Clairification

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Which brings us to year-end fundraising – that crucial time of the calendar year when many nonprofits raise the lion’s share of their contributed income. Clairity Click-it, Your Nonprofit Ticket to… The post Fall Back Clairity Click-it: Nonprofit Links + Free Resources appeared first on Clairification.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

JULY 8, 2025

the tax year, the school year, or the calendar year. So, what does that mean for nonprofits seeking eligibility for grant funding? Waiting for a yes takes time—Apply well in advance Occasionally, I talk with nonprofits who need money to fund their programs now. Is there a “season” for grants? Not really.

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Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Does your nonprofit want to increase engagement with your marketing and fundraising efforts? You may have heard of lead generation in a business setting, but nonprofits can also effectively use this concept to drive engagement online and boost support for their missions. If so, you need a lead generation strategy.

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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. Put together a communications calendar to help you with this. Another perennial problem is uncertainty and disruption in our world. You dont want to lose your donors right now.

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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. However, most nonprofits depend on sustainable funding, and that comes in the form of grants. However, most nonprofits depend on sustainable funding, and that comes in the form of grants.

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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. Show average nonprofit success rates. It also helps leadership understand that not all grants are created equal. Use metrics to back this up.

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GrantNews

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Is your nonprofit struggling to grow its social media following? Nonprofit Social Media can be challenging, especially if you’re not tech-savvy. Afterall, it is the digital age, and a strong social media presence helps nonprofits spread awareness, engage with donors, and build a loyal community that supports their mission.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 6, 2025

Once they find grants of interest, they can add them to their personalized Grants Calendar, ensuring they never miss an important deadline. Engineering Education : Grants to nonprofits for engineering education. The database offers tools and resources that empower grant seekers at every step.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 3, 2025

To illustrate, nonprofits are encouraged to start their research in categories specific to their cause. If you are interested in a grant, add the grant to your Grant Calendar using the calendar icon the grant detail page. Discover Eligibility: What Type of Grant Seeker Are You?

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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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Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Diverse revenue streams provide a sustainable financial foundation for nonprofits. Explore revenue streams your nonprofit should pursue in this guide. This is a great way for nonprofits of all sizes to bring in a steady stream of revenue. Its important for you to diversify your revenue sources. The good news?

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GrantNews

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Nonprofits all over the globe make real-world impacts. Generally, covering overhead for nonprofits can be quite challenging. To reassure potential donors a nonprofit must first build trust with their supporters. To reassure potential donors a nonprofit must first build trust with their supporters. Elizabeth A.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Every grant your nonprofit secures is a step toward growing its impact. To help ensure each grant drives meaningful change, this guide will explore ways grant management influences your nonprofits finances and how to optimize the process for greater impact. Use your nonprofits operating budget as a foundation.

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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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GiveSmart

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The end of the calendar year is around the corner—the single biggest fundraising opportunity of the year! Join us for our upcoming webinar, Year-End Best Practices Every Nonprofit Should Know. During the planning phase, nonprofits should segment their donors based on their communication preferences and how they prefer to give.

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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. By leveraging these straightforward yet impactful approaches, nonprofits can better understand their strengths, address weaknesses, seize opportunities, enhance supporter engagement, and grow their impact.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

DECEMBER 2, 2024

For some foundations, their board of directors may only meet once in a calendar year. Because of how long the process takes, many nonprofits become discouraged, feel intimidated, and give up applying altogether. Considering the above timeline, it is important that nonprofits don’t view grants as a solution to an immediate funding need.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JANUARY 27, 2025

In this post, Ill tell you why monthly giving is important for your nonprofit, how to start or grow your program, and how to nurture it going forward. Many nonprofits start out communicating regularly with their monthly donors and then disappear after a couple of months. In short, you need to go all in on monthly giving.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

By Jackie Sue Griffin It’s time to start thinking about your nonprofit’s grant strategy for 2025. Many funders announce their grant cycles well in advance, so you can start building a calendar of deadlines for the coming year. The post Grants: Positioning Your Organization For 2025 appeared first on The NonProfit Times.

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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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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. I n short, a human-to-human connection. May I ask what inspired your gift?”

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

As fundraisers, you’re also in charge of putting together end-of-year giving campaigns for your nonprofit. Aside from the normal holiday hullabaloo, you’re also busy planning fundraisers and engagement opportunities to round out your organization’s calendar year. Secure A Matching Gift Matching gifts are nonprofit gold.

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Just Write Grants

JULY 16, 2025

Get your nonprofit ready for fall grant season! Learn how to build a grant calendar, create prep checklists, avoid burnout, and craft powerful storytelling to secure more funding.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 16, 2025

Let’s be real: in today’s nonprofit world, having a strong Facebook presence isn’t optional; it’s essential. According to this NonProfit Tech for Good report, a whopping 96% of nonprofits use Facebook. But if you’re like most nonprofit pros, your time is already stretched thin. Get nonprofit branding tips here.

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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 23, 2024

He was facing a significant tax liability if he didn’t get this completed before the calendar rolled into January. This allowed him the complete deduction in that calendar year. Needless to say, this created an “all hands-on deck” moment. That is a year-end giving story worth remembering.

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Grant Writer Team

MAY 1, 2025

Establish Your Grant Calendar – After grants of interest are located, the next step is to organize your calendar. Use the GrantWatch Calendar to organize your grant pipeline. To illustrate, nonprofits should seek grants specific to their mission, as these opportunities are designed to specifically support that cause.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 30, 2025

In this guide, we’ll explore six alternative funding ideas that nonprofits of all sizes should consider to complement their existing fundraising strategies. Tap Into Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) DAFs have become a fast-growing source of funding for nonprofits. These funds hold vast potential: recent data shows that over 1.7

Funding

Just Write Grants

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Grant writing is a critical component of nonprofit fundraising, but it often comes with its own set of challenges. Understanding and addressing these common pain points can significantly enhance your nonprofit’s success in securing grants. This helps keep the process organized and ensures nothing is overlooked. Data and Evidence 4.1

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 9, 2025

We’re officially halfway through 2025, and your nonprofit grant strategy deserves a strategic boost if you want to finish the year on a high note. This mid-year check-in is your opportunity to: Strengthen your nonprofit grant strategy by zeroing in on grants with the highest alignment and funding potential.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 23, 2025

Struggling to keep up with grant writing as a team of one, or as part of a small nonprofit where everyone wears multiple hats? Across the nonprofit sector, countless small nonprofits and grassroots organizations do life-changing work with limited staff, tight budgets, and never enough daily hours. You’re not alone. Start local.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

By the 2023 calendar year-end, the Dow was 13.7% Market performance varied significantly during the 18-month period analyzed and documented in the report, resulting in different giving patterns between DAF sponsors that report on a fiscal year ending June 30 versus those that report on a calendar year ending December 31.

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Greater Giving

JULY 9, 2025

These seven actionable committee planning tips will help your nonprofit make the most of the summer months and maximize impact when the big day arrives. Build a Detailed Fall Fundraiser Timeline and Planning Calendar A great fundraising event starts with a smart timeline.

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Clairification

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Approach this with a learning mindset, vowing to find at least one thing youll do a bit differently (if not today, then tomorrow; save the idea and put it on your calendar so youre sure to revisit it at the appropriate time). I encourage you to dig through this curated content from across the web and pick one or more doable strategies.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2025

The second piece of the equation is that many nonprofits struggle with donor retention. I know its tough to hear, but the average nonprofit loses 60% of its donors each year. Most nonprofits and charities measure donor retention year over year. Thats tons of money that is being missed out on.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

As the end of the year approaches, nonprofits of all sizes gear up for their most critical fundraising period. Join nonprofit social media expert Julia Campbell in this engaging webinar, where she’ll reveal proven strategies to maximize your year-end fundraising through social media.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 2, 2024

By now, GivingTuesday has become a fixture on nonprofit calendars, inspiring generosity worldwide. Bringing It All Together For a Strong Finish By leveraging the momentum of GivingTuesday, your nonprofit can turn a one-day campaign into a month-long movement.

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