Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

As a nonprofit finance leader, you are constantly aware of the many different pulls on your funding availability. This is where your fund accounting system can help you get the granularity you need from your budgeting process to make data-driven decisions. One program could use more headcount to serve more people.

Budget

Blue Avocado

JULY 8, 2025

These organizations face many common challenges like securing sustainable funding, managing volunteer engagement, and navigating internal dynamics that can hinder their vital work. This dependence can create a precarious financial position, especially when funding priorities shift or economic conditions tighten.

Nonprofit

Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

Regardless of the pricing model, it’s essential to note that paying a grant writer based on a percentage of awarded funds is both unethical and prohibited by industry standards. Monthly retainers Organizations that need ongoing grant support benefit from monthly retainers. Monthly retainer costs range widely.

Grants

Candid

MAY 5, 2025

These groups often face multiple barriers such as distrust of financial institutions, lack of sufficient funds, limited connectivity in rural areas, lack of identification documents, and the resulting high transaction costs, which limit opportunity for economic participation for those who need it most.

Policy

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 14, 2025

When we recently asked the Blue Avocado community, “What is your biggest challenge in recruiting and retaining skilled staff or volunteers?” It has been increasingly difficult to not only recruit and retain skilled staff, but just to get them to the interview process! ” , once again, nonprofit leaders came through!

Retainer

Candid

MARCH 24, 2025

Leaders are accountable for bringing resilient and imaginative colleagues into their organizationsand retaining them. Secure multiple funding streams No money, no mission, the saying goes in the nonprofit sector. Yet, most nonprofits build business models that rely on one or two major funding sources.

Nonprofit

Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2025

According to school fundraising studies , only 64% of parents, teachers, and administrators believe their school is well-funded. Spirit days Promoting school spirit through themed attire can boost morale and funds. Merchandise Selling school-branded merchandise is a great way to bring in funds while promoting school pride.

Fundraising

Center for Major Gifts

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

By focusing on automatic electronic funds transfers (ETFs), your donors will provide you with a reliable income stream to help bolster your general operating fund. by nonprofit organizations, it’s important to do whatever you can to retain existing donors. A monthly giving program generates predictable revenue.

Electronics

Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

This is especially important now because of the current chaos of eliminating (and then not eliminating, at least for now) federal grant funding. This guest post by John Killoran covers a variety of revenue sources to help you diversify your funding. Automating communications to retain recurring donors. The good news?

Nonprofit

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Employer matching gifts offer key advantages to nonprofit organizations, including increased individual donations, opportunities for additional corporate funding, improved supporter engagement, and more. However, the retention level jumps to approximately 60% for donors retained annually on a multiyear level.

Retainer

GrantNews

JUNE 23, 2025

Be sure to explore these options early and apply while funding is still available! Federal grants often fund broad initiatives, helping businesses compete on a national or global scale. This funding program aims to help specialty crop operations meet regulatory and market-driven food safety requirements. Learn more here.

Government

Think and Ink Grants

JANUARY 13, 2025

The challenge lies in the evolving funding landscape. Why Winning Grants Will Be Tougher in 2025 A More Competitive Funding Environment With more organizations vying for the same pool of grants, funders are becoming increasingly selective. A well-thought-out plan is key to securing consistent funding.

Grants

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 19, 2024

of new donors retained year-to-date. This underscores the persistent challenge of engaging and retaining first-time donors, he said. New donor retention declined significantly (9%) year-over-year, with only 13.8% Repeat donor retention decrease 4.6%, but at 50.3%

Fundraising

Center for Major Gifts

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

They want to see their gifts create tangible change, whether through funding scholarships, supporting underprivileged communities, or driving scientific advancements. They seek to leave a lasting mark on the world by funding initiatives that will outlive them, such as endowments, capital projects, or named programs.

Fundraising

Center for Major Gifts

MARCH 22, 2025

When discussing your nonprofits work, keep it brief and refrain from making a new request for funds. A quick, heartfelt phone call can be a game-changer when it comes to retaining donors and inspiring future giving. This approach makes the call feel less transactional and more like a genuine conversation.

CRM

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Retaining donors is equally challengingthe average nonprofit donor retention rate is consistently around 45%. The post Building an Effective Online Donation Process: Expert Tips appeared first on Get Fully Funded. For mobile users, the primary donation page conversion rate was just 10%.

Donation

Gail Perry Group

JUNE 5, 2025

As the end of your fiscal year approaches, theres one question on every CEO and board members mind: Will we hit our annual fund goal or fall short? Were talking about your leadership annual fund donors from last year who have not yet given this year. Retaining current donors is one of the biggest challenges in fundraising.

Goals

CauseVox

MARCH 17, 2025

Picture this: a sunny day, a beautifully manicured golf course, and a group of enthusiastic golfers ready to tee offall while raising funds to support your nonprofit’s mission. Enhancing the Golfer Experience One of the best ways to have a successful event and retain participants is ensuring you put the fun in fundraising!

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JULY 31, 2025

The Goal of an Annual Giving Campaign: Secure the Foundation The primary goal of an annual giving campaign is to raise unrestricted funds to support your nonprofit’s ongoing operational costs and core programs throughout the year. What this looks like depends on your organization’s type and the programs it funds.

Donation

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 16, 2025

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AI

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 2, 2024

7 Must-Have Members of Your Nonprofit’s Fundraising Team With a dedicated nonprofit fundraising team, you’ll execute more effective strategies, plan impactful events, and attain more funding for your mission. According to Jitasa , grant management is an ongoing process that begins before funding is even secured.

Fundraising

Strategic Grants

JANUARY 29, 2025

Build and maintain a collaborative culture within your teams and invest in professional development to retain skilled staff and volunteers. For-Purpose approach: Diversify your funding streams to ensure sustainability. For-Purpose approach: Strong teamwork and strategic communication are vital. Find out more here.

Strategic Plan

Pamela Grow

JANUARY 22, 2025

of new donors are being retained year-to-date, and even repeat donor retention decreased by 4.6%. Things like creating a new program to fit within the constraints of a major funding opportunity from a certain grantmaker. Fundraising has been showing troubling trends for a while now. Only 13.8%

AI

Community Boost

JUNE 27, 2025

You don’t raise more funds just by looking at a dashboard. You raise more funds when you know when to: Follow up with a lapsed donor Thank someone who just gave for the first time Reconnect with a recurring donor who missed a gift The challenge? That’s what leads to more retained donors , more giving, and less burnout for your team.

Burnout

Blue Avocado

JUNE 10, 2025

While some organizations have benefited from increased flexible funding and adapted to more efficient virtual work models, others continue to grapple with financial instability, increased demand for services, and difficulties in volunteer recruitment and staff retention. Having intentional team-building opportunities has been essential.

Nonprofit

Big Fundraising Ideas

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Cost efficiency: Analyze the return on investment (ROI) by dividing net profit by total expenses, which helps determine how effectively funds were utilized. Proper documentation helps improve future fundraisers and retains knowledge even as teams or personnel change. contributed most significantly to the totalrevenue.

Fundraising

NonProfit PRO

JULY 16, 2025

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Retail

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Let’s say your auction will fund increased educational opportunities for students in need. Fund-a-need” items are widely popular for silent auction attendees who want to support the cause but can’t necessarily afford to bid on one of the more lavish items. Choose auction items that relate to your event theme.

Procurement

GrantNews

JANUARY 17, 2025

In addition, see how GrantWatch provides the tools you need to locate funding to strengthen your organizational culture in 2025! Funding is intended to promote gender equity for STEM faculty in academic workplaces and the academic profession. Funding is intended to promote continuing collaboration between the participants.

Grant

Blackbaud

JULY 16, 2025

Can becoming more intentional in your relationship-building strategies help your organization retain more donors? You take these steps through various methods for every gift level, well before making a single direct appeal for funds. This stage is crucial because it transforms a name on a list into an engaged, informed supporter.

Fundraising

NonProfit PRO

JULY 21, 2025

Despite widespread concerns for potential federal budget cuts and funding instability, 63% of nonprofit professionals remain optimistic about their organizations future. This opens the door to competitive differentiation for those who are willing to invest in a proactive approach to retaining individual donors. rail-container).hide();

Retail

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Here are examples of how funding organizations are supporting the well-being of their grantees, as well as the hurdles grantmakers can face when implementing these programs. Funders trust their grantees to employ available funds in service of the mission without micromanagement, lowering stress and anxiety.

Burnout

Candid

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

This article explores the Washington Area Womens Foundations (WAWF) finding that Black women and gender-expansive leaders report being challenged and undermined by board membersand, as a result, working with insufficient funding and support while feeling undervalued. How nonprofit boards can support a sustainable funding strategy.

Government

Candid

APRIL 22, 2025

The research identified significant underinvestment and helps make the case for funding for volunteer infrastructure. Recruiting, training, recognizing, and retaining volunteers requires dedicated resources, yet funding for these efforts is almost nonexistent. Volunteers may be unpaid; they are not free.

Training

NonProfit PRO

JULY 29, 2025

“In a year marked by shifting government priorities and uncertainty in federal funding, the need for timely, reliable data has never been more urgent,” Art Taylor, president and CEO of the AFP, said in a statement. Meanwhile, loyal repeat-retained donors had a less severe drop of 6.1% Overall, the low 18.1%

Retail

Big Fundraising Ideas

JANUARY 21, 2025

It emphasizes the benefits of broader reach, convenience, and cost savings, with real-life examples of teams successfully raising funds. Include heartfelt stories that explain why youre raising funds, making it easier for potential donors to relate and contribute. Additionally, online fundraising offers cost savings.

Fundraising

GiveSmart

JANUARY 23, 2025

Improving your nonprofits storytelling can help your organization retain donors and grow funding, grants, and corporate interest in 2025. Nonprofits can transform reactive giving moments into opportunities for building lasting donor relationships and sustainable funding.

Fundraising