The Fundraising Coach

MAY 30, 2025

Charitable gift annuities (CGAs): CGAs are contracts between a donor and a nonprofit. Measure email opens and clicks, content downloads, webpage visits, and even RSVPs to planned-giving events. The donor makes a gift of cash or property, and in exchange, they receive a fixed lifetime income stream.

CRM

Wild Apricot

JULY 23, 2025

Simply download a copy and customize it to your needs. Catering/simple refreshments Audio/visual equipment Download the free Nonprofit Workshop/Training Budget Template HERE Event Budget Templates for Associations Associations are known for their annual conferences – they can be complex with many event expenses.

Template

Selfish Giving

JUNE 28, 2023

The American Revolution started over a broken contract. So, discussing partnership contracts the week before Independence Day seems only appropriate. According to the Declaration of Independence, King George III broke the social contract between himself and his subjects, the American colonists. But what should be in a contract?

Contract

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 9, 2024

At DH Leonard Consulting, we contract with mock reviewers with deep grants experience. Click to enlarge the image Did you know : DH Leonard Consulting and Grant Writing Services provides experienced professionals to fill both needs for you, as well as a Mock Review toolkit download to guide you in that particular critique. The outcome.

Readiness

Blackbaud

MARCH 7, 2024

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) introduces guidelines on how nonprofits should handle grants and contracts, and these updates help nonprofits report their finances accurately and in a standard manner. Often, this leads to large audit adjustments, budget vs actual reporting difficulties, and other funding challenges.

Finance

Tech Soup

JULY 7, 2015

The ability to download all of your donor and donation data. Registration is free, and no contract is required. Integration with social media. An admin dashboard for your organization that tracks each fundraising campaign's progress and also provides data-based insights on giving patterns. Now for the innovations.

Contract

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Free Resource Why Nonprofits Need Nonprofit Accounting Software Download now 3. But once you have a repeatable process that builds trust with the funding agency, you can begin to scale those opportunities and look for other grants or funding sources like government contracts that are a good fit for your mission.

Software

Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Distinct contracts around cause affinity across age and gender lines reveal opportunities for cause personalization and deepened social authenticity. The key takeaway: What matters most to your stakeholders should matter most to your brand. If you’re already doing a lot, ask yourself: How can my brand do more tomorrow than we did today?

Contract

iGrantWriters

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Awards will be made as grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and inter- or intra-agency transfers, depending on the nature of the work proposed, the proposing organization, and/or program requirements. to download the text of the call. 8 Lunar Data Analysis (.PDF)â?? 1 Planetary Science Research Program Overview (.PDF)â??

Contract

CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

Download your fundraising calendar + goals template below: Fundraising Plan & Goals Worksheet. The downloadable spreadsheet includes a sample, along with a blank template for you to use for your own plan. Fundraising macro + micro goal examples in the SMART Fundraising Goal Worksheet (included in the Fundraising Plan download).

Calendar

Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2012

This gives you the flexibility of not being locked into a contract. Organizations can download many free and low-cost mobile apps via the Windows Phone Marketplace. You can enable service either via phone or in person at an AT&T store in one of two ways: Request a pay-as-you-go SIM card. Check out TechSoup’s App it Up!

Donation

GiveSmart

MARCH 12, 2024

If you’re looking for simple fundraising games for your upcoming event, gala, or other campaigns that will delight your donors, download our guide to day! Ask for a detailed, itemized contract and see what is truly necessary to showcase your mission to your guests. Can you get an in-kind sponsorship or a partial one from a printer?

Indirect Cost

Qgiv

AUGUST 5, 2021

You can add or remove fundraising packages whenever you need them (You’re busy, and remembering to cancel a long-term contract isn’t something you should have to do!). Download these handouts to see everything that’s included: Donation Forms Events. Download this handout to see everything that’s included: Mobile Suite.

Contract

Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Partnership Contract Lessons from the American Revolution ✊ Is This the End of Amateurism in Cause Marketing ? Download the PDF and check it out. The Mismatched Expectations Holding Back Partnerships ? What Makes a Good Partnership Program? How to Use ChatGPT to Write Partnership Outreach Letters ?

Donation

Blackbaud

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Inflation, higher interest rates, and economic uncertainty, combined with a shrinking pool of donors, resulted in the first contraction in giving in more than a decade (down 13%, adjusted for inflation.) After charitable giving hit a record high of $516 billion in 2021, momentum stalled in 2022.

Donation

CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

You need to ensure that it’s easy for you to set up and update the campaign site, manage your peer-to-peer fundraisers, and download your donation and personal fundraiser data easily. No clunky software, endless contracts, or needless complexity. Plus, be sure your platform has great customer support you can rely on.

Fundraising

Greater Giving

JUNE 23, 2022

Share meeting agendas beforehand so everyone knows what items will be addressed, and if they need to bring anything to share with the group (such as a budget, a contract, a list of options for the group’s input). Send out meeting notes with all agreed-upon action items, with the committee member responsible for that task and the deadline.

Fundraising

Peak Proposals

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

As a contract grant writer, you may have promised to deliver a proposal draft by a specific date. Click the image below to download a copy of this post. PDF DOWNLOAD. However, unless you get what you need from others—and project design can be a slow process—you risk missing your deadline.

Grant

CauseVox

JULY 18, 2022

You need to ensure that it’s easy for you to set up and update the campaign site, manage your peer-to-peer fundraisers, and download your donation and personal fundraiser data easily. No clunky software, endless contracts, or needless complexity. Skip anything that requires you to take a class or learn to code to be able to use it.

Fundraising

CauseVox

JULY 31, 2022

You need to ensure that it’s easy for you to set up and update the campaign site, manage your peer-to-peer fundraisers, and download your donation and personal fundraiser data easily. No clunky software, endless contracts, or needless complexity. Skip anything that requires you to take a class or learn to code to be able to use it.

Fundraising

Peak Proposals

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

unrestricted) funds to pay for the research and cultivation of corporate partners, whether that is accomplished through a contract with a consulting firm or an in-house position. Click the image below to download a copy of this post. Second, your organization will need discretionary (i.e., Conclusion Should you diversify your revenue?

Nonprofit

Double the Donation

APRIL 12, 2021

Download “10 Steps to Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Success” Guide. Unlimited users with unlimited access to tools and support, no long-term contracts, and integrations with powerful CRM and email tools make it easy for nonprofits to experiment with new technology and grow their digital fundraising programs.

Fundraising

Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Be sure you understand expectations while going through the contract process. It’s always a good idea to have pre-event meetings with vendors to go through expectations and complete a formal contract. Your in-kind contracts will most likely not need to be as robust. Download Template. Assemble key stakeholders.

Contract

Qgiv

OCTOBER 14, 2021

A waiver is a contract signed by your event guests that states that they won’t hold your nonprofit or its representatives accountable for any damages resulting from their attendance at your event. By signing the contract, they form a binding agreement that states they won’t sue you if something happens when participating in your event.

Management

Blackbaud

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The admissions team could have a smooth process, but the business office might need to do quite a few manual steps to make contract billing work, causing them overtime and headaches every year. How are you managing contracts and automatic payments? In this instance, is the process genuinely smooth? How easy is that for families?

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