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

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.

Grants

Greater Giving

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Cost-effective : Compared to print marketing or paid ads, email is a budget-friendly option with a high return on investment (ROI). Click here [ insert project page link ] to make a donation today and help us reach our GivingTuesday goals. Will you join us in this movement? Together, we can do so much good.

Fundraising

Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Your overwhelm is the goal. 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. Passive even.

Fundraising

CauseVox

MARCH 17, 2025

Download the Free Complete Guide to Nonprofit Fundraising Events : 1. Planning the Golf Tournament Fundraiser Set Clear Goals Before you hit the green, start by setting crystal-clear goals. Establish a Budget and Pricing Strategy Money matters. Ask yourself: What is our fundraising target?

Fundraising

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

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

APRIL 16, 2025

Support Budget Management With so much funding uncertainty, budgeting and cash flow management is more important than ever. For an accurate budget that reflects current trends and your organizational goals, you need to be able to access historical information and incorporate potential scenarios.

Finance

Blackbaud

AUGUST 4, 2025

The metrics you emphasize will depend on your funding sources, financial situation, and strategic goals. Knowing your annual revenue is foundational for accurate budgeting and strategic planning. Free White Paper Future-Proofing Your Organization’s Finances: Proactive Steps to Ensure Stability and Growth Download now 7.

Metrics

CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2025

Download Our Free Donor Engagement & Retention Playbook: 1) Immediate Email Confirmation Let’s start with the lowest hanging fruit. 4) Annual (Gratitude) Report Many nonprofits and charities compile an annual document that reports budgeting, services, and impact. Depending on your budget, you may consider a digital donor wall.

CRM

Blackbaud

JULY 31, 2025

The Goal of an Annual Giving Campaign: Secure the Foundation The primary goal of an annual giving campaign is to raise unrestricted funds to support your nonprofit’s ongoing operational costs and core programs throughout the year.

Donation

Blackbaud

AUGUST 6, 2025

This breakdown helps you pinpoint areas for potential budget adjustments. It’s best for nonprofits with diverse service areas or mission-driven goals. With flexible dashboards, you can focus on the financial data that matters most to your goals, helping you make more accurate forecasts.

Finance

Blackbaud

JUNE 3, 2025

Helps You Set Realistic, Data-Driven Goals When your systems are integrated , you have access to real-time data that reflects your schools current financial and enrollment landscape. That means no more relying on outdated information to plan for the future. Check out our white paper, Why K12 Schools Need Fund Accounting Software.

Finance

Blackbaud

JUNE 16, 2025

For example, donors who supported a capital campaign might receive a report outlining progress toward construction milestones, complete with photos and budget updates. Cost Per Outcome Cost per outcome ties your expenses to a specific goal, making it easier to identify funding needs.

Finance

CauseVox

MAY 27, 2025

Reach Your Fundraising Goals A nonprofit CRM helps you build a donor pipeline thats aligned with your fundraising goals, whether youre planning for a single campaign or mapping out your year ahead. Start by Choosing the Right Platform Look for a CRM that fits your teams size, budget, and goals.

CRM

CauseVox

MAY 27, 2025

Reach Your Fundraising Goals A nonprofit CRM helps you build a donor pipeline thats aligned with your fundraising goals, whether youre planning for a single campaign or mapping out your year ahead. Start by Choosing the Right Platform Look for a CRM that fits your teams size, budget, and goals.

CRM

GiveSmart

APRIL 1, 2025

No matter a nonprofits yearly fundraising budget, organizations recently shared that events make up nearly half of their annual revenue. Set a date and some realistic registration and fundraising goals. Unlock sustainable, year-round revenue and drive your nonprofits goals. Download our free guide today!

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JULY 10, 2025

For example, a donation restricted to funding scholarships could still be immediately recognized as revenue if no conditions exist, but if there were conditions that also had to be met, like reaching a certain fundraising goal, then recognition would be delayed until those conditions are fulfilled.

Finance

DoJiggy

APRIL 15, 2025

While government budgets cover operational costs, many police and fire organizations turn to fundraising to bridge financial gaps and enhance their impact. Download the Guide 3. How to Organize a Walkathon Learn to run successful walkathon fundraisers. Communicate this to your supporters on your fundraising website.

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. Do you have the reporting, the goal setting, and to keep track of those benchmarks that you need to be reporting on? That's the goal.

Instrumentl

Blackbaud

MARCH 7, 2025

We build a budget that is fair, balanced, and built on evidential history, but flexible ready for whatever hiccups and bumps come along. Im sure everyone is mildly familiar with budgeting. Meetings, approvals, and publication of the finalized budget are involved. How do you communicate the change in your plans, your budget?

Budget

Pamela Grow

JULY 10, 2024

One that includes realistic goals for grants and corporate support, individual support, program support, and events. And a budget for it. Download Encouraging Longevity in Nonprofit Development to discover the secrets behind employee retention. Download it here. Develop a balanced, thoughtful fundraising plan.

Letter Of Inquiry

Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Your overwhelm is the goal. 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. Passive even.

Fundraising

CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Don’t hesitate to use this budget as a guide for your year-end fundraising efforts. Use the SMART Goal setting strategy to craft your fundraising goal. Use the SMART Goal setting strategy to craft your fundraising goal. SMART goals help you streamline a reasonable goal for any situation.

Calendar

Blackbaud

JULY 24, 2024

Analyzing budgets. Your accountant will use your recorded financial data to review your nonprofit’s annual operating budget and suggest revisions before it goes to your board for final approval. They’ll also perform budget vs. actual comparisons throughout the year to help keep your organization’s spending and fundraising on track.

Finance

CauseVox

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Think of it as your roadmap to success, guiding your organization not only in compensating for any lost funds but also in meeting your current goals and reaching your long-term destination. To kickstart the planning process, define specific and measurable goals aligned with your organization’s mission.

Calendar

CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

Now, as we get started fundraising in 2021, it’s never been more important to have a fundraising plan that designed to help you make up for lost funds and meet your goals in today’s context. They’re organized, actionable and tell a complete story of how you’re going to achieve your goals. Understand Your Need & Goals.

Calendar

Blackbaud

JULY 22, 2024

Revenue diversity is a good hedge against the unexpected, but diversity alone is not enough when your budget is threatened or dismantled by outside forces. Use budget scenarios to plan for possible outcomes and contingencies. But creating budget scenarios helps you prepare for both the good and the less optimal outcomes.

Management

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The goal of funder research is to find the right grantmaker to support your organization. Think about your organization’s strategic goals for the next 24 months and define the projects for which you need funding. The financial documents will help you learn about whom the funder has provided grants to and their overall budget.

Grants

Greater Giving

APRIL 8, 2022

Download the full State of Nonprofit Fundraising report here! Here at Greater Giving, our goal is to help nonprofits achieve fundraising success. We hope it will provide the insights and ideas you need to achieve your goals, and change the world! Dear fundraising professional : we wrote this report for you!

Fundraising

Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Make sure everyone knows why you are applying for each grant and what the specific goal is if you get it. Tip 8: Establish standing meetings with stakeholders to relay budget information, tracking systems, accounting codes, deadlines, and all other important, cross-cutting information. Review them regularly against the approved budget.

Government

Get Fully Funded

JULY 18, 2022

You need a big, hairy, audacious goal (BHAG) to attract tons of attention and support for your cause. And they tend to deal with the crisis du jour instead of working purposefully on things that will move them forward toward their goals. Download our free “1 Page Quick-And-Simple Fundraising Plan Template” to get started.

Fundraising

Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

That's why Wild Apricot has put together a free Membership Software Selection Guide , to help nonprofit and association leaders choose the best membership website software to match their goals, budgets, and technical know-how. It suggests the most common pitfalls.( read more ).

Software

CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

By November 1st : Set Goals And Make A Plan. Set a Goal: Hopefully, your nonprofit or charity has a clear, board-approved budget that you follow. Don’t hesitate to use this budget as a guide for your year-end fundraising efforts. Use the SMART Goal setting strategy to craft your fundraising goal.

Fundraising

CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Download Your Free 2024 Year-End & GivingTuesday Fundraising Toolkit: 1. Follow these fundraising plan best practices, including: Set a goal based on your organization’s needs and using SMART goal criteria Note your go-to strategies for success (such as a particular type of fundraising campaign, ideal length of the campaign, etc.)

Media

Blackbaud

MARCH 21, 2024

Have you ever been pulled into a meandering project with no clear direction or goals? Any major project—such as implementing new fund accounting software—needs a well-developed charter to keep stakeholders focused on the goals and desired outcome. You can get a downloadable project charter template on our resource center.

Software

CauseVox

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Download Our Free 2021 Year-End Fundraising Calendar. Our fundraising timeline will help you stay focused on your goals and objectives. Download the free 2021 Year-End Fundraising Calendar: 2. Creating a comprehensive calendar will keep you organized this year-end so that you can focus on bringing in donations!

Fundraising