The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 6, 2024

(Photo From Deposit Photos) Leaders at nonprofit organizations struggle to adopt technology in meaningful ways, and this can be due to many factors. But research ([link] tells us the training, configuration, and resources necessary to ensure products can be used in a nonprofit environment also serve as persistent hurdles in this arena.

Goals

CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2025

I once volunteered to help raise some extra funds for our nonprofit. Yes, nonprofit employees are extremely busy. However, if anything, a donor thank you should be at the top of your to-do list because a gesture of gratitude goes a long way in proving to your donor how important they are to your nonprofit.

CRM

CauseVox

JULY 28, 2025

Many nonprofits keep fewer than half their donors year to year. A CRM for nonprofits makes it simple by pulling gift history, email engagement, event attendance, and more into one place so you can spot when someone is slipping and jump in early–for their sake and yours! Ready to reconnect with lapsed donors? First timers?

CRM

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 29, 2025

For so many nonprofit professionals and grant writing consultants, the issue isn’t a lack of intention. Most nonprofit teams utilize these kinds of tools to get started. If you’re part of a nonprofit team, it’s draining your time and, ultimately, the sustainability of your organization. It’s a lack of infrastructure.

AI

Gail Perry Group

JUNE 26, 2025

Charitable Giving Remains Strong—Even as Nonprofits Face New Challenges Charitable giving reached $592.5 And yet, we know many nonprofit leaders and fundraisers are feeling anxious about the road ahead. And yet, we know many nonprofit leaders and fundraisers are feeling anxious about the road ahead. In fact, many are leaning in!

Consulting

Blackbaud

JUNE 18, 2025

GivingTuesday allows nonprofits, schools, and community groups to tap into a wave of generosity and connect with people ready to support causes they care about. A simple hashtag campaign immediately caught on, uniting nonprofits, corporations, schools, and individual donors around the idea of shared generosity.

Software

Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Accountability is at the heart of nonprofit accounting. 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. Net assets.

Liability

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 17, 2025

Grant writer burnout is a widespread issue affecting nonprofit professionals worldwide. Understanding Grant Writer Burnout Over the last ten years of business, working with tens of thousands of nonprofit leaders, staff members, and consultants, we’ve seen firsthand how quickly enthusiasm can be replaced by exhaustion.

Burnout

Gail Perry Group

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Are you and your team happy with the level of board giving to your nonprofit? When they discuss it themselves, they are more bought in, and ready to make commitments. They are not definitive about what is expected or encouraging about giving. 7 Steps to Successfully Solicit Your Board Your Overall Strategy: Take Charge But.

Publishing

Blue Avocado

APRIL 8, 2025

Building and managing a strong nonprofit board of directors can be challenging. The success of a nonprofit often hinges on the effectiveness of its board making it important to implement the best practices and proven strategies for optimal board governance. ” and, once again, nonprofit leaders came through!

Management

Candid

MARCH 12, 2025

nonprofits are struggling to navigate this period of uncertainty and instability, facing heightened federal scrutiny to threats to their funding. Based on my 25+ years working in nonprofit technology and consulting, here are some ideas on nonprofit survival strategies. A new nonprofit mutual aid and defense strategy?

Nonprofit

Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

You have a compelling case to make; chances are, the right people are ready to listen. However, the truth is that the best way to strengthen your nonprofit and your partnership program is to grow a broad and deep base of individual supporters. This podcast is definitely worth a listen: How should you approach audience research?

Funding

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Find and win more grants for your nonprofit! ​Teresa Huff is a nonprofit grant strategist and a grant writer mentor/coach. She has helped nonprofits triple their funding. Teresa is a nonprofit grant strategist and a grant writer, mentor, and coach. Start saving 3 hours a week and increase your grant applications by 78%.

Instrumentl

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

MARCH 7, 2025

As leaders in nonprofit finance, it’s our job to be prepared for the inevitability of change. We build a budget that is fair, balanced, and built on evidential history, but flexible ready for whatever hiccups and bumps come along. Why Do Nonprofit Budgets Change? How do we prepare for change?

Budget

Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The holidays are coming soon and that means you need to be ready to make the most of it, starting with getting your nonprofit website spiffed up, donor friendly, and ready to receive donations. Here’s a list of 6 things you can do to get your nonprofit website ready for the holidays. That’s a problem.

Readiness

Pamela Grow

MARCH 1, 2023

If you’re considering quitting your nonprofit job, you’re not alone. GiveButter reported that burnout is affecting more than half of all nonprofit employees. If you’re torn, you’ll definitely want to read these before -and- after LinkedIn articles about a young fundraiser named Kathleen.

Nonprofit

Ann Green's Nonprofit

AUGUST 13, 2024

Make sure to get your team together well before your next fundraising campaign so you’re ready to roll when the donations come in. Make sure they’re ready to go as soon as the donations come in. I would definitely send something by mail a few times a year. Find board members, staff, and volunteers to help you with this.

Donation

Clairification

JUNE 26, 2023

So, definitely, perfectionism gets in the way. The Old Stuff Gets Stale While it’s true sometimes things are not ready for prime time, the reverse is also true. Yet this presumes there’s a filled box to be opened. When we’re in reactive or firefighter mode , we must open the box. There’s simply no time for it!

Readiness

Ann Green's Nonprofit

AUGUST 16, 2023

Make sure to get your team together well before your next fundraising campaign so you’re ready to go when the donations come in. Make sure they’re ready to go as soon as the donations come in. I would definitely send something by mail a few times a year. Find board members, staff, and volunteers to help you with this.

Calendar

Candid

DECEMBER 6, 2022

There are many benefits that come with starting a nonprofit organization, from tax advantages to grant eligibility; however, too often we forget to consider the downsides to starting a nonprofit—and there are some potential dealbreakers! Starting a nonprofit is a big financial commitment. The cost of incorporating.

Liability

CauseVox

AUGUST 10, 2021

You’ve got a brilliant idea for a new nonprofit. You’re ready to make the good stuff happen, but how do you get started? Running a nonprofit requires so much more than a good idea or even the best of intentions. Registration for the Nonprofit Startup 101 Course is live! Who is the Nonprofit Startup Course for?

Strategic Plan

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. There are a couple reasons why we do this. First, it saves time and energy.

Media

Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

Starting and growing your organization is a lot easier when you have a nonprofit business plan. Maybe they don’t know what a nonprofit business plan can do to help them. There’s also a common misconception out there that because your organization is labeled a “nonprofit” it doesn’t need to operate like a business.

Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

We all know that running a nonprofit requires fundraising , but how do you plan a fundraiser ? Whether you’re a seasoned fundraiser or just getting started, you can raise more money if you take the time to get your plans in place first before you start working on a fundraiser for your nonprofit. Where do you even begin?

Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

Growing a nonprofit takes more than just passion: you also need creativity, persistence, and a handful of nonprofit leadership skills to guide your organization through the growth years and fulfill your mission. Without leadership, a small nonprofit may never reach its full potential.

Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 15, 2021

As the founder of a new nonprofit, you are probably doing everything yourself and working for free instead of taking a nonprofit salary. . Or pay yourself more than you are now so that your nonprofit provides you with a living wage. It can feel like a lot of money when you’re looking at the nonprofit’s tiny checkbook.

Budget

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. Pay attention to the donor/attendee experience, then weigh out the potential cost and get ready to PLAN, PLAN, PLAN!

Fundraising

Think and Ink Grants

MAY 4, 2024

Although applying for federal grants may be tempting, they are definitely not for every nonprofit organization. Winning grants for nonprofits offered by government agencies do take time. Many nonprofits, small businesses, and even faith-based organizations are eligible to apply for federal grants on grants.gov.

Federal Grants

Candid

APRIL 16, 2024

A report from the Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity (CELO) and The Allstate Foundation explores how Gen Z is expanding the definition of “community service” and seeking to maximize impact—for themselves and the communities they serve. reported for “informal helping.”

Funding

CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Autumn definitely means “go time” in the life of a fundraiser, often because it signals the start of year-end , a period of time you may get upwards of 60% or more of your annual donations. Even if you don’t follow a definitive fundraising calendar , it’s still vital to come up with a year-end fundraising plan —and stick to it.

Calendar

Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Bob Thacker is the new executive director of Miami-based Adopt-A-Classroom , the nonprofit OfficeMax partnered with to create A Day Made Better. The nonprofit has raised $16 million since 1998. How did you feel moving from a big company to a small nonprofit? Are nonprofits getting this message? What do you need?”

Readiness

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 1, 2022

One of the best ways to stay in touch with your donors on a consistent basis is through a nonprofit email newsletter. Purpose of your nonprofit email newsletter Your email newsletter has a specific purpose. The right nonprofit email newsletter format. Random doesn’t cut it. Neither does boring. It’s meant to.

Template

Get Fully Funded

JULY 30, 2023

Donors don’t love your nonprofit just because you want them to. Donors love hearing from the leader of the nonprofit, especially when it’s a “thanks for your support” message. And what’s the timing look like relative to holidays, newsletters, and other activities happening at your nonprofit? Plan your Asks.

Readiness

CauseVox

APRIL 20, 2021

With vaccine rollouts underway, nonprofits are still wondering: how do I fundraise during COVID? Here’s what nonprofits should plan for the rest of 2021 to navigate through fundraising during COVID. All of this means that virtual events help nonprofits come away with more funds raised with less effort. Start With Virtual-First.

Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

Fundraising burnout is real and it’s killing too many small nonprofits. You see, if you’re going to successfully lead your nonprofit to fulfill its mission and change lives, you must come first. I KNOW you usually come last, after your nonprofit work, your family, your volunteers/staff, your friends, and your neighbors.

Burnout

CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Autumn definitely means “go time” in the life of a fundraiser, often because it signals the start of year-end , a period of time you may get upwards of 60% or more of your annual donations. Even if you don’t follow a definitive fundraising calendar, it’s still vital to come up with a year-end fundraising plan—and stick to it.

Fundraising