Blue Avocado

JUNE 10, 2025

We are ready to continue our work in advocating for equal rights, promoting mental and physical wellness, and fostering a sense of belonging for all LGBTQ+ individuals. Paul Marengo from The DC LGBTQ+ Community Center Remote Work Boosts Flexibility and Team-Building Challenges The shift to permanent remote-first work has been good and bad.

Nonprofit

CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2025

It may seem old-fashioned, but it’s definitely a meaningful gesture that is bound to show your donor their worth. Ready to get organized and ensure every donor gets the recognition they deserve? But don’t let an automatic thank you after receiving a donation be the only time you reach out to your donors.

CRM

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 29, 2025

If you’re a grant writing consultant, it’s buying you a one-way ticket to Grant Writer Burnout Land — a place you definitely don’t want to visit. Your Standard Grant Narrative and application library are built-in and ready to pull from. View of the Dashboard in the Sample AI Grants Hub™ Ready to Fix Your Grant Strategy?

AI

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

9495, putting the bill through “regular order” by being granted a Rule from the House Rules Committee, which the bill will definitely get at today’s Rules Committee meeting, according to Mark Micali, vice president of Government Affairs at The Nonprofit Alliance in Washington, D.C. House Rules Committee will consider H.R Section 4 of H.R.9495

Pass-Through

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 26, 2025

Tip: To brush up on the definitions of outcomes and objectives, you may want to read our blog on the difference between objectives and outcomes. Ready to Rock It An engaging work plan elevates you to the level of being well-versed in all the elements of your project or program.

Grant Writing

Gail Perry Group

JUNE 26, 2025

Your Major Donors Are Ready for Bigger Conversations Here’s what our capital campaign consulting team is seeing on the ground: your most committed donors are not pulling back. We’ve known for a while that social influence can definitely drive giving behavior. Ready to put this into action? 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. The appeals created by Blackbaud definitely helped achieve that. When is GivingTuesday?

Software

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.

Liability

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

APRIL 11, 2025

Our recommended solution is to be ready to flex adaptively between your project’s various elements and a grantmaker’s vocabulary, and if confused by the grantmaker’s use of objectives versus outcomes, reach out and try to talk to the grantmaker. We have found that this occurs about 10% of the time, notes Diane.

Logic Model

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 17, 2025

Even if you’ve never heard this term, if you’re reading this, you’ve definitely experienced it. Ready to break free from burnout once and for all? Each grant proposal demands hours, sometimes days, of focused mental energy, often making grant writers feel as though they’re continuously starting from scratch.

Burnout

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. ” On the topic of keeping your board informed, NEVER make assumptions about your board’s knowledge, skills, or experience. Defining roles and understanding roles.

Management

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

Gail Perry Group

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

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. And be sure board members have a say in the expectations. Above all, board members should discuss and agree on the expectations themselves. And don't stop there.

Publishing

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

When I'm getting ready to work on a big grant application, I tell my husband I'm going scuba diving. You've got to go deep and stay deep until you're ready to come back up. I use a lot of Google sheets, Asana, Instrumentl, definitely. I definitely have always kind of had a weak spot for office supplies.

Instrumentl

Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

You have a compelling case to make; chances are, the right people are ready to listen. This podcast is definitely worth a listen: How should you approach audience research? Here's my three-point strategy. Ask companies to step up and support you NOW. Its the smart way to stay ahead of future challenges. Marketing Your Cause 1.

Funding

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

We build a budget that is fair, balanced, and built on evidential history, but flexible ready for whatever hiccups and bumps come along. Every situation is different so, again, if you have any doubts about how much to communicate, definitely do your due diligence. How do we prepare for change? How do you approach that communication?

Budget

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

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. First things first!

Readiness

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

Pamela Grow

MARCH 1, 2023

If you’re torn, you’ll definitely want to read these before -and- after LinkedIn articles about a young fundraiser named Kathleen. First, you have to ask yourself if you’re actually ready to leave. Or are you just ready for a change? And how can you do it gracefully, without burning any bridges?

Nonprofit

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

“We could definitely use a better presence online. That’s what makes it special. That’s what makes the relationship last.” ” Now that your Executive Director at Adopt-A-Classroom, is there an area you plan to focus on? Social media will also be key.

Readiness

Get Fully Funded

JULY 30, 2023

And plan out your year-end appeal so you’re ready to go the week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. If you start now, you have plenty of time to warm up your biggest supporters so that when they receive your Fall appeal, they’re ready to give. Engage your Board.

Readiness

Think and Ink Grants

MAY 4, 2024

Although applying for federal grants may be tempting, they are definitely not for every nonprofit organization. What are some other signs that an organization is not ready to apply for federal grants? Winning grants for nonprofits offered by government agencies do take time.

Federal Grants

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

Candid

APRIL 14, 2021

Depending on your organizational culture, you may need to expand your definition of who is a major donor. Start by selecting a gift level and definition for major donor that aligns with your organization’s data and values. If your team isn’t ready to make the ask, have them start by being in the (Zoom) room. Build your team.

CRM

CauseVox

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Their websites were built and their platforms were ready And fundraisers knew they must breathe slow and steady, But still in their minds there lingered some fright: “How do I know if I’m doing this right?” Are you ready? They are almost definitely not thinking about it in September, or counting down the days.

Media

Grant Professionals Association

OCTOBER 17, 2024

According to the American Psychological Association (APA), the definition of” mentor is a person who has the expertise to help another develop their career…” A mentee or protege is a person who is “under the wing” of the mentor to protect and help the mentee develop their skills or trade over time. Mentor/Mentee Defined I wish I had a mentor.

Mentor

Candid

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Updating our definition of racial equity to a changing world . Applying this broader definition of racial equity to the full set of grants on Candid’s racial equity site yields a more complete picture of how this funding has grown over the past decade. . arts, education, health) or use any number of approaches (e.g.,

Funding

CauseVox

AUGUST 10, 2021

You’re ready to make the good stuff happen, but how do you get started? Kelly is an excellent presenter, she was so well prepared, and her points were spot on – I DEFINITELY plan to take advantage of your and Kelly’s generous offers for a 20-minute consult regarding year-end fundraising plans.” ” FAQ.

Strategic Plan

Instrumentl

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Are you ready for grants? In this article, one of our partners, Matt Hugg, details twelve questions you should definitely ask your organization before you start writing your next grant. These are key questions to help you make sure your organization has the best shot of winning more funding.

Grants

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. Setting up to record video takes time, whether it’s prepping the space or getting yourself camera-ready. There are a couple reasons why we do this.

Media

Candid

DECEMBER 6, 2022

However, there are definite costs associated with operating at the state level, filing with the IRS, and registering for charitable solicitation. To prepare and gauge your readiness, check out our full article, What are the advantages/disadvantages of becoming a nonprofit organization? Whatever you decide, we’re here to help.

Liability

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 6, 2011

When we finally asked when our waffles would be ready, the waitress, opened the waffle irons, saw the scorched waffles, then dumped them in the trash. Are you writing the letter at the moment you need it or do you have a letter ready to tweak and use whenever it’s needed? Make sure you thank them appropriately.

Training