Lightning Fast Grant Writing

MAY 8, 2025

Clarify Expectations Early Meet with leadership to define realistic goals: How many grants per quarter? unrelated fundraising, event planning). Advocate for Investment in Grant Infrastructure Make the case for a grant management system, research subscriptions, or part-time assistance. What types of funders?

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DoJiggy

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Organizing an event, whether its a charity gala or a school carnival , involves juggling multiple moving parts. Managing all the elements manually can be overwhelming. Fortunately, incorporating technology into your event planning process can significantly boost efficiency and revenue.

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

These may include delays in grant approvals, rescheduling of major events due to unforeseen circumstances, or sudden increases in demand for disaster relief services. Capital Campaigns: Include operating reserve goals as a component of capital campaigns to raise dedicated funds for replenishing reserves.

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Define your segmentation goals. Any strong strategy starts with goal-setting. Based on your goals, choose the segmentation criteria you’ll rely on to group your supporters. Then, group them accordingly in your constituent relationship management system (CRM), and use the channels they indicate to promote recurring giving.

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Planned Giving

JANUARY 25, 2025

A defined moves management framework makes your fundraising efforts more efficient and fosters genuine, long-term connections with donors. What is Moves Management? At its core, moves management revolves around intentional moves, or touchpoints, that bring a donor closer to your organizations mission. Verify contact details.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Picture this: as donations roll in, a progress bar fills up automatically, showing exactly how close you are to hitting your matching goal. Plus, it’s a great way to encourage more sponsorships for future events! It’s an incredible way to rally support and reach your fundraising goals faster! So, why wait?

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Our goal is to equip you with practical fundraising tools and ideas you can implement right away. Understanding Why People Give: Understanding the psychology behind giving can help you understand the donors motivation, which will help you plan your next campaign, your next fundraising event, or your next face-to-face ask.In

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The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 17, 2025

Planning events is essential for nonprofits, whether youre raising funds, building awareness, or forging new community connections. From tight budgets to limited staffing, these hurdles can make even the simplest event feel overwhelming. However, many organizations face common challenges that complicate the planning process.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Leftover products take up space and can impact your overall profit if not managed effectively. Let’s find the best ways to handle unsold items, ensuring you get the most out of your fundraiser even after the main event ends. Leftover items at a fundraiser refer to unsold products that remain after the fundraising event has ended.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 10, 2025

The goal of the program is also to maintain water quality, sustain sufficient economic production, and support ecological waterflow. Eligible activities include concerts, festivals, productions, residencies, publications, exhibitions, events, series, and other special activities. Support Local Arts and Cultural Projects!

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Organizations collect numbers through opt-ins or promote text keywords on social media and at events. Virtual events: Online musical performances, virtual auctions, and live-streamed events allow organizations to engage donors remotely. Host a virtual fundraising event that offers a behind-the-scenes look into your operations!

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2025

Later on, when your nonprofit has the time and resources, you can expand your website by adding other important pages like the ones below: History Our Team Financials Events/Calendar Resources/Blog Online Shop Your cause may also impact the additional pages you should add or build. Plus, they can be used to summarize key information.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Learning how to manage volunteers effectively will help bridge the gap between recruitment and retention, ensuring more supporters stick around long-term. Volunteer management is the process of working with volunteers throughout their engagement with your organization, from recruitment to ongoing engagement and retention.

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Grant Professionals Association

JANUARY 21, 2025

Grants Management is smoother when its a team effort. Managing the grants process from the application stage through the final reporting works best when there is collaboration from many staff members! The Director who is already stretched thin is helping you determine the goals and outcomes youll report on. The program staff!

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Fundraising can take various forms, including online campaigns, major giving, planned giving, corporate sponsorships, and events. Relationship-building, communication, commitment to the cause, perseverance, creativity, and project management are all transferable skills that can be applied to fundraising.

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Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 25, 2025

This approach is known as moves management a structured method of planning and tracking each interaction or move that nudges a donor from initial awareness to a transformational gift. A defined moves management framework makes your fundraising efforts more efficient and fosters genuine, long-term connections with donors. email opens).

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Note from Diane: You know how passionate our team is about thinking about your grant management work (your post-award work) to help strengthen your grant applications (your pre-award) work. Thats why were thrilled to bring these tactical tips to you from Jitasa to help broaden your understanding of grant management.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Effective financial management is critical for your nonprofit to grow and thrive long-term. By Jon Osterburg If you work for a new nonprofit, your team’s primary goal is probably to get your operations off the ground and start furthering your mission. Explore four considerations for achieving financial sustainability. Accountant.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 12, 2024

There is no simple answer to the question of whether to consider a new constituent relationship management system. If, like my client, youre asking if its time to change your fundraising CRM , the starting point is understanding your current situation (your team, your data, and your needs) as well as your goals for the future.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Since you probably raise a good percentage of your fundraising goal during the month of December, you have to make the time count! Knowing how much time and effort you spend planning events and campaigns inspired us to create this resource to inspire you with these successful ideas for end-of-year giving campaigns.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Coordinate an upcoming event? The short answer: change management. What Is Change Management? Put simply, change management is making sure that the human element is always in the picture as new initiatives are put into play. There is something special about smaller social good organizations. You got it. Absolutely.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 4, 2024

More people participated in the 2024 event, with an estimated 36.1 The revenue is a record for the 12-year-old event. Email solicitation from numerous organizations, such as Planned Parenthood of America, were sent to donors the day after the event. An estimated $3.6 million people taking action across the U.S, billion, up 10.2%

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Center for Major Gifts

JUNE 5, 2025

To accomplish your goals, you need to know how to set them and set them right. Set goals with confidence and make the most of a happy life. However, when you’re pursuing more challenging goals, it’s important to think about the process as well as the outcomes. Enjoy more success by changing your approach to goal setting.

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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. According to the Nonprofit Change Management Toolkit , 70% of change initiatives fail. Set goals that they believe they can achieve.

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GrantNews

MARCH 27, 2025

Some Essential Small Business Startup Tools Project Management: Choose a platform that organizes tasks, tracks progress, and streamlines workflows to keep projects on schedule. Customer Relationship Management (CRM): Manage customer interactions, sales pipelines, and business relationships efficiently.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 18, 2024

Conquer Fundraising Event Planning with the Perfect Committee Based Team Large fundraising events can be intricate beasts, with countless moving parts and details to juggle. Assigning clear roles to your event committee is crucial for building a dream team that positions the right people for success. Appoints committee chairs.

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GrantNews

JUNE 11, 2025

Whether you’re hosting an event or launching a campaign, this grant helps organizations amplify their message through branded items at no cost. Veteran Support Grants for Faith Based Entities Faith-based organizations in the USA can apply for grants of up to $10,000 to support events and programs that serve veterans.

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Funding Grant Grants Education 110

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.

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OneCause

APRIL 28, 2025

Peer-to-peer campaigns and events that really stand out offer compelling experiences to participants and donors.And while traditional run/walk/ride events are still powerhouses for peer-to-peer fundraising, there are lots of ways to create unique experiences within these types of events. Create unique experiences.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 10, 2024

This way, readers understand what youre fighting for and the goals you want to accomplish. Youre likely sending out donation letters for a specific reason, whether a project, campaign, or event. Describe the current project/campaign/event you’re fundraising for. Explain your mission. Describe your current initiative.

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Blackbaud

MAY 1, 2025

While complex strategies, modern donor data management systems, and multi-step engagement plans have their place, sometimes the simplest tactics can yield effective resultsand should not be overlooked. Often, nonprofits overlook the importance of setting well-defined and realistic goals , which can hinder their progress.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 25, 2025

By focusing on refined messaging, streamlined management processes, and enhanced donor engagement, you can elevate your fundraising efforts to new heights. This approach not only helps in achieving financial goals but also in fostering stronger, lasting relationships with your supporters.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Fundraisers have the opportunity to offer several ways people can support the work and the organization’s goals. Tap technology to support the donor journey and manage mission success. This could be as simple as inviting a donor to an upcoming event. It’s important to remember that there are many ways to donate to a cause.

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Demographics Strategic Plan CRM Donation 104

Blackbaud

JUNE 6, 2024

Just as a successful capital campaign follows defined steps and milestones, so does the work of a database manager—nitty-gritty, behind-the-scenes tasks to keep the campaign moving toward its goal. Gifts from prospects on the top of your giving pyramid are necessary to meet your campaign goal. Add data health tools.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

APRIL 22, 2025

In this guide, we explore the importance of school fundraising events in building community, providing actionable strategies to organize inclusive, memorable events. School fundraising is more than collecting donations or selling products to meet financial goals. But fundraising isnt just about meeting monetary goals.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Auction math works for any size event, making your planning simpler and reducing stress for your committee. Once you understand what’s required for a successful auction—one that meets or exceeds its revenue goal—you can confidently set your procurement goals and define your event budget.

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GrantNews

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Think back to your own childhood and remember what it felt like to be a part of a team, and how it felt to score your first goal, conquer a hiking trail, or learn archery. The goal of the funding source is to help as many programs and schools as possible. These experiences helped promote your physical and mental well-being.

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