Bonterra

JULY 3, 2025

That’s where fundraising event management software for nonprofits can help. Nonprofit event management software streamlines event planning, logistics, and execution, letting you focus on furthering your mission or successfully raising funds through your event , instead of manual event tasks.

Software

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. It can also keep you from attracting and funding great initiatives. Processes and technology change.

Grant

Blackbaud

APRIL 25, 2025

Use the Fundraising Campaign Template to put these best practices into actionensuring your team is aligned, your message is consistent, and you are creating a cohesive strategy that boosts overall campaign effectiveness. Consider your funding needs and set realistic financial targets.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JANUARY 10, 2025

The traditional one-year grant cycle has created a funding hamster wheel that often keeps grantees heads-down on applications to avoid a gap in revenue. The growth of trust-based philanthropy principles with multi-year, unrestricted funds is starting to shift organizations from that scarcity mindset to one of abundance.

Award

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 29, 2024

A well-structured budget can significantly impact the chances of securing funding. It outlines how funds will be allocated and ensures that all projected costs are accounted for. A comprehensive budget fosters transparency and allows for clearer communication between the applicant and the funding agency. software, hardware).

Budget

Get Fully Funded

JULY 7, 2025

With the right tools and encouragement, any passionate supporter can raise awareness and funds for your organization, all while deepening their connection to your cause. For instance, OneCause offers P2P software that enables customizable personal fundraising pages, team-based point systems, participant achievement badges, and more.

Fundraising

Wild Apricot

JULY 16, 2025

This Facebook help article for nonprofits shows you exactly how to get started with Facebook and Instagram ads to increase awareness of your organization and raise funds for your cause. Read more: Write the BEST Nonprofit Mission Statement: 15 Examples + Free Template 2. Get nonprofit branding tips here. and decide how often to post.

Media

Bonterra

JULY 31, 2025

Running a nonprofit is tough, which is why many organizations turn to nonprofit software to help with management of fundraising, donor relationships, and volunteers. This sort of software can help streamline operations, letting employees spend their time furthering their mission instead of struggling with administrative work.

CRM

The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 17, 2025

Planning events is essential for nonprofits, whether youre raising funds, building awareness, or forging new community connections. Utilize Budgeting Tools: Consider using budgeting templates or software designed for nonprofits. Crowdfunding platforms can also help you raise funds in advance.

Budget

Big Fundraising Ideas

MAY 13, 2025

School Nurse Day Fundraiser Ideas in2025 Blog Summary: School Nurse Day, observed in May of each year, provides a perfect opportunity to show appreciation for school nurses by raising funds to improve their work environment and resources. a tangible way to support our school nurses is by helping to fund their vital work.

Fundraising

Bonterra

JULY 10, 2025

Request support with relief efforts like creating new donation campaigns, getting discounted software expansion licenses, or to be added to our directory below. This foundation is managing a dedicated flood relief fund and directing grants to grassroots organizations providing critical aid.

Template

Grant Writer Team

JULY 31, 2025

As a grant writer, you can help fund community programs, educational initiatives, and life-changing services. Plus, the work can be steady, with many organizations seeking long-term support for recurring projects and funding cycles. Grammarly, project management software, etc. You don’t even need a degree. Set hard boundaries.

Grant Writing

NonProfit PRO

JULY 16, 2025

If a donor gets a bland, templated acknowledgment a week later, what does that tell them? A photo update from the program they funded. They’re raising their hand and saying, “I believe in you. I believe in this work. I want to be part of it.” ” What happens in the hours and days after that gift is crucial.

Retail

Blackbaud

APRIL 7, 2025

These budgets incorporate the funds they collect as well as income provided by the larger school budget. Restricted Project Budget: Your school may have a budget specifically for a restricted set of funds. On top of that, you have to manage the mix of restricted and unrestricted funding, each with its own rules and limitations.

Budget

Blackbaud

MAY 12, 2025

Invest in a fund accounting system with budget management capabilities, such as automated workflows, real-time tracking, and centralized documentation management. Provide training each year to review best practices, highlight common issues, and address functionality updates in your fund accounting system.

Budget

Planned Giving

MAY 12, 2025

Consider how a small environmental nonprofit transformed its future with just three bequests in its first year of planned giving: these gifts secured enough funding to protect 250 acres of critical habitat in perpetuity. Yet, many nonprofits hesitate to launch their own planned giving program, assuming they lack the expertise or resources.

Policies

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. Customize a template and make your goals SMART: S pecific M easurable A ttainable R elevant T ime-Bound 4. Dont Just Collect Data: Use It!

Strategic Plan

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

She has helped nonprofits triple their funding. She has helped nonprofits triple their funding and over 2,100 students have taken her grant writing courses. They may say, yeah, we fund anywhere in the US. I've had that happen before and we ended up getting funding because I evaluated all these factors.

Instrumentl

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Stay updated on grants Stay updated on grants Join 10K+ grant pros already receiving our 5-minute free newsletter , packed with grant strategies , networking events and new funding opportunities. Read Ebook Watch Now Insights Straight To Your Inbox Access data on the grant funding landscape. Find and win more grants for your nonprofit!

Instrumentl

GiveSmart

APRIL 2, 2025

Book a 1:1 Meeting with GiveSmart at AFP ICON in Seattle Momentive Software staff are thrilled to meet you at AFP Exchange. Offset Federal Funding Freezes While optimism is ever present among nonprofits, the federal funding freezes have a catastrophic, far-reaching impact. to 9:00 p.m.

Federal Grants

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

She has helped nonprofits triple their funding. She has helped nonprofits triple their funding and over thousands of students have taken her grant writing courses, and she also happens to host the Grant Writing Simplified podcast. And then of course the most obvious, your funding is tied to it. That saves a ton of time.

Instrumentl

NonProfit PRO

JULY 29, 2025

GROWTH: Unlimited organization-wide monthly webinars and live Q&A workshop, access to tools, templates, and training for scaling nonprofit growth. The views expressed within may not directly reflect the thoughts or opinions of the staff of NonProfit PRO. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("pid",

Retail

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

This guide covers what you need to know to expertly manage volunteers through the following sections: Volunteer management: FAQs Volunteer management best practices How volunteer management software can help Volunteer management: FAQs What is volunteer management? What is a volunteer management plan? Consistency is key!

Management

Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

This means distinctly separating net assets with donor restrictions, such as grant funding, from those without donor restrictions to better understand the liquidity of your resources. If you are using fund accounting software built for nonprofits, these reports will be native in your system.

Liability

Blackbaud

MARCH 21, 2024

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. You can save yourself the pain of a directionless undertaking by creating a project charter.

Software

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

That’s why it’s essential to carefully choose the right software solutions to support your operations–the right tool can drive a high ROI for your fundraising efforts. Luckily, there are many nonprofit software solutions designed to meet the unique needs of your organization and help keep you and your staff from getting overwhelmed!

Software

Qgiv

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Donation request letter example 12 fundraising letter templates What is a donation request letter? Based on your needs, you can adapt this formatting to the various letter templates in the next section. This template can be referenced for any type of fundraising effort. Well cover: What is a donation request letter?

Template

CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

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. That’s why we created this 2021 fundraising calendar worksheet and template to help you map out the best possible plan.

Calendar

Qgiv

MARCH 26, 2024

These resources come in various forms, ranging from educational webinars and podcasts to newsletters and fundraising software. These virtual resources provide a wealth of knowledge tailored to help you raise more funds. Bloomerang Guides & Template s. Enhanced outreach. Optimized fundraising. Qgiv Resources. Qgiv Resources.

Nonprofit

Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Suddenly, her $50 donation becomes $100, and she can fund a lifesaving surgery for an abandoned cat in need. For instance, explain how a $100 donation could turn into a $200 or even $300 gift and fund two additional surgeries for animals in need. Using the right software can make these strategies much easier to implement.

Donation

DoJiggy

APRIL 26, 2024

Silent auctions are a popular way to raise funds for schools and charitable organizations. Keep in mind that if you use an auction platform for online and mobile bidding, you won’t need to create these bid sheets, and you can likely raise more funds. Here’s a step-by-step guide to creating effective silent auction bid sheets.

Template

Qgiv

MAY 15, 2023

Not everyone can be a math genius, but when you’re using a fundraising event budget template, you don’t have to be. Hosting an event requires your organization to do a lot of research and planning, but using a budgeting template can ease some of the stress of your staff.

Template

Blackbaud

JANUARY 15, 2024

Here are four ways you can make your funding program better for the people who will be completing it. Does this seem commensurate with the amount of funding you are providing? Also review your formatting guidelines and templates. Include information on your processes and deadlines wherever you think grant writers will look.

Applicant

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 20, 2014

From donors to volunteers, members to alumni, donations to events, mailings to campaigns, this cloud-based donor management software helps you track all of the details about your constituents and their interactions with your nonprofit. See Little Green Light's website for comments from nonprofits that have adopted their software.

Software

Blackbaud

MARCH 7, 2024

Without that, the SOA can misrepresent the financial health of the organization and lead to future funding issues. Often, this leads to large audit adjustments, budget vs actual reporting difficulties, and other funding challenges. Broadly grouped expenses or revenues can obscure the allocation of funds across different programs.

Finance

Blackbaud

APRIL 4, 2024

Do we have the funds this year to maintain our programs? Most organizations face frequent budget cuts, which creates organizational uncertainty and a scramble for new funding options. You can clearly see which revenue sources or grant-funded parts of your organization might be draining your budget instead of adding to it.

Finance

Candid

AUGUST 7, 2024

In June 2024, Florida governor Ron DeSantis vetoed $32 million in state funding for nonprofit arts organizations. As I discussed next steps with a nonprofit partner—like educating their community about the impact of this loss of funding—concerns about engaging in “political talk” emerged. nonprofits across the country.

Policy