NonProfit PRO

APRIL 15, 2024

Your strategic plan could be thought-out and have buy-in across the board, but it will still fail if you’re doing this one key thing.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

You’ll create strategic plans, brainstorm new projects and programs, and organize campaigns to raise the necessary funds to execute your ideas. One important but sometimes overlooked step in future planning is ensuring proper nonprofit financial management. Let’s get started! Methodology.

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Grant Consulting Services

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Does your organization have a strategic plan? Strategic planning is a very important step in building a successful organization, no matter its size. So, what is a strategic plan, and how do you make one? What Is A Strategic Plan? Ask the following questions: What resources are already in place?

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Because of its broad scope and deep impact on both top line (productivity) and bottom line (efficiency) performance, the sales operations department has become a strategic and indispensable component of a mature sales organization, especially in the enterprise, SaaS and B2B space. . Strategic responsibilities. Technical functions.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 3, 2025

Link Technology Investments to the Organization’s Strategic Plan and Objectives To make a strong business case for any technology investment, you need to ensure that the proposal benefits not only the finance team but the organization as a whole.

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Finance Strategic Plan Proposal Goals 88

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Finally, the last two weeks of the year are the ideal time to do your strategic planning. It is then that I review the year’s results, and update my business plan. The first thing to do is to ask all your management-level staff to fill out the project innovator form. It is a terrific exercise for this time of year.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 12, 2025

Pro tip: Data is most beneficial in three key areas of strategic planning : When assessing your current state When setting goals for your team When creating a plan to achieve those goals Free Resource Nonprofit Change Management Toolkit Download now 5. Dont Let the Plan Gather Dust You did it! Dont lose momentum.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 10, 2025

The past several months have been challenging for nonprofits, so NonProfit PRO spoke with experts on what nonprofits can do to set themselves up for success.

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IT Nonprofit Strategic Plan 97

The NonProfit Times

AUGUST 21, 2024

healthcare or higher education), the more you need to know about how non-fundraising revenue/expenditures work, how strategic planning efforts are developed, and why the community sees the nonprofit as it does. You should be bold. The more complicated the nonprofit business (e.g.,

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GrantNews

APRIL 28, 2025

It provides coaching and tools in management, marketing, financial topics, and strategic planning for sustainable business growth. Small Business Grant Opportunities are blooming this May, just un time for Spring! It time to start growing; soak up that sunshine, take action and invest in grant funding for your small business.

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Blackbaud

MAY 1, 2025

Despite its simplicity, a thorough SWOT analysis can guide your overarching strategic plan by providing insights into what is realistically achievable based on the unique characteristics of your nonprofit and environment you operate in. In fact, your SWOT analysis should evolve with you. Authenticity and resonance are key.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Your board of directors are the standard bearers… foundation builders… strategic plan. It’s really no secret that your non-profit’s or association’s board of directors is pivotal to your organization’s success.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Have a thank you plan. It underscores the need for a strategic plan that fosters continuous donor interaction, nurturing deeper connections that lead to enhanced mission awareness, growth, and lasting community impact. When people are able to give in several ways this creates a connection between the donor and your cause.

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Demographics Strategic Plan CRM Donation 104

Strategic Grants

MAY 18, 2025

In fact, it should be part of your strategic planning to keep track of your organisation’s volunteer input. Strategic investment in volunteering is crucial to safeguard its contribution to communities, and to ensure it is sustainable.” We cannot take Australias volunteers for granted.

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Just Write Grants

JANUARY 9, 2025

Revisit and Refine Your Strategic Plan Your organizations strategic plan serves as a roadmap for its activities and initiatives. Before diving into grant writing, take time to revisit your strategic plan. Heres how you can ensure your grant proposals hit the mark.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 13, 2025

Review your strategic plan to ensure the new revenue stream fits within your organizational objectives. The ideas come pouring in from around the organization. The development team wants to start an annual trivia night. The program team wants to establish a summer camp. Ask the finance team.

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Finance Strategic Plan Consulting Consultant 105

Clairification

MARCH 27, 2025

Very few nonprofits have in their strategic plan a goal to build goodwill and a culture of philanthropy. I dont usually do this, but today Im incorporating the full text of a blog by Seth Godin. Its not about philanthropy or fundraising. He says its about goodwill, or the lack thereof. What it costs you to lose it. Let me explain.

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GrantNews

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Funding supports community events that align with the funding source’s strategic plan. Is your nonprofit struggling to grow its social media following? Nonprofit Social Media can be challenging, especially if you’re not tech-savvy. But with the right strategies, you can maximize your reach and connect with more supporters.

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Candid

MARCH 24, 2025

At times, the future arrives earlier than we plan for or want it to. Learn from the past and strategize for the future Its critical for leaders to look to the past for stories of how our communities have overcome unforeseen challenges. Refine and focus your mission Lets begin by reevaluating our mission. Is it still relevant?

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Candid

MARCH 11, 2025

Capacity Building funding provides much-needed support for what many organizations had been doing without: resources to strengthen leadership and boards, professional development, technology, evaluation, strategic planning, communications, etc. We held live webinars and community office hours where applicants could ask questions.

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Blackbaud

AUGUST 12, 2024

A CRM-centric culture ensures that every interaction, whether internal or external, is rooted in data-driven decisions and strategic alignment. Operational efficiency: A well-integrated CRM simplifies event planning, volunteer coordination , and internal communications.

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Candid

JUNE 11, 2025

And overhead costs—things like leadership development, data infrastructure, and strategic planning—are often considered an expense rather than an investment. Nonprofits fight over limited, restricted dollars. Funders prioritize short-term metrics over long-term systemic change. So too must be our responses. But that model is outdated.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Expert research is essential for a nonprofit to achieve its potential for both a major fundraising campaigns and strategic planning.

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Strategic Plan Fundraising Nonprofit IT 124

Blackbaud

MAY 21, 2025

Budget scenarios are essential tools for organizations to navigate financial uncertainties and plan for various outcomes. This approach enhances business planning capabilities and enables more adaptable and responsive financial management. They are excellent for cash flow planning.

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Budget Strategic Plan Pass-Through Federal Grants 88

Candid

JANUARY 9, 2025

Yet, we see that many organizations are still quick to limit or cut back technology-related investments of all kinds, including training, evaluation, planning, and community feedback. Yet, one thing is still often missing from so many of them: technology.

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The Fundraiser Coach

JUNE 14, 2024

Strategic plans, typically spanning 3, 5, or even 10 years, are developed with input from the board, leadership, and staff. In my example, the fundraiser had planned the approach, only to find out that the museum director had intervened, and the check arrived and was deposited before the fundraiser even knew the meeting had happened.

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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Plan All Year for Year-End Gifts of Asset It is imperative for nonprofit organizations, universities, and foundations to communicate about possible year-end gifts of assets throughout the year and certainly as soon as possible in the last quarter of the year, but sometimes a last-minute rush is unavoidable.

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Grant Writer Team

JANUARY 2, 2025

Acknowledge that real change takes time and articulate a strategic plan for continued progress. However, crafting a grant proposal that will get results presents a significant challenge. A strong proposal needs to be clear, concise, and tailored to a funder’s priorities. Seems simple, right? Cater to the Requirements!

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Proposal Grant Grants Strategic Plan 64

Blackbaud

MAY 8, 2025

So much of education is moving digitaltextbooks, grade cards, and even field trips. But many business offices rely heavily on moving paper from one location to another. By automating repetitive and time-consuming tasks, AP automation helps your K12 business office save time, improve your audit trail, maintain internal controls, and mitigate fraud.

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Finance Strategic Plan Electronics Education 86

NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Your nonprofit likely has many goals it wants to accomplish, ranging in priority and timeline. Some of these goals may be broad and worldly, while others are not. However, for you to lay a path to accomplish your goals, your nonprofit should follow a similar structure for writing each of your goals. .

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GrantNews

APRIL 16, 2025

Because of this, a non-profit’s plan to nurture its connection with its donors is vital. However, grant writing requires strategic planning, detailed research, and persuasive storytelling. Above all, donor-centric management is an effective and cost-efficient way to increase nonprofits’ donor retention.

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 10, 2021

The great composer Leonard Bernstein has been quoted as saying, “To accomplish great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time.” Bernstein would have been aghast — as we were — to read this proclamation on the website of a particular independent school about its strategic planning process.

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Blue Avocado

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Why it Happens:There are many reasons DEIB efforts fail including not being a part of the strategic plan, lack of board champions, and […]. The post 7 Ideas for Pushing Your Board Forward in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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Strategic Plan IT Nonprofit 122

Candid

JANUARY 28, 2025

The need for strategic and adequate technology investments is especially urgent for small grassroots organizations working to scale positive incomes in under-resourced communities. Demonstrate need: Tie your request directly to the organizations strategic plan and its capacity needs. Seek out capacity-building opportunities.

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Funding Nonprofit Budget Strategic Plan 87

NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 23, 2024

Does your nonprofit need to rethink its strategic approach? Let's look at four signs that indicate it does.

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IT Nonprofit Strategic Plan 111

NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Donor fatigue is a real phenomenon, and it occurs when supporters just get tired and pull back on their giving. Let’s explore donor fatigue and how fundraisers can overcome it.

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IT Fundraising Strategic Plan Burnout 116

Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 11, 2025

She helps nonprofits grow their impact through strategic planning, capacity building, grant development, and program design. Don’t even get me started on the dreaded paper jams. Yet, even amidst those struggles, we had something powerful – vision. A great idea would emerge: a way to feed families, house veterans, mentor teen.,

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