Planned Giving

JULY 28, 2025

Laws vary by state, so consult your state’s specific requirements or an attorney for guidance on your situation. Longer Version [ DOWNLOAD ] A longer article with intros, explanations, and context — perfect for websites, blogs, newsletters, or outreach to family and friends.

Template

Peak Proposals

APRIL 3, 2023

Grant proposals have at least two parts: the project narrative and the budget (aka cost proposal). There may not be a division of responsibilities between the cost and narrative proposals at a small nonprofit, leaving the project lead (or the grant writer) to both write the proposal narrative and prepare the budget.

Budget

Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Invest in the Long Term: Giles Pegram, a UK consultant, found that a $1 million investment in fundraising produced a 12x return over 14 years compared to traditional investments.But nonprofits often demand immediate results, tying fundraising to one-year or three-year budgets. Click here to download the slides.

Fundraising

Candid

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

As a fundraising professional and nonprofit consultant working on a doctorate degree in business, I was curious about just how much a mission statement matters when it comes to nonprofit fundraising. We also downloaded their IRS Form 990s?from An effective nonprofit mission statement draws supporters and donors to an organization.

Donation

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The financial documents will help you learn about whom the funder has provided grants to and their overall budget. Download our free Grant Research Guidebook. The post Why Grant Research Isn’t as Easy as Saying “Show Me the Money” appeared first on DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services.

Grant

Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

A recent survey by The Nonprofit Alliance found that nearly half of direct response consultants said their clients lowered expectations from 2022 to 2023, while less than 10% said they expected their clients to do more direct mail fundraising this year compared to last year. Know your target demographic. Male or female? Young or old?

Demographics

CauseVox

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Download Our Free 2021 Year-End Fundraising Calendar. Download the free 2021 Year-End Fundraising Calendar: 2. For small orgs on a tight budget or can’t get a digital fundraising tool approved quickly, you can use CauseVox for 100% free with the Basic Plan. Free #GivingTuesday and Year-End Fundraising Consultation.

Fundraising

Qgiv

MAY 4, 2021

Laura Kruisenga, COO with Kennari Consulting , works with clients to build their annual fundraising programs with a particular focus on events, communications, and staffing. Download the free Radical Recurring Giving Guide today! Download Your eBook! Thank recurring donors by highlighting the impact of their giving.

Readiness

Blackbaud

MAY 19, 2023

Errors in your nonprofit financial data can not only cause issues in your planning and budgeting processes , but you could also lose grant funding—or donor trust—if you aren’t tracking your expenses properly. And there is no difference in tracking, reporting, or budgeting capabilities with a segmented chart of accounts.

Nonprofit

Tech Soup

APRIL 5, 2010

Is there any correlation between budget, IT spending, staff size, or organizational size and tech leadership? > Download the report for free! A full quarter of small nonprofits reported having no budget for IT salaries. What are the decisions and practices that define a technology "leader"? And it's free! >

IT

Blackbaud

MARCH 7, 2024

Often, this leads to large audit adjustments, budget vs actual reporting difficulties, and other funding challenges. Please consult your accountant for financial decisions. Let’s navigate these challenges together, with precision, foresight, and the shared goal of creating lasting social good.

Finance

Blackbaud

AUGUST 2, 2024

As a Strategic Consultant at Blackbaud, I have the privilege of working closely with many leaders in higher education who are navigating the ever-changing waters of fundraising. That means we get them on campus and introduce them to students. Understand and address their concerns. Cultivate trust.

IT

CauseVox

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Get a free consultation to learn more about how you can create your #GivingTuesday campaign site for free with CauseVox. Download your #GivingTuesday planning guide below: 2. As you’re probably well aware, many nonprofits have had to cut back and survive on an extra-lean budget this year. Use #GivingTuesday Campaign Resources.

Fundraising

DoJiggy

JANUARY 16, 2024

4 Steps to Writing an Effective Nonprofit Grant Proposal Essentials to Include in Your Grant Proposal Downloadable Content: Sample Nonprofit Grant Cover Letter Should You Work with a Grant Writer? Budget Breakdown: Be transparent about how you’ll allocate the funds. Budget: This section requires utmost transparency.

Proposal

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 11, 2022

The real problem in most of these cases is that running 3 or 4 programs on a yearly budget of less than $50k is trying to do too much with too little. This is what I tell to leaders of small nonprofits that I speak with, the ones who need grant funding but don’t have the resources to hire a consultant like me.

Nonprofit

Tech Soup

MAY 25, 2012

Plus: you can download free and low-cost apps from the Windows Phone Marketplace. Acteva Express (good for small events) is available to organizations with budgets under $500,000, while Acteva Plus (good for medium-sized events) is available to organizations with budgets from $500,001 to $5 million.

Donation

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 23, 2012

She has worked in healthcare, politics and government, and technology for more than 20 years and appreciates working with nonprofit fundraisers and philanthropy consultants who use NOZA philanthropy data every day. With little time and even less budget, you need to know: Who do I ask for a major contribution? How much should I ask for?

Pass-Through

Peak Proposals

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Based on our experiences writing grants for nonprofits as employees and as consultants, we’ve compiled what we regard as some of the most important factors you should consider before deciding to become a grant writer. As a consultant, you may or may not have a better chance at shaping a proposal than you would as an employee.

Grant

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 21, 2022

Skills-based support: individuals with various types of expertise can provide free consulting to help your organization improve. Download a free Corporate Partnerships Attraction Kit from Beeline! 3 Steps to Find and Attract Corporate Partners 1. A list of 5 hook, 17 anchor, 9 win, and 11 ask ideas. About the Author.

Nonprofit

Qgiv

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Through their studies on brand loyalty, social psychologist Susan Fiske and business consultant Chris Malone found that people perceive brands just as they perceive other people. For examples of where and how to use primary vs secondary colors, download our branding guide. Choose Clear and Consistent Typography.

Nonprofit

Peak Proposals

AUGUST 1, 2023

The areas where questions typically come up tend to fall into one of six buckets: (1) eligibility, (2) formatting, (3) scope, (4) personnel, (5) budget, and (6) partnerships. Still others may provide level-of-effort guidelines, such as “Key personnel must be budgeted for a minimum of x% FTE [full-time equivalent] on the grant.”

Funding

Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

This is also a good time to take a look at how your programming is performing and to review your budget. By the end of December, we will complete our feasibility study and determine next steps with our fundraising consultant.” Download our hybrid event planner! Download Qgiv’s Hybrid Event Planner.

Media

Grant Writing Made Easy

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

And rather than going out and trying to find all this exciting new information to put in your collection, start with what you have (I’m looking at you, random collection of downloaded PDFs that somehow haven’t found a home yet.) Don’t worry about evaluating as you build.

Management

Peak Proposals

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

If you have a number of active grants, you might be able to cover your unrestricted costs if each of your awarded grants allows for at least a percentage of the budget to go toward overhead costs. capped at 10%)—or if several of your grants don’t allow overhead costs at all—then you can quickly run into budget difficulties.

Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 8, 2012

If this doesn’t work, consider bringing in an outside person like a facilitator or consultant. I suggest you download the free trial versions of several of the top ones and try them out to see what feels right for you. . . Here’s one way to think about targeting the number of donors you need to fully fund your nonprofit’s budget: .

Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 8, 2012

If this doesn’t work, consider bringing in an outside person like a facilitator or consultant. I suggest you download the free trial versions of several of the top ones and try them out to see what feels right for you. . . Here’s one way to think about targeting the number of donors you need to fully fund your nonprofit’s budget: .

Fundraising

Qgiv

MAY 11, 2021

Many companies are tightening their budgets due to various COVID-related issues. Nonprofit leaders don’t want to come across as selfish by asking for money from people who may be fighting illness or losing their jobs or…waiting for the next bit of dire news,” says Alan Cantor , nonprofit consultant. Download the Report!

Lobbying

Pamela Grow

JANUARY 14, 2021

One of our long-time students wrote in: “We’re 74% of the way to our revenue budget and we’re not quite halfway through our fiscal year and are up 322% year over year (last year we raised almost $770K) How are we doing it? Don’t expect to bring in a consultant for a 1-hour training and slack off the rest of the year.

Nonprofit

Blackbaud

OCTOBER 21, 2024

CFO job duties generally include overseeing the finance team, analyzing and presenting financial statements, and budgeting and forecasting. Work with your vendor’s account manager or a third-party consultant to make sure you are taking advantage of the full functionality of your software.

Finance