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Training Junior Grant Writers—Without Losing Your Mind or Missing Deadlines

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

But heres the good news: with the right systems in place, you can train the next generation of grant rockstars without burning outor blowing a deadline. Step One: Build a Smart Training System (Not a Time Sink) Don’t reinvent the wheel every time a new junior shows up. Sure, its rewarding.

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There’s a Crisis in Nonprofit Fundraising — And It’s Time We Faced It Head-On

Pamela Grow

This isnt about a lack of training or skill. As Ive learned over the years, you can train a team on proven tactics. I have no passion for it. Shes not alone. Talented fundraisers are leaving the sector in droves, often for consulting, or simply for industries that better support their well-being and respect their expertise.

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Is It Time for Your Nonprofit or School to Make a CRM Change?

Blackbaud

Know Your Current Situation Frustrations with your CRM may be due to the limitations of the tool, but they may also be due to the way your team has chosen to use the tool, or a lack of training. Training: What is the current skillset of your team and what is their capacity for adding new skills? My answer began with one word: Maybe.

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Using Your Fundraising CRM Software to Its Full Potential

Blackbaud

In minutes, a data check query can bring me up to speed with a spreadsheet containing all the organizations CRM goals, projects, and training needs by category. In the past five years, we have exceeded expectations. Our first achievement: we no longer have duplicate records. But weve done it. Digitally mature nonprofits are, in fact, 3.5

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Supporting Latinx nonprofits by training leaders and fundraisers 

Candid

I also heard that fundraising training is not for us, meaning it was designed for large nonprofits like universities, museums, and hospitals. Every leader we train fights both internal and external voices saying, No, you cant. Get the board on board Unique to our fundraising training is that we require board member participation.

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Why the Marguerite Casey Foundation is leveraging its endowment

Candid

The most powerful people in our country are doxing people who provide community health care, know your rights trainings, and housing. Our boards unanimous decision to tap into our endowment to make this investment isnt business as usual. These two snapshots are simply examples of people using the power of organizing to come together.

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Give it your all this GivingTuesday with these revenue-boosting strategies 

Candid

Discover how we as individuals can give thoughtfully, balancing both head and heart, to ensure our donations make a lasting difference this giving season and beyond. We hope these strategies and resources help you achieve even greater success this GivingTuesday and throughout the Giving Season.

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