Greater Giving

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Whether you’re planning a gala, auction, or community fundraiser, effective sponsorship strategies can amplify your events success. TIP: Provide your team with a sponsorship toolkit, including email templates and event collateral, to ensure consistent messaging.

Budget

Blackbaud

AUGUST 4, 2025

In digital fundraising, the shortest distance between you and your next loyal donor just might be a friend. That’s the power of peer-to-peer (P2P) fundraising. We’re happy to share some highlights here to help you start building (or rebuilding) a modern P2P fundraising program. Where do you start? How do you build momentum?

Fundraising

Blackbaud

AUGUST 5, 2025

Fundraising success depends on breaking through the noise with strategies that spark action and build lasting connections to your mission. Personal connections—whether through targeted asks, peer sharing, or individual fundraising pages—will help your cause stand out and inspire action. They want to know ‘Where are the students?

Fundraising

GiveSmart

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The end of the calendar year is around the corner—the single biggest fundraising opportunity of the year! This guide will show you how to create a year-end fundraising campaign that will effectively reach the hearts and wallets of donors during this spike in end-of-year donations.

Donation

Wild Apricot

JULY 16, 2025

Focusing here maximizes your fundraising potential. Built-In Fundraising Tools Facebook offers integrated fundraising features, making it easier than ever to collect donations without redirecting donors to another site. Read more: Write the BEST Nonprofit Mission Statement: 15 Examples + Free Template 2.

Media

Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

These donors, who contribute without prior planning, can be the unsung heroes of your end-of-year fundraising. This year’s updated Ultimate End of Year Fundraising Toolkit can be your guidebook for putting the finishing touches on your campaign and making a lasting impression on these first-time donors.

Retainer

Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Will you have the use of custom fields and templates so you can personalize forms? Determine how well the new GMS integrates with your existing systems, such as accounting software, fundraising platform, and other essential tools. Consider if the vendor offers any services to help with data migration. What integrations are available?

Grant Management

Bonterra

AUGUST 5, 2025

On average, nonprofit organizations raise 17-33% of their annual fundraising revenue in December and Giving Tuesday drives billions in donations. What is a year-end fundraising communication plan? What is a year-end fundraising communication plan? When should you begin creating your year-end fundraising communication plan?

Fundraising

Bonterra

JULY 31, 2025

Running a nonprofit is tough, which is why many organizations turn to nonprofit software to help with management of fundraising, donor relationships, and volunteers. Givebutter is an online fundraising platform option that provides nonprofits with the tools they need to fundraise, plan and manage events, and take in donations.

CRM

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. Nestled within this vital week is School Nurse Day, typically observed on Wednesday.

Fundraising

Big Fundraising Ideas

DECEMBER 22, 2024

What Are the Best Practices for Conducting a Post-School Fundraiser Review? Blog Summary: Post-school fundraiser reviews are essential for ensuring long-term success and continuous improvement. Why Conduct a Post-Fundraiser Review? A well-structured review goes beyond numbers and focuses on the overall experience.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

MAY 2, 2025

Fine-tune your fundraising efforts to ensure they resonate with supporters. Proactively share resources such as templates for strategic budgeting or checklists for cost containment best practices. In addition, help grantees strengthen their fundraising strategies. Also, be proactive with your funding decisions.

Government

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2025

We know that many fundraising auctions are put on by small but mighty teams (or maybe even a single person wearing a lot of hats!). When your team is small, it’s vital that you focus on building strong workflows using templates, outsourcing, and automation to keep your team from being overwhelmed and overworked.

Template

Wild Apricot

JULY 29, 2025

Include a Blog on Your Website We highly recommend adding a blog to your nonprofit website – it’s a great way to drive traffic, boost your SEO and provide you with resources to share via email and social media. Plus, a blog can establish your nonprofit as a thought leader in your industry. Not sure what to write about?

Nonprofit

Blackbaud

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Find best practices, campaign planning worksheets, and time-tested email and social media templates for GivingTuedsay and beyond in Your Ultimate End-of-Year Planning Toolkit! Keep these fundamentals in mind to build a strong campaign foundation. Looking for more tips? 64 Gifts #GivingTuesday Power Hours Happening Now!

Donation

NonProfit PRO

JULY 16, 2025

If a donor gets a bland, templated acknowledgment a week later, what does that tell them? But if they get a call within 24 hours from a real person — you, the frontline fundraiser — thanking them by name and connecting their gift to the impact it will make, you’re telling them something different entirely: “You matter.

Retail

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2025

We know that many fundraising events are put on by small but mighty teams (or maybe even a single person wearing a lot of hats!). When your team is small, it’s vital that you focus on building strong workflows using templates, outsourcing, and automation to keep your team from being overwhelmed and overworked.

Template

Blackbaud

JUNE 6, 2025

In this blog, we’ll explore the four core financial statements every nonprofit needs: the Statement of Activities, Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Cash Flows, and Statement of Functional Expenses. Expenses : These are the costs incurred while delivering programs, covering administrative needs, and supporting fundraising efforts.

Liability

Blackbaud

JULY 29, 2025

From GivingTuesday to New Year’s Eve, we’ve powered end-of-year fundraising campaign success for thousands of organizations and we’re here to help you do the same. Mary Katlyn MacMaster, Development and Database Coordinator Washington’s National Park Fund energizes its community on GivingTuesday with peer-to-peer fundraising.

Media

Blackbaud

JUNE 5, 2025

In this blog post, you’ll learn the essential steps for creating an effective nonprofit budget. This may include donations, grants, fundraising events, government funding, and even small affiliate programs through your local grocery store. Budgeting for a nonprofit organization is much like planning that road trip.

Budget

Blackbaud

JULY 15, 2025

No matter your cause, GivingTuesday is the biggest fundraising event of the year for nonprofits and schools. That was a record since the online fundraising event launched in 2012. GivingTuesday isn’t just a fundraiser, though. You can consider non-fundraising goals, too. When is GivingTuesday? Last year, 36.1

Goals

Big Fundraising Ideas

APRIL 29, 2025

Blog Summary: The article provides a comprehensive guide for schools looking to raise funds in 2025. It highlights various fundraising strategies, including product-based sales, virtual fundraisers, event-based fundraisers, crowdfunding, and seasonal campaigns. In 2025, the fundraising landscape is evolving.

Fundraising

Fundly

JANUARY 20, 2025

Whether youre raising money to fund a nonprofit initiative, support students at your school, or cover a personal expense, an online fundraiser can be an effective way to reach your goal. But first, you need to find the right fundraising website to support your campaign. Peer-to-peer fundraising. Event management.

Funding

Millionaire Grant Lady

MAY 5, 2025

Unfortunately, your fundraising team is busy preparing for your organizations annual event, and it is all-hands-on-deck. You had a fundraising plan and office that was running pretty smoothly. In this blog: When do nonprofits need urgent grant help? A missed deadline may mean fundraising dollars that can never be recouped.

Grant Writing

Blackbaud

JULY 31, 2025

These unrestricted gifts are necessary to pay fundraisers’ salaries, overhead, bills, and the supplies for your tried-and-true programs. How Is Annual Giving Different from Other Fundraising Types? Let’s take a look at annual giving compared to other fundraising types like major gifts or planned gifts.

Donation

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Start by selecting flexible holiday eCard software with intuitive design tools, templates, and branding capabilities. If your platform enables charity eCards, you can also sell your cards, making them the perfect holiday fundraiser. Once you select a platform, heres how to make your holiday eCards meaningful: Create a festive design.

Template

Strategic Grants

JULY 9, 2025

Government tender writing can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re juggling the task with other responsibilities like program delivery or fundraising. For your best possible chance at success: Pay attention to the submission format, noting any supporting documents or specific templates that need to be included with your response.

Government

Blackbaud

APRIL 21, 2025

Be clear about what youre looking for, whether it be a financial expert with a tried-and-true approach to bookkeeping for nonprofits or a fundraising consultant with fresh ideas. For example, an RFP template might recommend including your organizations background information and project goals.

Proposal

DoJiggy

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Detail fundraising strategies and potential revenue sources. Our 100+ fundraising ideas might inspire you. Budget and Expenses Outline your expected costs, including the facility, animal care, administrative, and fundraising expenses. Step 11: Fundraise to Support Your Rescue Animal shelters are expensive to run.

Policy

Blackbaud

JUNE 18, 2025

Many nonprofits participating in GivingTuesday rely on Blackbaud’s fundraising platforms , donor management software , payment processing , and data analytics capabilities for their campaigns. Blackbaud software can be the key to their fundraising success. “We What tools do fundraisers use for GivingTuesday campaigns?

Software

Bonterra

JULY 10, 2025

This foundation is managing a dedicated flood relief fund and directing grants to grassroots organizations providing critical aid.

Template

Big Fundraising Ideas

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Top 10 Reasons to use Big Fundraising Ideas over other Fundraising Options Blog Summary: The article highlights the importance of community engagement, the fun of organizing events, and the professional support provided. Choosing the right fundraiser can make all the difference in reaching your financial goals.

Fundraising

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Find Your Next Grant 17K Live Grants on Instrumentl 150+ Grants Added Weekly Try Instrumentl free for 14 days What Companies Want: Secrets to Securing In-Kind Donations for Fundraising Events - Grant Training Transcription No items found. Struggling to pick the questions you should answer when asking for a donation?

Instrumentl

Bonterra

JULY 3, 2025

Nonprofit organizations hold a variety of events, from fundraising galas to auctions to community outreach programs. That’s where fundraising event management software for nonprofits can help. But managing everything required for a standout event is challenging. Plus, it integrates seamlessly with the rest of the Bonterra suite.

Software

Blackbaud

MARCH 12, 2025

Customize a template and make your goals SMART: S pecific M easurable A ttainable R elevant T ime-Bound 4. A recent Blackbaud Institute report found that 41% of early adopters of new technology have exceeded their fundraising goals, and nearly 60% of early adopters report higher total revenue. Dont Just Collect Data: Use It!

Strategic Plan

NonProfit PRO

JULY 29, 2025

To help nonprofits overcome these challenges, Stephen King, CPA and (former) founder of GrowthForce, is proud to announce the launch of The Fundraising Accountant Community, an online space dedicated to help nonprofit leaders use their numbers to tell their story to donors. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad. rail-container).hide();

Retail

Wild Apricot

JUNE 24, 2025

Fundraising Campaign Running a fundraising campaign manually takes a lot of time, especially when you’re trying to keep up with emails, social posts and donor follow-ups. Plus, many tools allow you to pull in recent blog posts, event listings or updates from your website automatically.

CRM