Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 23, 2025

Include goals, activities, target populations, and intended outcomes. Draft a few flexible evaluation strategies to adapt to different grant formats, including quantitative metrics and qualitative feedback. Here’s how to make collaboration work, even with limited staff: Ask for help gathering data and metrics.

Grant Writing

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 9, 2025

Did they include stronger metrics or more compelling storytelling? Update Your Grant Calendar An organized, realistic calendar is the backbone of a successful nonprofit grant strategy, especially as you approach the high-stakes Q3 and Q4 deadlines. Tip: Link training back to your active grant calendar.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 2, 2025

In truth, tracking metrics like donor retention, return per acquisition, and volunteer engagement helps teams increases productivity, optimize their marketing budget and more. After all, your goals is to make it easy for supporters to donate. Because of this, organizations can streamline their strategies and efforts.

AI

DoJiggy

JULY 15, 2025

A capital campaign website is a focused fundraising site designed to support a specific, big-picture goal, typically the construction of a new facility or major renovations to an existing one. Schools , churches, hospitals, and community organizations use these campaign micro-sites to rally support around a single, defined goal.

Metrics

Big Fundraising Ideas

MARCH 18, 2025

Below are key steps to establish a strong foundation: Define Your Fundraising Goal Clarity is everything. If you add marketing perks-like social media mentions, signage, or product sampling-show how these benefits align with the sponsors marketing goals. Evaluate : Collect feedback, track event metrics, and keep records.

Fundraising

Planned Giving

APRIL 17, 2025

Only if your goal is never again. 43 We dont need to track metrics. Yes, if your goal is to be ignored in bulk. Donors dont remember your calendar. Delusion No. 16 The donor already knows our needs. And yet somehow, still hasnt written the check. Delusion No. 17 The thank-you letter is enough stewardship. Delusion No.

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Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Our goal is to tackle a problem grant professionals often have to solve, while also sharing different ways Instrumentl’s platform can help grant writers win more grants. Calendar alerts. I live by my calendar alerts. That's the goal. She also launched a podcast to inspire others to make a difference.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

Now, as we get started fundraising in 2021, it’s never been more important to have a fundraising plan that designed to help you make up for lost funds and meet your goals in today’s context. They’re organized, actionable and tell a complete story of how you’re going to achieve your goals. Fundraising Calendar for 2021.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JULY 2, 2024

The midpoint of the year is always a good time to see if you’re meeting your fundraising and communications goals. For this post, I’m assuming your fiscal year is the same as the calendar year. You may need to make some changes to your fundraising plan and other goals. Believe it or not, we’re halfway through 2024.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

JULY 24, 2024

As we have worked with nonprofits, some of those nonprofits love to delve into data and constantly adjust goals and metrics, and other nonprofits need more guidance about how to structure their goals to be data-driven. Instead, they ask more general questions like “What are your program goals.”

Grant Writing

Fundly

JUNE 20, 2024

Your nonprofit’s donors lead busy lives—managing their careers, maintaining social relationships, and pursuing their personal goals. Consider metrics such as the total funds you raised and the number of new donors you acquired. Set a goal and budget. Promote your campaign. Thank all of your donors.

Goals

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 13, 2022

While goals are vital to success, SMART fundraising goals help make sure you’re setting goals that you just can’t miss. Can’t miss” goals! In some form or fashion, we’ve all heard how essential goals are. Set a goal! Set a goal! Set a goal! Goals, goals, goals….

Goals

Blackbaud

JANUARY 17, 2024

This allows you to tailor your content calendar to your audience’s or guest’s preferences. Establish the fundamental aspects of your podcast by answering the following questions: What is the primary goal of the podcast? Connect with nonprofit professionals. What unique perspectives can we offer?

Metrics

Blackbaud

MARCH 21, 2024

Have you ever been pulled into a meandering project with no clear direction or goals? Projects like these can drain resources, take more time than necessary, and quickly become your least favorite meeting on your calendar. How does this project fit within your mission, values, and goals? What is a Project Charter?

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amplifi

AUGUST 8, 2024

Be strategic with your goals. You know that if you want to raise more money and achieve your goals, you need to reach the right donors with the right message, in the right way, at the right time. And remember to demonstrate the impact the individual has made on your goals with their support. Build a plan for your outreach.

Metrics

CauseVox

JUNE 5, 2023

Setting Goals & Identifying Your Audience Goals & Objectives of Your Social Media Content While you’re in the process of figuring out your social media fundraising goals, let’s explore some common campaign objectives. These goals serve as a North Star, helping you direct their efforts and shaping the content you create.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Think of it as your roadmap to success, guiding your organization not only in compensating for any lost funds but also in meeting your current goals and reaching your long-term destination. To kickstart the planning process, define specific and measurable goals aligned with your organization’s mission.

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Just Write Grants

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Each one offers unique features and caters to different audiences, so understanding these can help you choose the best fit for your goals. Creating a Nonprofit Social Media Strategy Creating a successful social media strategy for your nonprofit begins with clear, measurable goals.

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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. Keep your goals realistic.

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AmpliFund

APRIL 30, 2024

Improves Data Centralization Many grant managers are still having to manage their programs with spreadsheets, email, calendars, document storage, and other disparate systems (or even printed materials). She proves to be an invaluable asset to assist public sector agencies in achieving their grant-related goals.

Grant Management Software

Blackbaud

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Their collective annual goal is $112.5 His goal was to create a lead generation tool to marry predictive analytics from external sources with internal metrics such as giving history to The Salvation Army to help major gift officers identify best-fit prospects. What did McCleary’s team build?

CRM

Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2022

What can you do to improve the metrics that matter? The Four Elements of a Nonprofit Self-Audit of Your Marketing Plan When you walk through your nonprofit self-audit, you have four major tasks: clarifying your marketing goals, taking stock of your organizational assets, reviewing your systems, and tracking your progress.

Metrics

amplifi

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

A calendar will keep you on track. Every organization should strive to build a year-long communications calendar. Using a calendar to plan communications can help you incorporate different messages in different mediums to engage your audiences. And it’s important to build your calendar with room to pivot.

Fundraising

Just Write Grants

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Create a Grant Calendar Develop a detailed grant calendar for 2025 that includes application deadlines, reporting requirements, and renewal dates. A well-organized calendar helps ensure you never miss a deadline and can manage multiple applications efficiently. Develop a Comprehensive Grant Writing Strategy 2.1

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The Fundraising Coach

AUGUST 4, 2022

Whether in times of stability or uncertainty , building and maintaining strong relationships with your donors is the key to hitting your fundraising goals. Your donor retention rate is one of your most important fundraising metrics. To effectively track and store these metrics, you’ll need a powerful donor management software solution.

Management

Qgiv

MAY 23, 2022

Set SMART goals. The first step of starting a social media strategy is to set goals. Using the SMART goal method can be helpful to ensure your goals are attainable and provides a precise target for you to aim at. SMART goals are goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time bound.

Media

CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Second, year-end giving gives nonprofits an opportunity to use a big chunk of their resources to meet their annual fundraising goals, and it gives donors a last chance to get a tax-deductible gift out the door. At CauseVox, we’re all about helping everyone to meet their goals – donors and the causes they support.

Goals

Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2023

Set SMART goals Build your audience persona Develop your brand Determine what channels to use Put together a content strategy Drive engagement Track your results. Set SMART goals. The first step to creating your social media strategy is to establish your social media goals. Develop a social media calendar.

Media

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

This initial step sets the foundation for building long-term relationships rooted in mutual interest and shared goals. The goal is to create a genuine connection and demonstrate the tangible impact of their support on your mission. You should look for those who share your values and have demonstrated a commitment to similar causes.

Demographics

Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Nonprofit marketing goals often focus around building recognition, fostering community, and increasing your funds raised. Creating marketing goals When creating your marketing goals, they should be SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound).

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Tech Soup

APRIL 5, 2017

Clear Social Media Goals Get Clear Results. She highlighted the importance of tracking metrics and KPIs and measuring what matters. Identify the Social Media Metrics You Need. It's important to compare metrics like open rates to your own activities, not necessarily to industry best practices.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 10, 2023

If your organization is new to grant seeking, or you’ve only recently incorporated grant applications as part of your development operations, curating your grant calendar and sending out proposals can seem high-stakes enough. Construct them around any predefined benchmarks and metrics to stay aligned with your initial guidelines.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 17, 2024

It goes beyond fundraising and seeks to create a broader understanding of the organization’s goals, values, and impact. Goals of Nonprofit Awareness Campaigns Nonprofit awareness campaigns aim to collectively contribute to creating broader awareness within a target audience for a nonprofit.

Engineering

Fundly

APRIL 12, 2024

View bookings for buildings, rooms, and fields, and show them on a single, centralized calendar to avoid booking conflicts. Add any closures to the calendar that will affect bookings or your community’s program schedule. However, that’s not the only way software helps you meet your fundraising goals. Prompted donation requests.

Software

Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The final months of the calendar year bring out the best in all of us. Review your overall annual goal. Set a SMART goal for your campaign. Early preparation will also allow you to prepare your core campaign tools, such as: Your donation form Social media calendars Email series. Review your overall annual goal.

Media

Qgiv

JUNE 8, 2021

The Fundraising Effectiveness Project recently released their 2020 Fourth Quarter Report, which examined giving trends for the entire 2020 calendar year. All three metrics dropped slightly from 2019 to 2020. He’s also a co-author of Fundraising Principles and Practice: Second Edition. to an average of 19.2%.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Did we set appropriate capital campaign goals with our board? Since your board is already responsible for setting long–term strategic goals and addressing priority issues, this is an opportunity to reinforce how your campaign supports your organization’s strategic goals. Is our board on track for the public phase?

Strategic Plan