CauseVox

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Seasoned fundraisers are well aware that fundraising involves a lot more than simply asking for donations. A fundraising calendar can help you streamline this process so you can raise more with less effort. Managing your fundraising efforts can be difficult, especially if you are working on a team.

Calendar

Millionaire Grant Lady

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

How a Grant Consultant Can Amplify the Impact of Your Fundraising Team Many different staff positions fulfill fundraising duties. Each of these individuals serves a unique role on the fundraising and development team. Want to learn more about how Alex can support your fundraising team? What is a grant consultant?

Consulting

Blackbaud

JUNE 3, 2025

At nonprofits, leadership is about more than providing simple guidance or planning fundraising strategies. Hiring is a consistent pain point for nonprofits, especially those on a strict budget. Instead of taking months to train a new hire, you could hire a fractional leader from a nonprofit fundraising consultancy to take their place.

Consulting

Millionaire Grant Lady

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Grant Writing Consultants Boost Your Fundraising Team’s Impact Many different staff positions fulfill fundraising duties. Each of these individuals serves a unique role on the fundraising and development team. Want to learn more about how Alex can support your fundraising team? What is a grant consultant?

Consulting

Blackbaud

JUNE 12, 2025

Important activities: Gather necessary documents, develop narratives, build budgets, and secure internal approvals. Bonus Tip: Explore and incorporate available tools in your fundraising CRM to help track your applications, related actions, contacts, timeline, accounting considerations, and attachments.

Grant

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

Candid

JUNE 5, 2025

Building a nonprofit budget can be intimidating, not only for new projects or organizations but for all nonprofits when the fundraising outlook is uncertain. Yet, a challenging environment makes developing a strong, credible budget even more important. Here’s how to get started: The basics of building a nonprofit budget.

Budget

Think and Ink Grants

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Scenario 2: Effective Stewardship You: “Hi Funder, thank you for attending our last fundraiser and reviewing our Annual Report. ® is designed to meet the unique needs (and budgets) of those looking for a cost-effective way to gain the necessary skills needed to write and win grants. ® Grant Writing Training here.

Grant Writing

Grant Writer Team

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

That’s why thorough planning and budgeting are so important. In 2025, aligning fundraising efforts with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles is more vital than ever. State-Level Requirements Charitable Solicitation Registration: Fees range from $0 to $400 per state if you plan to fundraise nationally.

Liability Insurance

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Capacity Building Grants can provide resources for training, staffing, and development, enhancing the organization’s overall capability to fulfill its mission. This involves strategic budgeting and financial planning, as well as implementing thorough reporting and accountability measures.

Grant

Allied Grant Writers

MARCH 17, 2025

Traditionally, funding for these institutions has come from tithes, donations, and local fundraising efforts. Churches that invest in research and development for new programswhether in youth ministry, senior outreach, or interfaith dialogueoften rely on grants to test new ideas without overextending their regular budgets.

Funding

Think and Ink Grants

JANUARY 13, 2025

Doing More with Less Budget constraints and economic pressures are forcing organizations to stretch their resources. If your organization lacks expertise in grant-seeking, consider consulting professionals or training staff to bolster your efforts. is designedto meet the unique needs (and budgets) of emerging nonprofit organizations.

Grant

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. If you have the budget for it, consider a social media scheduling tool. and decide how often to post.

Media

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Its why we partner with MyFedTrainer.com to deliver grant writing supports and training on both the pre-award and post-award side of things. Effective grant management goes beyond tracking funds in your CRM its also about budgeting effectively, prioritizing programs that need financial support, and delivering timely reports to grantmakers.

Finance

Gail Perry Group

JANUARY 3, 2025

Here are 10 New Year's resolutions for board members that encourage self-reflection on your board's culture, its decision-making process, how everyone behaves, and how involved everyone is in fundraising. When everyone is making their own proud personal gift, we are all demonstrating our support for fundraising and philanthropy.

Government

The Fundraising Coach

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Be sure to check out Cindy’s training “ Fractional Executives: Disrupting Nonprofit Staffing and Careers ” for The Nonprofit Academy at: [link]. Full-time executives may be out of budget reach, while consultants might not provide the consistent, hands-on leadership needed for real transformation.

Consulting

Blue Avocado

JULY 8, 2025

When too much of a budget hinges on a few sources, the entire mission can be at risk if even one of those sources dries up. Individual giving, corporate partnerships, earned income strategies, and online fundraising campaigns offer opportunities for financial stability and growth.

Nonprofit

Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

Each structure offers unique advantages based on an organization’s needs and budget constraints. A nonprofit can make better budget decisions for grant writing services by knowing these payment models. This setup helps everyone – organizations can budget exactly, while writers get rewarded for working efficiently.

Grant

GrantNews

JUNE 12, 2025

However, you don’t need a million-dollar budget to make a difference. Transparent Reports: Funding for Your Nonprofit Build trust with your team and supporters by providing a clear, realistic budget. Utilize budgeting tools to monitor spending patterns. In truth, every decision you make affects the impact of your group.

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. A missed deadline may mean fundraising dollars that can never be recouped. Then, it changed.

Grant Writing

Millionaire Grant Lady

JULY 2, 2025

Without further ado, here are 7 Winning Tips to Write a Grant Proposal Tip #1: Understand Why Grant Writing is Effective As any seasoned nonprofit veteran knows, fundraising is what fuels everything else. Incorporating a consistent nonprofit grant seeking strategy into fundraising efforts promotes sustainability over time.

Grant Writing

Candid

JULY 17, 2025

Running a nonprofit today is harder than ever, making it feel almost impossible to build a fundraising program while staying focused on advancing your mission. We’ve made it even easier to find free trainings, both live and on-demand, and get answers to the most common questions we get from nonprofits.

Letter Of Inquiry

Blackbaud

JANUARY 24, 2025

Is your nonprofit or school getting the most from its fundraising CRM? See campaign performance, donor and gift details, and fundraising event performance in your CRM. You can then easily follow up with them afterward, include them in email campaigns, or see how your events are helping your fundraising efforts.

CRM

Get Fully Funded

MAY 11, 2025

Economic uncertainty can feel like uncharted territory, especially for small nonprofits that operate on tight budgets and unwavering dedication to their missions. Review and Refine Your Budget: Scrutinize your current budget for non-essential expenses that could be reduced or eliminated.

Budget

CauseVox

JULY 1, 2025

That’s when it hit us: they didn’t need just a fundraising platform, they needed CRM software for nonprofits. While a fundraising platform helps you raise money by hosting donation pages, peer-to-peer campaigns, events, and more, a CRM software for nonprofits helps you manage donor relationships. What Is a Fundraising Platform?

CRM

Candid

JANUARY 28, 2025

NTENs Nonprofit Digital Investment Report notes 45% of nonprofits indicated they werent spending enough on technology, citing lack of budget (77%), lack of funder support (47%) and lack of donor support (38%). With small budgets come small staffs juggling multiple priorities. Seek out capacity-building opportunities.

Funding

Grant Writer Team

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Imagine this, you are hosting a fundraiser in the near future. However, you find that your budget won’t allow for the purchase and now you’re stuck. Today, you need to order costly promotional items to distribute at your event. You can’t host an event without merch to spread your brand.

Nonprofit

Blackbaud

JULY 31, 2025

These unrestricted gifts are necessary to pay fundraisers’ salaries, overhead, bills, and the supplies for your tried-and-true programs. Staff training and development: Provides for the ongoing education and professional growth of nurses, doctors, and other medical personnel. How Is Annual Giving Different from Other Fundraising Types?

Donation

Blackbaud

MARCH 24, 2025

Their work ensures that patients transition smoothly from hospital to community care, which is vital when hospital resources are strained due to budget cuts. Charitable donations and grants help hospitals hire and train more CHWs, increasing their reach within underserved communities. What does a Community Health Worker Do?

Transportation

DoJiggy

APRIL 8, 2025

Lacrosse teams rely on fundraising to cover the costs of equipment, travel, uniforms, tournament fees, and other expenses. Whether youre part of a school team, a youth league, or a lacrosse club, organizing a lacrosse fundraiser can make a significant financial impact while bringing your community together.

Fundraising

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 9, 2025

Include milestones for internal review, feedback, budget revisions, and final polishing. Tip: Link training back to your active grant calendar. Invest in templates and training Smart tools pay for themselves. High-quality templates and concise training can save hours of work—and increase proposal clarity and competitiveness.

Grant

Blue Avocado

MARCH 11, 2025

To maximize our impact, the Cherry Fund will expand our fundraising methods, strengthen our partnerships, and engage new audiences through innovative and transparent practices. Awareness and Education: We need to provide educational resources, workshops, and training to reduce stigma and discrimination, fostering broader societal change.

Mentor

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 7, 2025

Clarify what AI can draft (like boilerplate sections or budget rationales) and what must stay human-led (like personal stories or your theory of change). Showcase practices like diverse board recruitment, equity training, inclusive hiring, and antiracism policies—not just program equity outcomes. Create internal AI guidelines.

Grant

Greater Giving

JULY 23, 2025

Strong data management is a necessity for nonprofits juggling multiple programs, fundraisers , and outreach campaigns. In this guide, we’ll explore five data management best practices your nonprofit can implement to run more efficient fundraisers, launch more impactful programs, and cultivate stronger donor relationships.

Management

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

These funds may be used for training staff, improving technology, or developing strategic plans. Nonprofit Support Centers Local organizations that provide resources and support for fundraising efforts. Budget A clear, itemized budget outlining how funds will be used efficiently.

Funding

GrantNews

JANUARY 2, 2025

Social fundraising is when a nonprofit showcases a social cause it is missioned to address. For example, you can apply for grants to fund equality training for your team. Furthermore, our environment is making headlines daily due to climate disasters impacting local and global economies. Donor-Centric Practices We hear it all the time.

AI

Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Nonprofit Grant Proposal Budget Calculations: A Road Map Whats the best way to make your nonprofits budget stand out on a grant application? A nonprofits budget reflects much more than just the financial health of an organization it also shows your deepest priorities.

Budget