Tony Martignetti

OCTOBER 6, 2024

DeaRonda Harrison: Grants Readiness & Success DeaRonda Harrison helps you get ready to accept grants and shares strategies for successful grants research, writing and outcomes. DeaRonda is the president … Continue reading Nonprofit Radio for October 7, 2024: Grants Readiness & Success →

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Let’s face it—keeping up with donation matches can feel like a race against the clock. Matching gifts often come with tight deadlines, and if you’re not promoting them effectively, you risk leaving money on the table. That’s where automated matching comes in. It’s a game-changer for busy teams who want to raise more while doing less.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Get ready for GivingTuesday with a cohesive digital campaign. GivingTuesday shares valuable data, research, and community support activities, along with three expert strategies to help your nonprofit achieve year-end fundraising success and make the most of GivingTuesday.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Get your small staff ready for a new CRM Read more Before you invest in a new CRM, determine the root cause of your frustrations and limitations, as that will enable you to be strategic in how you proceed. It was a client kickoff call like so many others. My answer began with one word: Maybe. My answer began with one word: Maybe.

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Clairification

OCTOBER 21, 2024

There are barriers to be overcome; first and foremost is fundraising fear. Hopefully this will help you address these challenges within your own organization so you, too, can transform folks from fearful and reluctant “fundraisers” to joyful and ready “philanthropy facilitators.” Actually, they do.

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Fundraising HayDay

MAY 29, 2025

So many organizations skip the grant readiness step, and that is to their detriment. If your agency wants to find success in grant seeking and grant management, then you need to take the steps necessary to be ready for those processes. So many organizations skip the grant readiness step, and that is to their detriment.

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Clairification

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Let’s begin with this week’s bit of wisdom… “Let us conceive of gratitude in its largest, most beautiful sense, that if we receive any kindness we are debtor, not merely to one man, but to the whole world. We all prefer to join a rising tide rather than a sinking boat. Optimism is contagious, and will motivate people to connect with you.

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Clairification

MAY 2, 2024

It means that by the time you get to 20 people (out of 1,000) who are ready to become committed fans, each of these people is worth fifty times as much effort as you’d put into getting one new stranger to be aware of what you do. It’s not always easy to find all the good stuff across the web. That’s why I do the work for you!

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Clairification

MAY 16, 2024

If we’re ready to ease some of the constraints, that problem might go away. And sometimes, we can make a choice. The thing that’s vexing you: is it a situation or a problem? Problems have solutions. If we care enough, we can find a way to solve a problem, but it might cost more money, require more effort or involve more risk than we’d prefer.

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Grant Writer Team

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

If you’re ready to enjoy flexibility, autonomy, and the satisfaction of helping others succeed, GrantWriterTeam is the perfect platform to grow your career. If you’re ready to enjoy flexibility, autonomy, and the satisfaction of helping others succeed, GrantWriterTeam is the perfect platform to grow your career.

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Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 23, 2025

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? This is when you imagine me waving my hand obnoxiously high in the air!)

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Planned Giving

MAY 19, 2025

An elevator pitch is a planned giving conversation starter a carefully planned response that explains what you offer in a way anyone can understand during a short, casual interaction. The key is to make it conversational and informal, not like a fifth-grader reading a book report to the class. Practice it. Have more than one. At a party.

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Lightning Fast Grant Writing

MAY 12, 2025

Communicate key dates earlylike when drafts will be ready, when comments are due, and when final sign-off happens. Weve all been there. The grant deadline is in five days. Cue the chaos, caffeine, and existential dread. But heres the good news: it doesnt have to be this way. Treat those dates like sacred appointments.

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Clairification

AUGUST 12, 2024

You’ve got one month before fall fundraising season begins in earnest. What will you do with it? I’VE GOT 10 TOP STRATEGIES TO HELP YOU GET ALL YOUR DUCKS IN A ROW! We’ll start with the first five today. The post Top 5 Strategies to Prepare for Fall Fundraising NOW appeared first on Clairification.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Be ready to thank your donors as soon as you receive a donation Every single donor, no matter how much they’ve given or whether they donated online, gets a thank you card/letter mailed to them or receives a phone call. It will also make it more likely your donors will give again. You’re never too busy to thank your donors.

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The Fundraiser Coach

MARCH 24, 2025

Be ready to ask—but listen more than you speak. ” And when the world feels steadier, when they feel their wealth again—you’ll be there, ready to help them dream big and give big once more. We recalled how well they made the Ask: how the fundraiser and the head of special collections were pitch-perfect.

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Lightning Fast Grant Writing

MAY 12, 2025

With bold storytelling, smart stewardship, and future-ready strategies, you can turn renewal anxiety into long-term loyalty. Renewal anxiety is no jokeand for experienced grant writers, it can feel like a thundercloud hanging over every funding cycle. But panic wont pay the bills. Action will. Funders want to stay.

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Clairification

JANUARY 30, 2025

SELF-EXERCISE: Okay, are you ready to close your eyes? When youre not aware youre making a mistake, its hard to avoid it. So lets get curious. Im going to ask you to close your eyes for a minute to imagine a donor youve been wanting to ask for a major gift. Im going to ask you to visualize a space where youre meeting. Uncomfortable?

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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.

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GrantNews

MARCH 3, 2025

For every business looking to grow, there’s a grant ready to help. For those ready to take the next step, explore more grant opportunities on GrantWatch and embark on your journey towards business success. GrantWatch is the gateway for small business grants for entrepreneurs ! Is there hope on the horizon? Absolutely!

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Lightning Fast Grant Writing

MAY 8, 2025

Create and maintain a library of polished templates, go-to boilerplate, and funder-specific language thats ready to drop into any proposal. Lets face it: grant writing isnt just typing proposals and hitting submit. Its high-stakes, high-pressure intellectual combat. No wonder burnout hits so many smart, capable, hardworking professionals.

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Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

This journey includes individuals who are almost ready to contribute and those who are still considering and may need more information before givingboth are considered leads. Marketing-qualified leads are individuals who have engaged with your nonprofits marketing materials in some way but arent yet ready to donate.

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Revisit Your Email Ask Series Is your email ask series ready to go? Every one of you Ive talked to recently every last one has told me that your year-end campaign went out late. Hey, it happens. Its been a year. But have no fear. if youre behind on your goals, you can still do plenty between now and December 31.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

MARCH 3, 2025

When an opportunity comes open that fits the mission of an organization who is ready to do the work described by the RFP, this can be an amazing opportunity for a nonprofit to apply, receive funding, and launch or expand their programming. However, federal grant funding is very hard to get.

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Candid

MARCH 24, 2025

Based on my 25 years experience working in global development, here are five tips to help nonprofits be ready to respond to unforeseen challenges. At times, the future arrives earlier than we plan for or want it to. Nonprofitsand international development organizations in particularare grappling with fast-changing realities.

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GrantNews

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Job Readiness Programs for Older Teens Objective : Equip older teens with the skills they need to succeed in the workforce. Job readiness programs provide training on resume writing, interview skills, workplace etiquette, and job search strategies. 15 Programs for At-Risk Teens and Families with Grants to Match 1.

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GrantNews

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

What’s more, you are ready to seize grant funding opportunities. Educational Enhancement Grant Grants to USA nonprofit organizations partnering with workforce development boards, employer partners, and state and local education agencies for workforce readiness programs geared to youth living in rural areas.

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GrantNews

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The Wrap Up For those intrepid souls ready to take the next step, explore more grant opportunities on GrantWatch and embark on your journey towards business success. GrantWatch is proud to bring you 10 November small business grants for entrepreneurs! But now is the perfect time to focus on growing your business!

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Clairification

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Ready to offer some astute year-end giving advice? It’s the bare minimum to tack “ this gift is tax deductible to the extent provided by law ” onto the end of your appeal or bottom of your donation landing page. It’s perceived as relatively meaningless ‘fine print’ that is mildly reassuring, but certainly not persuasive.

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The Fundraiser Coach

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

The Donor Mindset: "My interests evolve, and I appreciate when fundraisers take the time to ask what excites me now." Many fundraisers rely on past meeting notes and giving history to guide donor conversations. Shift Your Approach: Instead of assuming you know what matters to a donor, create space for discovery. Arrange for leadership (e.g.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

In this guide, we’ll review four considerations to keep in mind as you assess your nonprofit’s financial sustainability—and, therefore, how ready it is for expansion. Not only do they provide you with a safety net in case of emergency, but they’re also often the first money you’ll draw from when your organization is ready to expand.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Get ready to dive into the wealth of knowledge from these 2024 fundraising articles. Choose the right fundraising events for your small nonprofit and get ready to put your organizations face out there in the community, attract new donors, and raise lots of money! And thats what its all about! link] And thats what were here for!

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Joe Garecht Fundraising

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

I was ready for my next task! We had mailed out information packets to each prospect, and now my job was to call through about 100 donors to see if they would be willing to meet. I was a little nervous. This was my first time doing cold outreach. Still, I was eager to give it a shot. What an Effort! I was proud of myself.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

JANUARY 24, 2025

Even if you know that the potential funding could be enormous for your organization, the process of dealing with so many details can be tedious, time-consuming, and disheartening. Many organizations may find themselves starting grant applications but never completing them because of the time it takes to do so. What attachments will we need?

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The Fundraiser Coach

JUNE 9, 2025

When she could comfortably turn in a circle, brake quickly, and slow down gently, she was ready to ride the neighborhood solo. Ever thought about who doesn’t feel imposter syndrome? It’s a kid learning to ride a bike. I remember clearly when my daughter was learning. First we started with training wheels. She did fall.

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The Fundraiser Coach

MARCH 30, 2025

In today’s landscape, with economic uncertainty causing some donors to hesitate or take more time for considering larger major gifts, building connection isn’t simply a “warm fuzzy.” ” It’s actually your strategic advantage. And before there’s trust, there must be connection. More alumni called back to talk.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Unlike a new grant writer that takes time to hire and train, Alex and her team are ready to step in to support your fundraising team today. We are ready to start work for you when you are ready! When you know your fundraising team needs help, you often need that help to start today (or yesterday as we often hear!)

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