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12 Donation Request Letter Templates to Help Raise More

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Donation request letters, whether sent via email or direct mail, are one of the most effective ways to reach donors and solicit gifts. However, its not enough to simply send the same appeal to your entire supporter base and ask them to donate. Well cover: What is a donation request letter?

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School Nurse Day Fundraiser Ideas for 2025: Supporting Healthcare Heroes

Big Fundraising Ideas

Ideas include product sales such as cookie dough, popcorn, tumblers, or discount cards, along with online donations and event-based fundraisers. Updated computer hardware or software for recordkeeping. They offer something tangible in return for the donation, making participation appealing. Privacy screens or curtains.

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What is the Donor Cycle and Why Should Nonprofits Care?

GrantNews

As nice as it is to receive a donation, the real work for a nonprofit is to KEEP that donor engaged and involved in order to see continued donations in the future. There are five key stages involved in the donor cycle: 1 Identification – Determine who you plan to ask for a donation. How best to maximize donor engagement.

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How to Launch a Planned Giving Program: A Step-by-Step Guide

Planned Giving

These gifts are often the largest and most impactful contributions a donor will ever makewith the average planned gift ranging from 200-300 times larger than a typical annual donation. ” Appreciated Securities : “Donating stocks or bonds that have increased in value since you acquired them.” Gratitude opens doors.

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Take the Stress Out of Budgeting for Your K–12 Private School

Blackbaud

Budget submissions can fall by the wayside when competing with midterms and parent conferences, causing delays and incomplete data. Tuition, fees, donations, grants, endowments, and events all need to be accounted for accurately. Then theres the Excel spreadsheet challenge.

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Why K–12 Professionals Should Attend bbcon This Year

Blackbaud

We’re combining the deep-dive “how-to” sessions of Blackbaud’s legendary K–12 User Conference ( returning in 2026!) At bbcon, these schools explore deeper ways to use our software. Or does it seem like they were built by software engineers with no input from people with real-world school accounting experience?

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From Networking to $13M Raised: What Nonprofit Hiring Really Takes

NonProfit PRO

As part of my volunteer work chairing a local Association of Fundraising Professionals committee, I spoke at a regional conference. I’ve seen firsthand how involving your team in recruitment can be game-changing. After my talk, a woman approached me with her supervisor’s business card. setForceSafeFrame(true).addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",