Blackbaud

JULY 18, 2025

They come with strict compliance requirements, detailed reporting obligations, and potential penalties that could result in claw backs if you aren’t careful with your spending and documentation. Here are the key roles for your finance office throughout the government grant lifecycle. Check out our grant compliance checklist.

Government

Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 25, 2025

Additionally, the method fosters transparency and accountability since every conversation and decision is documented. Remove duplicates, verify contact details, and capture crucial data points like donation history, event attendance, and engagement metrics (e.g., email opens).

Management

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

CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2025

When donors are thanked within 48 hours of making a gift, they’re 4x more likely to donate again. Immediately after receiving a donation, be sure to send an email confirmation that includes a donor “thank you”. But don’t let an automatic thank you after receiving a donation be the only time you reach out to your donors.

CRM

Center for Major Gifts

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Why Multi-Year Commitments Matter When donors pledge support for multiple years, nonprofits gain a predictable revenue stream that simplifies budget forecasting and program planning. These documents outline the total pledge amount, payment schedule, and designated purpose of funds.

Proposal

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 5, 2025

As Bloomerang’s nonprofit software guide explains, the right software platform will help nonprofits “manage their finances, including revenue, expenses, budgeting, grants, and other needs” and “maintain organized financial data to support their long-term viability and comply with relevant regulations.” Consider your budget.

Finance

Big Fundraising Ideas

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Quantify results: Use metrics like satisfaction scores, participation rates, and budget comparisons to identify patterns. Breakdown of revenue sources: Identify which aspects of the fundraiser (ticket sales, donations, auctions, etc.) Did expenses exceed the budget, or was participant engagement lower than expected?

Fundraising

Wild Apricot

JUNE 16, 2025

Whether you’re just getting started or looking for a way to manage grants and donations more effectively, understanding fiscal agents can help you move forward with fewer risks and more confidence. They accept donations, handle bookkeeping, file tax documents and ensure everything meets state and federal regulations.

Logic Model

Wild Apricot

AUGUST 4, 2025

These include donation features, production resources and even free ad credits. These include a “Donate” button right on your videos and channel, links to your website in video annotations and access to YouTube’s Creator Academy for training. You don’t need a big ad budget to be seen.

Nonprofit

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

Greater Giving

JULY 23, 2025

For individuals, this should include donation frequency and amounts, event participation, volunteer history, and any other relevant data. For a major donor, you might document your entire history of phone calls and face-to-face meetings with notes about how they respond in each setting. Documenting internal processes.

Management

Bonterra

JULY 31, 2025

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. However, users can add and manage contacts, manage donations and donor segments, and create basic reports. What is Givebutter? Do you need a stronger CRM?

CRM

GiveSmart

MARCH 20, 2025

Budget: Typical expenses for renting a golf course include booking fees, a green fee per participating golfer, catering, snacks, beverages, golf cart rentals, and, sometimes, a st affing fee. With these features, you can receive donations anytime, anywhere. Given your nonprofit status, try to negotiate down fees and costs.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JUNE 16, 2025

First-person testimonials from beneficiaries help connect donations to a face and personal story. For example, donors who supported a capital campaign might receive a report outlining progress toward construction milestones, complete with photos and budget updates.

Finance

DoJiggy

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Step 3: Create a Business Plan and Budget You’ll need to develop a business plan to start an animal rescue. Budget and Expenses Outline your expected costs, including the facility, animal care, administrative, and fundraising expenses. Host online donation campaigns to reach a broader audience.

Policy

CauseVox

JULY 1, 2025

They had an optimized donation page and were running campaigns online, but every time they needed to send a thank-you note, pull a donor report, or figure out who gave last year, it turned into a scramble. At its core, a fundraising platform is a tool designed to help you collect donations and run campaigns online. Sound familiar?

CRM

Big Fundraising Ideas

MARCH 18, 2025

Shared Resources : Sponsoring organizations often contribute resources beyond financial donations. Are you seeking an in-kind donation, such as drinks for an upcoming fair? Provide Updates on How Donations AreUsed Nothing builds trust like transparency. Sponsors may have concerns, budget limitations, or other commitments.

Fundraising

Planned Giving

MAY 12, 2025

These gifts are often the largest and most impactful contributions a donor will ever makewith the average planned gift ranging from 200-300 times larger than a typical annual donation. ” Appreciated Securities : “Donating stocks or bonds that have increased in value since you acquired them.” Gratitude opens doors.

Policy

Planned Giving

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The Evolution of Philanthropic Expectations: A Wake-Up Call for Nonprofits For decades, many nonprofits have operated with a reactive approach to fundraisingchasing grants, hosting emergency campaigns, and depending on one-time donations. However, the philanthropic landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation.

Funding

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Eligible activities include planning and implementation to rehabilitate structures, provide public services, and construct or improve public facilities, provided that the project meets priorities stated in required planning documents and the project meets at least one of CDBG’s eight statutory requirements (i.e.,

Federal Grants

Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Each of these documents organizes and summarizes your organizations financial data in a different, actionable way to promote improved internal decision-making and external transparency. Internally, this report is most useful for budgeting.

Liability

DoJiggy

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Digital Fundraising: Incorporate online auctions , merchandise sales, and virtual donation requests. Pricing models that suit your budget, such as our free option. Step 2: Build a Business Case Compile a document or presentation that outlines the case for adopting new tech.

Software

Blackbaud

JULY 8, 2025

But for organizations already doing more with less, documenting those results often takes time they don’t have. These repetitive tasks can be even more prevalent in nonprofit organizations, where updating vendor records, tracking down donor agreements, or documenting grant applications are everyday occurrences. The average U.S.

AI

Blue Avocado

APRIL 8, 2025

Have well-used, and thoughtfully created guiding documents, such as bylaws, policies, strategic plans, values, mission and vision statements, etc. MichaelLewis from Arbor Consulting NP Inform, equip, and guide boards for better results. I have a few tips that worked for me when I was in leadership roles in the nonprofit world.

Management

Blackbaud

JULY 10, 2025

But there’s a catch—the donor says they will only donate the money if your organization raises at least $200,000 to assist with the funding. Examples of contribution revenue include one-off donations from individuals, sustained giving, or grants. Now, you have to assess the specific conditions or restrictions of the donation.

Finance

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Eligible activities include planning and implementation to rehabilitate structures, provide public services, and construct or improve public facilities, provided that the project meets priorities stated in required planning documents and the project meets at least one of CDBG’s eight statutory requirements (i.e.,

Federal Grants

Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

To produce meaningful reports to help you do this, you must track all financial activity and ideally compare it to your budget, or your financial representation of what you think you’ll pursue during the year. Let’s take a closer look at each of these documents and how your nonprofit can compile them.

Liability

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 27, 2023

Nonprofit budget. Yet a budget is a critical tool in managing your organization. A nonprofit budget can bring so many positives: Finances are much easier to manage because you know what expenses and revenue to expect. If you want to grow your nonprofit, a budget is not optional. and no organizational budget.

Budget

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 20, 2023

When you’re just getting started, it’s critical that one of your first steps is to create your nonprofit’s first budget to help you manage both your organization and your finances as it grows. Without a budget, you can find yourself in deep water, fast, with more money going out than coming in.

Budget

Candid

DECEMBER 20, 2023

This includes creating an annual operating budget , a document that breaks down your organization’s revenue, or the money you’ll bring in, and expenses, or the money going out to cover your costs, for each fiscal year. In this guide, we’ll walk through four essential steps to build an operating budget for your new nonprofit.

Budget

Candid

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

I was familiar with using data from Candid to evaluate a nonprofit as a prospective employee or when considering giving a donation—I love digging into a 990 ! We then compared that emotional polarity score with the organizations’ financial data from the 990 tax documents. The post Does your nonprofit mission statement drive donations?

Donation

Candid

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Volunteers sit outside grocery stores, ringing bells and encouraging shoppers to donate to their cause. With so many options for charitable giving, people want to know how they can donate wisely. In this blog, I will share how you can use your head and heart to inform your giving and to ensure your donations make a difference.

Donation

The Fundraising Coach

APRIL 14, 2025

If youre just getting started with nonprofit accounting, one of the most straightforward entry points is to learn about some of the key documents involved in this process. Your nonprofit might have to create several different types of budgets depending on its activities. Lets walk through four types that youll see frequently together.

Liability

Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The planning document that serves as the backbone for financial sustainability—and by extension, successful growth—is your nonprofit’s annual operating budget. To help you get started with nonprofit budgeting , this guide will outline three essential steps for creating a sustainable operating budget: 1. Earned income.

Budget

Tech Soup

JULY 15, 2011

Cisco has launched a new Flip Video donation program with TechSoup. These lightweight, pocket-sized cameras are ideal for documenting or sharing your organization's work in action. They'll share storytelling tips, budgets, and viral marketing secrets. About the Cameras. Tune in Wednesday, July 20 (10 a.m.

Donation

Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

For instance, digital documents can be read out loud to signees by screen readers, and visual elements like color contrast, screen brightness, and text size can easily be adjusted. This increases the chance that they will engage with those messages and complete the desired action, such as donating or visiting your website.

Retainer

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Obviously, donors want as much of their donation as possible to go to your programs, to help change lives. As the costs add up, you might be asking: How much of a nonprofit’s annual budget should be spent on administrative tasks and fundraising? And if you don’t have a budget , that’s an even bigger problem!). And fundraising.

Fundraising