Blackbaud

JANUARY 10, 2025

But many nonprofits that earn organization-changing donations scramble to build the infrastructure to manage the funds effectively. Provide guidance and recommendations for training on the Boards fiduciary responsibilities, such as how to read a form 990 and the financial audit.

Award

Big Fundraising Ideas

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Breakdown of revenue sources: Identify which aspects of the fundraiser (ticket sales, donations, auctions, etc.) Conversion rates: Calculate how many people responded to the marketing by attending or donating to the fundraiser. Volunteer management: Evaluate issues like lack of coordination or insufficient volunteer training.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JULY 18, 2025

Government grants operate under a fundamentally different financial framework than private donations or earned revenue.Federal funders establish specific metrics that finance teams must track and report consistently. Plus, be sure to verify requirements before spending and create compliance calendars with advance reminders.

Government

The Almoner

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Many pastors have little if any formal training in fundraising. These efforts help to inspire donations from local Catholics. The foundation team also helps their Bishop with a calendar of special fundraising events. Catholic Community Foundations also offer their parishes and bishop fundraising expertise.

Fundraising

DoJiggy

APRIL 8, 2025

Participants can set up personal fundraising pages, and spectators can donate to their favorite players. Work with local businesses to secure prize donations and maximize profits. Charge a daily or weekly registration fee and offer hands-on training sessions to build interest in the sport while raising funds.

Fundraising

Planned Giving

MAY 12, 2025

These gifts are often the largest and most impactful contributions a donor will ever makewith the average planned gift ranging from 200-300 times larger than a typical annual donation. ” Appreciated Securities : “Donating stocks or bonds that have increased in value since you acquired them.” Who did I forget to thank?

Policy

Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 24, 2024

I have no training in marketing or fundraising. And of course I wanted to increase our donations. But we do need to raise $350 – 400,000 in donations each year. Now, every single donation letter gets a personalized, hand written note by me on them. And already, many of them have donated a second time already.

Donation

Planned Giving

APRIL 17, 2025

Whos going to train, manage, and feed them? You are if you want donations. Donors dont remember your calendar. Right after they finish donating to people who asked first. And they dont need your donation. Then enjoy the mediocrity of trying to please everyone. And congrats for joining the safest group in the world.

SAM

Wild Apricot

JUNE 24, 2025

Once set up, these actions happen based on triggers like someone joining your list, clicking a link or making a donation. For example, someone who donates regularly might get a thank-you message and an invite to join a donor circle, while a first-time volunteer might get details about training or upcoming shifts.

CRM

Big Fundraising Ideas

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

How to do it: Gather donations from familiesespecially those of outgoing sixth gradersbefore the previous year ends. How to do it: Suggest a sponsored Dry January, where teachers and parents give up alcohol for the month and donate what they save. Ask parents or local garden stores to donate seedlings.

Fundraising

DoJiggy

APRIL 22, 2025

Online Auctions Leverage your business network to gather donated goods and serviceseverything from spa packages to restaurant gift cards. Ask member businesses for prize donations in return for publicity. Community Yard Sale Invite businesses and residents to donate items for a massive yard sale hosted by the Chamber.

Fundraising

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Send ongoing communications, offer regular training sessions, and demonstrate volunteers’ impact using data. For example, one staff member may be in charge of creating volunteer appreciation efforts while another facilitates ongoing volunteer training. You can also create a volunteer management calendar to help you stay organized.

Management

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. This is where a fundraising calendar comes in handy. Many nonprofits operate on a July 1st through June 30th calendar.

Calendar

Get Fully Funded

MAY 18, 2021

The best gift a nonprofit organization can receive is unrestricted cash, but an inkind donation of something your organization needs and would have otherwise purchased is also a high-value gift. Basically, it’s a non-cash donation made to a nonprofit organization. There’s more to inkind donations than you might think.

Donation

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

can now receive Microsoft donations from TechSoup , as well as donations of Office 365 directly from Microsoft. From operating systems to office productivity suites to graphic design software, Microsoft has made over 250 products available for donation through TechSoup. Your Guide to Donated Software Through TechSoup.

Donation

CauseVox

JANUARY 3, 2025

Download Our Free Fundraising Plan & Calendar Template: Why Do You Need a Fundraising Strategy? You may need to train volunteers, get your materials ready, or talk to someone about setting up the campaign website. In fact, 57% of people who watch nonprofit videos go on to make a donation. Thats because its so true!

Fundraising

Qgiv

APRIL 15, 2021

With the recent addition of web-based bidding tools, new donation forms, and our robust calendar of virtual training for nonprofit professionals, we remain dedicated to ensuring the fundraising success of our clients during this unique time.”.

Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2022

Even though the organization had been around for three decades, they had never asked anyone for a donation. and around the globe stepped up to express their support by sending donations to organizations providing services to people impacted by 9/11. Invite people to commit to a monthly donation. No earned income from programs.

Fundraising

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

This free webinar will offer practical guidance on the best tools, training resources, and marketing tactics your library can use engage the social sector in your community. Get Your Technology Donations Before Calendar Year–End. Get Your Technology Donations Before Calendar Year–End. spanhidden

Calendar

Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 19, 2022

360MatchPro reports an increase in individual donations and corporate philanthropy in recent years—two common nonprofit revenue sources. Jitasa’s guide to fund accounting points out that nonprofits need to appeal to supporters who want to understand where their donations go and how it helps the organization’s mission. Net assets.

Liability

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

With Google Workspace you get: Gmail, Chat, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Forms, and many more tools, all for just $6 a month. Online training courses abound, and your bookkeeper or board treasurer will likely be familiar with Quickbooks. There are two major players: Google Workspace , formerly known as G Suite, and Office 365.

CRM

Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As nonprofit professionals, we wait and hope all day that this is the year our campaign will go viral and bring in millions of dollars in donations. And then the following day, many small, new, or unknown (due to lack of social capital) nonprofits feel defeated because they didn’t get the donations they’d hoped for. Sound familiar?

Fundraising

Strategic Grants

JUNE 2, 2024

A list that is read by many to see who has donated the most funds in the last 12 months. We come across this quite a bit and providing some direction and training for your board is a simple way to boost introductions and leverage relationships. Here are some of highlights from the past month.

Grant Calendar

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Search for a platform that offers essential fundraising features such as: Branded donation pages. These donation pages allow your organization to solicit gifts on online channels. Though gifts may be specified for specific campaigns, an online donation page usually collects donations for the annual fund. Recurring giving.

Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

Your fundraising plan should include a detailed activities calendar showing all the various ways you plan to generate funds during the year. Remember that in the early months of your nonprofit, you are essentially “training” your supporters about what they can expect from you. NEVER underestimate the power of small monthly donations.

Template

Candid

APRIL 11, 2023

Corporate sponsorship is a mutually beneficial relationship wherein a company offers direct financial support, in-kind donations , or skilled volunteer services to support a nonprofit in meeting its fundraising event goals. Lending extra credibility to your event to help you draw in donations. This is where corporate sponsors can help.

Fundraising

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2012

The new People-OnTheGo Donation Program at TechSoup can help you get organized and stay productive. You can use People-OnTheGo training to help your organization's employees learn to: Manage interruptions better. The donation is offered to organizations with annual operating budgets of $5 million or less. to 11:00 a.m.

Conference

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 19, 2012

The new People-OnTheGo Donation Program at TechSoup can help you get organized and stay productive. You can use People-OnTheGo training to help your organization's employees learn to: Manage interruptions better. The donation is offered to organizations with annual operating budgets of $5 million or less. to 11:00 a.m.

Conference

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Orlando's October event explores donation platforms for Giving Tuesday , and in Vancouver, the focus will be on creating effective matching donation campaigns. If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know and I'll include you in the next community calendar. and the globe.

Fundraising

Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2023

In order to build those positive relationships, MENTOR recruits and provides training resources to potential mentors and links the right mentors to mentees across the nation. Get involved with your local MENTOR affiliate and check out their calendar of events to see what kinds of events you can attend. Nonprofits to Donate to.

Mentor

Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

You’ll find plenty of excellent copywriting and donor communications trainings out there , as well as copywriting professionals. PayPal is never an acceptable nonprofit donation page. Yet, we know in our work that when it comes to your nonprofit’s bottom line, nothing quite beats excellent creative, and genuine human communication.

AI

Pamela Grow

JANUARY 22, 2025

PayPal isneveran acceptable nonprofit donation page. Yes, while you want to offer the option of PayPal as an option, it should never be your primary donation option. Carve out roughly 30 minutes for this free storytelling training. You want to make it as easy as humanly possible for your donor to give. How are you making yours?

AI

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Vancouver, Canada's NetSquared group is also focusing on fundraising this month with "How to Optimize Your Online Donations." If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I’ll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

Training

Candid

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Simply including language such as “To donate with your donor-advised fund (DAF), go [here]” in email solicitations or mailers goes a long way. Conduct a DAF audit Audit your giving forms and fundraising communications. Are you mentioning DAFs everywhere you can to let donors know giving through their DAFs is an option?

Funding

Tech Soup

APRIL 5, 2012

Streamline the registration and payment processes for your organization’s events, conferences, and classes with cloud-based services from the Acteva Donation Program. Create Donation Pages as Well. Acteva services can also be used to set up pages for your nonprofit or library to accept donations. Trainings and Courses.

Management

Get Fully Funded

JULY 4, 2022

They’re underwhelmed by your response to their last donation and they’re already looking for somewhere else to give. How Do I Make Sure My Donors Feel Good About Donating? Are you sharing heartwarming stories that stir their heart and soul, moving them to donate? Do you make it easy to donate to your nonprofit?

Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 20, 2023

Mark off a couple of blocks of time on your calendar to research things like supplies, materials, and equipment online or call local vendors to find out what things cost. Include in-kind donations. Get the amount of the donation or estimate it and include it in both the revenue side and the expense side. Good question.

Budget