Burnout, Goals and Software - Grants & Fundraising Brief

4 Common Event Planning Challenges + How to Solve Them

The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 17, 2025

By understanding the most common obstacles and how to overcome them, your nonprofit can host events that not only meet your goals but also inspire and engage your community. Utilize Budgeting Tools: Consider using budgeting templates or software designed for nonprofits. Avoid overloading any one person with too many responsibilities.

Budget

Budget Burnout Transportation Utilities

How to Overcome Common Challenges in Your Nonprofit Budget Approval Process

Blackbaud

MAY 12, 2025

You know your budget is the map to reach your organizations goals, but the labyrinth-like challengeslike endless review cycles and unclear decision-making authoritycan derail financial plans and slow down mission-driven activities. The goal is to work smarter, not harder!

Budget

Budget Nonprofit Training Goals

5 Accounting Workflows Your Nonprofit Can Begin Automating Today

Blackbaud

JULY 2, 2025

As your fund accounting software has evolved, so have the opportunities to incorporate automation into your processes—and get rid of some of that paper and manual decision-making. In doing so, you’ll help everyone rediscover the purpose behind your organization’s goals.

Finance

Finance AI Software Nonprofit

Adopting a New CRM? 4 Change Management Tips for Small Nonprofits

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 4, 2024

If your team wears many hats, then not incorporating change management can have a negative multiplying effect: If one person doesn’t understand the goals of the initiative, that means a good percentage of your staff doesn’t understand it. Talk about the problem or the gap the new software will solve. Everything can’t be the No.

CRM

CRM Management Nonprofit Software

Nonprofit burnout stats and how to avoid it

GiveSmart

JULY 23, 2024

Burnout is a familiar concept in many industries, but the nonprofit sector must contend with burnout in a uniquely challenging landscape. The emotional demands of the work and a lack of resources can make burnout especially prevalent for these organizations trying to make a difference. What causes burnout in nonprofits?

Burnout

Burnout IT Nonprofit Software

Inclusive AI adoption to drive nonprofit missions

Candid

OCTOBER 9, 2024

To enhance organizational effectiveness and advance mission-driven goals using this technology, however, nonprofits need to ensure inclusive AI adoption. Funders can help nonprofits with limited resources by funding technology infrastructure and software. What would that mean? What is inclusive AI adoption?

AI

AI Ethics Policy Policies

Fundraisers Must Take Time Off From Work. Here’s How to Do It.

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Taking a break from work gives your brain the chance to reset and recharge, and this is essential to avoiding burnout and staying productive all year long. Once you have the plan in place, you have a road map to get you to your goal by the end of the year. Fundraising is a high-turnover field and burnout is a key reason.

IT

IT Fundraising Burnout Calendar

11 Ideas To Combat Zoom Fatigue At Your Nonprofit

CauseVox

MARCH 2, 2021

Although we probably won’t be able to stop having virtual meetings anytime soon, there are some steps you can take to help reduce the impact on their mental and physical health to prevent burnout. This also helps avoid staff burnout, because it prevents your staff from trying to complete work after hours. Check out a few ideas below.

Burnout

Burnout Nonprofit Calendar Management

Why Development and Marketing Teams Need Each Other at Nonprofits

GiveSmart

AUGUST 12, 2024

Nonprofit development and marketing teams share similar goals in an organization. Benefits of Nonprofit Development and Marketing Teams Working Together Given their shared organizational goals, nonprofit development and marketing teams can benefit from strong collaboration.

Retainer

Retainer Burnout Nonprofit Calendar

Customer Story: Well Aware Raises Over 300K in Shower Strike Campaign

CauseVox

JULY 10, 2024

With issues like burnout and limited staff, she often found herself juggling multiple roles. Administrative Load : In addition to their normal responsibilities, the Well Aware team frequently had to take on the role of software experts to manage and customize campaign pages.

Metrics

Metrics Burnout Fundraising Donation

Membership Marketing Data: A Crash Course for Nonprofits

The Fundraising Coach

MARCH 13, 2023

But in the age of burnout and endless Excel sheets…how do you efficiently utilize data to guide you toward the right decisions? Comprehensive membership management software allows your organization to facilitate this process, so you can nurture existing members and attract new ones with ease. What is an AMS?

Software

Software Nonprofit Burnout Management

Why development and marketing teams need each other at nonprofits

GiveSmart

APRIL 24, 2024

Nonprofit development and marketing teams share similar goals in an organization. Benefits of nonprofit development and marketing teams working together Given their shared organizational goals, nonprofit development and marketing teams can benefit from strong collaboration.

Retainer

Retainer Burnout Nonprofit Calendar

5 Ways to Level Up Your Volunteer Program

The Fundraising Coach

OCTOBER 2, 2022

From donating their time to help out with vital programs and initiatives to lending their professional expertise and skills, volunteers help keep nonprofits on track to complete their goals. Hurdles like volunteer recruitment , volunteer burnout, and disorganized training can make your program less effective. Explore volunteer grants.

Software

Software Management Training CRM

Leveraging AI in Major Gift Fundraising: A Game-Changer in Philanthropy

Blackbaud

MARCH 11, 2024

The Benefits of AI to Major Gift Fundraisers Fundraising is an industry that faces high stress and burnout. Build relationships with your community : As a major gift officer, your goal is to build long-lasting relationships with donors. AI can be an incredible tool to alleviate some of the time-consuming tasks that burden fundraisers.

AI

AI Fundraising CRM Template

Fundraising solutions

Bonterra

APRIL 10, 2024

Fundraising solutions Attract donors Meet the right donors, have better conversations, and hit your fundraising goals. Unlock your fundraising potential Platinum Support Remove administrative burden, reduce staff burnout, and cut time and money spent on repetitive tasks. What kinds of security standards does your platform follow?

Fundraising

Fundraising CRM Software Management

Digital fundraising

Bonterra

APRIL 11, 2024

Learn more How it works Meet more of your goals without doing more work. Platinum Support Connect more effectively with supporters and reduce the time and money your nonprofit spends on repetitive tasks causing staff stress and burnout by working with a dedicated expert who will examine processes and train your team into platform power users.

Fundraising

Fundraising Retainer Template Management

Concurrent Fundraising Events: 3 Ideas to Boost Revenue

Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

According to ClickBid’s guide to silent auction software , you can go above and beyond with event marketing by driving more traffic to your communication channels. Auction-specific fundraising software can help you make the most of your time by streamlining tasks, like donation collections.

Fundraising

Fundraising Burnout Software Media

31 Unique Ideas for Small Church Fundraisers

Qgiv

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Encouraging your members to work together to support your church’s goals will take your congregants’ bond beyond simple Sunday morning greetings. Offering fundraisers that have value for the donors, as well as the church, will help prevent burnout. This accomplishes a few goals. The Key to Small Church Fundraisers.

Fundraising

Fundraising Lobbying Donation Award

How to Use Your Organization's Data in Fundraising and Planning

Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2016

Its staffers attended community festivals and events, working many nights and weekends to reach their goal. And, most importantly, they were able to reduce the numbers of nights and weekends their staff worked and prevent burnout. Good data, not perfect data, should be your goal. How many of them stayed on the email list?

Fundraising

Fundraising Burnout Demographics Training

How to Use Your Organization's Data in Fundraising and Planning

Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2016

Its staffers attended community festivals and events, working many nights and weekends to reach their goal. And, most importantly, they were able to reduce the numbers of nights and weekends their staff worked and prevent burnout. Good data, not perfect data, should be your goal. How many of them stayed on the email list?

Fundraising

Fundraising Burnout Demographics Training

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4 Common Event Planning Challenges + How to Solve Them

How to Overcome Common Challenges in Your Nonprofit Budget Approval Process

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5 Accounting Workflows Your Nonprofit Can Begin Automating Today

Adopting a New CRM? 4 Change Management Tips for Small Nonprofits

Nonprofit burnout stats and how to avoid it

Inclusive AI adoption to drive nonprofit missions

Fundraisers Must Take Time Off From Work. Here’s How to Do It.

11 Ideas To Combat Zoom Fatigue At Your Nonprofit

Why Development and Marketing Teams Need Each Other at Nonprofits

Customer Story: Well Aware Raises Over 300K in Shower Strike Campaign

Membership Marketing Data: A Crash Course for Nonprofits

Why development and marketing teams need each other at nonprofits

5 Ways to Level Up Your Volunteer Program

Leveraging AI in Major Gift Fundraising: A Game-Changer in Philanthropy

Fundraising solutions

Digital fundraising

Concurrent Fundraising Events: 3 Ideas to Boost Revenue

31 Unique Ideas for Small Church Fundraisers

How to Use Your Organization's Data in Fundraising and Planning

How to Use Your Organization's Data in Fundraising and Planning

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