Blackbaud

JANUARY 14, 2025

In-person visits should be approached with caution in an active disaster zone, but you can improve your organizations communications remotely via email, phone calls, text, and social media, assuming services remain available. Recovery campaigns will follow. This can be in addition to your CEOs official announcements.

Fundraising

CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2025

Its officially 2025! We made it through 2024, and with it the final push for year-end donations. Now is the time to make sure that your organization has donor retention strategies in place to bring those year-end supporters with you into 2025. Its a simple formula: attracting new donors costs a lot more than getting previous donors to give again.

Retainer

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 5, 2024

If you’re ready to move beyond grants, let’s get started! Grants are an integral lifeline for many nonprofits, providing the necessary funding to launch new initiatives, sustain critical programs, and ensure operational stability. For some organizations, a well-timed grant can be the spark that ignites growth.

Funding

Ann Green's Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2025

Once your organization has achieved some stability and is ready to reinvent its website to supercharge its marketing potential, implement an accessible design and incorporate your nonprofits branding for better user experience and brand visibility. By Carl Diesing Your website is an essential tool in your online marketing kit.

Engineering

Wild Apricot

JULY 16, 2025

And it’s a valuable use of your time: 48% of social media platform donors give on Facebook. And here’s the truth: you’re much more likely to be successful with social media if you start with a strategy. According to Harvard Business Review, having a social media strategy is key. and decide how often to post. Consistency is key.

Media

CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Instead, give yourself a solid 4-6 week time frame (pre-December) to hammer down your year-end fundraising details so you’re ready to go on kickoff day. Go Wild With Social Media Social media is an incredibly powerful tool for your year-end fundraising campaign. This year-end, spice it up with a phone-a-thon.

Goals

CauseVox

APRIL 28, 2025

Whether its attending an event, sharing a social media post, or co-hosting a small gathering, sometimes all it takes is a personal invitation to make someone feel connected. A successful peer-to-peer campaign hosted on CauseVox that received donations from over 500 individual donors! Heres why it works: people give to people.

Nonprofit

Just Write Grants

JANUARY 27, 2025

Use newsletters, social media, and events to showcase how your programs contribute to long-term community growth. Prepare for Pushback: Be ready to address potential criticism or questions about your DEI efforts from donors who may be influenced by shifting political narratives.

Grant Writing

Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 23, 2025

One request caught my eyehelp with the Chapters social media. If you havent already, are you ready to voyage with your local chapter and indulge in its amenities? *Please note it will be helpful to read the following with a bit of Garden State swagger. How many us started our careers because we were volun-told? Flash forward BEST.

IT

Candid

DECEMBER 3, 2024

making calls, sending emails, hosting or attending meetings with prospective donors, posting on social media, etc.), Once they’re in the door, encourage them to become donors when they’re ready—to foster deeper and more organic relationships. and most are giving financially on some level.

Fundraising

CauseVox

JANUARY 8, 2025

Your fundraising campaign page is more than just a digital placeholder its the heart of your mission online. For nonprofits with limited resources, making the most of this page is critical to driving donations, engaging supporters, and amplifying your cause. But where do you start? It really grabs you, doesnt it? With $90,819.17

Fundraising

CauseVox

MARCH 17, 2025

Picture this: a sunny day, a beautifully manicured golf course, and a group of enthusiastic golfers ready to tee offall while raising funds to support your nonprofit’s mission. Sounds pretty great, right? And the best part? Download the Free Complete Guide to Nonprofit Fundraising Events : 1. Evaluate the cost and amenities.

Fundraising

Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 25, 2025

Getting Ready to Implement a Moves Management System at Your Nonprofit Before implementing a moves management process, your organization must have well-defined short-term and long-term revenue targets. A defined moves management framework makes your fundraising efforts more efficient and fosters genuine, long-term connections with donors.

Management

Blackbaud

JULY 29, 2025

Are you ready to make the most of it? Once their major donor was secured, the matching gift opportunity was promoted across their website and social media, creating a unified, multichannel push. They sent 87 personalized letters with targeted asks, followed by segmented emails to non-responders, emphasizing urgency and impact.

Media

GiveSmart

JANUARY 22, 2025

Luckily, whether your team is in the beginning stages of event planning or youre ready to finalize the nitty gritty details, an exhaustive fundraising event checklist can help you confidently navigate the months and weeks before your event, the day of it, and even after! Of course, planning starts long before that!

Fundraising

Candid

MAY 2, 2025

Make sure youre scanning news sources, email lists, and social media to stay up to date on new initiatives or grant programs from funders in your geographic or issue area. Seeking foundation grants require a different approach from applying for government grants: one that is grounded in relationship building and trust.

Proposal Writing

Wild Apricot

JULY 8, 2025

Imagine your nonprofit’s mission clearly shining through to anyone who looks your way, not just from your programs, but across your logo, messaging, social media, signage and emails. Your nonprofit’s brand plays a significant role: it builds trust, attracts the right supporters and showcases who you truly are to the world.

Nonprofit

Qgiv

DECEMBER 10, 2024

According to the Global Trends in Giving report , 33% of nonprofit supporters in the United States and Canada say email is the communication tool that inspires them most to give. Print communications came in second place, with 19% saying it was the most influential channel. Explain your mission. How does it help them make a difference?

Template

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

With your plan in place and your infrastructure built, you’re ready to start fundraising (so Stage 3). You have to get comfortable asking people for money – even if you think asking for money is the last thing you would ever feel comfortable doing. Then, draft a plan. Fundraising is a skilled profession.

Funding

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Your potential donors also spend their time on social media, and youll benefit from meeting them there! Make your online giving form easily accessible on social media by including links in your bio and posts. Well show you how to do that through the following tips: Customize your donation process to your organizations needs.

Donation

Community Boost

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Social media is more important than ever for nonprofits aiming to raise funds and engage with their communities. Engaging Donors with Innovative Content Creative Engagement Techniques Content is king, especially on social media. With billions of active users, Facebook offers a powerful platform for nonprofits to connect with donors.

Fundraising

CauseVox

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Youd need to handle design, coding, payment processing, and securityall on your own. A free fundraising platform takes care of all that for you, so you can focus on what matters most: connecting with donors and raising funds. The right platform should give you flexibility while keeping as much of each donation in your hands as possible.

Donation

CauseVox

APRIL 18, 2025

Are you ready to make your monthly giving program a must-have for donors, much like their favorite streaming service? It’s 2025, and we’re fully living in a subscription culture. Everything from our favorite tunes on Spotify to our weekly meal kits is just part of how we live nowsimple, straightforward, and automatic.

Donation

Blackbaud

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Many situations can indicate a donor’s readiness to discuss end-of-year gifts of assets. Promote your legacy society via email and multiple communication channels: Website Events Direct mail Social media Advertisements One-to-one conversations Member listings in your annual report, playbills, etc.

Liability

DoJiggy

JUNE 3, 2025

Once your organization signs up for the program , United will create a custom ticketing website and QR code to share with your community through email, social media, or custom flyers. The United team is always ready to sign autographs and pose for pictures with your supporters. Fundraising works best when its fun!

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JANUARY 24, 2025

Here’s what that means: Working together: Link your CRM to the tools you use every day, such as your email system, social media tools, fund accounting software, and event registration platforms. You don’t need to be a technical expert to use these; they’re ready to go right out of the box.

CRM

Blackbaud

JANUARY 28, 2025

Ready to turn Mission Impossible into Mission Unstoppable? Does your nonprofits brand ever feel like its missing that one puzzle piecesomething that, once found, could amplify your mission from a quiet whisper to a confident rallying cry? Thats where brand clarity comes in. Lets dive in. If not, its time for an update.

Nonprofit

CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2025

CEO and Chairman, International Alliance of Guardian Angels NZ Charitable Trust 3) Social Media Highlight Make a habit of thanking donors across your social media channels. On Monday, I walked into my office to see a handwritten thank you note from our CEO on my desk. It didn’t just acknowledge my time; it made me feel great!

CRM

amplifi

APRIL 17, 2025

Social media: the right kind of engagement. Social media: the right kind of engagement. But social media can still be a valuable tool if used correctly. Regular but tasteful communication keeps your nonprofit in their thoughts when theyre finally ready to make a decision. Keep it simple. Use email wisely (no, not spam).

Education

Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 23, 2025

Think of it as your internal toolbox: a set of ready-to-go content blocks you can customize and reuse across multiple applications. Sustainability Language: Be ready to explain how your program will continue after the grant ends. That can overwhelm grant writing for small nonprofits, but it doesn’t have to.

Grant Writing

Candid

MAY 8, 2025

For example, in Cocke County, Tennessee, parents feedback that expectations for kindergarten readiness were unclear inspired an awareness campaign with local media, businesses, and authorities to better provide information and support to families. To address these challenges, its key to consider local complexities. positive change.

Training

DoJiggy

APRIL 29, 2025

So lace up your skates and get ready to roll! In addition to the immediate financial benefits, hosting a well-promoted roller skating event can enhance your organization’s visibility in the community by attracting local media attention and generating interest in your mission. Communication on the day of the event is critical.

Fundraising

Center for Major Gifts

MARCH 10, 2025

These supporters arrive via direct mail appeals, social media asks, online donation pages, and other broad outreach methods. Its helpful to segment donors in your database based on giving history, frequency of donations, and engagement with your newsletter or social media.

Goals

Big Fundraising Ideas

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Ensure you actively promote your fundraiser through various channels, including social media, emails, and newsletters. Promote the sale through social media, email newsletters, and community boards to attract buyers. Set Realistic Sales Goals Setting achievable sales goals for each participant helps create a clear roadmap for success.

Management

DoJiggy

JANUARY 8, 2025

Promote on Social Media Use platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and X (Twitter) to spread the word about your fundraising campaign. Recognition Publicly acknowledge large donors during the event or on social media. Having the right mix of tools tailored to your needs ensures smoother operations from start to finish.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JULY 16, 2025

Look for volunteer service, social media interactions, and other forms of engagement. Engagement tracking : Monitor how prospects interact with your communications, post comments, attend events, volunteer their time, and engage with your website to gauge their interest and readiness for cultivation.

Fundraising

The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 17, 2025

By fostering a culture of clear communication and appreciation, your nonprofit can build a motivated, engaged team that is ready to bring your event vision to life. Consider these strategies: Leverage Digital Channels: Promote the event using email marketing , social media platforms, and your nonprofits website.

Budget