Bonterra

JULY 14, 2025

Whether you’re looking to streamline and personalize your donor engagement, level up your fundraising strategy using predictive analytics and AI, or simply grab a great cup of coffee, we’re here to help. Book a meeting at the booth Not sure you’ll have time during the conference? Meet your AI Fundraising Coach. Data-driven.

Fundraising

Future Fundraising Now

DECEMBER 3, 2024

A ten-week series on things you should know about fundraising. It doesn’t matter how smart you are — your instinct about how fundraising should be is untrustworthy. What may seem like “common sense” to you is often exactly wrong in fundraising. They aren’t in fundraising. Trust knowledge, not instinct.

Fundraising

Ann Green's Nonprofit

JUNE 10, 2025

Explore top event ideas to strengthen relationships between donors and beneficiaries, enhance engagement, and maximize fundraising success for your nonprofit. By Jen Wemhoff Nonprofit fundraising is about more than just dollars—it’s about connections. A potluck or BBQ can feel more like a family reunion than a fundraising event.

Fundraising

Center for Major Gifts

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Major gift fundraising is a cornerstone of nonprofit financial health, providing the resources needed for transformational impact. Here are the top ten essential strategies for major gift fundraising success. Understanding this distinction is crucial in developing an effective fundraising strategy.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JUNE 3, 2025

At nonprofits, leadership is about more than providing simple guidance or planning fundraising strategies. For instance, you might send some team members to an annual leadership conference or purchase leadership development books for interested employees to read on their own time. Lets say your head of development is stepping down.

Consultant

GrantNews

DECEMBER 6, 2024

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. Volunteer-Led Fundraisers – Involving your volunteers increases community engagement. The same holds true for some small businesses.)

Grant

Big Fundraising Ideas

MAY 13, 2025

School Nurse Day Fundraiser Ideas in2025 Blog Summary: School Nurse Day, observed in May of each year, provides a perfect opportunity to show appreciation for school nurses by raising funds to improve their work environment and resources. Nestled within this vital week is School Nurse Day, typically observed on Wednesday.

Fundraising

Strategic Grants

JUNE 23, 2025

Having not attended an International Conference for a few years outside of Australia and New Zealand, it was great to hear international perspectives, the challenges and commonalities, globally, working in the for-purpose sector and new and interesting speakers, experiences and skills. It’s conference time in sunny London!

AI

Qgiv

DECEMBER 10, 2024

By personalizing your donation letters, your nonprofit can increase fundraising revenue and develop long-lasting supporter relationships. These letters are particularly impactful during nonprofit giving days like GivingTuesday and targeted fundraising campaigns, providing a personal touch that can resonate with recipients.

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Candid

JANUARY 29, 2025

If thats not enough to fill out your list, or if you dont have contacts in those organizations, here are some ways to surface more names: scan recent conference attendee lists, look into members of coalitions your organization belongs to, or ask board members if they have connections at organizations that fit the bill.

Funding

Wild Apricot

JULY 15, 2025

Your important messages – whether it’s about fundraising, new volunteer opportunities, upcoming events or new member activities – should all be sent via email. In their quarterly email, they share about their fundraising goal and how it will help save 50 more animals, so you donate through their call-to-action button.

IT

GrantNews

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

In 2025, aligning fundraising efforts with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles is more vital than ever. Scientific Conferences for Public Health Funding grants to USA and territories government agencies, IHEs, tribes, nonprofits, and businesses to support high-quality scientific conferences related to public health.

Grant

DoJiggy

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Conferences and Workshops : Attending conferences and workshops on animal welfare and rescue can provide hands-on learning and networking opportunities. Detail fundraising strategies and potential revenue sources. Our 100+ fundraising ideas might inspire you. Need m ore fundraising ideas?

Policies

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 17, 2025

After serving as an in-house institutional giving director for many years, I eventually launched my own fundraising consultancy. I’d seen too many talented colleagues, especially in fundraising and leadership roles, in deep suffering as they worked themselves into the ground. GPA competencies: 8

Burnout

Center for Major Gifts

JULY 10, 2025

Fundraiser mantra … lead with mission, follow with tax – or watch the biggest checks vanish. Floor and cap … one rule pushes gifts up; the other shaves them down. Optics over outcomes … lawmakers “help charity” while redirecting big-gift dollars. Complexity kills … every extra spreadsheet tab risks a cooled pledge.

AI

Gail Perry Group

MAY 8, 2025

At the recent ICON conference, Gail Perry Group President and Founder Gail Perry and Chief Operating Officer Cassie Rice dug into what actually works when talking to elected officials. Its just like fundraising Developing relationships with elected officials is just like cultivating donors. Thats the part most people miss.

Government

Planned Giving

MAY 12, 2025

industry average) Executive Director’s Reflection: “The transformation went beyond fundraising. ” It increases engagement by 28%. 21 Add Signature Line Pitches and Site Linkage ESSENTIAL Transform email signatures into marketing tools. These conversations deepened our understanding of why donors connect with our mission.

Policies

Strategic Grants

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Fundraising Institute of Australia conference fun with some of our For-Purpose and Funder partners and friends. Or are they listening to what you need and advising how their solution can solve your problems? It is that response that indicates they have listened and if they are someone you trust and want to work with.

Conference

DoJiggy

JULY 29, 2025

Looking for Key Club fundraising ideas that work? Dive in to discover creative ways to engage your community and boost your fundraising success. Creative fundraising ideas such as themed fun runs, trivia nights, and bake sales can significantly boost participation and financial success while fostering community connections.

Fundraising

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Professional development is an important investment and conferences remain valuable experiences in many industries including education, business, and nonprofits. here are 10 tips and a challenge to help you maximize your conference experiences. here are 10 tips and a challenge to help you maximize your conference experiences.

Conference

NonProfit PRO

JULY 25, 2025

As part of my volunteer work chairing a local Association of Fundraising Professionals committee, I spoke at a regional conference. Replacing key staff—especially high-performing fundraisers—is costly. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Retail

Blue Avocado

APRIL 8, 2025

Having managed a 21-member board for 15 years and currently serving on five boards two fundraising boards and three where I distribute funds Ive learned that strong relationships are the key to effective board leadership. Heres what works: 1. Prioritize one-on-one relationships. Engage with other board members.

Management

GiveSmart

DECEMBER 16, 2024

From acting as peer-to-peer fundraisers, committee members, day-of-event support, skilled work, and board members, volunteers eagerly contribute their time and talent to support your mission. So much of fundraising is cyclical. Where would your nonprofit be without its volunteers? With a volunteer hour being valued at $33.49

Management

Bonterra

JULY 3, 2025

The team’s previous customer relationship management (CRM) system made it difficult to fundraise because it couldn’t segment audiences effectively to create effective messaging. An active Youth Leadership Team and an annual conference have contributed to ensuring that the mission of the organization reaches a wide audience and endures.

Calendar

Wild Apricot

JULY 23, 2025

Event Budget Templates for Nonprofits Some of the most frequent events we see nonprofits execute are fundraisers and workshops. Nonprofit Fundraiser Budget Template This template is perfect for fundraising galas, auctions and events like walk-a-thons. This might even be a budget within your larger conference budget.

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Blackbaud

JULY 28, 2025

We’re combining the deep-dive “how-to” sessions of Blackbaud’s legendary K–12 User Conference ( returning in 2026!) with global thought leadership to offer insights into education, fundraising, technology, and more. bbcon is more than a conference—it’s an investment in your school’s future.

Education

Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

While some nonprofits are considering cuts, the smart ones invest in their fundraising and partnership teams. Third, I'm again excited to join the Corporate Partnerships Conference (CPC25) . And this is the only truly international conference on corporate partnerships. This conference is wicked affordable.

Funding

Tony Martignetti

MAY 11, 2025

Jenn Lejano & Jess Ray: Connect Small Donors To Your Major Donor Event Jenn Lejano and Jess Ray show you how to connect folks who would never come to your expensive event, to your expensive event.

Nonprofit

Center for Major Gifts

MARCH 7, 2025

So, let’s take a fun guided tour through this peculiar ecosystem and decode the mystery of nonprofit job titlesbefore you accidentally address a Vice President of Philanthropic Synergy as a mere fundraiser, offend their delicate professional ego, trigger an existential crisis, and find yourself updating your LinkedIn profile by lunchtime.

Nonprofit

Bonterra

JUNE 27, 2025

Built with small to mid-size nonprofits in mind, Bonterra Network for Good is a comprehensive set of tools for donor and volunteer management, online fundraising, messaging, and more. These tax deductions provide ample incentive for donors to contribute to fundraising efforts. Are you a nonprofit looking to grow your impact?

Nonprofit

Candid

MARCH 5, 2025

Nonprofits are facing ever-increasing challenges in obtaining financial capital, with reports of declines in individual donors , fundraising challenges , and proposed government spending cuts. This might mean attending conferences, joining peer communities, or volunteering to find the relationships you value.

Burnout

Selfish Giving

JANUARY 8, 2025

If youre looking for a dynamic, engaging speaker (who doesn't pronounce his R's) for your annual conference or partnership summit, Id love to join youwhether live or via Zoom. Customers are encouraged to donate at the register and through annual fundraiser programs. Online keynotes are more affordable than live presentations.

Retail

Selfish Giving

MARCH 5, 2025

Today, I'm answering readers' questions on my upcoming presentation at this year's Corporate Partnerships Conference (CPC25) , How to Create a Lead-Generating Partnership Newsletter. Fundraising Proposal Writer, American Humane Society , Washington D.C. Chicago Great question! You have until April 4th to apply here.

Publishing

Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

That's why I'm using my time slot at this year's Corporate Partnerships Conference (CPC25) to deliver How to Create a Lead-Generating Partnership Newsletter. Don't miss this presentation - it's part of CPC25's full-day conference, which will include other outstanding sessions. Gang, this conference is wicked affordable.

Conference

Tony Martignetti

MAY 18, 2025

Mandy Kutschied & Sam Hanley: Employee Wellness Meet a company where one of the employees is a wellness coach for all the others. Mandy Kutschied and Sam Hanley are with The Fresh Perspective Group.

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Tony Martignetti

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Russell James: Quantitative Fundraising Research You can stop relying on conventional wisdom passed on through webinars and conferences. There’s a plethora of quantitative research on how to optimize storytelling to get your best fundraising outcomes. What is social emotion, how do you evoke it and why should you?

Pass-Through

CauseVox

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Mini-conference. The Year-End Fundraising Fair is the most fun you can have preparing to raise more this year-end! We’ve gathered top thought-leaders in the nonprofit space to equip you to raise more through year-end fundraising in this one-day mini-conference on 11/4/21. Big Impact.

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