktop still comes out on top when it comes to securing donations.

AI

Blackbaud

JULY 17, 2025

A giving circle is a group of individuals who pool their charitable donations and collectively decide how to distribute those funds to nonprofits, schools, or other specific causes. From 2017 to 2023, participation in collective giving grew to 4,000 giving circles contributing more than $3.1 billion to social causes.

Donation

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2025

Get Fully Funded has tons of great resources available for free on their website , including blogs, guides for beginners, and more. Auctria also provides extensive free resources on our website , including blogs, templates, and more! You can access sample auction item donation request letter templates here.

Template

Blackbaud

JANUARY 24, 2025

Automating tasks from a central location: Once you have data from separate systems consolidated, you can let your CRM handle routine work like sending thank-you emails after donations or event attendance, as well as reminding you about upcoming renewals. Volunteer management platforms: Keep all your volunteer information in one place.

CRM

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Here are several strategies to help nonprofits rebuild their reserves to a healthy level, ideally equivalent to at least three months of operating expenses: Diversify Revenue Streams: Explore new funding sources , such as grants, donations, and earned income opportunities, to create a more resilient financial base.

Management

Blackbaud

AUGUST 4, 2025

Annual Revenue Your annual revenue is like the heartbeat of your organization—it represents the total revenue your organization generates in a year, including donations, grants, and earned income. Knowing your annual revenue is foundational for accurate budgeting and strategic planning. over the fiscal year. over the fiscal year.

Metrics

Big Fundraising Ideas

MAY 13, 2025

School Nurse Day Fundraiser Ideas in2025 Blog Summary: School Nurse Day, observed in May of each year, provides a perfect opportunity to show appreciation for school nurses by raising funds to improve their work environment and resources. Like many areas within schools, school nurse offices often face budget constraints.

Fundraising

Bonterra

JULY 29, 2025

Nonprofit teams often spend more time troubleshooting tech than building relationships, while donation experiences that aren’t optimized to meet supporters where they are lead to drop-offs and missed opportunities for recurring giving. Audit your current systems for gaps: Are donation forms easy to use, responsive, and secure?

CRM

Strategic Grants

MAY 18, 2025

If youre wondering how to incorporate the justification in the budget of your grant application, you can include something like These in-kind figures are based on wage rates as calculated by The Centre for Volunteering cost of volunteering calculator: [link].

Strategic Plan

Blackbaud

MARCH 24, 2025

Their work ensures that patients transition smoothly from hospital to community care, which is vital when hospital resources are strained due to budget cuts. Charitable donations and grants help hospitals hire and train more CHWs, increasing their reach within underserved communities. What does a Community Health Worker Do?

Transportation

Blackbaud

JULY 18, 2025

Working with your program and development teams, your finance staff identifies funding gaps, supplies important budget numbers, sets up projects in your accounting software, establishes spending approvals, and creates reporting schedules. Address budget variances and determine how you will spend any remaining funds according to grant terms.

Government

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

To run a silent auction, you’ll need to plan many logistics, such as how guests will bid on items, what items you’re procuring, and how you’ll process donations. Determining the auction budget. To set an accurate budget for this event, assess past event budgets for similar experiences.

Procurement

Blackbaud

JUNE 27, 2025

It’s Cost-Effective Compared to Other Paid Channels Text messaging was included in M+R’s advertising section for the first time and the results were eye-opening: Texting had the second-lowest cost per donation at $62, just behind search ads ($61). And that investment is translating to results.

Media

Big Fundraising Ideas

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Blog Summary: Post-school fundraiser reviews are essential for ensuring long-term success and continuous improvement. Quantify results: Use metrics like satisfaction scores, participation rates, and budget comparisons to identify patterns. Did expenses exceed the budget, or was participant engagement lower than expected?

Fundraising

NonProfit PRO

JULY 14, 2025

Even with strong performance data, questions about staffing, budget and planning could stand in the way of getting a texting program off the ground. ‘It’s Not in the Budget.’ ’ If your current budget is tight, consider reallocating funds from underperforming digital channels. setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Retail

Blackbaud

APRIL 16, 2025

A well-thought-out system can do the following automatically: Track Funding Sources Nonprofits often receive funding from diverse sources , such as grants, donations, sponsorships, and events. Support Budget Management With so much funding uncertainty, budgeting and cash flow management is more important than ever.

Finance