NonProfit PRO

JULY 9, 2025

At the heart of the update is Goldie, an AI-powered volunteer coach that helps users set goals and intentions, track progress, reflect on their personal impact, and recognize their ‘Golden Moments’ by integrating philanthropy into their lifestyle. The new Golden app is now available for download on iOS and Android.

AI

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. Do our strategic plans look more like wish lists for internal stakeholders than societal commitments?

Strategic Plan

Blackbaud

AUGUST 4, 2025

The metrics you emphasize will depend on your funding sources, financial situation, and strategic goals. Knowing your annual revenue is foundational for accurate budgeting and strategic planning. Free White Paper Future-Proofing Your Organization’s Finances: Proactive Steps to Ensure Stability and Growth Download now 7.

Metrics

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.

Strategic Plan

Blackbaud

AUGUST 12, 2024

Operational efficiency: A well-integrated CRM simplifies event planning, volunteer coordination , and internal communications. Strategic planning: Your CRM holds valuable data that can inform your strategic decisions. It ensures that everyone is on the same page, working towards the same goals.

CRM

Blackbaud

JULY 24, 2024

They’ll consider how your financial activities align with your nonprofit’s overall strategic plan by answering the following questions: What are this organization’s financial goals (revenue generation targets, spending objectives, etc.)? Some of the tasks they will most likely perform include: Creating budgets.

Finance

CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

And as far as fundraising planning goes, your fundraising plans were thrown off. Now, as we get started fundraising in 2021, it’s never been more important to have a fundraising plan that designed to help you make up for lost funds and meet your goals in today’s context. Creating a Fundraising Plan.

Calendar

CauseVox

JANUARY 3, 2025

A nonprofit fundraising plan is a road map designed to help you raise the money you need to achieve your goals. It doesnt matter if you are running a multi-million dollar nonprofit organization or are a small start-up: the key to financial success is a well-thought-out fundraising plan. What is a Nonprofit Fundraising Plan?

Fundraising

CauseVox

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

You have the power to host your own, tailor-made to suit your organization’s mission and goals. Hosting a successful giving day requires strategic planning and thoughtful execution. Set Clear Goals Define your fundraising target, donor engagement goals, and impact-oriented objectives. Who Hosts Giving Days?

Strategic Plan

Qgiv

DECEMBER 9, 2021

This blog post explores how to create an annual fundraising plan and even provides a helpful annual fundraising plan template to help putting together your fundraising plan easier. Ready to download the template? Download Template. What is an annual fundraising plan (also known as a nonprofit strategic plan)?

Fundraising

Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

It is a method of project management that sets macro-goals achieved through a series of micro-objectives that must be accomplished along the way, each measurable and deliverable by a deadline. And perfection is not the goal. The objective is the destination; the key results get you there. Almost all of us think success is hitting 100%.

Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

Forms can be used to survey volunteers and program participants about their experiences with your organization, gather opinions from donors about an upcoming strategic plan, and about 100 other things. Let them know your goal is to increase nonprofit productivity, which benefits everyone. You know yourself.

Calendar

Blackbaud

OCTOBER 18, 2023

What do they need right now, what hurdles do they face, what are their goals for the future? In the sector, we are praised for urgently building, creating, and intervening, but there is a harmful misconception that learning occurs in a straight line or can be adequately confined in a strategic plan, theory of change, or grant application.

Applicant

Qgiv

MAY 31, 2022

Sheryl Soukup, CFRE, is the founder and President of Soukup Strategic Solutions , a full-service consulting company helping nonprofits maximize their impact in fundraising, marketing, strategic planning, and governance. A strategic plan has been developed! Board retreats create an electric kind of energy for me.

Strategic Plan

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Did we set appropriate capital campaign goals with our board? Whether you’re already riding the momentum of an exciting campaign or just considering the planning phase, know you have access to the right engagement tools and tips to prepare your board for a successful capital campaign. Is our board on track for the public phase?

Strategic Plan

Blackbaud

MARCH 7, 2025

Table of Contents Types of Donations to Meet Fundraising Goals Consideration for Higher Education: Fundraising vs. Advancement What Makes Fundraising So Challenging? How Blackbaud Can Help Your Fundraising Efforts Types of Donations to Meet Fundraising Goals Organizations rely on fundraising to earn financial support.

Fundraising

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Here are five actionable tips to ensure success: Plan Ahead: Strategic planning lays the foundation for a successful campaign. Organizations that plan well in advance can navigate challenges, optimize resources, and maximize their impact.

Nonprofit

Grant Writing Made Easy

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

She’s passionate about helping people find the writing practices and strategies that work for them to accomplish their writing goals. It’s not always the prettiest document, but the ultimate goal is to keep that information easily accessible over time. Don’t worry about evaluating as you build.

Management

Peak Proposals

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Unless you are a part of the organization and intimately familiar with the project, you necessarily will be relying on members of the project team to feed you information about the project’s history, purpose, goals, objectives, activities, and challenges. Click the image below to download a copy of this post. PDF DOWNLOAD.

Grant

Qgiv

JANUARY 24, 2024

The six pieces you need in your fundraising strategy How to create your fundraising strategy The six pieces you need in your fundraising strategy While no two nonprofits are alike, they all share common goals, like donor connection and retention , memorable fundraising events, and supportive partnerships.

Fundraising

CauseVox

JANUARY 6, 2025

If youre a nonprofit fundraiser, you know that setting fundraising goals is both an art and a science. You want goals that are ambitious enough to inspire action but realistic enough to achieve. In this article, well explore how to reflect on your past, analyze the present, and create SMART goals that lead to meaningful impact.

Goals