Just Write Grants

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Definition and Purpose Capital grants are funds specifically designated for the acquisition, construction, or renovation of physical assets. Definition and Purpose Program grants are allocated to support specific programs or projects within a nonprofit organization. Capital Grants 1.1 Program Grants 2.1 Operating Grants 3.1

Grants

Candid

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Success and wellness tips for Black fundraisers. According to Candids 2023 survey, 90% of respondents awarded unrestricted funding in 2021 and 2022, allocating about 30% of overall grant dollars to GOSbut definitions of GOS and ways of tracking varied greatly by foundation.

Burnout

Clairification

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

By now youre likely familiar with the stats on donor retention from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project. If you want to improve on these retention rates (and you definitely can!), The most recent report revealed only 13.8% of first-time donors renewed. Im going to suggest you develop a plan to build trust.

Nonprofit

Blue Avocado

JULY 1, 2025

But there was always one similarity they shared — almost all their planning and board dialogue centered around how to grow fundraising. But as a reminder on the premise of the meeting — there will be no talk of fundraising or cost. or “How can we monetize it?” This is the Million-Dollar Question.

Strategic Plan

Candid

JULY 31, 2025

The research indicated that increased contributions are also linked with having large fundraising budgets and sizable assets—but these are, by definition, inaccessible to small organizations. This is encouraging, as earning a Seal of Transparency may help level the playing field for small organizations.

Nonprofit

Center for Major Gifts

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Want to become a better fundraiser? Then you’ll definitely need good negotiation skills. The bottom line is this: If you want to be successful at fundraising, at life, at just about anything, you need good negotiation skills. It’s just like the many people in this sector who don’t like to hear that fundraising is sales.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JULY 31, 2025

These unrestricted gifts are necessary to pay fundraisers’ salaries, overhead, bills, and the supplies for your tried-and-true programs. How Is Annual Giving Different from Other Fundraising Types? Let’s take a look at annual giving compared to other fundraising types like major gifts or planned gifts.

Donation

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 24, 2025

These include: Updated definitions: Changes to the definitions of DAFs, donor-advisors, and distributions aim to ensure that more DAF funding goes directly to charities rather than personal investment advisors or administrative costs. Non-cash giving remains a lucrative fundraising opportunity. In late 2023, the IRS and U.S.

Funding

Blackbaud

JULY 15, 2025

No matter your cause, GivingTuesday is the biggest fundraising event of the year for nonprofits and schools. That was a record since the online fundraising event launched in 2012. GivingTuesday isn’t just a fundraiser, though. That’s definitely relevant to the kids! You can consider non-fundraising goals, too.

Goals

CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2025

Yet, as fundraisers, we all too often forget to spend the time to make our thank yous count. These days, modern fundraising software (like CauseVox) sends an automatic thank you once a donation is processed, and you can customize the content of that email to fit your needs! It didn’t just acknowledge my time; it made me feel great!

CRM

CauseVox

JULY 28, 2025

If you’ve been in fundraising for a while, you start to recognize the names, the gala captain who always brought friends, the monthly donor who replied to every newsletter, or the runner who raised big because a loved one was helped by your program. Once you’ve set your definition, it’s time to crunch some numbers. Your stomach sinks.

CRM

Blackbaud

JUNE 18, 2025

Many nonprofits participating in GivingTuesday rely on Blackbaud’s fundraising platforms , donor management software , payment processing , and data analytics capabilities for their campaigns. Blackbaud software can be the key to their fundraising success. “We The appeals created by Blackbaud definitely helped achieve that.

Software

Gail Perry Group

JUNE 26, 2025

We had that exact conversation last week with our friends at fundraising software service BetterUnite. Here's what we learned from the latest giving data, what we’re seeing with our clients right now, and why you should be excited about your fundraising prospects. And honestly? billion in 2024 —an impressive 8.2% Don't hold back!

Consultant

Wild Apricot

JULY 8, 2025

If you’re looking for a complete nonprofit branding guide that helps you define your mission, clarify your message and roll out a consistent brand across every touchpoint, then you’re definitely in the right place! Making changes to how you promote your big fundraiser ? Shifting your mission focus?

Nonprofit

Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Because your organization cant turn a profit by definition, the goal of tracking your finances is to demonstrate to donors, funders, the government, and the community that youre using your funding responsibly to further your mission. Accountability is at the heart of nonprofit accounting. Net assets.

Liability

Soapbox Exchange

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Issue 223 Happy Tuesday, Fundraisers! November is here and we are just weeks away from the busiest part of the fundraising year. To keep yourself on track, you can check out these top 10 tips for holiday fundraising success. You can download the Definitive Guide to Online Fundraising at any time.

Fundraising

Blue Avocado

APRIL 8, 2025

From the moment a person joins a board, there is a definition of a role, which may be a description in the bylaws. 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.

Management

Gail Perry Group

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Board members know that their cash contributions lend vital credibility to your fundraising efforts. Create an environment of abundance, rather than scarcity, in your handling of board work in the fundraising and financial area. They are not definitive about what is expected or encouraging about giving.

Publishing

Candid

MARCH 12, 2025

Organizations that currently fit the definition of acceptable can leverage their relative safety to help shelter others: Be ready to extend fiscal sponsorship status to an organization that has its 501(c)(3) status revoked; this may put the sponsoring organization under scrutiny, but it will also help others survive when they have no alternative.

Nonprofit

Future Fundraising Now

JUNE 12, 2025

A lot of fundraisers feel caught in a trap: We are required to raise unrestricted (or undesignated) funds most or all of the time. The money that keeps everything going, including the stuff donors just aren’t into, like staff salaries, the electricity bill, and the cost of fundraising itself. It’s urgent and timely.

Fundraising

Tom Ahern

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Age definitely matters. This intense internal life review has important implications for fundraising. File under: Age matters The search for legacy Make your charity a means to something special Why is knowing the average age of your donors keenly important? Because 75-year-olds dont jump online for the latest Teen Vogue.

Funding

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Instrumentl is the institutional fundraising platform. I use a lot of Google sheets, Asana, Instrumentl, definitely. I definitely have always kind of had a weak spot for office supplies. First of all, definitely look for the best matches. I have to have it set to remember to pick up my kid from school every day.

Instrumentl

Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

While some nonprofits are considering cuts, the smart ones invest in their fundraising and partnership teams. This podcast is definitely worth a listen: How should you approach audience research? If you've sat in on my Audience-Centric Fundraising presentation, this isn't new to you. Now is not the time to play it safe.

Funding

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

Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Its important for you to remember these four words – Ask, Thank, Report, Repeat If your nonprofit follows this fundraising formula, you should be more successful. Going a step further, fundraising expert Penelope Burk recommends seven touches before asking for another gift. The Better Fundraising Co.

Donation

Blackbaud

JANUARY 9, 2025

Operating Reserve Policies To help institutionalize operating reserve best practices and provide a pathway for a clear set of purposes, definitions, and goals, have a formal operating reserve policy in place prepared by senior management and staff and approved by the Board.

Policy

Clairification

MARCH 27, 2025

Its not about philanthropy or fundraising. I dont usually do this, but today Im incorporating the full text of a blog by Seth Godin. He says its about goodwill, or the lack thereof. What it costs you to lose it. I say you really should read what he says and take it to heart if you want to be sustainable over the long haul. Let me explain.

Strategic Plan

Clairification

DECEMBER 2, 2024

If you have board members who aren’t giving a monetary gift… If you have board members who are just seeing what they can “get away with” … If you have board members who could definitely make a larger gift… If you’ve got board members telling you their service is their gift… You’ve got a problem.

Nonprofit

Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

When people think of a development department, most put emphasis on the fundraisers, which is great but there is a whole other side to it – the operations. In the advancement office, since we deal with all of the data, gifts, and reporting, you can definitely be assured that critical needs are very common. I call it the brain.

Software

Blackbaud

MARCH 7, 2025

We may need to revisit our plans for spending and our fundraising needs. Every situation is different so, again, if you have any doubts about how much to communicate, definitely do your due diligence. We will evaluate our income to expense line items to identify deficiencies. How do you approach that communication?

Budget

Hands-On Fundraising

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

If you fixed just 6 fundraising mistakes, you’d raise more money. And definitely, not enough money. But too often, you don’t do the things that […] The post 6 big fundraising mistakes small organizations make appeared first on Hands-On Fundraising. Not enough staff. Not enough time. Find shortcuts.

Fundraising

Clairification

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Just check out the definition: “language used by a particular group of people, especially in their work, and which most other people do not understand”. The post How Jargon Destroys Nonprofit Fundraising & Marketing appeared first on Clairification. Yes, I guess you could call it a pet peeve. — Cambridge dictionary.

Fundraising

NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 20, 2023

Start your new year off right with this essential resource for 2023 success!

Fundraising

NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 27, 2023

Start your new year off right with this essential resource for 2023 success!

Fundraising

Clairification

JULY 29, 2024

There’s a treasure trove of knowledge and research around major gift fundraising. But there’s definitely art, and some science, involved. If I had to pick the top three practical secrets to success, they would be the following: The post 3 Nonprofit Secrets to Rock Major Gift Fundraising appeared first on Clairification.

Fundraising

Wild Apricot

JANUARY 8, 2021

The lessons of 2020 are definitely influencing plans for 2021. From fundraising. Now it’s coming to a close, and we enter a new year that is hopefully one of recovery (though it hasn't looked up yet.).

Fundraising

Clairification

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

My focus was on fundraising jobs, but it’s a paradigm you can use for any time you’re trying to make a persuasive case for yourself. The Purpose of Question Time Definitely come prepared with what you want (and need) to know to make a wise, informed decision. In my last article I talked about how to pitch yourself for a new job.

Fundraising