Candid

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

While we are definitely not experts (every day we discover something new), we wanted to share what we have learned over the past year doing social media video. Here is a snapshot of what happened and our tips for creating short-form videos at your nonprofit. It can be hard to find ones that are appropriate and fit with your cause.

Media

Blackbaud

MARCH 15, 2024

If you are not sure which metrics are essential or how to convert your data into something stakeholders can grasp and absorb, start simply by setting clear goals. By applying these helpful ways to measure and optimize nonprofit performance, you can drive positive change for your organization.

Strategic Plan

Candid

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The dashboard serves as an annually updated, publicly accessible tool that provides definitional context and data about the organizations, money, and people that make up the sector in the United States. . Combining data with definition . To begin to tell this story, today Candid is launching its U.S. Social Sector Dashboard.

Metrics

Cain Nonprofit Solutions

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Others ask very few questions and don’t require much in the way of hard metrics. Or an individual nonprofit staffer (like you) might have a goal to “gain a grant writing certification” or something similar. All grant proposals are different. Some have strict requirements and lengthy lists of questions. Let’s get started.

Goals

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

A very common “go-to” funding idea for small nonprofits is fundraising events. Here are three kinds of fundraising events that work for most nonprofits and how to choose the right one for you. You already know that every dollar counts in your nonprofit. So, what’s the RIGHT event for your nonprofit?

Fundraising

Candid

MAY 4, 2023

nonprofits through Candid’s nonprofit profiles. This initiative aims to standardize and centralize nonprofit demographic data collection. nonprofit sector, we want to better identify who , exactly, is sharing demographic data with Candid and what information they are sharing.

Demographics

Tech Soup

AUGUST 8, 2016

If you lead or help manage a nonprofit organization, you know how hard it can be to provide clarity and transparency to your stakeholders. Because of these and other factors, reporting systems in nonprofits often are less than state of the art. And all this while donors and funders insist on holding your organization accountable.

Metrics

Candid

MARCH 1, 2023

A lack of standardized demographic data not only hinders our collective work to create a more equitable sector; it also requires nonprofits to take time away from their mission-driven work to respond to disparate requests by funders for this information. Watch the video clip “How do we work better with nonprofits?

Demographics

Pamela Grow

JUNE 14, 2023

Organizations that rely on donations to continue serving their communities or participants, whether they are nonprofits, schools, or sports teams, must focus on providing high-quality donor experiences. Here are simple definitions of and key differences between pledges and donations: Pledges. Donors can give more.

Donation

Candid

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Most nonprofit fundraisers consider general operating support (GOS) to be the holy grail of nonprofit donations. Funding an organization’s mission rather than a specific project or purpose, this unrestricted financial support provides vital flexibility for nonprofits to approach their work as they best see fit.

Award

Selfish Giving

APRIL 29, 2019

They include activities that are both common to the fundraising sector and unique to their nonprofit at the same time. It’s hard to come up with one single definition of what the word means, or create best practice tactics that work for everyone. Companies want nonprofits to communicate exactly how their dollars are impacting mission.

Metrics

Just Write Grants

APRIL 8, 2024

Does wrangling content for your nonprofit's newsletter feel most like: a) A walk in the park with a basket full of adorable puppies? If you answered B or C, you're definitely not alone. Countless nonprofit heroes like yourself struggle with crafting compelling content that resonates with your audience.

Metrics

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 6, 2022

If your fundraising plan doesn’t include a strategy for finding, cultivating, and asking major donors for a large donation, you’re missing out on some big gifts for your small nonprofit. But I learned a few tricks that worked beautifully and now I want to share them with you so you can get big gifts for your small nonprofit.

Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 2, 2023

From smaller, newer nonprofits to larger charitable organizations, measuring performance is a universally shared need, especially in the realm of fundraising. But for organizations that offer direct services to constituents, such as social services nonprofits, there’s another layer of complexity— impact measurement.

Management

CauseVox

APRIL 13, 2022

As virtual fundraisers have grown in importance and popularity over the past couple years, peer to peer fundraisers have emerged as a necessary tool for nonprofits looking to raise more with less effort. Flexible metric counting for donations, activity, and impact. Easy donation form with mobile payments.

Fundraising

The Fundraising Coach

OCTOBER 12, 2023

As a nonprofit professional, you understand the importance of filing Form 990 in a timely and accurate manner. However, did you know that you can gain valuable insights about your nonprofit from your Form 990 that can help you obtain donors ? The answer depends on a number of factors specific to your nonprofit.

Nonprofit

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Update: Marc has followed up with some more insight about how orchestras could improve their social media metrics. The full report is 24 pages, but it's definitely worth a look. Upon watching a YouTube video about your nonprofit's message, would you rather a viewer visit your website or send the video to 100 friends?

Media

The Fundraising Coach

MAY 1, 2024

Nonprofits depend on loyal donors to receive sustainable support for their work. This means your organization must provide a positive donor experience , not just in one event or campaign, but over the course of their involvement with your nonprofit.

Nonprofit

Qgiv

MAY 11, 2021

Google Ad Grants for nonprofits can be a great and versatile marketing tool. Google will even give your nonprofit free ad money to help you out, but many nonprofits have yet to take the plunge. Nonprofits see it as a poor investment of time because they haven’t been able to succeed in the past. The Basics. Campaigns.

Grant

CauseVox

JANUARY 12, 2022

As nonprofit fundraisers, we’re always thinking about our donors first. Sponsorships are financial, in-kind or product contributions made by a for-profit business or corporation to a nonprofit organization. What Types Of Resources Do Sponsors Provide A Nonprofit? We’re focused on recruiting them, retaining, engaging, and so on.

Fundraising

Tech Soup

JANUARY 18, 2015

That's why government, the private sector, and nonprofits have all been increasingly adopting telework. With all those potential benefits, what's stopping nonprofits from allowing their staff and volunteers to work remotely? The Citrix free kit on How to Build Your Workshifting Strategy is definitely worth checking out.

Management

Tech Soup

JUNE 12, 2012

Microsoft Lync is one of the least understood Microsoft product donations in the TechSoup catalog; however if yours is a larger organization that already runs on Windows Server 2008, uses Office Professional Plus 2010 , and has multiple offices or lots of work out in the field, it's definitely worth looking at. People in the U.S.

Software

Qgiv

JANUARY 19, 2023

To make fundraising a little easier for nonprofits, we put together this list of nonprofit fundraising best practices. Each of the items below is a best practice your nonprofit can use to raise crucial funds for your mission. How can you ensure you’ve found the right tools for your nonprofit? Read on to learn more!

Fundraising

Qgiv

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Identify Your Priorities Define and Document Your Pro c edures Prepare Your Database Review Existing Portfolios or Assign New Portfolios Train Your Team Establish a Feedback Loop Track and Review Your Metrics. Step 7: Track and Review Your Metrics. Is a pledge paid over a period of time acceptable? About Marsherall Partners.

Management

NextAfter

MAY 17, 2023

But we definitely recommend enlisting the help of your dev and data teams to reduce the anxiety of making the leap from Universal Analytics to GA4. Metric Unlike dimensions, metrics are things you can count. This comprehensive course is just for nonprofits and contains everything you could ever need to get the most out of GA4.

Metrics

NextAfter

MAY 17, 2023

In fact, if you’ve recently logged into your Universal Analytics account (often called GA3), you’ve no doubt seen Google’s none-too-subtle reminder… So in case you’ve been crossing your fingers and toes and hoping against hope that maybe Google would change its mind about forcing nonprofits to migrate over to GA4.

Nonprofit

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

One of the best ways to keep your supporters up-to-date with your news and events is with a regular nonprofit newsletter from your organization. How can a newsletter help my nonprofit? Nonprofit Newsletter Template. Your nonprofit logos and branding. Nonprofit Newsletter sections. Upcoming nonprofit events.

Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

JULY 23, 2023

And most nonprofits use Facebook for fundraising, especially around the holidays. There are dozens of social media platforms where you and your nonprofit can be. You need to be there because it makes sense for your nonprofit. Using social media for fundraising isn’t a new strategy. Almost everyone is on Facebook.

Media

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 13, 2013

It’s definitely tech planning made simple. I don’t know what the acronym, SCORE, stands for but it is a national nonprofit association dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground. Most nonprofit offices function much like small businesses. Finalize the technology plan with benefits and outcomes.

Mentor

Qgiv

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Your nonprofit donation page is a crucial tool for gaining and keeping new donors for your organization. Your nonprofit’s team can leverage a user-friendly platform to easily design branded, mobile-friendly donation pages. Your donation page is a reflection of your nonprofit, so it should be both functional and beautiful!

Donation

Grant Writing Made Easy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Nothing ever came of it, probably because we both became so busy, but this friend also graduated and then left the academy to go into nonprofit work and is now a program director at a nationally recognized humanities nonprofit. I was also burned out and disillusioned with academic life.

Ethics

CauseVox

JANUARY 12, 2025

As virtual fundraisers have grown in importance and popularity over the past couple years, peer to peer fundraisers have emerged as a necessary tool for nonprofits looking to raise more with less effort. Flexible metric counting for donations, activity, and impact. Easy donation form with mobile payments.

Fundraising

CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

You should definitely aim high with these, but make sure they’re realistic within the timeframe you have. These strategies should also have specific metrics and/or KPIs associated with them to measure their success. Fundraising Goals. These smaller, strategic goals will feed directly into your organizational goal.

Calendar

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 13, 2022

The reality is this: goals ARE vital to success —especially when fundraising for new nonprofits. Fundraising goals help a nonprofit fulfill its mission. Without fundraising goals, you’re left without direction, uncertain how to get the money you need to grow your nonprofit, change more lives, and make a difference in your community.

Goals

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

For decades, Adrian has been espousing the values of focusing on donor retention as a top-line metric of the health of an organization. The notion motivated Jay to introduce a powerful, affordable, easy-to-use donor retention product to help mid-market nonprofits. We are the database of record for tens of thousands of nonprofits.

Software

OneCause

JANUARY 31, 2024

If you don’t have a metric for success going in, you won’t be able to measure how well you did or improve your strategies going forward. Usually, nonprofits hire an executive director who helps develop different fundraising event ideas and handle the budget for various fundraisers. Promoting your cause or gaining publicity.

Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 20, 2021

What you need is a nonprofit virtual assistant or VA. Don’t assume a nonprofit virtual assistant is limited to basic clerical work like data entry and responding to emails. A nonprofit virtual assistant is often a more affordable and flexible solution than hiring an independent contractor for every individual task you need help with.

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