Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Build your promotion calendar around these times, and youll be sure to catch more attention and inspire action. Others may be concerned about their finances or taxes, or their legacies and relationships. Frame these messages through the lens of organizing your life and finances for the year. Targeted outreach to year-end donors.

Finance

Get Fully Funded

JULY 30, 2025

If you’re unsure about the best strategy, create a gift acceptance policy and consult with a nonprofit finance advisor to ensure alignment with your organization’s financial strategy and risk tolerance. A more strategic approach to grant seeking can unlock sizable funding. Start by identifying grantors that align with your mission.

Funding

The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 17, 2025

Budget Constraints Tight finances can make it difficult to secure venues, hire vendors, and provide high-quality experiences for attendees. Utilize Targeted Advertising : If your budget allows, use social media ads or local event calendars to reach specific demographics. Group discounts can also inspire more people to attend.

Budget

Blackbaud

JULY 28, 2025

In this article, you’ll learn about the different types of audits nonprofit finance teams commonly work on and the most common nonprofit audit mistakes for each, giving you a better understanding of how to avoid these mistakes for your next audit. The W-9 gives you the necessary details like name, address, and TIN to complete the form.

Finance

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 2, 2025

Consult with finance staff or partners early. If you have a dedicated finance staff member or team, start the application process by talking to them! This will help you understand the program’s scope and feasibility. Use the budget to clarify program structure. Who will implement the work? What resources are required?

Budget

amplifi

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Perhaps you worked out a financing plan or used your credit card to break down your purchase into more manageable payments over a few months. Consider targeting donors who have already given more than once during a calendar year. Its a win-win scenario! Think about the last major purchase you made over $1,000.

Fundraising

Community Boost

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

California residents may ask us to provide them with (i) a list of certain categories of Personal Information that we have disclosed to other parties, including affiliates, for their direct marketing purposes during the immediately preceding calendar year, and (ii) the identity of those other parties.

Policy

Blackbaud

JULY 28, 2025

Mark your calendars! What’s in it for Finance and Financial Aid Teams? K–12 IT-Finance Fusion: The Next Frontier (Show Your Business Office Some Love!) bbcon is coming to Philadelphia October 6–8! Jenn Haley, Blackbaud Were your tuition and accounting systems developed with independent schools in mind?

Education

Blue Avocado

JULY 15, 2025

For nonprofits on a calendar fiscal year, your due date will be May 15th of the following year. Forms 990 are due on the 15th day of the fifth month, following the end of your organization’s taxable year. When is our organization’s fiscal year?

Liability

CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

Fundraising Calendar for 2021. That’s why we created this 2021 fundraising calendar worksheet and template to help you map out the best possible plan. That’s why we created this 2021 fundraising calendar worksheet and template. Download your fundraising calendar + goals template below: Fundraising Plan & Goals Worksheet.

Calendar

Ann Green's Nonprofit

JANUARY 4, 2024

Donors who opt for monthly giving find it’s easier on their finances. Having a communications calendar will help you with this. It’s always made sense, but it’s been especially crucial over the last few years. Organizations that have monthly giving programs receive a steady stream of revenue throughout the year. Even gifts of $5.00

Nonprofit

CauseVox

JANUARY 3, 2025

Download Our Free Fundraising Plan & Calendar Template: Why Do You Need a Fundraising Strategy? Reflect on Your Past Finances Before you start putting together a fundraising plan for the upcoming year, take a moment to reflect on last year as a whole. After that, take a step back to look at last years finances.

Fundraising

Just Write Grants

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

With our digital school bells ringing, it's time to attend a masterclass in nonprofit finance. It could align with the calendar year or follow a different period. With the essentials of budgeting and balance sheets under your belt, navigating the intricate waters of nonprofit finance becomes a more manageable task.

Finance

Strategic Grants

AUGUST 22, 2024

More information, and tickets, here: [link] Virtual: Not-for-profit finance week 2-5 September September 2024 Not-for-Profit Finance Week is a celebration of ideas, knowledge and financial capacity-building for the $100 billion Australian not-for-profit sector.

Finance

GiveSmart

APRIL 17, 2024

The Blueprint By taking the time to plan ahead and get creative, your nonprofit can work toward building a year-round fundraising calendar. If you’re starting from scratch, download GiveSmart’s Annual Fundraising Calendar. These resources could spark some inspiration for your year-round fundraising calendar.

Calendar

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. While your finance team is buttoning up the reporting and chart of accounts, the rest of your revenue team can take part in a financial check, too.

Retainer

GiveSmart

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

In contrast, the calendar year used for tax filing is from the first of January to the 31st of December. Nonprofit organizations often follow a fiscal year that doesn’t align with the calendar year, which they adopt for various reasons. Some nonprofits’ activities and donations increase exponentially during the winter holiday season.

Budget

Get Fully Funded

MAY 8, 2023

But it’s best to handle your finances right from the get-go. And financial breakdowns are helpful as you manage your finances each month, especially when funds are tight and you need to see exactly where every penny is going. Schedule Keep a work calendar and update it so it’s always current.

Nonprofit

Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Your finance office is driven by deadlines. As the organization’s finance leader, you will play a major role in putting this plan in place whether you plan to tackle this task on your own or delegate it to your team or board. For organizations operating on a calendar year, this deadline will be May 15th.

Electronics

Candid

JULY 26, 2022

Keep the following suggestions in mind to create a strong financial foundation for your nonprofit: Plan a robust fundraising calendar that incorporates both online and offline strategies. The nonprofit overhead myth is a pervasive challenge, causing both external and internal limitations on a nonprofit’s finances.

Fundraising

Candid

MAY 2, 2022

To achieve this, the Center’s team put together an outline of messaging that would complement their programming, fitting pieces into their monthly member newsletters and social media calendar. Transparency: It’s a best practice for nonprofits to be transparent in their operations, governance, and finances.

IT

Candid

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

nonprofits to earn a Seal of Transparency by voluntarily providing information about their finances, operations, and activities on their Candid profile. iii The IRS estimates how many types of different tax returns it will receive in a calendar year. (Visit our COVID-19 , racial equity, and Ukraine philanthropic funding pages).

Electronics

Blackbaud

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

You can use APIs to integrate with other tools, such as email, calendars, or messaging, that can help you communicate and collaborate with your team, partners, or stakeholders. For example, you can use the GuideStar API to get detailed profiles of over 13 million nonprofits, including their mission, programs, finances, and impact.

Grant Management

Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 19, 2022

So, you may decide to hold off on starting a new project until the end of the calendar year to make sure you have enough revenue to cover it. It differs from the other two statements in that it’s pulled on a monthly basis instead of annually.

Liability

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 20, 2023

When you’re just getting started, it’s critical that one of your first steps is to create your nonprofit’s first budget to help you manage both your organization and your finances as it grows. Use accounting software to help you manage your finances.

Budget

The Fundraising Coach

JUNE 30, 2022

Not in that position (thank goodness) but we all have our fiscal year starts, no matter where they fall on the calendar. So while your board, executive director, or finance team might be focused on a new fiscal year and that blank cell next to the year to date, remember your donor is passionate about the cause you help them address.

Finance

Blackbaud

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Power BI can help organizations translate complex data into an action plan for every team, from the finance office to fundraising. He added filters and fields based on their recommendations, including a new integration with their email system so there is connection and communication between event calendars and each fundraiser’s prospect plan.

CRM

Blue Avocado

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Therefore, an organization operating on a calendar tax year will have a May 15 deadline. Consequences of Failing to File Form 990-PF Failing to file Form 990-PF returns can result in serious consequences for both your organization’s finances and its overall status. Operating on a fiscal tax year?

Electronics

Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

Once a purchase has been made, it is scrutinized as an operating cost by the board and the finance committee, often dubbed a "necessary evil." Calendar API integration: $2000. The big problem is that most nonprofit web design projects are considered a one-time expense, instead of a long-term investment. Staff cost: $40/hour.

Indirect

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 17, 2012

(iPad, iPhone, MacOS) is a student planner that helps you keep track of your class schedule, track your grades and GPA, manage homework assignments, and create an interactive calendar. The iPad app provides free videos to K-12 students on various topics, including math, science, finance, and history.

Education

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 16, 2024

The ins and outs of nonprofit accounting may seem overwhelming at first, but effectively recording and reporting your organization’s finances is essential to fund your mission. This statement shows how cash moves in and out of your organization through operating, investing, and financing activities. Expense reimbursement.

Policy

The Fundraising Coach

APRIL 14, 2025

Nonprofit budgeting serves a similar overarching purpose, but it sets a direction for your whole organization, so its an involved process that many people at your nonprofit (finance team, fundraising staff, board members, executive leadership, etc.) should have input on. Statement of cash flows.

Liability

Blackbaud

MARCH 21, 2024

Projects like these can drain resources, take more time than necessary, and quickly become your least favorite meeting on your calendar. Have you ever been pulled into a meandering project with no clear direction or goals? You can save yourself the pain of a directionless undertaking by creating a project charter.

Software

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Outlook integrates your email with calendars and contact information. Manage Your Finances. This book features a chapter by TechSoup’s Elliot Harmon, and walks you through topics like fundraising, managing technology, marketing, finances, advocacy, and working with boards.

Software

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This report shows how cash moves in and out of your organization through operating, investing, and financing activities. It’s most helpful for strategic planning and risk management. Statement of cash flows. Your nonprofit’s W-3 and all of your W-2s and 1099s need to be completed by January 31 each year.

Nonprofit

NextAfter

MARCH 11, 2022

Essential Tasks of a Direct Mail Project Manager ANNUAL PLAN: Ensure the annual plan, including marketing calendar and budget, is drafted, and then finalized. MARKETING CALENDAR: Ensure calendar stays updated with all pertinent information. INVOICING: Manage the invoice process with the internal finance dept.

Fundraising

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

If you're holding monthly events gathering the nonprofit technology community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group. Burlington, Vermont: Finance Friday Accounting in the Cloud: Is It Right for My Organization and How to Start.

Training