Ann Green's Nonprofit

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Your donors want to hear from you and don’t just want to be blasted with fundraising appeals. I know that might sound impossible, but it will be a whole lot easier if you put together a communications calendar (also known as an editorial calendar). Some of you may already have a communications calendar, which is great.

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Blackbaud

MAY 1, 2025

Nonprofits work tirelessly to make a difference in their communities, and fundraising is often a vital yet challenging part of this work. In this article, youll learn eight simple tools and tactics you should consider incorporating into your fundraising efforts.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

How a Grant Consultant Can Amplify the Impact of Your Fundraising Team Many different staff positions fulfill fundraising duties. Each of these individuals serves a unique role on the fundraising and development team. She has worked in nonprofit offices as part of large teams, and she has worked as a team of one.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 9, 2023

Get 12 months of fundraising tips, best practices, and nonprofit industry data that will keep you inspired all year long! Get your free 2023 Fundraising Calendar now!

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 5, 2024

You are in full fundraising swing! In preparation for this key time of giving, we asked seasoned fundraising professionals, “ What’s something you learned from last year that you are taking into this year?” Create a Master View of Your Fundraising Activities Timing is everything. Joseph Center Foundation, Inc.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

DonorPerfect's Fundraising Calendar empowers nonprofit heroes! Download the digital version or order your printed calendar now! Download the digital version or order your printed calendar now! Get 12 months of tailored inspiration, with practical tips, key dates, self-care, and customizable stickers.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Autumn definitely means “go time” in the life of a fundraiser, often because it signals the start of year-end , a period of time you may get upwards of 60% or more of your annual donations. Even if you don’t follow a definitive fundraising calendar , it’s still vital to come up with a year-end fundraising plan —and stick to it.

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Embark on a year-round journey with our 2024 Annual Fundraising Calendar, capturing moments that matter. Each page highlights giving moments, holidays, and fundraising opportunities. Join GiveSmart in turning the pages of year-round success!

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CauseVox

MAY 12, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic, the election, and racial justice protests of 2020 have upended the entire nonprofit landscape. It is no longer business as usual for nonprofit fundraisers. The answer is having a mapped out 2021 Nonprofit Social Media Marketing Calendar. Register now for only $65 ($15 off) through 5/19.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Grant Writing Consultants Boost Your Fundraising Team’s Impact Many different staff positions fulfill fundraising duties. Each of these individuals serves a unique role on the fundraising and development team. She has worked in nonprofit offices as part of large teams, and she has worked as a team of one.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Year-end fundraising season is starting to get underway. However, if you just send one fundraising letter and wait for the donations to come in, prepare to be disappointed. Your fundraising campaign will be more successful if you use a combination of mail, email, social media, and phone calls. That’s just as important.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

Need to create your 2021 fundraising plan? Register for the course, “How To Create A Fundraising Plan For 2021” for only $115. “If And as far as fundraising planning goes, your fundraising plans were thrown off. Creating a Fundraising Plan. Creating a fundraising plan may seem daunting.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

MARCH 17, 2025

Donor retention is a perennial problem for nonprofit organizations. Both your nonprofit and your donors may be feeling financially strained. Pay attention to your donor relationships One of the most important components of fundraising is building relationships with your donors. You dont want to lose your donors right now.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 15, 2024

For many nonprofits, a live or silent auction is the pinnacle of their fundraising event calendar. However, the types of items that are best secured via nonprofit discounts or on consignment will often be your biggest-ticket auction prizes, so make sure you have room in your event budget for those purchases.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Master key strategies to elevate your GivingTuesday and year-end fundraising with social media, including profile optimization, engaging content, and video storytelling. As the end of the year approaches, nonprofits of all sizes gear up for their most critical fundraising period.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 4, 2024

DonorPerfect's Fundraising Calendar empowers nonprofit heroes! Download the digital version or order your printed calendar now! Download the digital version or order your printed calendar now! Get 12 months of tailored inspiration, with practical tips, key dates, self-care, and customizable stickers.

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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! This guide will show you how to create a year-end fundraising campaign that will effectively reach the hearts and wallets of donors during this spike in end-of-year donations.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 2, 2024

By now, GivingTuesday has become a fixture on nonprofit calendars, inspiring generosity worldwide. It’s a day when donors, businesses, and communities come together to create positive change—and it’s also the perfect launchpad for your year-end fundraising efforts.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 2, 2025

As we reflect on the past year, we naturally wonder about the trends 2025 will bring nonprofits. While it is no surprise that trends are leaning towards AI and tech tools, you may be surprised to see how nonprofits might use AI. Seven Nonprofit Trends Expected for 2025 1. The research is clear.

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Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Nonprofit events are a powerful way to showcase your mission and raise critical funds. Depending on the fundraising platform used during your event, these messages may be sent automatically! This could include volunteering, serving on advisory boards, participating in advocacy campaigns, or even becoming peer-to-peer fundraisers.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 10, 2021

When done well, your print newsletter can be an additional source of revenue that can generate as much — if not more — than a fundraising appeal. What are the basics of a good nonprofit e-newsletter? I’ve signed up for hundreds of emails from nonprofit organizations. Related Posts: Nonprofit Donor Newsletters | Print or Enews?

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JANUARY 27, 2025

Monthly giving is one of the few types of fundraising that does well. Whether youre a big or a smaller organization or your fundraising went well last year or it didnt, monthly giving makes so much sense (or cents). Many nonprofits start out communicating regularly with their monthly donors and then disappear after a couple of months.

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GrantNews

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

While nonprofits do not focus on profit, financing operations is still essential for a nonprofit to accomplish its goals. There are many ways to generate funding, like selling merchandise, silent auctions, charity events, fundraisers, and more. As a result, nonprofits must schedule time to research and apply for grants.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JULY 9, 2024

Keeping things simple is important for your nonprofit organization, too. Fundraising numbers are down. Keep it simple by planning ahead If communicating regularly with your donors sounds overwhelming, plan ahead by using a communications calendar. Fill your calendar with different ways to do that and update it as needed.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 22, 2025

Fundraising has been showing troubling trends for a while now. Nonprofit organizations will need to be a whole lot more serious about fundraising particularly donor retention in 2025. Nonprofit organizations will need to be a whole lot more serious about fundraising particularly donor retention in 2025.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 3, 2023

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

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GrantNews

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Donors-Centric relationships are valued by smart nonprofits, the world over. While nonprofit fundraising takes many forms like hosting events, corporate sponsorships, membership programs, and even knocking door to door, grants are the tried-and-true funding staples. The same holds true for some small businesses.)

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GrantNews

JUNE 12, 2025

Funding for nonprofits is always a concern, and in today’s financial landscape, securing funding can be daunting. Nonprofits that align their financial strategy with donor-centric practices see the largest amount of growth. Nonprofits can maximize donations and, in turn, their impact by attracting new funding.

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Lightning Fast Grant Writing

MAY 9, 2025

Create an annual grants calendar that shows: Priority funders Application deadlines Target ask amounts Estimated notification dates This transforms you from a grant chaser to a grants strategist. Pro Tip: Build this plan in December when other fundraising activities slow down. Show average nonprofit success rates.

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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. Managing your fundraising efforts can be difficult, especially if you are working on a team.

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The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 22, 2023

As the CEO, the leader of your nonprofit, how much time are you really giving to fundraising? You should be involving all your direct reports in some aspect of fundraising. And an easy way to do that is if they see that fundraising is important enough for you to give it time every week. In fundraising?

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Pamela Grow

JULY 24, 2024

Imagine this: Your nonprofit is in the midst of several key projects and is planning to launch a new community program, all of which will greatly benefit your mission. However, you quickly realize there are several obstacles to starting a new fundraising campaign, including team time, resource availability, and donor fatigue.

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Clairification

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In this regard, I commend this article from Steven Screen of The Better Fundraising Co.: The Antidote to Fundraising Fear Is… This week’s Clairity Click-it will give you help to move forward with the best approaches. So, as you enter the year-end scramble for donor dollars, don’t forget to express gratitude.

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The Fundraiser Coach

MARCH 30, 2025

The connection may be a values alignment with the mission, it may mean that they’ve experienced something positive (been a patient, attended a performance, helped build a school), or may have had a meaningful interaction with someone from your nonprofit. When you lead with connection, you become more than a fundraiser.

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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. Planning ahead ensures you’ll stay organized and keeps you on track with your goals.

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Professional Grant Writers

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The post Develop a grants calendar to stay on top of deadlines appeared first on Professional Grant Writer. If you’ve written grants for a while, you’ve probably experienced it: that sinking feeling when you realize — or your employer tells you.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

MARCH 7, 2024

Donor retention is a perennial problem for nonprofit organizations. You need more than luck to keep your donors Building relationships with your donors is one of the most important components of fundraising. Another place you’ll find one-and-done is in nonprofit fundraising. A communications calendar will help.

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