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.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

MARCH 12, 2025

When you think about creating a strategy for your nonprofit or school, do you imagine high-stress meetings with a whiteboard and sticky notes, with your team hashing out a large-scale plan to set your whole organization on a path forward? Strategy planning doesnt have to be so dramatic. In fact, you already strategize every day!

Strategic Plan

Blackbaud

JANUARY 13, 2025

This alignment prevents mission creep and maintains the integrity of your nonprofit’s goals. Review your strategic plan to ensure the new revenue stream fits within your organizational objectives. The goal is long-term sustainability with minimal additional resources.

Finance

Allied Grant Writers

MARCH 17, 2025

Enabling Strategic Planning and Innovation The availability of grants encourages strategic planning and innovation. Researching and Identifying Appropriate Grants With the project details in hand, the next step involves researching potential grant opportunities that align with the projects goals.

Funding

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Tailored Requirements Many local grant programs have specific criteria that align with regional priorities, making it easier for organizations to find funding that aligns with their goals. Engaging with local grant funds is an effective step towards achieving mission-driven goals and fostering community improvement. Avoid jargon.

Grant

Blackbaud

MAY 8, 2025

If moving your business office processes to a paperless system is a goal of yours, AP automation is a simple first step. Plus, electronic document management gives you access to all the details you need and provides a better audit trail. Invoices still go through your standard approval processes, so you have a clear audit trail.

Finance

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Corporate Grants Corporate grants are financial contributions provided by businesses to support various initiatives that align with their corporate social responsibility (CSR) goals. Purpose of Funding Funding must align with the goals of the grant provider. Objectives and Goals : Specific, measurable outcomes intended to be achieved.

Grant Writing

DonorSnap

JULY 9, 2025

Nonprofit organizations that rely on a clear fundraising plan are more likely to stay focused, reach their goals, and make a bigger impact in their communities. Keep reading to discover best practices for a fundraising plan and how DonorSnap can help. What Is a Fundraising Plan? Many refer to these as strategic plans.

Fundraising

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 15, 2025

The Hub seamlessly integrates several powerful databases and systems to support every stage of your grant process: From strategic planning to relationship management, each element is interconnected, so you spend less time organizing and more time securing vital funds.

AI

Grant Writer Team

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Agree on Program Goals Second, determine your program goals. You need to prioritize program delivery goals. In this step, you should set organizational financial goals and clarify annual goals from the strategic plan. Assign activities for the goals that you set up earlier.

Budget

NonProfit PRO

JULY 30, 2025

Nonprofits can expect more donations from social media, greater organic reach through supporter networks, stronger brand presence in social feeds, and less time spent managing social sharing and tracking. Additional built-in features like fundraising goals and a progress bar help drive engagement and conversions. rail-container).hide();

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

These grants are essential for organizations that align with the foundation’s mission or strategic goals. Funders often require detailed proposals outlining the project’s goals, timeline, and expected outcomes. These funds may be used for training staff, improving technology, or developing strategic plans.

Funding

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. Government-hired federal grant managers earn $32-$54 hourly.

Grant

Just Write Grants

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Unlike traditional foundation grants, corporate grants are often tied to a companys philanthropic goals, community engagement efforts, and corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies. Engage with key stakeholders, such as corporate social responsibility managers, community relations officers, and foundation representatives.

Grant

NonProfit PRO

JULY 9, 2025

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AI

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 13, 2025

The bottom line, for our purposes in this blog, is that objectives are increments or building blocks of a larger, over-arching goal. “We strategized smart objectives to fulfill our mission,” or “We need to include smart objectives in our proposal.” For clarification, please see our blog on this topic.

Grant Writing

Blackbaud

JUNE 5, 2025

While the idea of a budget is simpleand some budgets can beit takes a good amount of preparation to create a tool that accurately forecasts your goals for the year. Have our goals shifted this year? Translate your organization’s goals into clear financial objectives.

Budget

Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 23, 2025

Include goals, activities, target populations, and intended outcomes. Sometimes the biggest challenge in grant writing is ensuring the proposal stays consistent with your organization’s messaging, priorities, and strategic plan. The goal isn’t to build a complex system—it’s to save time and reduce stress.

Grant Writing

Candid

OCTOBER 29, 2024

” Shifting professional and personal priorities The pandemic also prompted many nonprofit workers to reassess their professional goals and personal priorities. Nothing fit my goals and personality until I started my business in 2023,” says Kristi Scott, who now runs a consultancy focused on nonprofit email marketing. “My

Consultant

Blackbaud

APRIL 7, 2025

A well-crafted budget is essential for aligning financial resources with the strategic goals of your private school, and with the right processes and tools, it doesnt have to be stressful. It sets in motion the goals youve outlined in your strategic plan. Then theres the Excel spreadsheet challenge.

Budget

NonProfit PRO

JULY 18, 2025

Whether it’s a “Dopest Dad” bracket during Father’s Day or a peer-to-peer challenge among departments at a company, the key is to create moments that feel fun, personal and goal-oriented. They keep giving because they want to help their friend “win” or hit the next goal. setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Retail

Get Fully Funded

MAY 11, 2025

Setting clear, achievable savings goals and allocating a portion of unrestricted donations towards the reserve each month or quarter is crucial. Engage Your Board: Keep your Board of Directors informed about the potential economic challenges and involve them in discussions about financial stability and strategic planning.

Budget

Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2025

Though there are many established impact frameworks out there to work off of, the main idea is to set objectives that will help you get closer to your organizations larger goals. You may want to leverage a dedicated impact measurement and management platform to make this easier. Collect and analyze data. Share your impact insights.

Nonprofit

Blackbaud

JUNE 11, 2025

When the economy is unpredictable, or everyone is predicting a downturn, it helps to take stock of where you are, what your goals are, and how your priorities are aligned. As the last few years have shown us, change is here to stay and can promote more critical and nimble approaches to fundraising and donor management.

Finance

DonorSnap

JULY 29, 2025

Let’s explore how to transform event attendees into committed supporters through strategic planning and the right technology tools. Step 1: Start Strong with Strategic Registration The donor cultivation journey begins long before your guests walk through the door. It starts with your registration process.

Pass-Through

NonProfit PRO

JULY 14, 2025

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Retail

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. Learn four ways your CFO can help with your nonprofits grant management. Strategic planning for your nonprofit doesnt have to be a painful process.

Budget

GrantNews

APRIL 16, 2025

Above all, donor-centric management is an effective and cost-efficient way to increase nonprofits’ donor retention. In truth, donor-centric management is more cost-effective than acquiring new donors. In truth, philanthropy helps many causes reach their funding goals. You too can maximize your donations.

Nonprofit

NonProfit PRO

JULY 15, 2025

You may be able to incorporate some of these tips on your own through your content management system (CMS), or you may need help from your web developer. If you are new to SEO, you should first identify the words or phrases people might type into search engines that are relevant to your organization and its goals. rail-container).hide();

Engineering

Candid

JUNE 5, 2025

This article by Melissa Pulis, a former Candid support manager, outlines how to get started, with an emphasis on project proposal budgets. In alignment with your nonprofits strategic plan , set financial goals (e.g., The good news is that budgets arent as complicated as most people fear, she writes.

Budget

Blackbaud

MAY 20, 2025

The Questions Optimists Must Dare to Ask In order to build a shared sense of purpose, the optimists among us (and, yes, even the brittle pessimists) should ask hard questions about our fundraising-focused processes and goals. Do our strategic plans look more like wish lists for internal stakeholders than societal commitments?

Strategic Plan

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 4, 2025

A thoughtful “no” today can create space for a strategic “yes” tomorrow. Does our team have experience managing grants of this size or scope? With competition increasing and capacity often stretched thin, being selective is not just smart—it’s strategic. Will we need to hire, train, or contract new support to fulfill the grant?

Grant

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 24, 2025

” "This collaboration represents more than just coordination— its piloting a new model for how philanthropy can respond to crises,” said Matt Lerner, Managing Director of Research at Founders Pledge. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Retail

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 6, 2025

The overarching goal of the nonprofit is to identify which communication channels best fit with their universe of stakeholders. 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("ic",

Retail

Blue Avocado

APRIL 8, 2025

Building and managing a strong nonprofit board of directors can be challenging. When we recently asked the Blue Avocado community: “What is your best advice for successfully managing a nonprofit board of directors? As an example, for the next board meeting, we will have 10-15 minutes on risk management.

Management

DoJiggy

JULY 29, 2025

The funds raised enable Key Clubs to address their goals and make a difference. The key to successful fundraising lies in creativity and strategic planning, ensuring that each event not only raises funds but also provides a memorable experience for all involved. These initiatives foster a sense of unity and purpose.

Fundraising

NonProfit PRO

JULY 11, 2025

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Retail