Community Boost

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Its initial goal was to create a day dedicated to giving back, providing a stark contrast to the consumerism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Digital Influence A significant driver behind Giving Tuesday’s success is the strategic use of social media and digital campaigns. More donors mean a stronger community behind your cause.

Nonprofit

Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Are they active with election- or issue-related social media: likes, dislikes, shares, comments? The window of opportunity to engage more deeply with rage givers is relatively small, so consider conducting a short donor survey via email or social media. Respond to their social media posts. Educate them about your mission.

CRM

Blackbaud

APRIL 24, 2025

Mistake #6: Neglecting Data and Metrics Fail: Decisions are based on anecdotes rather than data-backed evidence. Track key metrics: Review donation retention rates, average gift size, cost per dollar raised, and lifetime donor value. Are they capturing the metrics that matter most for your organization? Plus, it costs $1.25

Fundraising

GiveSmart

MARCH 12, 2025

Examples of quantitative data include metrics such as donation amounts, number of donors, and page views. These data points are great for setting campaign goals and evaluating the success of your nonprofit at a high level. You may realize your donation frequency is comparable to the schedule of your newsletters or social media posts.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JUNE 6, 2025

If you’re a fundraiser, this might sound familiar: An experienced development team at a mid-sized university foundation is doing everything right to hit their goals for prospect meetings. Developing More Holistic Metrics Our survey revealed that 52% of respondents feel total dollars raised is overemphasized as a performance metric.

Fundraising

Qgiv

DECEMBER 10, 2024

This way, readers understand what youre fighting for and the goals you want to accomplish. Including contact information, such as phone numbers, email addresses, website URLs, and social media handles, allows donors to easily reach out with any questions or concerns or to make their donation. Explain your mission.

Template

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Many organizations are experts at driving traffic to their online donation forms, but plenty struggle to actually secure donations and reach their fundraising goals. Long story short: youll want to find a user-friendly platform to create a donation page, monitor fundraising metrics, and steward donors from one system.

Donation

Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 25, 2025

Moves management works best when everyone understands the goals and commits to the necessary tasks, whether logging donor interactions or scheduling regular check-ins. Remove duplicates, verify contact details, and capture crucial data points like donation history, event attendance, and engagement metrics (e.g., email opens).

Management

Community Boost

APRIL 17, 2025

Whether its through storytelling, volunteer initiatives, or social media, theyre intentional about creating meaningful connections. For instance, when it comes to advocacy campaigns, engaged volunteers can increase visibility through social media shares, participating in rallies, or lobbying efforts.

Nonprofit

Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2025

Theyre an opportunity to showcase your schools achievements and build relationships that translate into broader community support for your educational goals. Post students photos on social media or your schools website and allow community members to vote for their favorite looks by contributing donations.

Fundraising

Big Fundraising Ideas

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Key practices include setting clear objectives, analyzing metrics, and celebrating successes to foster accountability andmorale. Fundraisers are vital to supporting school programs, but their impact can extend far beyond immediate monetary goals if post-event reviews are conducted effectively. Why Conduct a Post-Fundraiser Review?

Fundraising

Community Boost

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Social media is more important than ever for nonprofits aiming to raise funds and engage with their communities. Set a clear, realistic fundraising goal and an end date at least 14-30 days out. The most successful campaigns set realistic goals, understand their audience, and are timed to maximize visibility and engagement.

Fundraising

NonProfit PRO

JULY 30, 2025

Nonprofits today face declining social media engagement and pressure to grow revenue through supporter-led fundraising. 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.

Retail

Candid

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Emphasize common goals For businesses, supporting a nonprofit isnt just about generosity but about alignment between its own goals and the nonprofits mission. Instead, we positioned it as an opportunity for them to invest in the future of their city in a way that aligned with their own goals.

Pass-Through

Center for Major Gifts

MARCH 22, 2025

Although email, printed letters, and social media acknowledgments have their place, they rarely match the impact of a live conversation. The goal is to be conversational, not reciting a prepared speech. Over time, measuring key metrics like retention rates and average gift size helps demonstrate the value of personal outreach.

CRM

Blackbaud

JULY 31, 2025

The Goal of an Annual Giving Campaign: Secure the Foundation The primary goal of an annual giving campaign is to raise unrestricted funds to support your nonprofit’s ongoing operational costs and core programs throughout the year. This generation donates via digital channels like social media (23%).

Donation

Fundly

JANUARY 20, 2025

Whether youre raising money to fund a nonprofit initiative, support students at your school, or cover a personal expense, an online fundraiser can be an effective way to reach your goal. Access real-time data on campaign updates, page views, donations received, and other key metrics. Performance analytics.

Funding

Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 23, 2025

Include goals, activities, target populations, and intended outcomes. Draft a few flexible evaluation strategies to adapt to different grant formats, including quantitative metrics and qualitative feedback. Here’s how to make collaboration work, even with limited staff: Ask for help gathering data and metrics.

Grant Writing

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. Align Your Mission with the Companys Goals Companies are more likely to fund nonprofits whose missions align with their values and strategic objectives.

Grant

DoJiggy

JULY 15, 2025

A capital campaign website is a focused fundraising site designed to support a specific, big-picture goal, typically the construction of a new facility or major renovations to an existing one. Schools , churches, hospitals, and community organizations use these campaign micro-sites to rally support around a single, defined goal.

Metrics

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Use CTAs to encourage supporters to take actions that align with your goals, such as donating, volunteering, or joining your grassroots advocacy campaign. Social Media Use social media CTAs to encourage followers to visit your website. Strategically craft your CTA language.

CRM

DoJiggy

MARCH 25, 2025

How to Choose the Right Sponsorship Opportunity Sponsors should consider their marketing goals and objectives when selecting a sponsorship opportunity. Whether your business aims to increase brand awareness, generate leads, or build community relationships, aligning the sponsorship with specific marketing goals will enhance its effectiveness.

Goals

Blackbaud

JANUARY 28, 2025

Pro Tip: Encourage volunteers to post first hand stories on social media using a branded hashtag. Multi-Channel Consistency Chances are, your nonprofit engages on several platforms: social media, email newsletters, maybe even podcasts. Social Media Growth: Are you seeing higher engagement, shares, and new followers over time?

Nonprofit

GrantNews

JANUARY 2, 2025

Because of this, we expect 2025 to provide a platform for social funding on behalf of causes like equality, inclusion, mental health, and other support for underrepresented groups to use social media to increase awareness for their cause. After all, your goals is to make it easy for supporters to donate.

AI

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This committee will be responsible for: Setting goals for the auction. Set both revenue and performance goals. To determine these target metrics, review past event results. Plus, you can use these photos in your social media posts to promote the event and entice your followers to get involved. Build an auction website.

Procurement

Bonterra

JULY 9, 2025

Digital advocacy Digital advocacy uses channels like email, social media, and SMS to mobilize supporters wherever they are. Campaign reporting Impact isn’t just about activity; it’s about outcomes. The best advocacy tools include robust reporting features that show you how supporters are engaging and where you can improve.

Lobbying

NonProfit PRO

JULY 9, 2025

At the heart of the update is Goldie, an AI-powered volunteer coach that helps users set goals and intentions, track progress, reflect on their personal impact, and recognize their ‘Golden Moments’ by integrating philanthropy into their lifestyle. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

AI

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. The goal is to enhance the organization’s ability to achieve its mission effectively.

Funding

Blackbaud

APRIL 14, 2025

For beginners, your success metrics and key performance indicators can provide essential direction. Review any press releases, media coverage, or reports. Each award category provides example proof points to guide you on metrics to share. Consider any new projects or initiatives that were launched in the past year.

Award

Blackbaud

JULY 17, 2025

A prospect researcher could spend hours digging through property records, wealth data, philanthropic history, and even social media activity for a single individual—all in the hopes of identifying your next major gift donor. Inconsistent data entry and lack of standardized metrics slow down progress.

Software

Greater Giving

MARCH 27, 2025

From designing a user-friendly website to leveraging social media, these simple yet effective strategies will empower your organization to shine in the digital space. Check out the World Wildlife Funds navigation menu: It features main headings that turn into drop-down menus based on visitors’ goals.

Nonprofit

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

To effectively research grant opportunities, individuals should consider the following steps: Identify potential funding sources that align with their organizations mission or project goals. Objectives Outlines the goals the grant aims to achieve. Understanding their mission will help align your project with their goals.

Grant Writing

Blackbaud

JULY 16, 2025

Look for volunteer service, social media interactions, and other forms of engagement. Cultivation Strategies to Strengthen Donor Relationships With cultivation, your goal is to educate donors about your organization’s cause and help them foster a connection to the organization.

Fundraising

amplifi

APRIL 24, 2025

Try to bring other organizations with similar goals together for a joint campaign that benefits everyone involved. So, consider integrating virtual fundraising events, crowdfunding campaigns, and social media challenges to reach new audiences and mix things up. These key metrics can help you shape your next appeal and maximize results.

Budget

Planned Giving

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

5M catalyzes $100M+) Economies of scale kick in For example, if your campaign goal is to raise $50 million, your overall marketing budget might be approximately $3.5 millionroughly 7-12% of your goal. Print and Traditional Media (15-20% of budget) Targeted direct mail campaigns: Generate $12 return for every dollar spent.

Budget

Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 22, 2025

This article aims to show how nonprofits can leverage wealth screening, engagement metrics, and analytical tools to identify and qualify top prospects. Look at donation history, event attendance, volunteer hours, and online engagement metrics like email open rates and social media interactions.

Metrics

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