Blackbaud

JULY 31, 2025

Educational Institutions For educational institutions, annual giving campaigns enhancethe student experience, support faculty, and maintain a competitive academic environment. Faculty support and development: Provides funding for professorships, research grants, professional development, and attracting top-tier educators.

Donation

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Determining the auction budget. To set an accurate budget for this event, assess past event budgets for similar experiences. To set an accurate budget for this event, assess past event budgets for similar experiences. Let’s say your auction will fund increased educational opportunities for students in need.

Procurement

NonProfit PRO

JULY 21, 2025

Despite widespread concerns for potential federal budget cuts and funding instability, 63% of nonprofit professionals remain optimistic about their organizations future. This opens the door to competitive differentiation for those who are willing to invest in a proactive approach to retaining individual donors. rail-container).hide();

Retail

Blackbaud

APRIL 28, 2025

Higher education institutions today face mounting pressures to attract and retain students in an increasingly competitive landscape. With shrinking budgets and growing demands for accountability, schools must find innovative ways to support their students while achieving institutional goals.

Award

NonProfit PRO

JULY 10, 2025

However, in organizations with operating budgets of $5 million or more, the salary gap between the executives and their staffs widens as organizational size increases. Related story: Why Do Nonprofits Struggle to Retain Fundraising Staff? This contrasts with last year’s report, which showed a modest 0.8% rail-container).hide();

Retail

Big Fundraising Ideas

APRIL 22, 2025

The Role of Fundraising inSchools Public schools often face budget constraints in the USA, making fundraisers critical for bridging financial gaps. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, over 90% of public schools rely on fundraising to supplement their budgets.

Fundraising

Big Fundraising Ideas

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Further ideas: If you have a bigger budget, invite a guest performersuch as a local musicianto perform alongside the children, drawing community members who dont have kids at theschool. Families pay for admission, and your school retains some ticketsales. mugs, T-shirts) featuring castmembers. Many companies pay for theseitems.

Fundraising

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 11, 2025

This legal advocacy focuses heavily on education equity, climate resilience, and community justice programs—areas often targeted in ideological policy shifts. Agencies Under Ideological Review Agencies such as the Department of Education, NIH, and EPA are being reshaped to align with narrower political priorities.

Federal Grants

Blackbaud

JULY 18, 2025

Practices may lose income due to small inefficiencies, outdated systems, or missed opportunities to engage and retain patients, even while sticking to an existing budget. Offering patient education resources. Empower your patients to educate themselves about their health conditions and healthy lifestyles.

Insurance

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

It’s imperative that you recruit a strong volunteer base and, more important, retain volunteers by valuing their time, effort, and skills. If you’re ready to make a plan to retain your volunteers, start with these six tips. If the budget permits, allow guests. billion in economic value.

Retainer

Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Wrapping Up Thanking donors is crucial to retaining them over time. It does add another step to the process and potentially some expense, but it should be factored into your budgets and fundraising plans whenever possible. Logan Foote, Sales and Education Manager at GolfStatus, has been around the game of golf nearly his entire life.

Nonprofit

Ann Green's Nonprofit

APRIL 29, 2024

Let’s explore some forward-thinking and (perhaps surprisingly) accessible ways for small nonprofits to drive sustained success and reduce the need for constant cost-cutting and budget anxiety. What steps does your nonprofit currently take to steward and retain these donors?

Fundraising

Blackbaud

APRIL 1, 2024

Christopher’s School, Linda Lawrence of Ransom Everglades School, and Whitney Donnelly of Blackbaud We believe educational institutions can go further, faster, as we harness the rapidly expanding potential of artificial intelligence. But what if your budget doesn’t match the magnitude of the risks?

AI

Candid

AUGUST 5, 2024

Many nonprofit organizations believe market research is beyond their reach due to lack of staff, budget, and time. But without the solid data market research can provide, nonprofits may make decisions based on assumptions that lead to misaligned strategies and missed opportunities for retaining donors and volunteers and attracting new ones.

Demographics

Qgiv

MARCH 19, 2024

Donor recognition is one of the best ways to help you retain your donors, but a simple thank-you letter may not always feel like enough. There are many donor appreciation event ideas that you can take advantage of no matter what your budget is. Here are some ideas for small, medium, and large budgets.

Budget

Grant Writer Team

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Budget: Be clear in advance. There MUST be a budget for writing your grant proposal. Stay within that budget. Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs): A nationally accredited public or nonprofit institution providing instruction beyond secondary education. Close Date: This deadline is designated by a grant funder.

Grant

Qgiv

AUGUST 4, 2023

Learn more about how volunteer management and retention can help your organization: What is volunteer management How to manage volunteers Why is volunteer retention important How to retain volunteers What is volunteer management? Here are seven tips to help you retain your volunteers: Communication.

Management

Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Marketing, facilities, budgeting, management, and everything else has changed, too—if not how you did them, then who accomplished the tasks, and where. Each person on your team needs an education plan that becomes part of their ongoing performance evaluation, including expectations of work changes and improvement after their training.

Training

Millionaire Grant Lady

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Instead, many organizations rely on grant dollars to fund a significant portion of their budget. A master’s degree and experience in a related field such as social work will show you that the candidate not only has relevant education but also has knowledge of nonprofits and how they work. 3. What does a full-time grant writer cost?

Consulting

Blackbaud

JUNE 25, 2024

But like the rest of the nonprofit world, you face unique challenges when it comes to retaining employees, ranging from tight compensation budgets to work-balance issues. Do so by investing in professional development and actively educating your employees about the growth opportunities. Offer competitive compensation.

Indirect

Qgiv

MARCH 26, 2024

These resources come in various forms, ranging from educational webinars and podcasts to newsletters and fundraising software. How to use educational resources for your nonprofit There are a few major benefits to utilizing free nonprofit resources to their full potential. Enriched knowledge. Qgiv Fundraising Webinars.

Nonprofit

Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

Focus on Acquiring and Retaining Donors. So, if you know you want to attract high-impact donors and retain them, turn to the data in your CRM. Consider how much you should raise to effectively help your mission while keeping your budget in mind. . Budget for expenses. Focus on Acquiring and Retaining Donors.

Fundraising

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

In her previous role as Foundation Manager for the VRMC Foundation, she managed the annual giving programs, assisted and oversaw the annual budget and marketing plans, and managed a major gift donor portfolio of over 150 donors. If not, it’s time to strategize how you’ll retain year-end donors for the long term. What’s your next move?

Retainer

CauseVox

AUGUST 11, 2022

There isn’t a universal dollar amount that tips someone into the ranks of a major donor – that threshold varies based on the size and budget of a nonprofit. She has a background in education and youth-serving orgs, especially grassroots org and small shops. Retaining Major Donors. Who Is A Major Donor?

CRM

Big Fundraising Ideas

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Gift card fundraisers for schools are innovative and efficient methods of raising funds to support various educational programs and initiatives. It allows schools to provide additional resources and opportunities for students that their regular budget may not cover. Payment: Supporters pay the school for the gift cards they’ve ordered.

Retail

Millionaire Grant Lady

OCTOBER 6, 2023

To fill a part-time position, you may end up settling for a person who doesn’t have vital education, experience or certifications. The National Council of Non-Profits research details the continuing challenges non-profits face in hiring and retaining staff to serve their communities. If you are ready to get started, contact us today!

Grant

Grant Writer Team

AUGUST 23, 2023

Educational Curriculum Some educational grants, like grants for Head Start, workforce training, and youth, require an educational curriculum. For instance, say your grant is to establish an arts education program in your school district, it is necessary to have an educational curriculum.

Grant

DonorSnap

JUNE 17, 2024

Keep reading to discover best practices for thanking and retaining major donors. Depending on the size and budget of your organization this number will vary. For example, a mid-sized nonprofit with an annual budget of $500,000 might consider all donors of $5,000 or more major donors. What are Major Donors?

Retainer

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

By demonstrating a commitment to social responsibility, many companies have also found that they retain more of their employees and have happier and more productive employees. From food banks to educational charities , there are plenty of organizations that have a need for donated physical goods.

Donation

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Using data to educate management, boards, and other stakeholders for strategic planning. The report quotes nonprofit technology leader, Lucy Bernholz: "Nonprofits and foundations do all the same things with digital data that businesses do — they collect, store, use, share, mine, retain, and destroy it.

Strategic Plan

Qgiv

MAY 3, 2023

How do you plan to retain your current donor base? Planning out your timelines for campaigns will help you organize your staff and volunteers for the upcoming work and give you an idea of what you’ll need to budget for. Even your budget can change drastically in the span of a year if unforeseen expenses pop up.

Calendar

CauseVox

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The nonprofit industry stands to gain the most from this trend and the most proactive ones are already gearing up for the typical hiring binge that happens at the beginning of a calendar year when new budgets kick in. Three subsectors are on pace to recover within 10 months: Educational services, 9.8 months; and health care at 13.2

Nonprofit

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

It takes a heroic effort to raise funds, hire and retain talent, and ultimately, deliver on your mission. Maybe you're working toward helping the environment; reducing poverty; improving education; or advocating on behalf of a religious, political, or spiritual movement. There's nothing easy about running a nonprofit.

Nonprofit

Qgiv

JULY 11, 2023

A major gift pipeline is the process your organization follows to identify, gain, and retain major donors for your cause. Because of the current decrease in donor acquisition , finding new ways of acquiring and retaining major donors is crucial for nonprofits. Educate your supporters. Thank your donors.

Fundraising

iGrantWriters

JANUARY 25, 2022

associated with educational or research activities. share experience on sustaining and retaining CI Professionals; 3. The RCN:CIP will engage CI Professionals from across the NSF research and education community and will also include representatives from university leadership (e.g., The RCN:CIP projects are intended to: 1.

Engineering

Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2024

If you retain a major for many years, you’ll need to cycle between steps three and four repeatedly to continue securing donations and building the relationship. Highlight involvement opportunities that match the donor’s budget. That’s why it’s so important to retain your major donors and maintain these relationships.

Retainer

Big Fundraising Ideas

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Navigating the Challenges of Fundraising for Private Schools Learn how effective fundraising builds a thriving educational environment. In this sphere, the stakes are high, as the success of these initiatives directly impacts the quality of education and the range of opportunities available to students.

Fundraising