The Fundraiser Coach

JANUARY 20, 2025

With the pressure of ever rising revenue goals, lack of full staffing, or a focus on "getting the gift," some fundraisers fall into the trap of treating donors like transactions. Make it part of your ongoing donor relationship management. We speak of gift amount, revenue goals and dollars in at the office.

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Planned Giving

JANUARY 25, 2025

A defined moves management framework makes your fundraising efforts more efficient and fosters genuine, long-term connections with donors. What is Moves Management? At its core, moves management revolves around intentional moves, or touchpoints, that bring a donor closer to your organizations mission. Verify contact details.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

APRIL 28, 2025

A robust donor database or constituent relationship management (CRM) system is one of the best tools you have at your disposal to boost engagement at your nonprofit. Event management solutions to log donors registrations, merchandise and auction item purchases, and peer-to-peer fundraising participation for a-thon style events.

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Grant Professionals Association

JANUARY 21, 2025

Grants Management is smoother when its a team effort. Managing the grants process from the application stage through the final reporting works best when there is collaboration from many staff members! The Director who is already stretched thin is helping you determine the goals and outcomes youll report on. The program staff!

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Picture this: as donations roll in, a progress bar fills up automatically, showing exactly how close you are to hitting your matching goal. It’s an incredible way to rally support and reach your fundraising goals faster! Automated matching makes it easier than ever to maximize donations, engage your donors, and reach your goals faster.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Note from Diane: You know how passionate our team is about thinking about your grant management work (your post-award work) to help strengthen your grant applications (your pre-award) work. Thats why were thrilled to bring these tactical tips to you from Jitasa to help broaden your understanding of grant management.

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Lightning Fast Grant Writing

MAY 8, 2025

Clarify Expectations Early Meet with leadership to define realistic goals: How many grants per quarter? Advocate for Investment in Grant Infrastructure Make the case for a grant management system, research subscriptions, or part-time assistance. To cope effectively, heres what works best: 1. What types of funders?

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 20, 2024

As the senior manager of digital and data at the Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation , Im always looking for new ways to eliminate friction between our organizations mission to prevent osteoporosis and my teams ability to realize it. times more likely to hit their mission goals compared to peers with low digital maturity.

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Lightning Fast Grant Writing

MAY 9, 2025

Heres how seasoned professionals manage up, keep their sanity, and get leadership on board with a more realistic, strategic approach. Frame grant work as part of larger goals: scaling services, diversifying funding, or expanding reach. What NOT to Do Dont just nod along when someone suggests an unrealistic grant goal.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Leftover products take up space and can impact your overall profit if not managed effectively. If you choose products with expiration dates, such as food items, managing them carefully is essential. Set Clear Sales Goals Establish specific goals for how much you hope to raise and how many products need to be sold to meet that target.

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Center for Major Gifts

JUNE 5, 2025

To accomplish your goals, you need to know how to set them and set them right. Set goals with confidence and make the most of a happy life. However, when you’re pursuing more challenging goals, it’s important to think about the process as well as the outcomes. Enjoy more success by changing your approach to goal setting.

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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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Lightning Fast Grant Writing

MAY 12, 2025

Step Five: Delegate Without Dumping Let junior writers own small, manageable pieceslike bios, research, or first drafts of non-critical sections. Step Six: Stay in Touch Without Micromanaging Use project management tools (like ClickUp, Notion, or Trello) to track tasks and progress.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The short answer: change management. What Is Change Management? Put simply, change management is making sure that the human element is always in the picture as new initiatives are put into play. In change management, leadership addresses these essential questions: What does the team know about the change?

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Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 25, 2025

This approach is known as moves management a structured method of planning and tracking each interaction or move that nudges a donor from initial awareness to a transformational gift. A defined moves management framework makes your fundraising efforts more efficient and fosters genuine, long-term connections with donors. email opens).

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Effective financial management is critical for your nonprofit to grow and thrive long-term. By Jon Osterburg If you work for a new nonprofit, your team’s primary goal is probably to get your operations off the ground and start furthering your mission. Explore four considerations for achieving financial sustainability. Accountant.

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GrantNews

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Above all, increase your real-world impact by implementing donor-centric management. Donor-Centric Management Defined If a donor shows an interest in your nonprofit or small business, it may be safe to assume they share a passion for your mission. Donor-centric management or donor stewardship is nurturing your connection with donors.

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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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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Heres why you should prioritize a thorough review: Measure Performance Track goals like attendance, revenue, and donor engagement. Key Metrics to Evaluate Your Fundraising Events When assessing your events, focus on measurable outcomes that align with your goals.

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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. According to the Nonprofit Change Management Toolkit , 70% of change initiatives fail. Set goals that they believe they can achieve.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 12, 2024

There is no simple answer to the question of whether to consider a new constituent relationship management system. If, like my client, youre asking if its time to change your fundraising CRM , the starting point is understanding your current situation (your team, your data, and your needs) as well as your goals for the future.

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GrantNews

MARCH 27, 2025

Some Essential Small Business Startup Tools Project Management: Choose a platform that organizes tasks, tracks progress, and streamlines workflows to keep projects on schedule. Customer Relationship Management (CRM): Manage customer interactions, sales pipelines, and business relationships efficiently.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Even if it feels overwhelming at first, break it down into essential steps: Setting goals Identifying potential donors Defining your message Starting with a well-conceived plan helps you clarify goals, outline specific actions, and define your budget to achieve your goals. Recruiting volunteers can also be a game-changer.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Recurring donations provide a stable income stream for your nonprofit while making it easier for donors to contribute smaller, manageable amounts over time. Clearly outline your immediate funding priorities, such as specific programs, campaigns, or goals. Allow donors to set up monthly, quarterly, or annual gifts.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Our goal is to equip you with practical fundraising tools and ideas you can implement right away. If you want to reach yourfundraising goals and engage your donors in giving, your words matter. SMART fundraising goals will help you succeed in raising the money your organization needs to grow your programs and fulfill your mission.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 10, 2025

The goal of the program is also to maintain water quality, sustain sufficient economic production, and support ecological waterflow. The goal of the research projects is to contribute to improvements in education. Funding is for medical services, police departments, and emergency management and communication.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2025

Carl Diesing is the Managing Director of DNL OmniMedia , which he co-founded in 2006, and has grown the team to accommodate clients with ongoing web development projects. Together, DNL OmniMedia has worked with over 100 organizations to assist them with accomplishing their online goals.

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Define your segmentation goals. Any strong strategy starts with goal-setting. Based on your goals, choose the segmentation criteria you’ll rely on to group your supporters. Then, group them accordingly in your constituent relationship management system (CRM), and use the channels they indicate to promote recurring giving.

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Blackbaud

JUNE 12, 2025

Many nonprofits rely heavily on grants to fund their missions, but successfully securing and managing grants requires a clear understanding of the grant lifecycle. Proper management ensures funds are allocated efficiently and projects deliver the intended impact. Optimize resource use. Build stronger funder relationships.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 3, 2025

Your ultimate goal is to channel as many resources as possible toward your mission. Here are a few points to consider when linking your proposal to your organizations strategic plan: Map out Strategic Goals Begin by clearly identifying and outlining your nonprofit’s strategic goals and objectives.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Spur Local’s Donation Counter Spur Local used a donation counter to add a sense of urgency and community as everyone rallied together to hit the goal. As you can see in the Feed Montana example above, they exceeded their goal of $85,000, filling up the green progress meter to 100%!

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

To a degree, the phenomenon is hastening the goal of distributing the assets. However, the total dollars granted will be reduced, meaning risk management will take priority during the distribution process. As illustrated in the accompanying chart, macroeconomic conditions can significantly impact the foundation’s timeline goals.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

MARCH 3, 2025

For many federal grants, the organization will hire a person whose sole job is to manage that grant, and that is all they do since it takes so much work. Private foundation grants are typically targeted at broader goals like education, animals, or veterans.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 25, 2025

By focusing on refined messaging, streamlined management processes, and enhanced donor engagement, you can elevate your fundraising efforts to new heights. This approach not only helps in achieving financial goals but also in fostering stronger, lasting relationships with your supporters.

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Just Write Grants

JANUARY 2, 2025

Integration of Data Platforms Expect greater integration of data platforms that streamline the grant application process: Grant Management Systems : Advanced grant management software will become more prevalent, offering features like real-time tracking, automated reporting, and seamless integration with data sources.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Coffman stated in their GuideStar article : Theres no question that nonprofit organizations have an obligation to manage their finances responsibly. Can a new financial management solution help drive better efficiency in meal delivery? Is an expense management or purchasing solution part of mission delivery?

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GrantNews

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Facilitators can introduce topics such as stress management, self-care, and ways to impact their child’s mental health positively. Life skills training covers decision-making, conflict resolution, financial literacy, and goal-setting. Bereavement Services for Youth : Grants for children’s bereavement services.

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