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. Define each tiers benefits carefully, ensuring they are attractive yet practical.

Fundraising

Bonterra

JULY 3, 2025

Share on the calendar, assign event teams, and stay aware of signups and attendance. Event management dashboard: Set goals, track progress, and manage tickets sold. The simple to use, customizable event builder allows you to create, publish, and share events exactly how you want — no coding or tech savvy required.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 24, 2025

Nonprofits utilize it differently depending on their goals, audience and tools. When someone signs up, they will automatically receive a confirmation email with details, followed by a calendar invite or prep materials. Before choosing a platform, it’s important to understand which features truly matter for your goals.

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Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Published: March 2, 2022 Grant Writing Classes Table of Contents SHOW MORE SHOW LESS Return to top Want to go from Rejected to Accepted? 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. Look no further!

Instrumentl

Big Fundraising Ideas

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Youll find practical tips on planning, organizing, and engaging the community, all designed to help your school meet its goals while keeping the excitement high. On the one hand, you want to spark enthusiasm, creativity, and community spirit; on the other, you have financial goals and deadlines to meet.

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Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Published: September 8, 2021 Grant Writing Classes Table of Contents SHOW MORE SHOW LESS Return to top In this 1-hour webinar (with 15 minutes Q&A), Teresa Huff will share with you how to simplify, streamline, and support your team. Calendar alerts. I live by my calendar alerts. That's the goal.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 10, 2021

Your Goals. Are your goals: to keep your supporters informed about the impact of their gift. How often should you publish? 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. Consistency.

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GiveSmart

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

While #GivingTuesday and end-of-year appeals might feel far away, the busiest time of the giving calendar is just around the corner. Donors are paying attention, and many are looking at their spending for the rest of the calendar year. GiveSmart’s #GivingTuesday Success Toolkit is the only thing you’ll need to reach your goals.

Calendar

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.

Media

Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Start with a Social Media Editorial Calendar In order to plan out your social media, you first need to create an editorial calendar. An editorial calendar is basically just a content map or a guide that helps you map out your nonprofit’s content (including social media) for the year. Don’t let this term scare you.

Media

CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

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. By November 1st : Set Goals And Make A Plan. Set a Goal: Hopefully, your nonprofit or charity has a clear, board-approved budget that you follow.

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Candid

APRIL 4, 2023

For these reasons, relationship-building with nonprofit funders is an essential step toward your nonprofit reaching its fundraising goals. By displaying support for funders’ good work, you are demonstrating a mutual alignment between your organization and their goals.

Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

This strategy helps educate them that you have a lot on tap already and that you won’t be dropping everything to sell poinsettias, publish a cookbook, enter a national contest, or write a letter to a celebrity asking for money (or whatever else they’ve come up with). Set an Impact Goal. Set 3 critical goals. It’s too vague.

Fundraising

Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

So, consider creating a communications calendar from GivingTuesday through December 31 st and using email, snail mail, social media, telephone calls, and even SMS messages to connect with donors and remind them to give. Have a year-end fundraising goal and plan to set yourself up for success.

Fundraising

GrantNews

JULY 10, 2024

The website also boasts GrantNews , and fresh, engaging articles publish every day. What’s more, she shares her personal tips and tricks, including her PMF (Passion Maps and Folders) technique for aligning goals, objectives, and activities. Stay Organized and Meet Deadlines Use a calendar to track milestones.

Grant Writing

Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

A strategy will keep you on top of your marketing goals and tell you when to post your social media content for the highest impact. Include your ad campaigns in your content calendar to maximize their return on investment. Clearly establishing your objectives will help you fine tune your ad’s details to meet your campaign’s goals.

Demographics

Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 6, 2024

Their findings were published in the Fall 2020 Journal of the Grant Professionals Association, showing a gap in available information as well as initial research indicating more than three in four grant professionals experience physical symptoms, socio-emotional symptoms, or both, of burnout.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Campaign planning is the ideal way to ensure your campaign goals align with your organization’s goals. Set Goals GivingTuesday is inherently a short-term initiative, so having a specific fundraising and impact goal set for your campaign has been proven to help drive urgency and donations.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 22, 2025

Do you publish a regular newsletter? Rumi In all of our talks about our visions and goals, we tend to overlook one crucial step: changing ourselves. Download your free 2025 Fundraising Calendar for the tools and strategies to see your mission through any crisis! Potential major donors? Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.

AI

Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

It sets goals and expects that the investment will eventually enjoy returns that will help the company grow. Calendar API integration: $2000. This blog post was originally published on Elevated Third's blog. They, like an employee, are expected to make money and be accountable. Staff cost: $40/hour. Saving $1,200 every year?

Indirect

Big Fundraising Ideas

APRIL 30, 2024

Ask your school’s donors and community partners for feedback on your campaigns, events, and goals. Don’t just host events Classic school events are beloved additions to the calendar, but they can get old. Remember to explicitly connect everything to your school’s goals and mission-educating and empowering your students.

CRM

Tech Soup

JANUARY 10, 2017

It isn't the norm yet, but progress is being made toward that goal. Publish your mission statement front and center on your website, on all printed materials, and most importantly on all your grant applications. Mark your calendar now for January 31 and February 1! " You can read more at [link]. Mission Statement.

Grantstation

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Investing in software that aligns with your organization’s specific goals and needs can help your nonprofit raise more in the long run, so it’s best to find the best solution for you. From accounting to fundraising, there’s a solution ready to pick up the load weighing your team down and help you achieve your fundraising goals !

Software

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 16, 2024

The Difference Between For-Profit and Nonprofit Accounting Most for-profit organizations’ main goal in accounting is to earn the largest possible profit. Many nonprofits publish their financial statements as appendices to their annual reports , increasing transparency with supporters.

Policy

Tech Soup

JANUARY 11, 2017

You must show that your organization — your mission, goals, and objectives — reflect the local, regional, or national makeup of the community you serve. Here's their published definition. But you do want to publish such things as your board's policy statement on inclusivity. What Might You Do Now? Learn more.

Grantstation

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Knowing where your nonprofit currently stands financially can help you prepare for future growth, set overarching goals, and chart a course for upcoming multi-year initiatives. Besides using them internally for the decision-making purposes listed above, many nonprofits publish their financial statements as appendices to their annual reports.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

From volunteer orientations to peer-to-peer campaigns , make sure your supporters can add your events to their calendars so they never miss a beat. Add a section in your newsletter where you can link to news articles and blog posts you publish on your website. With these goals in mind, you can begin crafting the perfect newsletter.

Fundraising

Qgiv

JANUARY 16, 2024

What we love about the Charity Miles app Charity Miles provides a unique way for people to make a positive impact while pursuing their fitness goals. This approach ensures your posts meet the highest quality standards and align with your mission before being published on a pre-set schedule. Utilize fundraising tools.

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Fundly

JULY 16, 2020

This crowdfunding campaign posted by One Taft of Minneapolis is less than $100 away from its fundraising goal to support the Tubman Organization. This family exceeded their fundraising goal with a crowdfunding campaign to pay funeral expenses and support the family in a time of need. Set a lofty, yet attainable fundraising goal.

Fundraising

Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Features of Project Proposal vs. a Research Proposal Project Proposal A project proposal is usually structured around a single goal (often named by the funder) and objectives (also often named by the funder), with specific activities listed under each objective. does X cause Y? is Y related to X?)

Funding

Cain Nonprofit Solutions

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

It was a popular post when it was first published and since I've recently had an influx of new readers and subscribers to my blog, I thought it might be time to bring it back for another look. Put them on your calendar. Decide which portions or sections you want to have completed by what dates and put it in your calendar.

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Community Boost

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Content Calendar and Resource Planning A content calendar is crucial for maintaining a consistent presence across all channels. It organizes your campaigns, holidays, and key events, ensuring your messaging aligns with your overall goals. Here’s how to strategically plan and execute your content strategy.

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