GrantNews

APRIL 23, 2025

Press Releases = Free Publicity Got an event, fundraiser, or major milestone? Whether its hosting a food drive, mentoring youth, or joining a community clean-up, being seen in action builds trust. Joint events, fundraisers, or campaigns can introduce your nonprofit to new audiences. ways to grow local brand recognition.

Retail

Planned Giving

MAY 12, 2025

Daily Habit Implementation Ideas : Block 15 minutes on your calendar every morning Keep a running list of potential legacy donors to contact Set a goal of one personal outreach per day Create a simple “planned giving dashboard” to track progress This mental shift will organically increase your results over time.

Policies

Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

By careful examination of your nonprofits budget priorities where you allocate your time and resources you can gain insights into your organizations true motivations and goals. Fundraising & Grants Is it a pleasure to support your nonprofit or a hassle? You want a good volunteer to stick around!

Budget

Gail Perry Group

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

To make matters worse, were all under pressure to increase fundraising revenues right now, especially in this chaotic time of fluctuating funding. We are hearing: The fundraisers are new to major gifts. The major gift fundraisers had little experience when we hired them. Major gift fundraising is not intuitive!

Metrics

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Being a multi-unit franchisee, managing a regional marketing co-op, mentoring 100 business owners, and volunteering with over 50 charity events enlightened her to the synergy and challenges faced by both donor companies and nonprofit event leaders regarding in-kind donations. Click here to save a seat in our next workshop.

Instrumentl

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

​Teresa Huff is a nonprofit grant strategist and a grant writer mentor/coach. Our goal is to tackle a problem grant professionals often have to solve, while also sharing different ways Instrumentl’s platform can help grant writers win more grants. Instrumentl is the institutional fundraising platform. instrumentl.com/teresa.

Instrumentl

Blue Avocado

APRIL 8, 2025

A structured onboarding process and the use of assigned mentors to guide, support, and encourage new members can be a very successful approach. JohnLamirande from Parentis Foundation Clear expectations build trust and ensure board commitments. Heres what works: 1. Prioritize one-on-one relationships.

Management

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

​Teresa Huff is a nonprofit grant strategist and a grant writer mentor/coach. Our goal is to tackle a problem grant professionals often have to solve, while also sharing different ways Instrumentl’s platform can help grant writers win more grants. Instrumentl is the institutional fundraising platform.

Instrumentl

CauseVox

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Imagine this: you set what you think is an ambitious fundraising goal for your virtual event and then watch as you double, triple, quadruple that goal in the days leading up to the event. Then, you cross the finish line – and end up raising 12 times your fundraising goal ! Ah, the powers of technology.

Mentor

Clairification

MAY 6, 2024

Were you to bring your event proposal to a wise shaman or mentor, this is the question they would ask you first – well before asking what theme or format you have in mind or what color scheme you want to use! Events are an inevitable part of the diversified fundraising mix. What is Your End Goal?

Mentor

CauseVox

OCTOBER 12, 2021

We’re taking a look at top events from this year, so you can learn how to run a ticketed event fundraiser this year-end. Specific fundraising tactics and strategies to make the most of 2021. Live Q&A to help you get your most pressing fundraising questions answered + more.

Fundraising

Grant Professionals Association

OCTOBER 17, 2024

You have what it takes to be a mentor—even from the middle. So, what is middle mentoring, you ask? Let me share my mentoring experience as an example. I could not imagine what I would have to offer as a mentor. As anyone who has mentored knows, I was also learning from them. What is holding you back?

Mentor

CauseVox

AUGUST 4, 2021

Volunteer peer-to-peer fundraising. Peer-to-peer fundraising is any fundraising effort that relies on peers reaching out to each other on behalf of a cause. . You’re probably familiar with some classic examples of peer-to-peer fundraising: things like walkathons and races , or birthday campaigns.

Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

Email is a powerful marketing tool, but to get results you need to learn how to write fundraising emails that connect emotionally and inspire people to give. Nothing about your fundraising email should be left to chance. So, let’s look at the key pieces in detail so you know how to write fundraising emails that get results.

Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 25, 2022

If you’re trying to raise money but all you’re hearing is crickets, you may need to work on your message for fundraising. It can be hard, especially if you’re new to fundraising or don’t like to write. Why Your Message for Fundraising Is Important. Years ago, when I first started fundraising, messaging was simpler.

Donation

Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

It’s one of the most overlooked places to seal the deal with your donor: the fundraising landing page. . Your fundraising landing page is a perfect opportunity to make a strong connection with your donor. But as important as fundraising landing pages are, they are often dull and transactional. Blah, blah, blah.”.

Fundraising

CauseVox

MAY 16, 2022

You may be wondering, will adding fundraising tickets to the event just complicate things? Luckily, CauseVox is here to help you plan your next ticketed fundraising event. The first step when planning a fundraising event today is to decide on the format. Fundraising Calendar Template. What is your attendee goal?

Fundraising

Qgiv

JULY 21, 2021

What is peer-to-peer fundraising? Put simply, it’s a strategy that lets people raise money on your behalf using personalized fundraising pages. Let’s dive into peer-to-peer fundraising! Let’s dive into peer-to-peer fundraising! Getting Started with Peer-to-Peer Fundraising.

Fundraising

NextAfter

DECEMBER 14, 2022

For context, here are the two test versions: Megan Toscano, Director of Performance Marketing at charity: water, connected with me to provide more context to the test and further share her experience not only in testing & optimization for online fundraising, but her perspective having worked in the for-profit sector for much of her career prior.

Mentor

Grants4Good

AUGUST 25, 2023

To make it easy for you, here are 5 prompts that you can use to save time and effort in your organization’s fundraising and grant writing work right now. We are focused on mentoring youth ages 10-18 that are in the foster care system.” Ask ChatGPT: “Develop a SMART Goal for my project.

AI

The NonProfit Times

APRIL 29, 2024

Reflect on your strengths, weaknesses, and professional goals to identify areas for improvement and growth. Look for opportunities that cover topics relevant to nonprofit leadership, including strategic planning, fundraising, board governance, and program management.

Mentor

Blackbaud

MARCH 4, 2024

Universities across the globe face challenges with successful digital transformation and what it means for their fundraising and alumni data, legacy systems, data literacy, and access to skills. The goal is to make it easier to act upon the vast amounts of data these institutions have. It cannot and should not be all about fundraising.

Education

Greater Giving

MAY 28, 2021

Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Houston , the largest, one-to-one mentoring agency in the country, found those same qualities served them well last year when they needed to quickly switch from hosting their yearly gala to hosting a virtual fundraiser during the pandemic. This resulted in the virtual BIG Taste at Home fundraiser.

Mentor

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Peer-to-peer (P2P) fundraising is a powerful online fundraising strategy that empowers individuals to fundraise on behalf of your cause. But without an effective volunteer recruitment strategy, finding participants for peer-to-peer fundraisers can be challenging. Prepare participants with a peer-to-peer fundraising guide.

Fundraising

CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The last couple of years have been all about virtual when it comes to fundraising. But out of this huge challenge, we’ve seen some amazing creativity crop up as nonprofits revamp their fundraising approaches to be safe and successful. We’ve seen crowdfunding and peer-to-peer fundraising websites that knocked our socks off this year.

Award

CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Second, year-end giving gives nonprofits an opportunity to use a big chunk of their resources to meet their annual fundraising goals, and it gives donors a last chance to get a tax-deductible gift out the door. At CauseVox, we’re all about helping everyone to meet their goals – donors and the causes they support.

Goals

GrantNews

MAY 8, 2024

Stay focused on your goal, but be prepared for what you’ll need to move forward. Approval as a 501(c)(3) entity is necessary in order to begin your fundraising efforts. If your fundraising goal is under $50,000, you would likely be eligible to file Form 1023-EZ (short form) at an approximate cost of $275 (as of 2018).

Insurance

CauseVox

AUGUST 18, 2022

In our effort to highlight brilliant changemakers, we sat down with Cylinda Nickel at Compassion Services International to dive deeper into their global fundraising initiatives – particularly their work for Ukraine- and hear about her top fundraising tips. Fundraising Campaign Best Practices. Grow Your Email List.

Donation

Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

And now more than ever, it’s important to come together and work as allies and mentors. The value of being mentored seems pretty obvious: new skills, confidence, friendship, etc. And in fact, the research shows that people who are mentored get more job promotions and earn more than people who aren’t.

Mentor

Qgiv

JULY 5, 2023

Peer-to-peer fundraising is a way to raise funds for your organization through your supporters and their networks. Using peer-to-peer fundraising helps you empower your current supporters while increasing your donor acquisition. Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain Region’s 2022 Bowl For Kids’ Sake raised 106% of their goal.

Fundraising

Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2021

Ellen Bristol is renowned for her expertise in managing fundraising strategy and operations. For the past 26 years, she has contributed organizational and individual value as a thought leader, manager, author, mentor, coach and consultant throughout the United States, and in selected projects in Africa and Central America.

Contract

Grant Professionals Association

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Ensure your feedback aligns with the overall goals of the proposal and what the funding agency is looking for. Author Bio: Kimberly Hays de Muga, GPC, is the cofounder and cohost of Fundraising HayDay, a podcast about grants and such. And that means a better shot at getting the funding to transform the communities you serve.

Proposal

Qgiv

MARCH 8, 2022

Meet Sandra Munoz, Director of Product – Fundraising . Sandra: One of the things I’m most proud of is helping develop Qgiv’s original peer-to-peer fundraising system. I am most proud of developing a team of stellar marketers to better support our customers and our company’s departmental goals. It was my first big project.

Engineering

DoJiggy

MAY 2, 2024

Virtual and hybrid events continue to be a cornerstone of successful nonprofit fundraising. Organizations can leverage powerful virtual fundraising platforms, like DoJiggy, to host engaging and purpose-driven events. Online Auctions Auctions are an easy fundraising campaign to run virtually. So, let’s dive in!

Fundraising

Greater Giving

AUGUST 21, 2023

To effectively advance your cause and push your fundraising goals forward, your nonprofit needs a strong internal infrastructure and team. Aly Sterling Philanthropy explains that nonprofit strategic planning is the process of aligning your organization’s goals with your values to provide a dynamic performance map for the future.

Strategic Plan

Just Write Grants

DECEMBER 3, 2023

This not only enriches discussions but also drives momentum for achieving organizational goals. Engagement can be measured by their involvement in budget reviews and their ability to fundraise, ensuring they actively contribute to the nonprofit's financial stability.

Metrics

Just Write Grants

AUGUST 30, 2024

Solution: Build a compelling case for support by showcasing your organization's vision, goals, and early achievements. Solution: Focus on grassroots fundraising and community engagement to build your donor base. Collaborations can lend credibility, share resources, and enhance your ability to achieve project goals.

Funding