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. maintenance, insurance) to ensure profitability. Create an action plan: Choose one area to explore, set up financial metrics, and implement the plan.

Finance 98

Finance Funding Metrics Nonprofit 98

Grant Professionals Association

MAY 22, 2024

What you do as a successful individual giving officer is, sit in front of a blinking cursor and a screen full of empty boxes that ask for outcome metrics. Complete the application in ninety days, and we will present your proposal at the next board meeting.” Create philanthropic policies that incentivize partnership.

Grants 59

Grants Grant Metrics Policies 59

Blackbaud

APRIL 8, 2024

Many don’t cover operating costs or have a small allotment for indirect costs such as salaries, insurance, and utilities. So, the organizations behind the grants use the reporting requirements to make sure the funds go towards addressing those impact areas. Restricted funds often outline what they will fund and what they won’t.

Funding 111

Funding Indirect Cost Pass-Through Donation 111

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Tip 1: Identify line items in your budget that cross programs, or are essential for daily operations, including utilities, insurance, bank fees, and marketing costs. Are there reports you can schedule that would save you time by communicating key metrics to stakeholders before they ask for that information?

Indirect Cost 105

Indirect Cost Indirect Finance Government 105

The Fundraising Coach

APRIL 12, 2023

Consider the metrics that will best help your organization grow its fundraising over time. Then, track these metrics between each of your fundraising campaigns. Thanking donors , stewarding them, and otherwise showing appreciation will help this metric increase over time. Average donation size.

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Metrics Budget Software 52

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

You may want to host an event like this at a local restaurant that has a liquor license and general liability insurance. These events should include a brief and powerful presentation (less than 5 minutes) to lay your message out there. NOTE: PLEASE check into the legalities of offering alcohol.

Fundraising 130

Fundraising Budget Nonprofit Liability Insurance 130

The Fundraising Coach

MAY 30, 2025

Life insurance: Donors can name a nonprofit as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy. While planned giving programs can take years to yield actual gifts, it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be tracking every metric from the program’s inception! After the donor passes away, the nonprofit retains the remaining value.

CRM 52

CRM Pass-Through Nonprofit Insurance 52