Blackbaud

MARCH 20, 2025

While you may already have an annual budget and are reporting against it, the question remains: are you planning for cash? Good cash flow planning helps you spot potential trouble before it has a chance to derail your strategic goals. Begin by taking your monthly budget and assuming you pay everything on the first of the month.

Management

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 23, 2024

In this blog, well break down the components of grant writing, analyze time estimates, and offer tips to streamline the process, highlighting the importance of calculating average hours for grant writing. Initial Research and Prospecting (5-15 Hours) Identifying suitable grants that align with your goals. Statement of Need: 5-8 hours.

Grant Writing

Blackbaud

JANUARY 14, 2025

While you may be aware on a general level that your CRM platform is becoming a headwind to your organization achieving its fundraising goals, the prospect of migrating vast amounts of data, retraining staff, and committing the money and resources required for a successful upgrade can make it tempting to say, Lets make do for another year.

CRM

Grant Professionals Association

MAY 1, 2025

Project Overview: Follow introductions with a high-level project overview of the goals and objectives. Finance: Review the project budget and possibly compare with your organizations financial reports of actual versus budgeted expenses, offering time for team member education.

GPC

Blackbaud

MARCH 10, 2025

If theyre entrusting their money to your organization, they need to have faith that youll use it to advance your stated goals. Goals : Sharing your goals is a key way to inform stakeholders about ways you intend to act on your mission and what outcomes you expect to have. And they’re savvy investors. That builds trust.

Finance

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

JUNE 12, 2025

Engage program managers and finance teams to ensure the project is feasible and aligns with organizational goals. They also show funders that you understand their goals and how your project aligns with them. Important activities: Gather necessary documents, develop narratives, build budgets, and secure internal approvals.

Grant

Blackbaud

JANUARY 13, 2025

This alignment prevents mission creep and maintains the integrity of your nonprofit’s goals. Factor in all costs, including staff time, and forecast different scenariosbest case, worst case, and most likelyto understand the impact on your budget. The goal is long-term sustainability with minimal additional resources.

Finance

Ann Green's Nonprofit

JUNE 10, 2025

Final Thoughts You don’t need a huge staff or a big budget to pull off events like those mentioned in this guide. Aligning with corporate social responsibility goals. She can be found listening to the Interstellar soundtrack while writing content for GolfStatus’ educational guides, templates, blogs, case studies, webinars, and more.

Fundraising

Think and Ink Grants

DECEMBER 2, 2024

This blog delves into the nuances of grant writing, exploring best practices, resources, and success stories from the heart of Georgia. First and foremost, a well-defined project goal is essential. Equally important is a comprehensive budget that outlines how funds will be allocated. Shavonn * Need help? About Shavonn V.

Grant Writing

Blackbaud

MAY 2, 2025

Grantees facing increased demand may require additional funding, but its vital to assess whether your foundation can provide more without compromising long-term goals. Running budget scenarios early allows you to make informed choices and reduce surprises. Finally, know your own organizations limits.

Government

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Make It Make Cents Guest Speaker: Gazala Uradnik, Founder, GFS Events Maximizing fundraising ROI requires strategic thinking and a clear understanding of your goals. The Make It Make Cents webinar explored innovative revenue generators, budget analysis tips, and aligning your fundraising strategies with your mission.

Fundraising

Greater Giving

OCTOBER 29, 2024

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. Cost-effective : Compared to print marketing or paid ads, email is a budget-friendly option with a high return on investment (ROI).

Fundraising

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

Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 3, 2025

Were often the ones shaping narratives, refining budgets, and crafting the compelling language that helps nonprofit organizations secure critical funding. The goal is to equip nonprofit leaders with the tools, language, and confidence they need to build real, lasting relationships.

Ethics

Blackbaud

MARCH 31, 2025

These can include disbursement timelines, budget allocation, and project progress. For instance, you could share budgeting templates, provide a referral to a financial advisor, or recommend attending a workshop on managing large-scale funding. Consider creating reporting dashboards that clearly display key metrics.

Grant

Blackbaud

JULY 2, 2025

It reveals the reason they exist and the goals they hope to achieve. Find more details about a funder’s activities and progress toward their goals in annual reports or impact statements. For example, is the funder asking for a detailed budget? A funder’s mission statement gets to the “why” behind their grantmaking activities.

Proposal

Millionaire Grant Lady

JULY 2, 2025

From identifying the right opportunities to tailoring your proposal to the funder’s goals in a way that is still true to your own mission to tracking down all the right attachments , there is a lot to consider. It’s a lot to keep track of, and I certainly couldn’t summarize it all in a single blog post.

Grant Writing

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 30, 2024

For instance, the corporate profit-and-loss statement isnt the same as our nonprofit budget-to-actuals report, and it falls short of providing the information necessary to effectively assess whether we need to course correct throughout the year. Absolutely, if the mission cant provide optimal program delivery without it.

Metrics

Just Write Grants

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll explore the typical issues nonprofits face during the grant writing process and offer practical solutions to overcome them. Budgeting and Financials 5.1 Challenge Creating a detailed and accurate budget that aligns with the grant’s requirements can be complex. Time Constraints 1.1 Meeting Deadlines 6.1

Grant Writing

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. Define your campaign goals early—and include at least one success metric that isn’t fundraising dollars, such as the number of repeat participants. It also meets the moment.

Fundraising

Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2025

Theyre an opportunity to showcase your schools achievements and build relationships that translate into broader community support for your educational goals. 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

DoJiggy

JANUARY 8, 2025

P2P Crowdfunding Auctions Golf Tournaments Online Stores Ticketing Sweepstakes Donations Raffle Fundraising Create a free account and see how we can help your organization smash your fundraising goals! Goals help shape your event and keep your team aligned. A clear budget prevents overspending and ensures profitability.

Fundraising

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. Join thousands of other organizations to expand your digital presence.

Grant

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 30, 2025

A required grant report should include changes, challenges, assessment of adherence to the implementation timeline, and progress toward goals –information that a programmatic auditor would require. Similarly, financial reports serve as clear documentation of spending as well as changes to the original budget.

Grant

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2025

Get Fully Funded knows how to break down your big goals into small steps, making it easier to scale your fundraising successfully. Get Fully Funded has tons of great resources available for free on their website , including blogs, guides for beginners, and more. You can access sample auction item donation request letter templates here.

Template

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

Big Fundraising Ideas

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Blog Summary: Post-school fundraiser reviews are essential for ensuring long-term success and continuous improvement. Fundraisers are vital to supporting school programs, but their impact can extend far beyond immediate monetary goals if post-event reviews are conducted effectively. Why Conduct a Post-Fundraiser Review?

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JULY 17, 2025

At the core, my goal is to make sure we’re leveraging digital tools in smart, strategic ways that help advance our mission and grow our impact. Q4: What areas of digital fundraising do you recommend nonprofits focus on, even when they may have budget or resource restrictions? and continues to drive our success year after year.

Media

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. By aligning CHW funding with broader health equity goals, healthcare foundations can demonstrate their commitment to reducing health disparities and improving population health outcomes.

Transportation

NonProfit PRO

JULY 30, 2025

Additional built-in features like fundraising goals and a progress bar help drive engagement and conversions. Nonprofit-Branded Donor Experience: All gifts are processed through DonorDrive’s existing events and campaigns, maintaining a fully branded experience with real-time goal trackers and donation forms. rail-container).hide();

Retail

Blackbaud

APRIL 21, 2025

An RFP is a formal document that outlines your organizations needs, expectations, budget, and selection criteria when hiring vendors or consultants for a task. Define Your Goals A well-defined goal is a critical foundation for your RFP, guiding your nonprofits questions and qualification criteria.

Proposal

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Budget Line Item for Reserves: Include a specific line item in the budget dedicated to contributing to the operating reserves. Multi-Year Capital Budgets: Incorporate reserve contributions into multi-year capital budgets to ensure consistent replenishment over time.

Management

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2025

Get Fully Funded knows how to break down your big goals into small steps, making it easier to scale your fundraising successfully. Get Fully Funded has tons of great resources available for free on their website , including blogs, guides for beginners, and more. You can access sample auction item donation request letter templates here.

Template

Bonterra

JULY 29, 2025

In this blog, we’ll identify key pain points of peer-to-peer fundraising and individual giving, and walk through some data-backed strategies to help you overcome barriers and accelerate growth. If fundraising feels more and more complex, you’re not alone. Leverage this data to iterate and replicate what works.

CRM

Big Fundraising Ideas

MARCH 4, 2025

Easter Fundraising Ideas for Schools: Inspiring Your Springtime GivingSpirit Blog Summary: This post highlights various Easter fundraising ideas for schools, from egg hunts and bake sales to evening movie nights and talent shows. Budget-friendly : The cost of sending a candy gram can be low, appealing to many students.

Goals

Blackbaud

JULY 17, 2025

The goal is not only to attract funding, but also to build a relationship. first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog by Blackbaud. Directories like the Global Giving Circle Directory make it easier to find local groups. The post What Are Giving Circles?

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