Blackbaud

JUNE 6, 2025

Use your CRM to track prospect interactions and identify optimal times for outreach. Our survey found that emotional storytelling was the most successful type of fundraising material (299 respondents), followed by personalized proposals (260) and impact reports (222). Time your outreach strategically. Make a clear, specific ask.

Fundraising

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Effective grant management goes beyond tracking funds in your CRM its also about budgeting effectively, prioritizing programs that need financial support, and delivering timely reports to grantmakers. Many grantmakers request a proposed budget along with grant applications to show youre thinking about these goals from the start.

Finance

Blackbaud

APRIL 23, 2025

Additionally, this step offers an opportunity to verify and update applicant records in your CRM, avoiding duplicate entries and ensuring data integrity. They understand the challenges and opportunities of implementing projects like those proposed in the applications, which strengthens decision-making.

Grant

Blackbaud

JULY 16, 2025

Research tools and the native capabilities of your fundraising CRM can help you understand the giving patterns of all your supporters and prospects, not just those considered for major gifts. Utilize prospect research tools : Invest in tools that can screen large lists for wealth indicators and philanthropic history.

Fundraising

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 20, 2025

If your organization relies partially or heavily on grant funding to stay in business, reevaluate your grant writing and management approach to ensure more of your proposals are accepted. Customize your proposals to each funder. Another key aspect of improving your grant proposals is ensuring you apply to the right opportunities.

Grant Writing

Candid

JANUARY 28, 2025

Will a CRM system help you track your beneficiaries more effectively? Understand the funders priorities and align your proposal accordingly, emphasizing how your technology needs match their strategic goals. She also suggests they use metrics to demonstrate the difference you make.

Funding

The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Commission approval and publication follows the March 2023 announcement of a notice of proposed rulemaking which resulted in more than 16,000 comments from consumers and federal and state government agencies, consumer groups, and trade associations.

Contracts

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

if you pay for a separate donation processor when your CRM has one built in). Some nonprofits are required to undergo financial audits for various reasonsfor example, if audits are written into your organizations bylaws or if youre applying for a grant that asks you to submit an audit report along with the proposal.

Management

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

DonorPerfect, project manager, custom CRM with air table. So it's all about thinking about the long-term keywords that people often use in these sorts of proposals that you might often see in the different opportunities that you're pursuing to then filter down even further. A lot of spreadsheets, monday.com. Keep typing.

Instrumentl

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 4, 2024

How can my scrappy smaller organization, with all the tasks my team is already juggling, adopt a new fundraising CRM and learn to use it with the least amount of disruption?” Being able to describe the why behind the proposed change is especially important if you’re leading a small shop. You’re thinking, “I agree — we’re awesome!

CRM

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JULY 26, 2024

While potentially a bit biased, I thought their tips regarding how your CRM can help with your grant seeking were right on point. It’s a great reminder that the CRM system you use has the potential to support all elements of the Grant LIfe Cycle: Readiness, Research, Relationships, writing, and Reporting. Segmentation.

CRM

Blackbaud

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

CRMs and Technology Ecosystems We then focused on the CRMs and technology ecosystems nonprofits have in place. Most participants shared that their nonprofit has a CRM solution. Attitudes towards CRMs are also similar across regions.

AI

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Constituent relationship management (CRM) tools can help you keep track of donors as well as your organization's other constituents. Bloomerang is a cloud-based CRM (constituent-relationship management program) that lets you capture new donors and donations through email and annual appeal letters. Donor Management Tools.

Grantstation

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

When your constituent relationship management (CRM) systems and databases are in the cloud, you can access all of your important contacts and information from any computer. Bloomerang is a cloud-based CRM that lets you capture new donors and donations through email and annual appeal letters.

CRM

Blackbaud

JUNE 6, 2024

But you and I know it’s critical to maintain a robust and up-to-date CRM. Improve proposal tracking. When portfolios are assigned, create or review the campaign proposal process. And for a capital campaign, data-driven decisions depend on you and me, the unsung data nerds operating quietly in the background. questions.

Goals

Blackbaud

MAY 28, 2024

But learning how to master gift capacity will help your team know how to best approach a prospect and draw up accurate, thoughtful proposals. Knowing the details helps your frontline fundraisers with everything from asking the right questions during a meeting to making a thoughtful proposal. Cross-check for accuracy.

Software

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

When your constituent relationship management (CRM) systems and databases are in the cloud, you can access all of your important contacts and information from any computer. Bloomerang is a cloud-based CRM that lets you capture new donors and donations through email and annual appeal letters.

CRM

CauseVox

AUGUST 11, 2022

Similar to how you wouldn’t propose to someone on the first date, you want to build a solid connection with your major donor before making a big ask. Once you’ve done your research, be sure to park this info in a place where you can easily reference and update (like a CRM ). with professional and personal information.

CRM

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Adopt a CRM system, such as Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT + Rosterfy , to allow volunteers to seamlessly manage their experience with your organization, including: Onboarding Scheduling Training Recognize that volunteers have busy lives outside of your organization, and it’s your job to understand their commitments. Authors Barbara L.

Retainer

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Even if they’re not directly related to your board members or in your CRM, think about your friends outside of the organization and how they might be able to support your event by donating auction items. Start by putting a call out on social media for auction items. Reach out to corporate partners.

Procurement

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

The Salesforce Data Management Assessment is a two-hour consultation service to determine whether an organization can benefit from a consolidated cloud database built on the Salesforce CRM platform. This interview is followed by a requirements gathering or implementation proposal, depending on your organizational needs.

Consulting

Tech Soup

AUGUST 12, 2013

Taipei, Taiwan: PC / Web site information security: proposal for non-profit organizations. Wellington, New Zealand: Is CRM software right for yr.org? With meetups in 50 cities there’s probably an event near you! Tuesday, August 13. Houston, TX: Social Media Reality Check - Are you Measuring the Right Data for Engagement?

Media

The Fundraising Coach

APRIL 9, 2024

Past projects: Explore a consultant’s past projects to assess if they have the right background and experience to support your proposed project. Ask for a proposal. After you’ve met or spoken with the potential consultant, you can ask them for a proposal. Check their references.

Consulting

Fundly

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Whether you need to build a comprehensive digital fundraising strategy, migrate to a new CRM system, or build custom integrations between multiple tools, Team DNL can optimize your technology to help your organization reach its fundraising goals. Create a request for proposal (RFP).

Consulting

Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

So, the key to success is to ensure that all of your gift officers and related staff are entering in their contact reports (also known as "actions" in the Raiser’s Edge CRM software) in a consistent manner. If available, consider providing this cheat sheet in an electronic format that contains only the essential steps.

Metrics

Blackbaud

MARCH 7, 2025

Efforts typically involve face-to-face meetings, phone calls, and customized proposals to build strong, lasting relationships. They handle prospect research, personalized proposals, and ongoing stewardship to encourage significant contributions. Below are some key types of software that can make a big difference: 1.

Fundraising

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2011

The second discussion was with a small charity who have engaged an IT support company to help them and wanted someone to "sanity check" what was being proposed to them. I want email; I want filesharing; I want CRM functionality. So management are still involved in gory technology decisions.

Contracts

Big Fundraising Ideas

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Enhanced Grant Applications For nonprofits, data analytics can strengthen grant proposals by providing quantifiable evidence of success. CRM Systems: Invest in a CRM system to centralize donor data for easy access and analysis. With this information, organizations can proactively address concerns and improve retention rates.

Fundraising

Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

When a donor gives to your organization, you likely collect a good amount of information in your CRM, including their name, contact information, and address. Use your CRM to get your donors’ names so you can use them in email appeals, social media messages, fundraising letters, etc. Make your proposal memorable.

Donation

Qgiv

MARCH 28, 2022

When you apply for grants, you’ll usually need to submit a detailed proposal to the grant organizations you choose. Grant writing can take time and effort, so many nonprofits choose to hire a grant writer to help them create well-written proposals. Grant writing.

Nonprofit

Tech Soup

MAY 10, 2011

The new cloud-based integration joins the organization's website with a new Salesforce CRM database, which in turn integrates with Microsoft Outlook email in Office 365 and an accounting system using Charity accountsIQ. I like to propose a formula: T + T = T. Technology Leadership. But technology alone is not the answer.

IT

Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2016

Brattleboro, Vermont: Storytelling for Grant Proposals with Barbara Ganley. Los Angeles, California: CRM (Constituent Relationship Management) for Nonprofits. Buea, Cameroon: Buea Digital Storytelling. Wednesday, April 20. Chicago, Illinois: Digital Storytelling Part II. Thursday, April 21. Friday, April 22. Wednesday, April 13, 2016.

Training

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 20, 2021

Organize grant materials: Submitting grant proposals creates mountains of narratives, tables, and proposed budgets. Someone local will still have to pick up and deposit checks, but the VA can enter the data in your CRM or on your spreadsheet. Be careful with VAs who say they can write grants.

Calendar

Center for Major Gifts

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Look at their giving capacity, philanthropic history, and personal interestsa task made easier by prospect research tools and a well-maintained CRM. These candid conversations help uncover deeper reasons for giving and guide you in crafting a meaningful, targeted proposal.

CRM