The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 10, 2024

By Amanda Wasson In the ever-evolving landscape of fundraising, its clear that the traditional channel-first mindset is no longer sufficient. Its time to embrace a paradigm shift toward audience-first fundraising. Move beyond channel-specific metrics and adopt a holistic view of donor engagement.

Fundraising

CauseVox

JUNE 3, 2025

For nonprofit professionals, staying on top of fundraising often feels like spinning plates while walking a tightrope. With the right CRM for nonprofits, you can go beyond donor management and actually level up your entire fundraising strategy. Sound familiar? Youre not alone. Lets dive in!

CRM

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. Key practices include setting clear objectives, analyzing metrics, and celebrating successes to foster accountability andmorale.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JANUARY 23, 2025

Estimates suggest that less than half of eligible nonprofits know about or utilize the program, leaving substantial potential for growth and impact largely unclaimed. Driving Donations: Google Ads can direct potential donors to fundraising pages or showcase compelling stories that inspire generosity. Click here to give.”

Grant

Community Boost

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Let’s dive into what Giving Tuesday is, its history, and how nonprofits can leverage this day to kickstart year-round fundraising efforts. For nonprofits, Giving Tuesday is more than just a single day of fundraising; it’s a launchpad for ongoing efforts throughout the year. What is Giving Tuesday? How Does Giving Tuesday Work?

Nonprofit

Just Write Grants

JANUARY 9, 2025

Utilize tools like Foundation Directory Online, Grants.gov, and local community foundations to identify opportunities that are a good fit. Set Up Metrics for Success Funders want to know that their money will make an impact. Clearly outline the metrics you will use to evaluate the success of your project.

Proposal

Just Write Grants

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Performance Metrics : Funders often require detailed reports on the program’s progress and impact. These grants are used for: Daily Operations : Funding for routine expenses such as salaries, utilities, and office supplies. Time-Bound : These grants may be restricted to the duration of the program or project. Operating Grants 3.1

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Blackbaud

JUNE 12, 2025

Bonus Tip: Explore and incorporate available tools in your fundraising CRM to help track your applications, related actions, contacts, timeline, accounting considerations, and attachments. Bonus Tip: Capture all completed applications and accompanying documentation in both your fundraising and accounting systems as attachments.

Grant

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Utilizing effective research methods can help uncover various opportunities that align with specific needs and missions. Utilizing Online Grant Databases Online grant databases offer an efficient way to locate funding opportunities from various sources. Utilize tools and databases for finding relevant opportunities.

Grant

Qgiv

DECEMBER 10, 2024

By personalizing your donation letters, your nonprofit can increase fundraising revenue and develop long-lasting supporter relationships. These letters are particularly impactful during nonprofit giving days like GivingTuesday and targeted fundraising campaigns, providing a personal touch that can resonate with recipients.

Template

Blackbaud

JULY 16, 2025

According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , only 8% of first-time donors make a repeat gift. Utilize prospect research tools : Invest in tools that can screen large lists for wealth indicators and philanthropic history. The relationship between an organization and a donor can take weeks, months, or even years to foster.

Fundraising

Allied Grant Writers

MARCH 17, 2025

Traditionally, funding for these institutions has come from tithes, donations, and local fundraising efforts. Attend Workshops and Training Sessions Numerous nonprofits, local governments, and community colleges offer workshops on grant writing and fundraising. Include detailed budget justifications, timelines, and evaluation plans.

Funding

Just Write Grants

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Grant writing is a critical component of nonprofit fundraising, but it often comes with its own set of challenges. Solution To strengthen your data and evidence: Utilize Existing Data : Leverage any available data from previous programs or studies. Include metrics and success stories to back up your claims. Data and Evidence 4.1

Grant Writing

Big Fundraising Ideas

MARCH 18, 2025

How to Secure Sponsorships for Your School Fundraisers Blog Summary: School fundraisers are crucial for enhancing educational experiences. School fundraisers have always played a vital role in bringing communities together and supporting important educational initiatives.

Fundraising

GrantNews

JANUARY 2, 2025

Social fundraising is when a nonprofit showcases a social cause it is missioned to address. Data-Driven Management Just like in the business sector, among nonprofit trends expected for 2025 is the increase of utilizing data. Tools like Google Analytics and CRMs provide valuable insight by tracking trends to support engagement.

AI

Blackbaud

JULY 31, 2025

These unrestricted gifts are necessary to pay fundraisers’ salaries, overhead, bills, and the supplies for your tried-and-true programs. How Is Annual Giving Different from Other Fundraising Types? Let’s take a look at annual giving compared to other fundraising types like major gifts or planned gifts.

Donation

Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 22, 2025

Organizations that use data analytics in fundraising report significantly higher major gifts and donor retention rates than those that rely on guesswork. This article aims to show how nonprofits can leverage wealth screening, engagement metrics, and analytical tools to identify and qualify top prospects.

Metrics

DoJiggy

MARCH 25, 2025

Read on to learn more about the benefits of sponsorship and how your business can benefit from sponsoring a charity fundraiser. Sponsors should take the time to analyze the success of their participation by measuring metrics such as lead generation, social media engagement, and overall brand exposure. appeared first on DoJiggy.

Goals

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

These grants enable organizations to cover daily expenses, such as salaries, utilities, and program materials. Nonprofit Support Centers Local organizations that provide resources and support for fundraising efforts. Clear evaluation metrics should be established early in the process to measure success effectively.

Funding

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 7, 2025

Go beyond metrics to show what you’ve learned and how you adapt your programs. Start tracking outcome metrics early in your program cycle—not just when the grant requests it. Utilize 2025 Grant Trends to Future-Proof Your Funding Strategy As we move through the second half of 2025, nonprofits face both uncertainty and opportunity.

Grant

Planned Giving

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Organizations clinging to outdated fundraising tactics find themselves increasingly marginalized in competitive grant cycles. Strategic vision beats emergency fundraising in today's competitive grant landscape. Nonprofits without legacy programs will miss the biggest fundraising opportunity in history.

Funding

CauseVox

MARCH 4, 2025

When nonprofits run online fundraising campaigns, it’s easy to only focus on the big picturehitting that overall fundraising goal. By using CauseVoxs free, easy to use fundraising platform you can set up customizable donation tiers , showing donors exactly what their gift accomplishes. The good news?

Donation

NonProfit PRO

JULY 25, 2025

Utilize your network. As part of my volunteer work chairing a local Association of Fundraising Professionals committee, I spoke at a regional conference. Replacing key staff—especially high-performing fundraisers—is costly. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Retail

NonProfit PRO

JULY 16, 2025

This collaboration will embed Constant Contacts AI-driven digital marketing platform within Blackbaud Raisers Edge NXT fundraising software. Raisers Edge NXT delivers unmatched fundraising capabilities, starting with a data model thats purpose-built for our social impact users and supercharged with our own fundraising-optimized AI tools.

AI

The Fundraising Coach

MAY 30, 2025

While establishing relationships that can lead to planned gifts can take time, there are ways nonprofits can effectively raise more funds through this type of fundraising. Incorporate planned giving into fundraising appeals. Utilize this tool to identify prospects and craft direct appeals that will resonate with them.

CRM

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 18, 2025

Stakeholders around the world, including governments, philanthropic organizations and the public, are encouraged to utilize the GPEIs insights to help create meaningful change in their regions and communities. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

How to Measure: Use metrics like sponsorship revenue growth, cost of acquisition, and renewal rates to evaluate which partnerships are delivering the best financial returns. Asset Utilization If your organization owns real estate or other valuable assets like vehicles, consider leveraging them to generate revenue.

Finance

NonProfit PRO

JULY 29, 2025

” Tangicloud’s trusted presence in the public sector will enhance Univerus’ offerings to municipalities, utilities, and state-level agencies. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad. window.dfp_npp_interstitial = googletag.defineSlot("/124057991/npp_interstitial", [[640,480]], "napco-ad-npp_interstitial").addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("pid",

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GrantNews

MARCH 1, 2024

So, the question: How can you utilize ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence to enhance the promotion of your nonprofit? Whether it’s marketing, analytics, or fundraising, this will be a big help to nonprofits. ” So, How Do You Utilize ChatGPT and AI to Enhance the Promotion of Your Nonprofit? What Is ChatGPT and AI?

ChatGPT

Blackbaud

MARCH 15, 2024

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to measuring performance, but every successful fundraising team should have the ability to assess and refine its data. If you are not sure which metrics are essential or how to convert your data into something stakeholders can grasp and absorb, start simply by setting clear goals.

Strategic Plan

Qgiv

JUNE 10, 2022

Hosting fundraising events, whether online or in person, can yield great rewards for nonprofit organizations. The livelihood of any nonprofit usually rests on receiving donations from individual and corporate giving, legacy planning, and fundraising events. Types of Online Fundraising Events. What is Digital Marketing?

Utilities

GrantNews

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Considering that most nonprofits seeking grant funding have limited budgets, it is vital to their fundraising goals to ensure that they are utilizing their resources as efficiently as possible to ensure their best possible chances of success. The metrics and criteria section details the anticipated impact of the project’s goals.

LOI

Blackbaud

APRIL 4, 2024

For each program, break down its actual revenue and expenses, including its necessary overhead, such as your staff’s time devoted to office administration, marketing and fundraising for such program. A dashboard is a snapshot of the organization’s progress towards its major financial, fundraising, and mission impact goals.

Finance

DoJiggy

JULY 29, 2024

PPC, or pay-per-click advertising, is a powerful tool that charitable organizations can leverage to drive fundraising success. It allows them to target specific audiences, track performance metrics, and optimize campaigns for maximum impact. In fact, the most favorable return on investment (ROI) was $4.78

Fundraising

CauseVox

JUNE 5, 2023

We’ve all been there: staring at a blank screen, desperately trying to create captivating social media fundraising content that resonates with our audience, while keeping up with the latest algorithms and trends. So, are you ready to harness the power of social media for your fundraising efforts?

Media

Big Fundraising Ideas

DECEMBER 10, 2024

How Can We Use Data Analytics to Improve Our Fundraising Strategies? Blog Summary: In todays competitive landscape, nonprofits, schools, and community groups can significantly enhance their fundraising efforts by leveraging data analytics. Understanding Data Analytics in Fundraising What Is Data Analytics?

Fundraising

CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

We understand that a big contributor to a successful GivingTuesday is your fundraising campaign site. Download your Year-End & GivingTuesday Fundraising Toolkit: It may seem like you don’t need to do much to create a site for a 24-hour fundraising campaign, but don’t be so quick to push it down on the priority list.

Media