DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Note from Diane: You know how passionate our team is about thinking about your grant management work (your post-award work) to help strengthen your grant applications (your pre-award) work. Thats why were thrilled to bring these tactical tips to you from Jitasa to help broaden your understanding of grant management.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Learning how to manage volunteers effectively will help bridge the gap between recruitment and retention, ensuring more supporters stick around long-term. Volunteer management is the process of working with volunteers throughout their engagement with your organization, from recruitment to ongoing engagement and retention.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

At 3 pm Eastern time tomorrow, Frank Goertzen (Fresh Apricot) of the Wild Apricot support team will present the free webinar Going Wild with Events! An in-depth look at our event features. Tags: apricot event management event registration event software webinar wild Wild Apricot wildapricot. read more ).

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The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 17, 2025

Planning events is essential for nonprofits, whether youre raising funds, building awareness, or forging new community connections. From tight budgets to limited staffing, these hurdles can make even the simplest event feel overwhelming. However, many organizations face common challenges that complicate the planning process.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 6, 2021

Whether you already have a virtual fundraising event in the works or you’re deep in the brainstorming phase, you’ll need to manage the multitude of tasks on your plate quickly and efficiently. Download these calendars to get your virtual fundraising event organized and ready to raise more for your cause with confidence and ease.

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Blackbaud

MAY 1, 2025

While complex strategies, modern donor data management systems, and multi-step engagement plans have their place, sometimes the simplest tactics can yield effective resultsand should not be overlooked. A well-maintained calendar ensures that your strategies are coordinated, preventing missed opportunities and last-minute rushes.

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Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Clear value proposition: Explain what subscribers gain from your newsletter, whether exclusive event registration opportunities, discounts for your nonprofits store, or specialized content. To set up repeat visitor tracking in GA4, your nonprofit must create a new audience and event. Leverage retargeting campaigns.

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The Almoner

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The foundation then creates and manages multiple pools of funds called endowments for the good of the diocese and the parishes within the diocese. The Community Foundation for Eastern South Dakota works with the Bishop to create and manage his annual appeal.

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The Fundraiser Coach

MARCH 30, 2025

at an event or sending an email update twice a year. Replace “Check-Ins” with “Connection Points” Look at your calendar. I n short, a human-to-human connection. This doesn’t mean simply saying "Hello!" Building connection means making space for mutual curiosity and discovering shared values.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Events may require an events coordinator. Some organizations additionally have a social media manager, volunteer coordinator, or data analyst. Maybe your team does a great job planning events. Each of these individuals serves a unique role on the fundraising and development team. What does a grant consultant cost?

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Creating a master calendar of donor touches—mail and email communications. Kimberly Townsend Pierce Development Manager, Chester County Hospital Foundation Creating and sharing a master view of your fundraising activities provides important org-wide visibility for campaign roles and responsibilities to reduce unnecessary repetitive actions.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 12, 2024

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. This is where a fundraising calendar comes in handy. Heres a breakdown of how to develop and maintain your annual fundraising calendar.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 10, 2021

to promote your organization’s events or activities. Create a communications calendar for the year, one that includes the dates for your fundraising appeals, your monthly giving asks, your annual report, print newsletters, and more. Download our Annual Fundraising & Marketing Calendar to stay on top of important dates.

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GrantNews

JUNE 12, 2025

Integrating a transparent budget and other donor-centric practices into a nonprofit’s management allows donors and volunteers to see exactly how their contribution will make a difference. While there are many ways to generate funding, like charity events and fundraisers, you should still be researching and applying for grants.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Events may require an events coordinator. Some organizations additionally have a social media manager, volunteer coordinator, or data analyst. Maybe your team does a great job planning events. Each of these individuals serves a unique role on the fundraising and development team. What does a grant consultant cost?

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Qgiv

MAY 3, 2023

Fundraising calendars help set your nonprofit up for success for the entire year. A fundraising calendar enables you to keep your goals, campaigns, strategies, and due dates all in one place that your whole team has access to. Another objective you need to define for your fundraising calendar is your awareness goal.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 3, 2012

event marketing management and social media marketing experience. Your event is free; that doesn’t mean it can organize itself. A free event has the same amount of details and behind-the-scenes work pressures as a paid one. And now, you can get those solutions for free if your events have no fee!

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Aside from the normal holiday hullabaloo, you’re also busy planning fundraisers and engagement opportunities to round out your organization’s calendar year. Knowing how much time and effort you spend planning events and campaigns inspired us to create this resource to inspire you with these successful ideas for end-of-year giving campaigns.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 9, 2012

Sponsoring an event requires a lot of planning and involves many details. Whether your event is free or requires collecting payments, you need an easy way to handle registrations, wait lists, program listings, email marketing, surveys, reports, and online calenders. Stephanie Gerding Webinar Program Manager TechSoup Global.

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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. As an organizer, you can set the “active” dates for accepting donations to a fiscal year or calendar year, as opposed to the date of an event.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

To many, Wild Apricot is a great all-in-one solution for website hosting as well as managing members, events, invoices, newsletters, donations, and contacts. membership registration, event calendars, profiles,etc) into your existing website using Widgets!

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Just Write Grants

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Solution To manage time constraints effectively: Develop a Grant Calendar : Create a detailed calendar with deadlines, submission requirements, and timelines for each grant application. Consider hiring a dedicated grant writer or using a grant management system to streamline the process. Understanding Grant Guidelines 2.1

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2015

Have you ever thought about hosting nonprofit technology events in your community? Check out one of our events! Upcoming Events. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , HandsOn Tech , DataKind , and more. HR Essentials for the Accidental HR Manager.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 11, 2024

Strategic Fundraising Calendar: Mapping Out a Successful Year for Your Nonprofit In the dynamic world of nonprofit fundraising, success often hinges on meticulous planning and execution. Enter Greater Giving’s guide on building a Strategic Fundraising Calendar —your key to unlocking a prosperous 2024.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 3, 2023

So, how can you raise more dollars without adding yet another campaign or event to the calendar? Your nonprofit probably spends a great deal of time on fundraising. Let’s look at four effective ways to optimize your fundraising results.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 24, 2023

A brand new event experience for nonprofits is here! We’re happy to unveil Qgiv’s new Event Management software—tools designed to help nonprofits streamline event check-in and increase registrations, attendance, and giving at events. “Our team loves the new event platform.

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DonorSnap

APRIL 8, 2025

Host a Donor Appreciation Event Donor appreciation events focus solely on celebrating your supporters. Unlike fundraising events, these are designed to build community and show your donors the impact theyve made. With DonorSnaps automated task manager, you can schedule these messages to go out automatically.

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GiveSmart

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The end of the calendar year is around the corner—the single biggest fundraising opportunity of the year! Donations displayed live on-screen make giving at events fun. Inspire dinner, luncheon, or virtual event attendees to donate with a unique giving experience they’ll never forget. Donating should be quick and easy!

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GiveSmart

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Fall is in the air, and with it comes many opportunities to finish up this calendar year strong. September Do you host a large annual event in the fall? Whether your answer is yes or no, you should consider adding more fundraising and outreach opportunities to your fall calendar. Crunchy, colorful leaves. Keep reading!

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 13, 2014

One of my personal and professional New Year's resolutions is to get better at managing my time – and to actually be on time. I decided to try out the Sunrise calendar app for iOS to see if it can help me stay in check. For example, you can't load in events from your Microsoft Outlook calendar.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 16, 2024

When you start planning your fundraising events, you want to make registration and management as easy as possible for both you and your donors. With the right event management software for nonprofits, you can run your fundraising events more efficiently, helping you raise more money for your cause.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 2, 2024

By now, GivingTuesday has become a fixture on nonprofit calendars, inspiring generosity worldwide. Beyond viewing GivingTuesday as a standalone event, we can think of it as the starting line for a broader campaign. Touch base with your team and volunteers to gather their perspectives.

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CauseVox

MAY 27, 2025

Customer/Client Relationship Management software was developed in the for-profit world. Companies use a CRM to track their customers behavior, manage communication, and make offers that the customer is likely to be interested in. Or volunteering at an event every month, and having to introduce yourself every single time?

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

Include fundraising fees, the subscription costs for your donor management system and other online tools, insurance, postage for appeals … everything! The money you raise should come from a variety of sources including individual donors, foundations, and events. You don’t need to keep putting on event after event.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

JANUARY 21, 2025

Winning Online Fundraising Strategies for High School Basketball Teams Blog Summary: The article highlights online fundraising strategies for high school basketball teams, focusing on social media campaigns, crowdfunding, virtual events, and selling digital products. Start by choosing an event that resonates with your supporters.

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Qgiv

APRIL 15, 2021

Your supporters likely participate in or fundraise for your peer-to-peer events too! With their participation comes a wealth of valuable event data. With proper event data management, you can harness that data to improve on fundraising events, retain more donors, and raise more money for your mission.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

You may need to get rid of sticky notes and embrace digital tools, better time management, and more efficient processes. My calendar and ‘To Do’ list were written in a notebook. Today, work expectations are higher, there’s more to manage, and you simply must be more organized to grow a small nonprofit. With a pen.

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