Think and Ink Grants

JANUARY 13, 2025

Doing More with Less Budget constraints and economic pressures are forcing organizations to stretch their resources. Measure and Communicate Success Effectively To earn and retain grant funding, organizations must provide clear evidence of their impact. This begins with defining your metrics of success before the project even starts.

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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

CauseVox

MARCH 17, 2025

Establish a Budget and Pricing Strategy Money matters. Enhancing the Golfer Experience One of the best ways to have a successful event and retain participants is ensuring you put the fun in fundraising! Best ball and stroke play formats can work too, but keep in mind that they often attract more serious golfers.

Fundraising

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. Debbie from Cat Tales Wildlife Center Volunteer Recruitment and Retention Challenges Volunteer recruitment — and retaining those volunteers — has changed dramatically since COVID.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Quantify results: Use metrics like satisfaction scores, participation rates, and budget comparisons to identify patterns. Did expenses exceed the budget, or was participant engagement lower than expected? Build a resource library: Include volunteer guides, marketing strategies, and budgeting tools that can be reused oradapted.

Fundraising

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. One of the best (and easiest) ways to retain new donors is to follow up after the campaign.

Procurement

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Their key responsibilities include: Creating fundraising plans and strategies Setting fundraising goals Establishing the budget for fundraising activities Working with other departments to ensure a smooth fundraising process This role is crucial for your organization’s nonprofit success, so choose the right individual to fill it.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JULY 31, 2025

Retention rates: In the first quarter of 2024, the Fundraising Effectiveness Survey found retention increases as gift size increases; 23% of small donors ($101-$500) are retained compared to only 10% of micro-donors ($1-$100). This data demonstrates that organizations should be focusing on quality over quantity.

Donation

Community Boost

JUNE 27, 2025

That’s what leads to more retained donors , more giving, and less burnout for your team. DonorDock’s ActionBoard and Otto is one example of how tools are evolving to serve real nonprofit needs, not just big orgs with big budgets. You see a recurring donor’s payment failed → You follow up before it becomes a long-term lapse.

Burnout

CauseVox

JULY 1, 2025

In short: CRM software for nonprofits helps you remember, recognize, and retain your donors (and that’s where the real magic happens!). For small or midsize nonprofits, that can stretch your budget thin. It’s designed with small teams in mind, so you don’t need to be a data analyst to get the insights you need.

CRM

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 22, 2025

Nonprofits tend to operate on tighter budgets than their for-profit counterparts, meaning that recruitment scopes might vary between the two. Over time, youll start to develop the optimal recruitment solutions for your nonprofit and build (and retain ) a team of passionate advocates. Connection to the cause. Resource availability.

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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();

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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

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Applicant organizations report the following barriers to accessing federal funding: staff capacity, budget size and availability of matching funds, institutional power, lack of experience applying for and receiving federal funds, and lack of administrative capacity to administer large awards.

Federal Grants

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.

Fundraising

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 11, 2025

Education and Teacher Development : Professional development, curriculum innovation, and efforts to retain educators are stalling. Budget Developments and the Debt Ceiling In late June, the Senate narrowly passed its version of a sweeping spending and tax package known among Republicans as the “One Big Beautiful Bill.”

Federal Grants

Candid

MAY 21, 2025

The reports authors note there could be multiple reasons behind this AI hesitancy among nonprofit knowledge workers, including a lag in technology adoption due to small budgets. While access to technology is key for nonprofits to achieve their missions and retain talent, the report concludes.

AI

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. Maximizing revenue requires you to go beyond setting a budget.

Insurance

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 10, 2023

By Emily Haynes As nonprofits struggle to hire and retain fundraisers, some are turning to performance-based bonuses to entice and retain talent. There are plenty of ways to ethically reward hard-working fundraisers — the Association of Fundraising Professionals, for example, endorses bonuses delivered as flat…

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 15, 2022

As the Great Resignation continues, learning and development opportunities have proven key to retaining employees. The good news is that this can be done with a few, easy-to-implement strategies and on a shoestring budget.

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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.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

AUGUST 3, 2022

At our most recent Grant Writing Made Easy workshop, we did a deep dive into nonprofit program budgets. Of all the topics I teach inside the course, the budget is the one that students have the most anxiety and confusion around. (By Follow this 3-step process for creating nonprofit program budgets. Understand the key terms.

Budget

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

APRIL 4, 2023

By Sara Herschander A panel of fundraising and human resources experts discuss how nonprofit leaders can incentivize fundraisers — and keep them on the job — even with a shoestring budget.

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Pamela Grow

JULY 10, 2024

And a budget for it. Retain staff. One that includes realistic goals for grants and corporate support, individual support, program support, and events. Important: Invest in donor stewardship and reliable data. Include new donor acquisition in your plan. This one is key.

Letter Of Inquiry

NonProfit PRO

JULY 28, 2021

Among them are acquiring and retaining donors, finding volunteers, promoting brand awareness, competing for scarce resources and engaging the community — all with limited time and often insufficient budgets. Most nonprofits today face similar challenges.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The number of new retained donors, or those who gave the previous year but never before, dropped by 18.7%. While every nonprofit looking to better engage and retain donors should segment and target its audience with tailored communications, this strategy is particularly important for organizations working with a limited budget.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The report not only shows differences in year-to-year compensation but also allows you to compare executive compensation by gender, organization budget size, cause area, and location (state and MSA). . for nonprofits with budgets between $250K-$500K. Here we share just a couple key themes and findings from this year’s report. .

Budget

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

GiveSmart

MARCH 21, 2024

If you’re planning a fundraiser, you’ll need a good budget. A fundraising budget plan is essential to maximizing your profit margins and collecting more funds for your cause. Large, lavish in-person events will naturally need bigger budgets than intimate ones or virtual or hybrid events.

Budget

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

Pamela Grow

APRIL 29, 2023

The struggle to retain donors is widespread, with the lowest recorded donor retention rate at 42.6%. Sustainer programs provide predictable cash flow that helps with budgeting and planning for the future. While major donors have kept donations rising or steady in the past, they also pulled back in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

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? Look at it this way: If you’re not spending at least 15% of your budget on fundraising, you may be standing in the way of your own success. You may find yourself spending money on the tech tools.

Fundraising

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.

Nonprofit

Blackbaud

APRIL 1, 2024

Cybersecurity on a Budget: Leveraging Open-Source Software and Trusted Vendors Presented by Don Rahn, Director of Security Operations, Blackbaud In the high-stakes world of cybersecurity, defending against threats is non-negotiable. But what if your budget doesn’t match the magnitude of the risks?

AI

GiveSmart

OCTOBER 11, 2023

As your finance team is preparing for year-end, with prepping reports and making sure your budget is on track, your donor development and fundraising teams are hard at work, too. Segment Your Donors Organizations are only retaining about four out of 10 donors annually. Don’t miss these tips for ending the year strong.

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