Candid

JUNE 10, 2025

When we access their profiles, which contain financial data, mission and program details, leadership information, and in many cases their team demographics, it helps us see our grantees in a different light as we review grant applications. It further helps us answer the question: “Who is this organization?”

IT

CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Try these 13 successful, yet underutilized strategies to help you raise more money and create stronger relationships this year-end. Start Planning End-of-Year Giving Campaigns Immediately, Even If It’s A Fundraiser You’ve Done Before When it comes to fundraising, the early bird definitely gets the worm. First, analyze your donor base.

Goals

OneCause

APRIL 28, 2025

Once you have targeted audience groups in mind, create demographic and psychographic profiles for each group to help you visualize who you are reaching out to in your marketing. Peer-to-peer fundraising is a powerful approach for nonprofits. It gets your constituents more involved with supporting your organization.

Fundraising

CauseVox

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Segmentation through demographics like age, location and interests are also helpful ways to understand your donors and create stories that will resonate with the different types of target audiences. After the commercialism craze of Black Friday and Cyber Monday is over, GivingTuesday is a day to help us all refocus. Keep it short.

Media

Candid

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Another way to reduce paperwork is for grantmakers to ask applicants to share demographic data in their Candid nonprofit profiles instead of requiring them to provide it in each application. Reimagining grantmaking with data collaboration at scale. Where do foundations stand on AI-generated grant proposals? The responses may surprise you.

Burnout

Future Fundraising Now

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Demographically (probably), psychographically (almost surely). A ten-week series on things you should know about fundraising. Trust knowledge, not instinct. It doesn’t matter how smart you are — your instinct about how fundraising should be is untrustworthy. Three main reasons for this: You are not your donor.

Fundraising

Big Fundraising Ideas

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Each method offers unique benefits, making it easy for schools to find options that align with their resources, student demographics, and fundraising goals. Students, parents, and school supporters can browse items, place orders, and pay upfront, making it a simple and organized process.

Fundraising

Future Fundraising Now

MAY 8, 2025

You want to know as much as you can about their demographic and psychographic characteristics. A lot of people think quality writing is some kind of magic that requires in-born talent that most people just dont have. As a person who makes a living largely by writing, Im tempted to promote that myth. But its not true. Willingness to revise.

Fundraising

Candid

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Get to know your donor beyond the basics Truly understanding your donors requires going beyond demographics and giving history—and into their motivations, values, and personal stories. Rethinking donor relationships When I started Imani Collective, it was a small nonprofit training program in Mombasa, Kenya.

Demographics

Center for Major Gifts

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

This demographic shift could lead to a long-term fundraising decline unless nonprofits adapt now. The youngest Boomers are already 60. 36% of Boomers have already passed away. As Boomers age, their giving habits change, and the next generations are not as large or charitable (yet). How Nonprofits Can Prepare for the Future 1.

Policy

Millionaire Grant Lady

AUGUST 23, 2024

Millionaire Grant Lady and Associates is incredibly proud of our efforts to help our client win such a significant grant in a highly competitive process. TNOYS serves young people ages 0-24 in Texas who are at risk for abuse or neglect, criminal justice system involvement, or homelessness. Focus on impact. Conclusion. Ready to Pursue Grant Funding?

Grants

The Grantsmanship Center

APRIL 16, 2025

Its purpose it to provide richer detail about the demographic and geographic contextyour city or state or neighborhoodwhere that problem takes place. Its purpose it to provide richer detail about the demographic and geographic contextyour city or state or neighborhoodwhere that problem takes place. Explain it, dont just say it.

Demographics

Allied Grant Writers

MARCH 17, 2025

Tithes and donations, while essential, are often subject to fluctuations due to economic cycles, demographic shifts, or changes in community engagement. This might include surveys of the congregation, analysis of community demographics, or consultations with local experts.

Funding

Candid

DECEMBER 31, 2024

nonprofit sector demographics by Kyoko Uchida, Candid. Based on data from 59,550 public charities that shared demographic data between July 2019 and January 2024, Candids report The state of diversity in the U.S. To bot or not to bot: Using generative AI in grantwriting by David Holmes and Kristin Hanlin, Candid. by Guy Mika, Candid.

AI

GiveSmart

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Step 1: Plan Your Year-End Giving Campaign Strategy Target Donor Demographics Segment communications to engage donors and reach new ones One of the most effective ways to break out of the noise is by creating segmentation in your communications. Different age groups respond to different messaging and on different platforms.

Donation

GrantNews

APRIL 24, 2025

This program supports public education activities that will reach multiple demographics. Protecting children from abuse is not just a moral responsibility; it’s a societal necessity. Investing in prevention, education, and support services empowers children, caregivers, and professionals to recognize warning signs and take action.

Funding

Greater Giving

OCTOBER 15, 2024

One of the best ways to understand your auction’s target audience is through supporter segmentation, which GivingDNA defines as “a strategy that nonprofits use to separate a donor base into smaller subgroups based on shared traits and characteristics.”

Procurement

GiveSmart

MARCH 12, 2025

When creating profiles, look at factors such as income, location, age, and any other relevant demographic data points to your campaign. Thanks to modern technology and online fundraising, collecting data has become much easier and more accessible. Reliability is the number one factor to consider when collecting donor data.

Fundraising

Pamela Grow

JUNE 2, 2025

Financial turbulence, demographic shifts, and changes in wealth transfer patterns have created both challenges and opportunities. Legacy giving isn’t optional. Its essential. And its not about big marketing budgets. Legacy Giving in a Time of Uncertainty Were in a unique moment. Because its not reactive its reflective.

Budget

Qgiv

DECEMBER 10, 2024

According to the Global Trends in Giving report , 33% of nonprofit supporters in the United States and Canada say email is the communication tool that inspires them most to give. Print communications came in second place, with 19% saying it was the most influential channel. Explain your mission. How does it help them make a difference?

Template

GrantNews

JUNE 9, 2025

Demographic-Based Grants : Grants aimed at minority-owned, woman-owned, veteran-owned, or rural-based businesses often include LLCs as eligible entities. In this article, GrantWatch breaks down how businesses can access grants, what kinds of grants are available, and how to improve your chances of receiving funding.

Grants

Candid

JULY 31, 2025

Nonprofits can choose to share information about their organization on their profiles—including mission, donation information, program information, financial reports or IRS filings, and/or leadership and board demographics. They can earn a Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum Seal of Transparency depending on how much information they provide.

Nonprofit

Blackbaud

MARCH 11, 2025

However, we do know that donor demographics and fundraising methods are always changing. Ill also provide useful tips for launching and promoting your unique P2P challenge, everything from enabling solo DIY fundraisers to achieve their sometimes zany personal goals to making sure your app makes donating easy for their supporters.

Fundraising

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Grant funders typically outline specific requirements that must be met, including organizational status, project focus, and demographic considerations. Utilizing these resources will help in creating a diverse list of potential grants to pursue. Financial Statements Recent balance sheets, income statements, and budgets.

Grant Writing

Future Fundraising Now

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Shifts in demographics and psychographics? Great Fundraising Organizations: Why and How the Worlds Best Charities Excel at Raising Money by Alan Clayton Why is fundraising difficult? Too much competition? Not enough attention? The increasing costs of paper and postage? Sure, all of those things. That means you need to raise funds.

Fundraising

Ann Green's Nonprofit

APRIL 28, 2025

Your donor database is an effective tool for boosting engagement at your nonprofitif you optimize and leverage it strategically. Learn more in this guide. By Sarah Tedesco Its no secret that effective donor engagement is vital to your nonprofits success. Lets dive in!

CRM

Blackbaud

APRIL 23, 2025

With internal reviews, you are able to use the teams intimate understanding of organizational priorities and past funding efforts. For organizations with a culture of strong collaboration, the internal review process can be incredibly efficient. A recommendation from a higher-ranking team member might inadvertently sway others decisions.

Grants

Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Know Your Donors: Fundraising isnt about data points or demographic segments. Our day-to-day overwhelm here in the US is intense. And its designed to make us all feel uncertain. Passive even. Your overwhelm is the goal. If we give in, we find ourselves suffocating in distractions. And now you. Sure, its easy to experience one-off successes.

Fundraising

The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 17, 2025

Utilize Targeted Advertising : If your budget allows, use social media ads or local event calendars to reach specific demographics. Lets explore four common event planning challenges faced by nonprofits and discuss practical solutions for planning and executing your next event with confidence.

Budget

Allied Grant Writers

JANUARY 25, 2025

Earning a college degree can lead to personal fulfillment and a sense of accomplishment. For many adult learners, completing a degree is a lifelong goal that brings personal satisfaction and pride. It can also be a positive example for family members, inspiring others to pursue their educational aspirations.

Education

NonProfit PRO

JULY 16, 2025

Prompt and Personal Gratitude Matters When a donor makes a gift — especially a mid- or major-level gift — they’re doing more than just writing a check. They’re taking a step of trust. They’re raising their hand and saying, “I believe in you. I believe in this work. I want to be part of it.” We see you.

Retail

Big Fundraising Ideas

MAY 13, 2025

Consider your school communitys demographics, available volunteers, and the time commitment involved. Fundraising can provide the necessary resources for updated equipment, essential supplies, comfortable and functional workspaces, professional development, and more, directly impacting the care and support they can provide our students.

Fundraising

Bonterra

JULY 9, 2025

Whether you’re raising awareness, influencing policy, or mobilizing supporters, successful advocacy requires more than one-off actions; it takes strategic, personalized engagement across the entire supporter journey. But advocacy works best when it’s connected to the rest of your engagement efforts. Are there guidelines for nonprofit advocacy?

Lobbying

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 13, 2025

The report also includes a DAF-specific fundraising cycle outlining how the funds change nonprofit organizations’ fundraising management, while also highlighting the challenges and opportunities for nonprofits. Campbell Chair in Fundraising Leadership at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Funding

DoJiggy

APRIL 29, 2025

For starters, roller skating is an activity that appeals to a broad audience, cutting across age groups and demographics. Whether its families looking for a fun day out, teenagers seeking an exciting social event, or adults reminiscing about their skating days, this type of fundraiser can attract a crowd.

Fundraising

Planned Giving

MARCH 17, 2025

Myth #1: Only Wealthy Donors Leave Bequests Reality: Bequests come from donors across all income levels and demographics. Consider demographics that align with typical bequest donors (age, giving longevity, involvement level). What is Bequest Marketing and Why Does It Matter? Common Myths About Bequest Marketing (and Why They're Wrong!)

Pass-Through

NonProfit PRO

JULY 30, 2025

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Retail