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.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2025

According to school fundraising studies , only 64% of parents, teachers, and administrators believe their school is well-funded. As a result, choosing the right school fundraising ideas to excite your school community is essential. Implementing a well-organized and engaging fundraiser can yield numerous benefits for your school.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 14, 2025

As a tech leader at a growing social impact organization, you know that migrating to an enterprise-scale constituent relationship management (CRM) system can be a daunting proposition. Your Fundraising Goals Are Materially Increasing As your organization grows, so do your fundraising goals. Your technology has to keep pace, too.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 22, 2025

Fundraising has been showing troubling trends for a while now. of new donors are being retained year-to-date, and even repeat donor retention decreased by 4.6%. Nonprofit organizations will need to be a whole lot more serious about fundraising particularly donor retention in 2025. Fundraising isnt wrong. Only 13.8%

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

It’s imperative that you recruit a strong volunteer base and, more important, retain volunteers by valuing their time, effort, and skills. If you’re ready to make a plan to retain your volunteers, start with these six tips. Ciconte and Jeanne Jacob propose TheVolunteer Bill of Rights in Fundraising Basics: A Complete Guide.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

To be successful, groups need to encourage interaction among workers and help managers learn how to supervise employees they don't see everyday. By Rasheeda Childress Getty Images To be successful, groups need to encourage interaction among workers and help managers learn how to supervise employees they don't see everyday.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 24, 2024

I have been the primary fundraiser for our organization for the last 30 years. I have no training in marketing or fundraising. My goal in taking your classes was to be a better fundraiser for sure. When I first met you, we were putting out an 8 page newsletter twice a year as our primary fundraising. That is key.

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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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Ann Green's Nonprofit

APRIL 29, 2024

Check out these future-proof nonprofit fundraising strategies based on today’s top philanthropic trends. Do your fundraising practices look forward and actively build a foundation for long-term success? This often means investing in new forms of fundraising or making significant updates to existing practices.

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

To keep donors around and retain their support, organizations have to grab supporters’ attention and make their communications stand out from the thousands of messages their audience receives each day. Then, you can more easily identify major donor prospects and reach out to them with relevant fundraising appeals. Demographics.

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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. That’s where this guide comes in—we’ll discuss the must-have members of your nonprofit’s fundraising team.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Candid education programming manager Lori Guidry answers some of the most commonly asked questions about nonprofit boards, including members responsibilities and what to do when theyre not being met. How could the underrepresentation of BIPOC and women on nonprofit boards affect organizations leadership, work, and fundraising?

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Qgiv

JANUARY 20, 2022

He’s also a co-author of Fundraising Principles and Practice: Second Edition. For retention-minded fundraisers with a strong donor cultivation plan in place, the early days of a new calendar year might even be busier than any day in November and December. Get the eBook: Retaining Your P2Peeps. Know who your year-end donors are.

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CauseVox

MARCH 17, 2025

A golf tournament fundraiser is not only a fantastic day out but also a powerful fundraising event that can drive significant donations, strengthen community connections, and build long-lasting partnerships with local businesses. Download the Free Complete Guide to Nonprofit Fundraising Events : 1.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

DECEMBER 22, 2024

What Are the Best Practices for Conducting a Post-School Fundraiser Review? Blog Summary: Post-school fundraiser reviews are essential for ensuring long-term success and continuous improvement. Why Conduct a Post-Fundraiser Review? A well-structured review goes beyond numbers and focuses on the overall experience.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

As fundraisers, you’re also in charge of putting together end-of-year giving campaigns for your nonprofit. Aside from the normal holiday hullabaloo, you’re also busy planning fundraisers and engagement opportunities to round out your organization’s calendar year. Early preparation is key in ensuring a successful campaign.

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Qgiv

APRIL 18, 2022

There’s a lot of fundraising software available to nonprofits, but how do you know what your nonprofit needs? And what’s the difference between a fundraising CRM and a fundraising platform? This blog post will break down what a fundraising CRM is, what a fundraising platform is, and the key differences between them.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 4, 2023

To keep your volunteers as effective as possible, develop a volunteer management process that helps you recruit, train, and steward volunteers for your organization. Having a successful volunteer management strategy will help you increase your volunteer retention rate, which ultimately creates more efficient volunteer staff.

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The NonProfit Times

JULY 30, 2024

It was the same story, different day, for fundraising during the first quarter of 2024. Those are some of the numbers reported today by the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) and presented by the Foundation for Philanthropy at the Association of Fundraising Professionals and by GivingTuesday. and 3% respectively.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JULY 30, 2024

Whether you’re future-proofing your fundraisers by focusing on future giving initiatives or leveraging low-cost digital channels to acquire donors , your nonprofit can still inspire enough support to keep its operations going strong. If current trends continue, stewarding and retaining a loyal donor base will only become more important.

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Candid

JUNE 28, 2022

Sharing your fundraising results. If donors gave to a specific campaign, follow up at the end of the campaign to reveal the fundraising total and outline the impact these funds will have on your mission. . Keep an eye on your retention rate using the analytics dashboard in your donor management system.

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Blackbaud

MAY 30, 2024

Plus, as a manager in a nonprofit, retention is a key component of your job. Retaining top performers is likely a measure of your effectiveness and success in your role. But while not every contributing factor to retention will be within your control as a manager, many thankfully are.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 16, 2025

hide(); }});--> Equity Decisions Systems, a provider of AI-driven fundraising technology, and Fund Raising Strategies have completed a multi-organization test proving that AI-powered donor analytics increase non-profit donations and campaign efficiency for house campaigns. This comes at a critical time for non-profit fundraising.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

JANUARY 21, 2025

Winning Online Fundraising Strategies for High School Basketball Teams Blog Summary: The article highlights online fundraising strategies for high school basketball teams, focusing on social media campaigns, crowdfunding, virtual events, and selling digital products.

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 20, 2024

While every organization is different, there are some guiding practices that nonprofits should follow in order to attract and retain major donors. Here is some insight into what two nonprofits are doing to steward their major donors.

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Candid

AUGUST 15, 2024

The number one request Candid gets from nonprofits is for support with fundraising, whether they’re looking for training, resources, or general help navigating the complexities of keeping their nonprofit in good financial shape. We also share free books about year-end fundraising strategies. What can fundraisers do?

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 15, 2025

It takes more than thank-you letters to retain donors for your nonprofit long-term. You might use existing segments from your fundraising database or create new ones based on your unique donor base. But what types of outreach should you use, and how do you outline a cohesive strategy?

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Big Fundraising Ideas

APRIL 22, 2025

Beyond Fundraising: Building Community Through SchoolEvents Blog Summary: School fundraising is more than just collecting donations-its an opportunity to bring together students, parents, teachers, and local businesses to create lasting memories and a sense of belonging. But fundraising isnt just about meeting monetary goals.

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Gail Perry Group

JANUARY 22, 2025

What do you think the #1 thing we hear is when we talk to fundraisers? The huge financial goals and the pressure on fundraisers and organizational leadership can be intense. We have a challenge retaining some of our most generous supporters." "We How can we get more major gift donors? We bet its on your mind, too.

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Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

Common project fees include: Writing proposals for new programs: $2,500-$6,000 Creating template grant proposals that work for different funders: $3,000-$6,000 Managing complex federal grants: $7,000-$10,000 Project fees usually come with payment milestones. Monthly retainer costs range widely.

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Joe Garecht Fundraising

MARCH 7, 2022

It’s not enough to know that your fundraising strategies are successful. These insights can only be gained by calculating fundraising Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). This article will unpack 10 essential KPIs for measuring fundraising success. This article will unpack 10 essential KPIs for measuring fundraising success.

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Pamela Grow

MAY 25, 2023

Whether you’re planning a 5k fundraiser , dance-a-thon, or social media campaign, you know a lot goes into preparing for a peer-to-peer fundraising initiative. But one of the most challenging aspects of peer-to-peer event planning is recruiting supporters who will act as volunteer fundraisers. Make it easy to join your campaign.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

As your nonprofit starts to blossom, don’t be surprised if you are conflicted over how much to spend on nonprofit administration, especially fundraising. And fundraising. As the costs add up, you might be asking: How much of a nonprofit’s annual budget should be spent on administrative tasks and fundraising? The training.

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Candid

OCTOBER 19, 2022

As a nonprofit fundraising professional, you’re continually looking for new ways to maximize fundraising for your mission, expand your organization’s network, and bring in new supporters. Peer-to-peer campaigns succeed because supporters have a personal relationship with the fundraiser asking them to donate.

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Blackbaud

JUNE 25, 2024

In an increasingly digital world, it’s only natural that technology has also transformed countless aspects of charity fundraising. What was previously limited to more manual processes, like in-person events, door-to-door fundraising, or a letter in the mail with a return slip enclosed, is so much more today.

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Penelope Burk

MARCH 18, 2020

Yes, the underlying cause is different this time, but it is a crisis of unknown duration and it is very likely going to have an impact on fundraising. During the last recession, we conducted research with donors to better understand how they were managing their philanthropy in a new financial reality.

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CauseVox

MARCH 6, 2023

Are you tired of lackluster online fundraising results? Join us for an exclusive webinar and live critique to learn the most effective donation form trends to help your nonprofit convert and retain more donors online. We’ll also cover best practices for payment processing and donor management to help maximize recurring giving.

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