Blackbaud

MAY 13, 2025

Strong internal controls promote financial transparency and accountability, demonstrating that funds are being used ethically and effectively. Compliance with Laws and Regulations: Nonprofits must comply with various laws and regulations, including those related to tax-exempt status, fundraising, and financial reporting.

Policy

Blue Avocado

JULY 8, 2025

Individual giving, corporate partnerships, earned income strategies, and online fundraising campaigns offer opportunities for financial stability and growth. The key is to approach fundraising with the same creativity and strategy that nonprofits bring to their programs.

Nonprofit

Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 21, 2025

As we navigate this new era, keeping Who at the heart of our work is no longer just a best practice - its our ethical responsibility. Danny Blitch, MPA, GPC , from Woodstock, Georgia, is the Managing Consultant of Federal Grants at Alloy Fundraising in Atlanta.

Grant Writing

CauseVox

APRIL 28, 2025

Start With What (and Who) You Already Have: Peer-to-Peer Fundraising One of the most effectiveand often underutilizedways to find new donors is by tapping into your greatest asset: your existing supporters. Download our free Ultimate Guide to Peer-to-Peer Fundraising: 2. Lean into storytelling , and remember to do it ethically.

Nonprofit

The Fundraising Coach

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

If you’ve worked in the nonprofit sector for some time, you know that your organization’s fundraising potential depends on its ability to understand and engage its donors. Generally speaking, there are two types of software you need to conduct prospect research: databases and AI fundraising solutions. Let’s dive in!

AI

Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Mobile Giving Campaigns The future of fundraising is mobile, with a growing number of donors using their smartphones to find new nonprofits, complete transactions, and tell their friends about their experiences. Thats what makes mobile giving campaigns so successfulthese fundraisers make contributing convenient for donors.

Nonprofit

Big Fundraising Ideas

MARCH 18, 2025

How to Secure Sponsorships for Your School Fundraisers Blog Summary: School fundraisers are crucial for enhancing educational experiences. School fundraisers have always played a vital role in bringing communities together and supporting important educational initiatives.

Fundraising

Pamela Grow

JUNE 19, 2025

Power of Nonprofit Storytelling | Ethical… The post Power of Nonprofit Storytelling | Stop the Last-Minute Story Scramble appeared first on Pamela Grow.

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GiveSmart

JANUARY 23, 2025

There are pockets of opportunity to better engage donors, invest in technology, and better strategize fundraising efforts. What can you and your team expect in the fundraising event, donor relationship, and nonprofit marketing landscapes? However, its important to remember: AI is not a replacement for a qualified fundraiser.

Fundraising

Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Emphasize the importance of ethics and controls at staff meetings, and demonstrate that everyone follows the rules, all the time. Control the Cash If there’s cash involved such as at a fundraiser or box office at a performance have two people count all the cash together.

Policy

Center for Major Gifts

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The New Age of Fundraising Grassroots fundraising is a vital source of support for many nonprofits. The growth of social media has made it easier than ever to fundraise directly from potential donors. Grassroots fundraising creates a sense of ownership within a community, an important part of onboarding long-term donors.

Fundraising

Ann Green's Nonprofit

APRIL 28, 2025

Integrate Your Database With Other Nonprofit Software Integrations allow data to transfer automatically from your nonprofits other fundraising and management platforms to its CRM, saving your team time and reducing the risk of errors that come with manual entry. Happy fundraising!

CRM

The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 7, 2025

To use AI effectively, a proposal team must set ground rules for ethical deployment and ensure that AI serves as a tool, not a team member. Moreover, Artificial Intelligence (AI) can make the process more complex — while also presenting unique opportunities.

AI

Blackbaud

JULY 22, 2025

In a fundraising landscape where donor acquisition often takes center stage, donor retention offers powerful benefits that can transform an organization’s financial stability and impact. By focusing on retention, organizations can reduce costs and maximize fundraising efficiency. Donor retention is declining by 4.6%

Retainer

Blackbaud

JUNE 19, 2025

Our annual Status of Fundraising study was conducted in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia/New Zealand (ANZ). In each region, more participants shared that their income has increased or remained static in the last full financial year than declined, and most also either met or exceeded their fundraising targets.

AI

GrantNews

JUNE 12, 2025

Then, categorize expenses by program, admin, and fundraising to show how funds are directly supporting your cause. While there are many ways to generate funding, like charity events and fundraisers, you should still be researching and applying for grants. Utilize budgeting tools to monitor spending patterns. Donors want to see results.

Funding

Center for Major Gifts

MAY 24, 2025

It’s pretending the fundraiser was never even there. This is the noble code we live by: Fundraisers should never be rewarded based on gift size. Some say fundraising is a team sport. Just a whispered “Good job” from the president before she stepped into the spotlight wearing the credit like a $3,000 blazer.

Burnout

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 7, 2025

Explore our hands-on resources designed to help small nonprofit teams build innovative, ethical AI-powered grant systems to stay on top of 2025 grant trends: Intro to Grant Writing with AI – Our self-paced course gives you 3 hours of training on how to use AI to outline, draft, revise, and finalize your next grant with confidence.

Grant

Grant Writer Team

MARCH 27, 2025

Governance & Ethics Boards set policies that keep operations ethical, legal, and mission-aligned. Stakeholder Relations & Fundraising Board members connect with donors, funders, employees, and the communitybuilding relationships that drive support and advance the mission.

Government

Blackbaud

JUNE 16, 2025

For finance teams in donor-focused and grant-funded organizations, working hand-in-hand with fundraising partners is critical to crafting reports that truly engage and tell a story. Finance and fundraising teams must collaborate closely to ensure data pulled from the CRM aligns with financial records.

Finance

Blackbaud

JULY 1, 2025

Respecting those intentions is both a legal and ethical obligation. These funds are built from donor gifts, often given with specific intentions and restrictions and meant to be held in perpetuity.

Policy

Future Fundraising Now

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

A ten-week series on things you should know about fundraising. If you think your fundraising is taking something away from them, you’re missing one of the coolest things about it. The better your fundraising, the more it happens. A lot of fundraising is created by people who feel guilty about their work. It just happens.

Ethics

Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

The Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Grant Professionals Association don’t allow this practice in their codes of ethics. GAAP accounting rules say fundraising services need payment when provided, not based on future funding. This prohibition exists for several key reasons.

Grant

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Technology, regulation, fundraising and the people who power the nonprofit sector were the hottest topics online at The NonProfit Times during 2024. 3Q1bNOB ** Ransomware Attacks Spike 278% At Healthcare Organizations [link] ** Daniels Law Litigation Pushing Fundraisers Out Of N.J. 3URhZuU ** NPTs The Best Nonprofits To Work For bit.ly/3Q1bNOB

Pass-Through

DoJiggy

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

When it comes to charity watchdogs, these four organizations are the most widely recognized and trusted in the nonprofit sector: Candid (formerly GuideStar) Charity Navigator BBB Wise Giving Alliance GreatNonprofits Let’s briefly describe each charity watchdog, examine their key features, and consider their impact on fundraising.

Finance

Blackbaud

JULY 31, 2025

In healthcare fundraising, one of the most powerful tools often goes underutilized: grateful patient data. Fundraising teams can do exactly that by harnessing the power of grateful patient data. Not all patient data is suitable to include in fundraising efforts. But using this data responsibly is key.

Ethics

Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 24, 2025

However, designation certifications go further in requiring ongoing continuing education and adherence to a professional code of ethics. Certified Fund Raising Executives Like the GPC, the CFRE set the standard for fundraising professionals worldwide. These certifications assure clients, employers, and colleagues of one's proficiency.

Grant Writing

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 6, 2024

These shifts require nonprofits to be innovative and adaptable in their fundraising strategies. While the digital divide poses a significant challenge, the ethical implications of AI present another critical concern for the nonprofit sector. These models often build on impact investing as well as novel technologies such as blockchain.

AI

Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

January Riddle from Arts and Culture Alpine County Diversifying Fundraising Strategies and Strengthening Donor Relationships To effectively address fundraising challenges in 2025, we have developed an eight-point plan to stay focused and organized. We will diversify revenue streams and explore all our options.

Goals

Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

While some nonprofits are considering cuts, the smart ones invest in their fundraising and partnership teams. If you've sat in on my Audience-Centric Fundraising presentation, this isn't new to you. If youre not prioritizing individual donors, youre leaving serious moneyand opportunityon the table. Now is not the time to play it safe.

Funding

Critical Fundraising

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Many fundraisers – and perhaps more non-fundraisers, such as senior leadership and trustees – might consider that not aligning with their charities’ values is an important consideration in deciding whether to refuse a donation from a ‘tainted’ source. And that would go for most ethical decision making in most cases of tainted money.

Ethics

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Value the Level of Experience Needed Just because a person loves talking with people doesnt make them a good fundraiser. Set the Example The ethical environment of your organization cascades down from leadership. Similarly, just because someone is good with numbers doesnt make them a nonprofit CFO.

Finance

Wild Apricot

JULY 24, 2025

Accessibility Screen reader support, alt text, high-contrast design and simple navigation aren’t just ethical priorities – they now directly impact your site’s SEO. WildApricot’s mobile-friendly templates and drag-and-drop website editor make it easy to build a site that looks great on any device.

AI

Candid

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

In another example, the American Cancer Society used AI to examine GoFundMe campaigns and found that over one-third of fundraising stories explicitly described financial hardships caused by medical issues. This shift means teams can spend less time on repetitive tasks and more time tackling the worlds most urgent challenges.

AI

Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

What we ask of board members (evangelize, door-opening, peer-to-peer fundraising, etc.) I highly seek a person that promotes ethical and meaningful engagement of the organization’s stakeholders. There needs to be a personal connection — and it cannot just be that they are friends with another board member.

Ethics

Candid

APRIL 17, 2025

Similarly, a majority of consumers expect brands to take a stand on social issues , and many are willing to switch to companies that prioritize ethical practices. That means for businesses, building long-term partnerships with nonprofits is an investment not only in their communities but also in their success.

Policy

Tony Martignetti

MAY 18, 2025

They share practical strategies for employee wellness; ergonomic resources; a 4-day work week; productivity tips; and, talk about the ethics of Continue reading Nonprofit Radio for May 19, 2025: Employee Wellness & Email Deliverability Mandy Kutschied and Sam Hanley are with The Fresh Perspective Group.

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