GiveSmart

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The end of the calendar year is around the corner—the single biggest fundraising opportunity of the year! Once the end-of-year giving campaign goes public, the remaining fundraising goal will be met by following best practices and promoting across all channels. A clear-cut focus will make it that much easier for you to succeed.

Donation

Assel Grant Services

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The client felt confident putting the funder on their own grant calendar for the upcoming year, allowing me to focus my time on another funding priority because they were sure that the foundation would continue its support. As grant professionals, we must ensure that our clients’ projects match the funder’s goals.

GPC

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 30, 2025

You likely already have the due dates in your calendar – use this time to connect with relevant stakeholders on the grant’s status. 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.

Grant

Blackbaud

JUNE 6, 2025

If you’re a fundraiser, this might sound familiar: An experienced development team at a mid-sized university foundation is doing everything right to hit their goals for prospect meetings. And that’s a goal worth investing in. They have a well-researched prospect list and a personalized outreach plan. What’s the problem?

Fundraising

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. Solution To manage time constraints effectively: Develop a Grant Calendar : Create a detailed calendar with deadlines, submission requirements, and timelines for each grant application.

Grant Writing

Blackbaud

JULY 15, 2025

Step-by-Step GivingTuesday Strategy for Your Nonprofit Step 1: Brainstorm Your Goals Before jumping into GivingTuesday email examples for this year, take a look back at last year’s campaign. You’ll want to set a clear goal that builds upon last year’s momentum and helps your organization grow. Remember to make it a SMART goal.

Goals

Blackbaud

JANUARY 10, 2025

In addition to crafting the Investment Policy Statement and Spending Policy, the Investment Committee should set a fiduciary calendar, so everyone knows when to expect updates on investments, reviews of operating reserves , and similar topics. They are likely not experts in investment management.

Award

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

Millionaire Grant Lady

MAY 5, 2025

In this blog: When do nonprofits need urgent grant help? Our goal, and our client average, is to reduce the time on grants spent for you by 80% or more. After our quick onboarding process, we could work through their foundation grant calendar, ensuring no deadlines were missed. What does a grant consultant bring to the table?

Grant Writing

Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 23, 2025

These days, I have regular Chapter meetings on my calendar and in-person meetups to look forward to. Her goal in life is to leave the world a little better than it was when she got here and most importantly, to pet all the dogs! Just saying. Dont forget our Chapter Meetup during GrantSummit!

IT

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.

Fundraising

Big Fundraising Ideas

MARCH 18, 2025

How to Secure Sponsorships for Your School Fundraisers Blog Summary: School fundraisers are crucial for enhancing educational experiences. Below are key steps to establish a strong foundation: Define Your Fundraising Goal Clarity is everything. Plan NextSteps Review your schools fundraising calendar for the upcoming semester or year.

Fundraising

Wild Apricot

JULY 29, 2025

Whether your goal is attracting new donors, recruiting volunteers or educating your community, your website should work hard for you. Plus, a blog can establish your nonprofit as a thought leader in your industry. The blog is active, with posts on trending topics published weekly. Either way, you’ve come to the right place.

Nonprofit

Blackbaud

JULY 28, 2025

If your nonprofit pays a contractor $600 or more in a calendar year, then you will need to issue them a form 1099-NEC at the end of the year. The goal of your nonprofit internal control audit is to uncover any areas of weakness that could be putting your organization at risk of financial mismanagement or non-compliance.

Finance

Wild Apricot

JUNE 24, 2025

Nonprofits utilize it differently depending on their goals, audience and tools. When someone signs up, they will automatically receive a confirmation email with details, followed by a calendar invite or prep materials. Plus, many tools allow you to pull in recent blog posts, event listings or updates from your website automatically.

CRM

Bonterra

JULY 3, 2025

Share on the calendar, assign event teams, and stay aware of signups and attendance. Event management dashboard: Set goals, track progress, and manage tickets sold. Features Event insights: Create reports and analyses to understand event attendance and goal achievement. Google Calendar Best for: Integrating with Google Suite 25.

Software

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? Make sure you're really writing as tightly as possible, but I have a blog post here where I have it side by side.

Instrumentl

Big Fundraising Ideas

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Primary School Fundraising Ideas: A Seasonal and Year-Round Guide Blog Summary: Looking for fun ways to raise money for your primary school throughout the year? Youll find practical tips on planning, organizing, and engaging the community, all designed to help your school meet its goals while keeping the excitement high.

Fundraising

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.

Instrumentl

Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 24, 2024

I have taken several of your courses and read your blog. My goal in taking your classes was to be a better fundraiser for sure. Here, I’ll let you read it… “I don’t expect you to remember me. I am the co-founder of an animal and nature sanctuary in upstate NY. I have no training in marketing or fundraising.

Donation

DoJiggy

JULY 22, 2025

Create a free account and see how we can help your organization smash your fundraising goals! Choose a Cause and Set Goals Before you hit the road, clarify your mission. Determine your financial goal and outline how funds will be collected. Set a donation goal and include it in your promotional materials.

Fundraising

Grant Professionals Association

JANUARY 28, 2025

We encourage all those eligible to apply early and ensure your application reflects your passion, goals, and commitment to our illustrious profession. Take the time to invest in your dreams and goals. What impact would a scholarship have on your life, and how do you hope to use it to achieve your goals? Ponder this.

Application

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Volunteer lifecycle stage The goal of this stage Strategies to use at this stage Recruitment Introduce your volunteer opportunities to new audience members and inspire them to sign up. You can also create a volunteer management calendar to help you stay organized. Looking for additional resources to manage volunteers?

Management

Qgiv

MAY 3, 2023

Fundraising calendars help set your nonprofit up for success for the entire year. Planning ahead ensures you’ll stay organized and keeps you on track with your goals. A fundraising calendar enables you to keep your goals, campaigns, strategies, and due dates all in one place that your whole team has access to.

Calendar

Greater Giving

JANUARY 11, 2024

Strategic Fundraising Calendar: Mapping Out a Successful Year for Your Nonprofit In the dynamic world of nonprofit fundraising, success often hinges on meticulous planning and execution. Enter Greater Giving’s guide on building a Strategic Fundraising Calendar —your key to unlocking a prosperous 2024.

Calendar

Pamela Grow

JUNE 6, 2024

Kwala’s donor gifts guide recommends a few easy gifts for nonprofits: T-Shirts Thermoses Tote bags Calendars Journals For major donors, take the gifts up a notch with appreciation events and donor walls. Your blog or website to split the difference between the two strategies and show off your community to new and prospective donors.

AI

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.

Calendar

GiveSmart

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

While #GivingTuesday and end-of-year appeals might feel far away, the busiest time of the giving calendar is just around the corner. Donors are paying attention, and many are looking at their spending for the rest of the calendar year. GiveSmart’s #GivingTuesday Success Toolkit is the only thing you’ll need to reach your goals.

Calendar

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.

Goals

Qgiv

AUGUST 26, 2021

Here are 5 reasons why you should keep virtual fundraising events on your calendar: . With many companies looking toward future goals, being flexible with plans is a necessity. Yet, having a virtual event on calendar, you’re able to secure vendors and create video conference lines in a matter of minutes.

Calendar

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!

Calendar

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.

Media

Blackbaud

MARCH 22, 2024

While traditional events still have an important place in the fundraising calendar, activity-based fundraising events now encompass a diverse range of experiences, from yoga to pickleball to kayaking and more. Activity-tracked P2P fundraising events will help you achieve your goal of raising more money while giving new energy to your cause.

Calendar

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 first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog. What is better?

Calendar

Candid

APRIL 4, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll not only explore the importance of building strong networks and how to find the folks with whom to prioritize building relationships. For these reasons, relationship-building with nonprofit funders is an essential step toward your nonprofit reaching its fundraising goals.

Nonprofit

Booster

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Without a well thought out calendar, you are sure to miss out on opportunities to bring in additional funds and exceed your goals. Plus—tips on how to get started on your own fundraising calendar! The key is the planning part! That’s why kicking off the year with a fundraising event schedule already in place is crucial.

Calendar

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. For more sector news, visit our blog.

Grant Calendar