The Fundraising Coach

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Upcoming Fundraising and Nonprofit Trainings. If you’re looking for free or low-cost, high-quality fundraising training, here are three events to check out! You can pay $47 for this training or get it as part of the “ All Access Bundle ” for just $19. More information is at [link].

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

More importantly, are your staff and volunteers ready and trained to perform productively in their roles? But typically, the job someone had at the end of 2019 or the person doing it will have changed just enough that with some education and training in new skills, the organization and the person can thrive. But are you ready?

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Nonprofit organizations need funding and support, whether through in-kind contributions, skilled volunteers, or monetary donations. For example, American Red Cross offers training programs for volunteers with specific skills to help during a time of need. In response, people often step up and ask, “How can I help?”

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Candid

APRIL 21, 2025

Youre probably familiar with checkout charitywhen people are asked at a retail store checkout to donate money to a designated organization. You may remember seeing checkout areas decorated with tokenscut-out shamrocks or balloons, for example, with the names of people whod donated. They have only a few moments to decide.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Money donated for Haiti earthquake relief went into a restricted account that could only be used for programs and services for Haiti. One of the named plaintiffs who donated an unspecified amount of money, Nathaniel Ballantyne, shares a last name with Renee A. Haitian Diaspora PAC is based in Washington, D.C.,

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GrantNews

JANUARY 2, 2025

In effect, increasing volunteer involvement and donations. For example, you can apply for grants to fund equality training for your team. To illustrate, the Food Donation Improvement Act(FDIA) was signed into law, specifically, to improve food insecurity and reduce food waste. The research is clear.

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Gail Perry Group

DECEMBER 11, 2024

While the TCJA didnt change charitable giving deduction limits - you could still deduct up to 60% of your adjusted gross income for cash donations - it reduced most tax rates and doubled the standard deduction to $12,000 for individual filers and $24,000 for couples. Here's the bombshell: Only 7.5% of Americans now itemize their taxes.

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

An estimated $557 billion was donated by individuals, foundations, and corporations to charities in the United States in 2023. Regardless of where those funds came from, one thing is certain: not-for-profit (NFP) organizations must maintain the publics trust if they wish to continue receiving donations.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

I was familiar with using data from Candid to evaluate a nonprofit as a prospective employee or when considering giving a donation—I love digging into a 990 ! Marketing and fundraising include a lot of touchpoints, and certainly it is unlikely that donors decide whether to donate based solely on a nonprofit’s mission statement.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 18, 2021

The best gift a nonprofit organization can receive is unrestricted cash, but an inkind donation of something your organization needs and would have otherwise purchased is also a high-value gift. Basically, it’s a non-cash donation made to a nonprofit organization. There’s more to inkind donations than you might think.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

For most of us, fundraising isn’t something that comes naturally, especially a straight request for donations. Nonprofits rely on donations and unless you are independently wealthy and able to self-fund your organization, you’ll need to share with folks a request for donations. Asking for money, can be uncomfortable, right?

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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 30, 2024

They’re vague, don’t explain the impact of the donation, and ask for an arbitrary amount of money. Real relationships: Making an ask for a donation immediately after meeting someone is like asking to borrow a car from someone you just met—there isn’t enough trust built to warrant the interaction. Train your AI tool.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

You may be laser-focused on your year-end campaign and think you’re too busy to spend much time thanking your donors, but that’s precisely why you need to get on the thank you train. Whatever you decide, DO NOT include a donation envelope or any other type of ask with your thank you message. You’re never too busy to thank your donors.

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GrantNews

APRIL 18, 2025

As nice as it is to receive a donation, the real work for a nonprofit is to KEEP that donor engaged and involved in order to see continued donations in the future. There are five key stages involved in the donor cycle: 1 Identification – Determine who you plan to ask for a donation. How best to maximize donor engagement.

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GrantNews

APRIL 29, 2025

Training Programs for Graduate Students Grants to IHEs to provide training programs for graduate students who are pursuing STEM careers. Funding helps train students in high-priority interdisciplinary or convergent research areas with comprehensive, innovative, evidence-based, traineeship models. GrantWatch Sample Grants 1.

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GrantNews

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Priority will be for farmer well-being and agricultural safety, rural community vitality, and agriculture education, including food shelf donations, grain bin safety equipment and training, and local FFA and 4-H support. Grants of up to $10,000 to eligible ag retailers and cooperatives to support neighborhood projects.

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GrantNews

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Grant Opportunities for Religious Organizations In-Kind Book Donations In-kind book donations of reading material to underserved communities. The program provides books to communities and schools throughout the world. This program uses strategies that promote family bonding through the use of literature.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Ever wonder who donates to a specific organization? With just a little digging—using the tools and resources I will share in this blog—you will be able to get a picture of who donates to a particular nonprofit. The post Digging in: who donates to the nonprofits you care about? But don’t get discouraged. Have a question?

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CauseVox

JANUARY 26, 2023

But what about donating, you ask? Yes, especially donating. There’s been a huge influx of donors paying with ACH and Venmo for a few reasons: it’s fast, easy, and secure for donors, that’s why nonprofits using these payment methods are seeing higher average donation sizes. donation with Stripe or PayPal).

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Pamela Grow

AUGUST 2, 2023

This short training will show you exactly what you want to look at when segmenting your donor base for your EOY appeal. Go online and make a donation to your organization. Better yet, distribute $10 each to ten outsiders and have them make an online donation and report back. Multichannel without question.

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Candid

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Rethinking donor relationships When I started Imani Collective, it was a small nonprofit training program in Mombasa, Kenya. We started sharing the stories of the collective’s artisans, illustrating the direct impact of their donations.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Volunteers sit outside grocery stores, ringing bells and encouraging shoppers to donate to their cause. With so many options for charitable giving, people want to know how they can donate wisely. In this blog, I will share how you can use your head and heart to inform your giving and to ensure your donations make a difference.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 18, 2025

Make Authentic Connections with Supporters Record and use personal details : Use your CRM to track personal details like birthdays, donation anniversaries, and interests. Provide training and support : Even Gen Z needs help learning the best practices in data collection. Create emails that include personalized messaging from this data.

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Candid

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Whether as a flash point response to a crisis, natural disaster, or an election, one-time, smaller donations are becoming commonplace. The language of your online donation forms, scripting, print materials, and any other content should center this language. Make it easy to giveor you risk your supporters abandoning their donations.

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GrantNews

MARCH 21, 2025

Grant funding is available for a wide range of programs, including job training, education, housing assistance, and mental health services. Homes and Home Modification for Military Veterans In-kind donations and grants to USA military veterans and their families for homes or home improvement projects.

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Candid

MARCH 24, 2025

You dont need a formal training program for creativity, adaptability, and resilience, but those qualities should be an intentional part of the organizations talent development plan. Leaders are accountable for bringing resilient and imaginative colleagues into their organizationsand retaining them.

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DoJiggy

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Digital Fundraising: Incorporate online auctions , merchandise sales, and virtual donation requests. Learning Curve Another concern is the time required to train staff on new tools. Be prepared to answer questions about costs, training, and security. Online Donations: Accept and track contributions with ease.

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GrantNews

APRIL 22, 2025

Last Chance April Grants and In-Kind Donations 1. In-Kind Book Donations to Educators and After-School Programs Benefiting Low Income Students! In-kind book donations to schools, Title 1 educators and after-school programs benefiting low-income students. In-kind donations of high-quality drinkware to nonprofits.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Seasoned fundraisers are well aware that fundraising involves a lot more than simply asking for donations. There are prime times to ask for donations and other times when donors are less likely to donate. Therefore, when will you start asking for these initial upfront donations? If so, when will they be trained?

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Candid

MAY 16, 2023

Apple Pay for donations empowers supporters to donate with Apple Pay through an organization’s website or app. Apple Pay is an easy, secure, and private way to pay online and in-app with Apple devices, making it as fast as possible to give donations. This means donating is a single step for your donors.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Each reshare, comment, and like on your posts increases visibility, creating more opportunities for donations and boosting your campaign’s success. Crypto fundraising: diversifying donations for GivingTuesday. Here’s how to donate wisely. Discover how to tap into social media sharing as a form of generosity this GivingTuesday.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Here are a few other skills for fundraising that can transfer from a grants-based approach or can be acquired with minimal training: Technology proficiency: It helps to have (or to prioritize learning) basic skills with database management or, as it is often called in fundraising, constituent relationship management ( CRM ) systems.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Plus, a college registrar, a Broadway producer, and a billionaire novelist donate huge sums to higher education, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and a career-training charity.

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Candid

DECEMBER 3, 2024

They’re often giving by donating items, volunteering their time, and supporting fundraising (e.g., Offer NextGen donors volunteering opportunities as a gateway to donations Gen Z and Millennials’ charitable giving extends beyond financial donations, with 54% of survey respondents volunteering their time in the past year.

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Grant Writer Team

DECEMBER 12, 2024

It is best that donors see the impact, small as it may be, with each donation. Donor-Centric Management: Transformational Giving Nonprofit leaders who implement donor-centric management into their organization’s daily management are most likely to maximize donations. Diversify Your Funding Sources: Apply For Grants!

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 6, 2023

Prest Also, Mary and Richard Templeton donated $20 million to Southern Methodist University for engineering education and scholarships, and California State University at Fullerton has received a pledge of $4 million for desert-science studies.

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Candid

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Starting today, 501(c)(3) nonprofits who earn a Candid Seal of Transparency may be eligible to enable and accept donations using Apple Pay, providing donors with an easy and secure way to give back. Contact information Donation information Mission Grantmaker status Leader information Click Publish. Complete the required information.

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