Big Fundraising Ideas

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Fundraisers are vital to supporting school programs, but their impact can extend far beyond immediate monetary goals if post-event reviews are conducted effectively. These shouldinclude: Assessing overall success: Did the fundraiser meet its financial and non-financial goals? Why Conduct a Post-Fundraiser Review?

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Big Fundraising Ideas

JANUARY 21, 2025

Setting clear goals and sharing compelling stories help teams secure resources for uniforms, travel, and tournaments. By leveraging digital platforms, teams can tap into a broader audience, simplify the donation process, and achieve their goals faster. Start by setting a clear and achievable fundraising goal.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

This year, GivingTuesday, which is held the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving, will be on the latest possible calendar date — December 3. The Salvation Army leaders set an aggressive goal of $3 million for GivingTuesday 2024. Those people are more likely to give again and are retained at a higher-than-average rate.

Pass-Through

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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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 24, 2024

My goal in taking your classes was to be a better fundraiser for sure. We do really well at retaining donors. You have said that you like to hear feedback from your students, so I have been thinking of you all through the day today and finally stopped to write to you. I am sending you so much gratitude.

Donation

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Retain more volunteers over time. Volunteer lifecycle stage The goal of this stage Strategies to use at this stage Recruitment Introduce your volunteer opportunities to new audience members and inspire them to sign up. You can also create a volunteer management calendar to help you stay organized. Improve volunteer satisfaction.

Management

Qgiv

JANUARY 20, 2022

For retention-minded fundraisers with a strong donor cultivation plan in place, the early days of a new calendar year might even be busier than any day in November and December. Here are five tips for thanking your year-end donors that will increase the likelihood of them being retained in the following year: 1. About Bloomerang.

Retainer

Qgiv

MAY 3, 2023

Fundraising calendars help set your nonprofit up for success for the entire year. Planning ahead ensures you’ll stay organized and keeps you on track with your goals. 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.

Calendar

Qgiv

JUNE 14, 2021

After all, nonprofits need gifts and donations to sustain them, no matter what their mission or goals might be. Your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy can’t achieve its aims without the proper goals and workload distribution. Create a fundraising calendar for your nonprofit’s development plan.

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GiveSmart

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Segment Your Donors Organizations are only retaining about four out of 10 donors annually. Assess Your Books Whether or not your fiscal year-end aligns with the calendar year-end, December is a good time to assess your organization’s financial situation and progress. How close are you to meeting your financial goals for this year?

Finance

Qgiv

DECEMBER 9, 2021

It’s a good idea to put together an annual fundraising calendar to include with the plan that details when things are happening and who is responsible for making them happen. More detailed plans may also include contingency plans for when goals aren’t met. The best way to set your new goals is to analyze your previous year.

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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.

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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

Pamela Grow

JANUARY 22, 2025

of new donors are being retained year-to-date, and even repeat donor retention decreased by 4.6%. Staffing The National Council of Nonprofitsreports that nonprofits around the country are reporting significant challenges retaining staff and filling vacancies. Fundraising has been showing troubling trends for a while now. Only 13.8%

AI

GiveSmart

AUGUST 12, 2024

Nonprofit development and marketing teams share similar goals in an organization. Both want to attract and retain donors to further their nonprofit's cause. Making meetings more productive with collaborative efforts boosts teamwork so everyone is driven toward your nonprofit's goals.

Retainer

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Check out this video to learn more: The Boys and Girls Club of Indianapolis reached 101% of their fundraising goal on Giving Tuesday 2020 by using Qgiv’s platform. You might even offer a small branded item, like a t-shirt or calendar for the coming year, to motivate your supporters to give. Team up with local news. Plan a trivia night.

Media

GiveSmart

APRIL 24, 2024

Nonprofit development and marketing teams share similar goals in an organization. Both want to attract and retain donors to further their nonprofit’s cause. Making meetings more productive with collaborative efforts boosts teamwork so everyone is driven toward your nonprofit’s goals.

Retainer

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

This structured approach helps you effectively engage and retain supporters over time. 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.

Demographics

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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Millionaire Grant Lady

OCTOBER 6, 2023

How could hiring a grant consultant help your organization meet its funding goals? If you miss this deadline, it may be a full calendar year or two before you have the opportunity to apply again. 6. How could hiring a grant consultant help your organization meet its funding goals?

Consulting

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

OCTOBER 11, 2022

For many nonprofits, Giving Tuesday is the most important giving day in their yearly fundraising calendar, and it takes time and careful planning to execute a successful Giving Tuesday campaign. The #GivingTuesday Ultimate Guide eBook has templates, calendars, and tips to help you get organized and make your Giving Tuesday a roaring success!

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The Fundraising Coach

MARCH 13, 2023

From a list of tried and true marketing strategies , here are a handful of pointers: Check if your SMART goal is : Specific. Organize an easy-to-share calendar of upcoming events. The Right Plan What you collect will end up informing your next steps, so take the time to assess before jumping in headfirst. Measurable. Attainable.

Software

Qgiv

MAY 14, 2021

Or, if you could create an entire communications calendar, and then pre-schedule all of the associated emails. Just imagine the time savings if you could schedule and send peer-to-peer emails automatically after participants register, receive a donation, or post to social media.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2022

These campaigns run for a fixed period of time and have an overall fundraising or impact goal. Fundraisers participate by setting a personal fundraising goal towards the overall goal and share their personal fundraising pages with their friends and family. Individual fundraisers join together to work towards a goal.

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CauseVox

JULY 31, 2022

These campaigns run for a fixed period of time and have an overall fundraising or impact goal. Fundraisers participate by setting a personal fundraising goal towards the overall goal and share their personal fundraising pages with their friends and family. Individual fundraisers join together to work towards a goal.

Fundraising

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

Qgiv

JUNE 7, 2021

Or, if you could create an entire communications calendar, and then pre-schedule all of the associated emails. Just imagine the time savings if you could schedule and send peer-to-peer emails automatically after participants register, receive a donation, or post to social media.

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GiveSmart

JANUARY 22, 2024

An Executive Director’s effective leadership is tethered to achieving an organization’s short and long-term goals. The strategic vision includes things like evaluating and implementing changes to programming, staffing, vendors, policies, long-term goals, and benchmarks of success.

Nonprofit

Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

To have volunteers to retain, you first have to optimize your volunteer recruitment process. A corporate sponsorship usually involves a sponsor supporting an event, donating auction items, or giving a monetary gift to help you meet a fundraising goal. Let’s dive into some strategies for doing so! But what about your volunteers?

Pass-Through

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. Be sure to download Retaining Your P2Peeps – Qgiv Success Center to see much more insights, and to compare the results to your own organization’s metrics.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Put together a master marketing calendar. To make your multi-channel marketing efforts successful, it’s important to implement a campaign calendar. Your communications across every channel you use should be included on the calendar. Next, here’s how to maximize the potential for some of the most popular marketing channels.

Donation

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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Get Fully Funded

JULY 21, 2022

Your website: Your website is your digital information hub, offering members everything from your event calendar to your online blog. Set personal fundraising goals. Without sufficient guidance, the participants lose steam and fail to reach their goals. You can also post progress updates and shout outs to thank your top donors.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Overall, social media fundraising not only facilitates monetary contributions but also fosters a sense of community and collective effort, enabling individuals and organizations to achieve their fundraising goals in innovative and engaging ways. The goal is to raise awareness and funds for animal care and adoption programs.

Media

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 3, 2023

One organization might achieve its fundraising goals through an annual gala, a planned giving program, and a robust annual appeal, while another nonprofit might focus its energies on managing a strong monthly giving program in addition to its year-end appeal. No two fundraising programs are alike. Where should the gift be directed?

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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. Tracking expenses is essential to fulfill the conditions of most grants and retain the awarded funding.

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