Pamela Grow

JULY 10, 2024

One that includes realistic goals for grants and corporate support, individual support, program support, and events. Download Encouraging Longevity in Nonprofit Development to discover the secrets behind employee retention. Make it a practice to routinely scope out new sources of foundation funding. Download it here.

Letter Of Inquiry 279

Letter Of Inquiry Nonprofit Grant Readiness Grant 279

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Its hard to choose to put funds into operating reserves when that could help one more person transition out of homelessness. By tapping into operating reserves, organizations can bridge temporary gaps in funding without compromising their immediate operations.

Management 104

Management Policies Policy Budget 104

Blackbaud

MAY 2, 2025

Many nonprofits are feeling the strain from a pause in federal grant funding and are working to shift their programs to align with the changes in government priorities. Grantees facing increased demand may require additional funding, but its vital to assess whether your foundation can provide more without compromising long-term goals.

Government 81

Government CRM Applicant Application 81

Blackbaud

AUGUST 7, 2024

You are done with juggling multiple spreadsheets just to track your restricted funds. You’ve made the decision to switch to a modern fund accounting system. To do a fund accounting implementation process right, there is a good amount of organization, data clean-up, and training involved. You’ve found the perfect partner.

Funding 100

Funding Software Training Scope Of Work 100

CauseVox

MARCH 24, 2025

The funds raised equipped people living with MS with adaptive bikes and gear. Set Clear, SMART Goals Before launching your challenge fundraiser, take a moment to define your goalsbecause a challenge without a goal is just an activity! Consider your fundraising goal. Also think through your participant goal.

Fundraising 66

Fundraising Template Goals Nonprofit 66

Blackbaud

MARCH 12, 2025

Whether you are embarking on a capital campaign, increasing your annual fund goal, navigating leadership changes, or simply trying to stay up to date and modern, youre developing strategy. First, recognize that strategy is more than just making a plan or setting a goal. Set goals that they believe they can achieve.

Strategic Plan 94

Strategic Plan Nonprofit Goals Finance 94

Blackbaud

MARCH 21, 2024

Have you ever been pulled into a meandering project with no clear direction or goals? Any major project—such as implementing new fund accounting software—needs a well-developed charter to keep stakeholders focused on the goals and desired outcome. You can get a downloadable project charter template on our resource center.

Software 111

Software Funding Metrics Goals 111

Blackbaud

JULY 16, 2024

Annual funds are crucial to the success of a nonprofit. They’re an incredible pool of unrestricted funds that can support your mission, keep the lights on, and pay your staff. Attracting and retaining new donors is a goal of every nonprofit since unrestricted funds are essential to our operations. Have Some Fun with It!

Funding 105

Funding AI IT ChatGPT 105

CauseVox

MARCH 4, 2025

When nonprofits run online fundraising campaigns, it’s easy to only focus on the big picturehitting that overall fundraising goal. With CauseVox, you can easily customize your donation tiers based on your organization’s fundraising goals. The good news? People are more likely to give (and even give more!)

Donation 97

Donation Funding Fundraising Goals 97

GiveSmart

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Once the end-of-year giving campaign goes public, the remaining fundraising goal will be met by following best practices and promoting across all channels. Year-End Fundraising Campaign Goal Planning Set specific goals for year-end fundraising and donor engagement.

Donation 105

Donation Media Nonprofit Goals 105

Blackbaud

APRIL 16, 2025

The finance team shoulders immense responsibility to make sure funds are well-stewarded, often while being understaffed and under-resourced. A well-thought-out system can do the following automatically: Track Funding Sources Nonprofits often receive funding from diverse sources , such as grants, donations, sponsorships, and events.

Finance 93

Finance Budget Nonprofit Management 93

Blackbaud

APRIL 14, 2025

From streamlined applications to implementing trust-based philanthropy principles, your grant management system can support your goals to improve your grantees well-being. Start by ensuring every question in your application collects data that will genuinely inform your funding decisions. Here are three ways you can get started.

Grant Management 87

Grant Management Management Grant Grants 87

Blackbaud

MARCH 31, 2025

But its difficult to drive impact when your grantees cant access their funds, arent sure when the funds are arriving, and dont have a clear understanding of their requirements for using the funds. Start by making it simple for grantees to track the status of fund transfers.

Grant 59

Grant Grants Grant Management Award 59

Pamela Grow

AUGUST 2, 2023

The numbers are down, but you’ve still got plenty of time to end the year ahead — far ahead — of your goals. To ensure your successful “leave no money on the table” year-end campaign, download your Foolproof Year-End Fundraising Checklist now. Why end-of-year fundraising? And there’s more! No opt-in is required.

Fundraising 221

Fundraising Nonprofit Donation Training 221

Blackbaud

JANUARY 28, 2025

They must work with advancement teams to understand scholarship funding, find students who fit donors specific requirements, shepherd those students through the application process, manage scholarship review committees, disburse awards, and report back to the donors how their funds were utilized. How do you choose scholarship software?

Award 87

Award Management Software Utilities 87

DoJiggy

JANUARY 10, 2025

Further, the budget can be reviewed for product ordering and profitability goals. Once your goals are set, you can continually monitor your progress and identify shortcomings. This is a critical step, as you cannot measure the success of your golf tournament without establishing these goals. What about the benefits?

Budget 52

Budget Template Insurance Insurance 52

Greater Giving

JUNE 26, 2024

Have you ever witnessed the energy in a room soar during a well-executed Fund-a-Need appeal (also known as a Paddle Raise)? We surveyed fundraising professionals to uncover the secrets behind impactful Fund-a-Need campaigns. What is a Fund-a-Need aka Paddle Raise Appeal? Ready to take your Fund-a-Need to the next level?

Funding 59

Funding Fundraising Goals Readiness 59

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 13, 2025

Also, as grant writers, we must translate these objectives logically and explicitly into grant applications, so that our nonprofit can be awarded the funds needed to crush the objectives and transform lives! The bottom line, for our purposes in this blog, is that objectives are increments or building blocks of a larger, over-arching goal.

Grant Writing 52

Grant Writing Grant Grants Metrics 52

Blackbaud

APRIL 25, 2025

This approach not only helps in achieving financial goals but also in fostering stronger, lasting relationships with your supporters. First, align your goals with your nonprofit’s mission to ensure your efforts resonate with both donors and stakeholders. Consider your funding needs and set realistic financial targets.

Fundraising 66

Fundraising Template Management Goals 66

CauseVox

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Free Download: Year-End & GivingTuesday Fundraising Toolkit 1. First, get your campaigns ducks in a row by determining your fundraising goal, identifying your story, and setting up your fundraising site. From Boomers to Gen-Zers, people like to know where their funds are going and how they are being used.

Media 98

Media Template Utilities Metrics 98

Blackbaud

JUNE 3, 2025

A clear view into how funds are allocatedwhether for classroom resources, facility upgrades, or extracurricular programsgives your families confidence in the schools ability to manage resources effectively. Want to learn more about how fund accounting software can help your school operate more efficiently and improve the family experience?

Finance 52

Finance Contract Contracts Management 52

Blackbaud

APRIL 21, 2025

Define Your Goals A well-defined goal is a critical foundation for your RFP, guiding your nonprofits questions and qualification criteria. You must clearly articulate this goal to attract the right vendors and avoid unreliable responses, especially for mission-critical tasks.

Proposal 66

Proposal Template Budget Nonprofit 66

Blackbaud

MAY 5, 2025

But when deadlines get missed and reviews take longer than expected, that delays getting funds to your grantees. Establish, document, and implement evaluation criteria that reflect your mission and funding program guidelines. Your training should also show them how to apply the requirements based on the goals of the program.

Grant 59

Grant Grants Applicant Application 59

Blackbaud

APRIL 23, 2025

After a lot of research, conversations with community members, and writingand re-writingquestions, your application for funding is live. Reviewing the applications and selecting the organizations to fund. With internal reviews, you are able to use the teams intimate understanding of organizational priorities and past funding efforts.

Grant 59

Grant Grants Applicant Application 59

Blackbaud

APRIL 7, 2025

A well-crafted budget is essential for aligning financial resources with the strategic goals of your private school, and with the right processes and tools, it doesnt have to be stressful. It sets in motion the goals youve outlined in your strategic plan. Your school may have multiple budgets, each with a different purpose.

Budget 59

Budget Strategic Plan Template Conference 59

CauseVox

JULY 7, 2022

With over 50% of donors preferring to give online, a high-functioning donation page isn’t just a nice-to-have, it’s key to raising more funds. At CauseVox, we’re all about helping nonprofits reach their goals, which is why we’ve compiled a complete guide to building a donation page to raise the money you need to advance your mission.

Donation 98

Donation Goals Funding Nonprofit 98

CauseVox

JANUARY 11, 2023

As we get started fundraising in 2023, it’s never been more important to have a fundraising plan and a clear road map that is designed to help you make up for lost funds and meet your current goals and desired destination for your organization. Free downloadable fundraising calendar and goals template.

Fundraising 94

Fundraising Calendar Template Goals 94

Blackbaud

OCTOBER 15, 2024

While the total funding for nonprofits continues to rise, data shows that fewer Americans are engaging in giving and volunteering. It’s about relationships, expertise and shared goals. To learn more, you can download the full Generosity Commission report here and see all nine of the Commission’s recommendations.

Demographics 105

Demographics Education Utilities Policy 105

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Despite our opinions on Jerry McGuire, this is all too often the expectation with stakeholders when it comes to grant funding. A key component of successfully securing grant funding lies within good funder research. The goal of funder research is to find the right grantmaker to support your organization. I couldn’t resist!).

Grant 106

Grant Grants Grant Writing Grantstation 106

GiveSmart

JANUARY 21, 2025

This guide covers tips on understanding your donors, key questions to consider before your auction, data-informed goal planning, and more. Download the guide and stop relying on guesswork. Plus, more than one person can donate dollars for each superlative, quickly generating funds as people cast their votes.

Donation 98

Donation Lobbying Pass-Through Award 98

Blackbaud

MAY 20, 2025

The Questions Optimists Must Dare to Ask In order to build a shared sense of purpose, the optimists among us (and, yes, even the brittle pessimists) should ask hard questions about our fundraising-focused processes and goals. Are we staying true to our mission?

Strategic Plan 59

Strategic Plan Fundraising Goals IT 59

Greater Giving

APRIL 8, 2022

Download the full State of Nonprofit Fundraising report here! Here at Greater Giving, our goal is to help nonprofits achieve fundraising success. We hope it will provide the insights and ideas you need to achieve your goals, and change the world! Dear fundraising professional : we wrote this report for you!

Fundraising 98

Fundraising IT Nonprofit Goals 98

Candid

JUNE 20, 2023

Our ultimate goal: make it easy for anyone, including funders, to retrieve and reuse demographic data, relieving the burden on nonprofits asked to submit it in multiple ways, many times, to different funders. To request demographic data in downloadable file, please visit our website. nonprofits and foundations. Eastern Time.

Demographics 98

Demographics Metrics Applicant Application 98

Blackbaud

JULY 24, 2024

Unlike a for-profit business’s accountant, who would review the company’s data to determine how to maximize profitability, a nonprofit accountant will use your organization’s financial information to decide how best to use your funding to pursue your organization’s mission. Tracking financial metrics. Implementing fiscal policies.

Finance 105

Finance Strategic Plan Budget Nonprofit 105

Qgiv

MARCH 4, 2024

Our latest eBook, the Digital Fundraising Guide: Ideas & Steps to Reach Your Goals , is a complete guide to help you choose the right digital fundraising solution that works for your specific nonprofit’s needs. Here’s a teaser of what you can expect from this new, invaluable resource, as well as the link to download your own free copy!

Goals 52

Goals Fundraising Software Donation 52

Candid

MAY 9, 2023

Candid and ABFE partnered to create and publish Philanthropy and HBCUs: Foundation funding to historically Black colleges and universities. In other words, the amount of money donated to the Ivy Leagues suggests a ballpark figure for how much funding is available to higher education in general.

Education 131

Education Award Funding Grant 131

Blackbaud

MARCH 15, 2024

The goal is then to turn those data insights into actionable tasks. 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. Your team can decide which data points and KPIs matter most to your strategy and your mission.

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Strategic Plan Metrics Goals Utilities 115