Joe Garecht Fundraising

MARCH 15, 2025

I know many non-profit fundraisers who get depressed about their grant fundraising progress. These fundraisers dont understand that, when it comes down to it, grant fundraising is all a numbers game. The More You Put In, The More You Get Out At every step of the process, grant fundraising is a numbers game.

LOI

Gail Perry Group

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Written by Gina Vaughn, Managing Consultant at Gail Perry Group. TCJA, Trends, and What It All Means for Fundraisers Major and ultra-high-net-worth donors are taking center stage, wielding increasing influence over sector priorities. Create flexible fundraising plans that can adapt to different tax scenarios.

Fundraising

Pamela Grow

MAY 29, 2025

Every week, I receive an email or a DM from someone whos decided to walk away from nonprofit fundraising. Talented fundraisers are leaving the sector in droves, often for consulting, or simply for industries that better support their well-being and respect their expertise. Why Are Fundraisers Really Leaving? Khadijah M.

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Fundraising HayDay

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

For many grant professionals, the leap from working for an organization to starting your own grant and/or fundraising consultancy is a scary one. The Fundraising HayDay cohosts partnered with Allison Boyd , Owner of Boyd Grants , to create Morphology , an on-demand training to help you create a consultancy business that works for you.

Consulting

Gail Perry Group

APRIL 17, 2025

Thats where a consultant-led feasibility study comes in. Far more than a checkbox or a fundraising formality, a feasibility study is a smart, strategic investment that can set the stage for successor save you from costly mistakes. Here are five powerful reasons to bring in a consulting firm to lead your feasibility study: 1.

Consulting

Just Write Grants

JANUARY 27, 2025

Understanding these changes and adapting your grant writing and fundraising strategies can position your organization for continued success while staying true to your mission. Implications for Fundraising Engage Diverse Donors: Broadening your donor base to include individuals from diverse backgrounds can bolster your fundraising efforts.

Grant Writing

Joe Garecht Fundraising

MARCH 1, 2025

For decades, some fundraising consultants (including me) have warned non-profits not to rely too heavily on government grants. As fundraising consultants, books, and classes have preached for two decades or more, non-profits need to build a robust multi-channel fundraising program, emphasizing major individual donors.

Government

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 12, 2024

If, like my client, youre asking if its time to change your fundraising CRM , the starting point is understanding your current situation (your team, your data, and your needs) as well as your goals for the future. I often consult with clients who arent able to use functionality in their CRM because of choices they have made with their data.

CRM

Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Ive only just started reading Great Fundraising Organizations: Why and How the Worlds Best Charities Excel at Raising Money , and Im already widely recommending it to colleagues, students, and clients. Particularly fundraising professionals. Know Your Donors: Fundraising isnt about data points or demographic segments.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JUNE 3, 2025

At nonprofits, leadership is about more than providing simple guidance or planning fundraising strategies. If theres a gap on your team, you might save time, access new perspectives, and improve outcomes by hiring a consultant in that area. Instead, think back to that classic saying: People dont quit bad jobs; they quit bad bosses.

Consulting

Pamela Grow

APRIL 11, 2025

I launched my consulting career smack-dab in the middle of the 2008 financial crisis. In transitioning to fundraising, I always had three words running through my brain. In transitioning to fundraising, I always had three words running through my brain. Fundraising isnt a cost center. It was heartbreaking. Meaningful.

Fundraising

Critical Fundraising

JULY 28, 2025

Read more : NEWS: Give fundraisers ownership of their tasks and targets if you don’t want them to leave Fundraisers need to be given more ownership of their roles and the professional autonomy to carry them out if charities are to tackle the retention crisis bedevilling the fundraising profession.

Fundraising

Millionaire Grant Lady

MAY 5, 2025

Unfortunately, your fundraising team is busy preparing for your organizations annual event, and it is all-hands-on-deck. You had a fundraising plan and office that was running pretty smoothly. What does a grant consultant bring to the table? What is the process to work with a grant consultant? Then, it changed.

Grant Writing

Bonterra

JULY 30, 2025

While they had plenty of digital fundraising tools in place, they were out of date and began holding them back. To reach their goals, MDA needed a modern, integrated platform to power all fundraising efforts without relying on outside consultants.

Fundraising

Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 21, 2025

Author Bio: Jorden Anderson, MSW, MPA, GPC , is the founder of Jorden Anderson Consulting, a five-year-old consulting firm that has raised more than $30 million on behalf of its clients across the nation. Danny Blitch, MPA, GPC , from Woodstock, Georgia, is the Managing Consultant of Federal Grants at Alloy Fundraising in Atlanta.

Grant Writing

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

Center for Major Gifts

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

You get what you put into fundraising, so paying it the attention it deserves can help your nonprofit reap the financial benefits for years to come. Knowing exactly what you are aiming for as a nonprofit, and which services you would like to provide, can help you develop fundraising targets.

Goals

DoJiggy

JANUARY 8, 2025

Organizing a successful fundraiser involves some main bases: creative ideas, attentive planning, and suitable tools. Each component is needed for effective and easy fundraising processes. Are there any fundraising tools that can help with financial management, event planning, international operations, or donation organizations?

Fundraising

Just Write Grants

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Here’s why the 12-month mark may not be the best time to measure the effectiveness of your grant writing fundraising strategy. However, grant writing success often demands more patience and a long-term view.

Grant Writing

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 5, 2024

You are in full fundraising swing! In preparation for this key time of giving, we asked seasoned fundraising professionals, “ What’s something you learned from last year that you are taking into this year?” Create a Master View of Your Fundraising Activities Timing is everything. Joseph Center Foundation, Inc.

Fundraising

Grants4Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

As we approach 2025 and the anticipated changes that a new federal administration will bring, nonprofit leaders, grant writers, and fundraisers must be proactive to safeguard and sustain their funding sources. is Owner and CEO of Grants4Good LLC ®, a grant writing training and consulting company based in New York.

Funding

Gail Perry Group

MAY 29, 2025

Kathryn leads our team of consultants here at Gail Perry Group, and together weve helped hundreds of nonprofits navigate feasibility studies and capital campaigns. Shes one of the sharpest fundraising minds I knowsmart, strategic, and always honest (with a whole lot of grace). Lets explore whats possibletogether.

Consulting

Think and Ink Grants

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

At Think and Ink Grant Consulting, we emphasize the importance of stewardship. Scenario 2: Effective Stewardship You: “Hi Funder, thank you for attending our last fundraiser and reviewing our Annual Report. Schedule a complimentary consultation today: www.thinkandinkgrants.com. Networking support is paramount. About Shavonn V.

Grant Writing

NonProfit PRO

JULY 30, 2025

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Retail

Grant Professionals Association

DECEMBER 4, 2024

All of us have witnessed the tragic events across the country reported by friends, loved ones and our professional, extended family of fellow fundraisers and grant writers. Author Bio: Janice Adamson Splawn, MSM, CFRE, is the founder and principal of Adamson Splawn Grants & Fundraising, LLC, in Houston, Texas. So, who’s with me?

Utilities

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 13, 2025

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Funding

DoJiggy

MAY 8, 2025

million nonprofits exist in the United States alone, but many are still unaware of the key legal steps to secure tax-exempt status or conduct compliant fundraising? No matter if youre just starting a nonprofit or running an established entity, understanding the legalities of tax exemption and fundraising is essential.

Fundraising

The Fundraising Coach

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

If you’ve worked in the nonprofit sector for some time, you know that your organization’s fundraising potential depends on its ability to understand and engage its donors. Generally speaking, there are two types of software you need to conduct prospect research: databases and AI fundraising solutions. Let’s dive in!

AI

DoJiggy

JANUARY 10, 2025

Sample Golf Tournament Budget Projecting Tournament Income Setting estimated values for incoming revenue from ticket sales, sponsorships, online donations, and product sales can help you estimate projected income and establish financial goals for your fundraising event. Will you sell fundraising merchandise (i.e.,

Budget

Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Alice Rossignol, Nonprofit Consultant Avoid AI Shortcuts and Put Yourself in the Donor’s Shoes Some suggest grant writing can be done by AI. Grant writing, like any fundraising, is about match-making a donor’s interest in impact with your organization’s mission and outcomes. David Patt from the National Assn.

Grant Writing

Soapbox Exchange

DECEMBER 7, 2024

With all the moving parts involved in planning, launching, and managing successful fundraising campaigns, new nonprofit leaders can easily get overwhelmed. You may stick to the same fundraising strategy your nonprofit has outgrown or struggle to determine how to improve.

Consulting

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JANUARY 2, 2025

The goal of DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services is to help nonprofits create incredible change in their communities. The post 2025 Top Grant Writing Blogs to Follow appeared first on DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services. Were so excited to announce the 2025 Top Grant Writing Blogs to Follow.

Grant Writing

Allied Grant Writers

MARCH 17, 2025

Traditionally, funding for these institutions has come from tithes, donations, and local fundraising efforts. Attend Workshops and Training Sessions Numerous nonprofits, local governments, and community colleges offer workshops on grant writing and fundraising.

Funding

The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 8, 2025

Most recently the chief marketing officer of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness arm of St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital became the Most Trusted Brand of any brand in America per Morning Consult. Emily Callahan is going home to Oklahoma. She helped increase revenue at ALSAC from $600 million to more than $2.5

Consulting

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. Leverage Investment Income from Reserves or Endowments Sometimes, finding a new fundraising source doesn’t actually mean a “new” fundraising source.

Funding

Center for Major Gifts

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Major donor prospect research is a building block of a well-formed fundraising strategy. Major donor prospect research is the foundational inquiry on which you will base your future fundraising strategy. You cannot rely on gut feelings or a small amount of information. Major donor prospect research runs deep and is an involved process.

Consulting

Candid

JANUARY 29, 2025

For example, a strategy focused on high-net-worth individuals requires not only a robust major gifts stewardship and solicitation program, but also engaging board members with connections to wealthy individuals and a commitment to fundraising.

Funding