CauseVox

JULY 28, 2025

Save that list as a segment so you can easily send them an email, create a task, or just become aware of who is slipping through the cracks. Your CRM also lets you automate reminders and follow-up tasks for your development team, so no one falls through the cracks. That is why tracking donor behavior is step one.

CRM

DonorSnap

JULY 29, 2025

The truth is, every person who walks through your event doors is a potential lifelong supporter if you know how to cultivate them properly. Let’s explore how to transform event attendees into committed supporters through strategic planning and the right technology tools. It starts with your registration process.

Pass-Through

Blackbaud

JULY 28, 2025

When you get a clean bill of health from your doctor, you can feel confident as you navigate through life. You can also run through an audit preparation checklist to ensure you are as prepared as possible. That goes for financial health at your nonprofit organization, too.

Finance

Planned Giving

APRIL 24, 2025

Instead, it can structure the transaction so that the donor transfers title directly to the buyer through a directed close. In the next 20 years, over $85 trillion in equities will pass to the next generation. Every day you wait, another donor gives their propertyto someone else. Takeaway: Debt doesnt have to be a dealbreaker.

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Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

I've had that many people go through my program or my podcast is now in a ton of countries, which is so cool, but it took a little bit of figuring and looking at it differently of how could I reframe some of these facts about myself that were right there the whole time. Over 2,100 students have taken her grant writing courses.

Instrumentl

HSF House

JUNE 5, 2025

My Irish heritage and lifelong fascination with storytelling through images have inspired me to embark on a journey that brings together my love for soccer, photography, and cultural exploration. The focus of my upcoming project is an investigation, through photography, into the so-called “Mayo curse” in Irish football.

Pass-Through

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 4, 2025

When you evaluate grant opportunities first through the lens of alignment, you protect your organization’s integrity and ensure that funding supports your mission rather than distracts from it. In both cases, passing and finding a better- aligned opportunity is more strategic. Pro tip: Alignment should feel natural.

Grant

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Remote medical consultations through telehealth allow seniors to receive prompt medical advice and treatment from home. To obtain this certification, candidates must pass a comprehensive exam within a year of application and complete an ethics module, ensuring they adhere to the highest ethical standards.

Transportation

The Fundraising Coach

MAY 30, 2025

While establishing relationships that can lead to planned gifts can take time, there are ways nonprofits can effectively raise more funds through this type of fundraising. Here are some of the most common types of planned gifts: Bequests : These are gifts made through a donor’s will or living trust. Is your board on board?

CRM

Big Fundraising Ideas

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Bonus tip: To encourage early orders, promote the kits through the schools email list or PTA Facebookgroup. Charge a small fee per session or offer a term-long pass. Extra note: If you partner with a local instructor, ask them to volunteer or reduce their fee in exchange for promotion through the schoolnetwork.

Fundraising

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Congress has yet to pass any FY ’25 (the new FY started Oct. The lame duck Congress will pass FY ’25 CRs by mid-December, which will likely mirror FY ’24. In January, the new Republican-controlled Congress will try to amend these through the arcane Budget Reconciliation process. What happened? We be Mr. Zimm.

Grant

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 11, 2025

Budget Developments and the Debt Ceiling In late June, the Senate narrowly passed its version of a sweeping spending and tax package known among Republicans as the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” While the House passed its version in June, the two chambers must now reconcile differences before anything reaches the President’s desk.

Federal Grants

Blackbaud

JULY 18, 2025

Patient portal platforms enable patients to message their care team through a secure portal. On your end, if you have lab or test results, you can share them securely through this platform. Medical coding software that enhances the speed of your medical coding, resulting in fewer denied claims and better first-pass submission rates.

Insurance

HSF House

JUNE 14, 2025

Between my regular internship duties, attending a Metallica concert where the lead singer high fived me (yes, seriously, top ten coolest moments of my life), and an unexpected opportunity that I couldn’t pass up, it’s safe to say this summer is shaping up to be one of transformation and momentum. Congressman, and I said yes. Moving to D.C.,

Pass-Through

Blackbaud

MAY 23, 2024

Initiatives like the American Rescue Plan, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, and other pass-through funding to states and local governments have spurred a surge in nonprofits seeking federal funding. Program Analysis – what will happen to the program to accommodate the growth?

Grant Readiness

Planned Giving

JULY 27, 2024

There are a number of benefits to donating retirement assets to a registered charity and you can make this through your will : You Can Avoid Double Taxation for Your Heirs. Did you know your retirement plan is potentially subject to double taxation if passed on to your heirs — sometimes costing them 50% or more in taxes?

Donation

Cain Nonprofit Solutions

JANUARY 14, 2021

Last year many arts and culture nonprofits struggling to cope with closures and restrictions in the wake of COVID-19 were able to take advantage of multiple relief grants and funding, chief among them funds made available through the CARE Act and forgivable loans that were part of the Paycheck Protection Program (known as ‘PPP’).

Funding

Blackbaud

JULY 22, 2024

Think through your revenue streams—are they tied to similar economic drivers that could affect them all at once? For example, you may have several different grants, but if some of them are backed by federal funds, either directly or as pass-throughs, you could be vulnerable to federal budget cuts that affect your sector.

Management

Cain Nonprofit Solutions

APRIL 29, 2021

But part of what I try to do is to pass on the things I’ve already learned to other grant writers – especially those who are newer to the profession. Hopefully I’ll continue to learn throughout my entire career. Are they conversational? Are they academic? How well do they explain things? Mentors are worth their weight in gold.

Grant Writing

Blackbaud

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Accuracy should be a starting point to ensure your request for support punches through the noise. This readying moment can serve as a great reminder that newer groups come to the practice of giving with a fresher set of eyes, new standards, and raised expectations around why you do what you do and how you do it.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

APRIL 8, 2024

A lot of individual donations, like ones that come through your organization’s website or through the Annual Fund, are often unrestricted. Trust-Based Philanthropy puts relationships at the center of a donor’s giving and encourages the donor to do the research instead of having the nonprofit jump through hoops for funding.

Funding

Get Fully Funded

JULY 9, 2025

They pass away. It’s an unfortunate reality that some donors pass on, and unless you’re in their estate plans, their giving ends. Invite their feedback by asking your donors what they think through surveys or online polls. If you call to renew them, be ready to take their credit card info over the phone. They go away.

Pass-Through

Candid

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

However, that doesn’t mean that the data is ready as-is to answer every question about institutional giving. At Candid, our mission is to get you the information you need to do good. This also means clearing up mis information when we come across it. Myth 1: “Candid grants data” is the same as “990 data.”

Grant

OneCause

AUGUST 22, 2024

Either charge an admission fee or pass around a donation basket. This idea provides a perfect transition from summer to fall, with a slightly nostalgic yet cozy feeling hovering around the event. As you’re sitting by the fire, you can also host a scary story contest. Haunted House Nothing screams “fall” like a haunted house.

Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 20, 2021

That’s why every culture uses storytelling to pass down vital traditions and values. But halfway through, they realize they don’t know enough about the story to write an effective donation letter. In fact, she was so busy that when it came time to put together her year-end donation letter she was stumped. What should she write?

Ethics

Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Because time is limited, you should begin with an attention-grabbing image and/or statement, then start right in and tell the story that you want to be known through a narrative arc that will take your donors on a journey. People love watching videos! Video has an unbelievable advantage over other forms of messaging. The Awareness Video.

Pass-Through

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

For example, my friend operates a food pantry, and she did not like a video a volunteer made about getting ready to volunteer at the food pantry. Share the ultimate Ask script that has been passed from fundraiser to fundraiser, and then give them the opportunity to learn through role play: “Me” sentence: . Don’t you want that?

Fundraising

Planned Giving

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

When a donor chooses to give their wealth to your organization, will you be ready? What you decide to accept often depends on the feasibility of following through on the procedure to accept the gift. The idea of your organization receiving a windfall may seem like only the stuff of dreams. What is a Gift Acceptance Policy?

Policy

Blackbaud

JANUARY 17, 2024

Here are a few features you might consider when looking at your long-term grant management goals: Ability to work with other systems : Look for open APIs to help your GMS pass information to other systems, such as your fundraising or document management systems. This includes reviewing your process documentation or creating it if necessary.

Grant Management

Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Others may be ready to jump right in and need a little gentle reminder to maintain social distance. If your event has entry requirements (such as proof of vaccination status), streamline your registration lines to keep guests moving through. Basically, it combines a live benefit gala with the flexibility of a virtual event.

Pass-Through

Blackbaud

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Having one place for all the information breaks down silos and avoids introducing risk through pulling data out of various systems into spreadsheets. When people in your community are hungry, you look for any opportunity to be more efficient so that you can spend more time getting food to those who need it. Food banks have to be nimble.

Funding

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2023

You may want to spend some time on the front lines of your nonprofit gathering stories and creating a story library so you have several ready when you need them. You’ve probably heard this already – that storytelling is important. But do you really understand it? What do we mean by storytelling? And how do you tell a good story?

Donation

Greater Giving

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Charitable giving through online platforms has risen exponentially over the past several years , and that trend’s only continued since COVID-19 forced nonprofits to postpone, or even cancel, their in-person fundraisers. Turn it into a donation instantly with Text to Donate —before their attention moves on to something else.

Donation

GrantNews

JULY 10, 2024

Ready to be inspired and get some valuable grant writing tips? Get ready to follow Libby’s incredible rise from a special education teacher to the top of the grant world! Faced with the challenge of helping her students pass New York State exams, she took her first step into the world of grant writing. Then tune into BYB!

Grant Writing

Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Gig economy darling Airbnb partnered with NPF to dedicate a series of pages on its website to finding accommodations near national parks and Google had just brought a special “coding with cocoa” station to President’s Park during the National Christmas Tree celebrations through their Made with Code girls empowerment initiative. “We

Retail

Grant Professionals Association

OCTOBER 17, 2024

As you decide if your organization needs the infrastructure to manage federal grants, remember, many grants from states and local governments are from federal sources (pass through grants), so you have to manage them as federal dollars. To get started: Before applying for grants, assess your organization’s level of grant readiness.

Grant Management

Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2010

It had been operating in the red for sometime and the President of the organization was ready to close it. And I smile when I pass one. Of course, the store has gone through some ups and downs since then, but had I not been there and gotten things going, the store would have been closed in 1998. In month 3, we netted $10,000.

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