Blackbaud

DECEMBER 30, 2024

As a nonprofit organization, which factor do you believe best showcases the success of your mission? Coffman stated in their GuideStar article : Theres no question that nonprofit organizations have an obligation to manage their finances responsibly. As Chuck McLean and Suzanne E. Thats where Return on Mission comes in.

Metrics

Blackbaud

JANUARY 23, 2025

Nonprofit organizations are often challenged with the daunting task of delivering significant impacts with limited resources. The Google Ad Grants program, which started in 2003, is a transformative tool that offers nonprofits worldwide $10,000 per month for free to promote their missions and connect with target audiences.

Grant

Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 23, 2025

Struggling to keep up with grant writing as a team of one, or as part of a small nonprofit where everyone wears multiple hats? Across the nonprofit sector, countless small nonprofits and grassroots organizations do life-changing work with limited staff, tight budgets, and never enough daily hours. You’re not alone.

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

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The commercial sector has successfully navigated this transition, and it’s imperative that nonprofit leaders follow suit to remain competitive and effective. You need to reframe your thinking in three critical areas to get there: budgeting, creative and reporting. 3 key areas for reframing Budgeting: Prioritize audience needs.

Fundraising

Just Write Grants

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Grant writing is a critical component of nonprofit fundraising, but it often comes with its own set of challenges. Understanding and addressing these common pain points can significantly enhance your nonprofit’s success in securing grants. Include metrics and success stories to back up your claims. Budgeting and Financials 5.1

Grant Writing

Candid

JANUARY 28, 2025

The Technology Association of Grantmakers 2024 State of Philanthropy Tech Survey highlights both progress and ongoing challenges in how funders are supporting nonprofit technology needs. If these trends continue, we risk exacerbating existing inequities and undermining the capacity of nonprofits to fulfill their missions effectively.

Funding

Allied Grant Writers

MARCH 17, 2025

Supporting Community Development and Social Justice Initiatives Many grants specifically target nonprofit organizations engaged in community services, education, and social justice initiatives. Websites such as Grants.gov , the Foundation Center, and regional nonprofit resource centers are excellent starting points.

Funding

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

For more detailed insights into grants, refer to our article on foundation grants for nonprofit organizations. This involves strategic budgeting and financial planning, as well as implementing thorough reporting and accountability measures. Establish a system to track metrics and achievements linked to grant-funded initiatives.

Grant

Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 25, 2025

Many nonprofits struggle to convert supportive but sporadic donors into committed major givers. By mapping out every stage of the donor journey, nonprofits can anticipate needs, personalize outreach, and ensure no valuable donor falls through the cracks. email opens).

Management

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 7, 2025

With public funding in flux, private foundations shifting priorities, and technology changing how proposals are crafted and reviewed, nonprofits need way more than strong writing to stay competitive. 5 Key Nonprofit Grant Trends Reshaping 2025 1. Go beyond metrics to show what you’ve learned and how you adapt your programs.

Grant

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 9, 2025

We’re officially halfway through 2025, and your nonprofit grant strategy deserves a strategic boost if you want to finish the year on a high note. This mid-year check-in is your opportunity to: Strengthen your nonprofit grant strategy by zeroing in on grants with the highest alignment and funding potential.

Grant

Think and Ink Grants

JANUARY 13, 2025

Doing More with Less Budget constraints and economic pressures are forcing organizations to stretch their resources. This begins with defining your metrics of success before the project even starts. is designedto meet the unique needs (and budgets) of emerging nonprofit organizations. About Shavonn V. Get.Grants.Better.

Grant

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The commercial sector has successfully navigated this transition, and its imperative that nonprofit leaders follow suit to remain competitive and effective. You need to reframe your thinking in three critical areas to get there: budgeting, creative and reporting. Budgeting: Prioritize audience needs. 3 key areas for reframing 1.

Fundraising

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Introduction to Foundation Grants Importance of Grants for Nonprofit Organizations Grants play a vital role in the financial sustainability of nonprofit organizations. Without grants, many nonprofits would struggle to maintain operations or expand their reach to those in need.

Funding

NonProfit PRO

JULY 30, 2025

The new feature makes it dramatically easier for nonprofits to raise more money, expand reach, and save time by sharing fundraising campaigns directly into social feeds, all with built-in donate buttons and real-time tracking. With Bonterra DonorDrive, nonprofits already see a 154% increase in funds raised per campaign.

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Just Write Grants

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

For many nonprofits, corporate grants can provide essential funding to support their programs and initiatives. To successfully secure corporate grants, nonprofits must understand how businesses approach charitable giving and position themselves as valuable partners.

Grant

Big Fundraising Ideas

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Key practices include setting clear objectives, analyzing metrics, and celebrating successes to foster accountability andmorale. Quantify results: Use metrics like satisfaction scores, participation rates, and budget comparisons to identify patterns. Identify trends: Look for recurring issues or standout successes.

Fundraising

Greater Giving

JULY 23, 2025

Strong data management is a necessity for nonprofits juggling multiple programs, fundraisers , and outreach campaigns. Data should inform all of your nonprofit’s decisions, whether you’re determining which programs to focus on, how to scale your nonprofit, or which major giving prospects are the most promising.

Management

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 27, 2025

Nonprofits across the U.S. Fortunately, nonprofits don’t have to keep operating this way. Fortunately, nonprofits don’t have to keep operating this way. It’s long past time for technology to work for nonprofits instead of burdening them with added complexity. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 14, 2025

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amplifi

APRIL 24, 2025

Economic pressures, changing donor expectations, and shifting priorities are forcing nonprofits to rethink how they raise money and engage with donors. As a result, many fundraising professionals are tasked to raise more money with fewer resources, tighter budgets, and smaller teams. This is the case for too many nonprofits.

Budget

Bonterra

JULY 31, 2025

Running a nonprofit is tough, which is why many organizations turn to nonprofit software to help with management of fundraising, donor relationships, and volunteers. 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.

CRM

Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2025

Most profitable school fundraising ideas Driving a high return on investment (ROI) with your fundraising efforts is crucial to earning money for your school while staying on budget. Raffles You can host a raffle at any time and with almost any budget. Bake sales A bake sale is a classic fundraiser for a reason.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

APRIL 22, 2025

All nonprofits need talented, motivated, and passionate additions to the team. If your nonprofit needs a new or revamped recruitment strategy, you might use general resourcesincluding those aimed at for-profit businessesto brush up on your knowledge. While these terms are often used interchangeably, the concepts vary in scope.

Nonprofit

Blackbaud

JULY 18, 2025

Working with your program and development teams, your finance staff identifies funding gaps, supplies important budget numbers, sets up projects in your accounting software, establishes spending approvals, and creates reporting schedules. Address budget variances and determine how you will spend any remaining funds according to grant terms.

Government

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 2, 2024

7 Must-Have Members of Your Nonprofit’s Fundraising Team With a dedicated nonprofit fundraising team, you’ll execute more effective strategies, plan impactful events, and attain more funding for your mission. That’s where this guide comes in—we’ll discuss the must-have members of your nonprofit’s fundraising team.

Fundraising

CauseVox

JULY 1, 2025

A few years ago, I was helping a small nonprofit revamp their donor outreach. That’s when it hit us: they didn’t need just a fundraising platform, they needed CRM software for nonprofits. What Is a CRM Software for Nonprofits? With CauseVox’s CRM software for nonprofits you can easily track where donors are in their journey.

CRM

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 23, 2025

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Funding

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

To determine these target metrics, review past event results. 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.

Procurement

Blackbaud

JUNE 16, 2025

If your community outreach programs are grant-funded, your funder likely requires you to report key metrics like the number of individuals served or how you were able to expand your programs into new areas. For instance, a dashboard showing ROI metrics for each program helps fundraisers answer donor questions on the spot.

Finance

Blackbaud

JULY 31, 2025

Major donations and planned gifts often get the limelight, but without annual gifts, the day-to-day functions of your nonprofit could come to a halt. The examples below show how annual giving funds enable different nonprofit sectors to serve their missions. How can we leverage technology and data to personalize annual giving appeals?

Donation

Community Boost

JUNE 27, 2025

Your nonprofit doesn’t need another dashboard. Reporting is descriptive , but what nonprofits really need is prescriptive insight. Many small and mid-sized nonprofits don’t have the staff or time to translate data into a game plan. You need clarity. You need direction. And, most of all, you need time back.

Burnout

NonProfit PRO

JULY 18, 2025

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Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 22, 2025

In todays hyper-competitive nonprofit environment, data-driven research can mean the difference between finding your next six-figure donor and wasting precious resources chasing the wrong leads. Look at donation history, event attendance, volunteer hours, and online engagement metrics like email open rates and social media interactions.

Metrics

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Evaluation Plan : A strategy for assessing the success of the project, including metrics to measure impact. Budgeting and Financial Reporting Accurate budgeting and financial reporting are vital components of grant writing. A detailed budget outlines how funds will be allocated and ensures transparency and accountability.

Grant Writing

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. Nearly half of nonprofits grew revenue last year, but early-tech adopters had more revenue streams than other nonprofits — with an average of 5.14.

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