Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 25, 2025

This approach is known as moves management a structured method of planning and tracking each interaction or move that nudges a donor from initial awareness to a transformational gift. A defined moves management framework makes your fundraising efforts more efficient and fosters genuine, long-term connections with donors. email opens).

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Effective financial management is critical for your nonprofit to grow and thrive long-term. One important but sometimes overlooked step in future planning is ensuring proper nonprofit financial management. Their duties range from budget creation and cash flow forecasting to grant management and financial policy development.

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Finance Policies Policy Nonprofit 147

Gail Perry Group

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Capital Campaign Readiness: Check Your Image in the Mirror While you are planning your campaign, take a good, hard look at your organization's reputation in the community. Our checklist will help you understand if you're ready and what your leaders might want to address. Show that you manage your money well. Planning a Campaign?

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

When your grantmaking organization first started, you didn’t need a lot of functionality to manage your single program and a handful of grantees. Make sure you have the right people in the right roles to manage the switch. This should include input from all stakeholders, including database managers, program staff, and IT personnel.

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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. Project management tools like Trello, Asana, Monday.com, or ClickUp can keep your entire review process on track. Treat those dates like sacred appointments. No last-minute Oh, can I get my comments in tomorrow?

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 24, 2025

Here are some examples of CRM integration: When you connect Eventbrite to Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT , the industry-leading fundraising CRM, managing events becomes much simpler. Event management software: When someone signs up for your event, their information goes straight into your CRM.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Whether it's post-award management or full lifecycle tracking, our software makes every step easier. Ready to take your grant management to the next level? Ready to take your grant management to the next level? Plus, explore bonus features like funder search to discover new opportunities.

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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.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

MARCH 3, 2025

For many federal grants, the organization will hire a person whose sole job is to manage that grant, and that is all they do since it takes so much work. Foundation grants typically dont require organizations to hire additional staff just to manage them. This will make finding the right partner even more critical this year.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 5, 2024

If you’re ready to move beyond grants, let’s get started! Relationship-building, communication, commitment to the cause, perseverance, creativity, and project management are all transferable skills that can be applied to fundraising. Ready to learn more? Recruiting volunteers can also be a game-changer. Be bold and get started!

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Big Fundraising Ideas

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Leftover products take up space and can impact your overall profit if not managed effectively. If you choose products with expiration dates, such as food items, managing them carefully is essential. Tips To Manage Leftover Products After The Fundraiser After a successful fundraiser, managing leftover products can be a challenge.

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GrantNews

MAY 7, 2024

Question: Is your nonprofit ready for a rebrand? Nonprofit Management Internship : Internships for women to learn nonprofit management skills pertaining to arts organizations, specifically marketing initiatives. The post Is Your Nonprofit Ready for a Rebrand? appeared first on GrantNews.

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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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Nonprofit Donation Readiness Fundraising 148

Gail Perry Group

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Written by Gina Vaughn, Managing Consultant at Gail Perry Group. Plan Ahead Internally and Educate Yourself Get ready for 2025. Gina Vaughn is Managing Consultant at Gail Perry Group. In 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which significantly altered the U.S. Keep nurturing those major donors.

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Fundraising Policies Policy Pass-Through 97

Blackbaud

MAY 23, 2024

However, many organizations are unprepared for the multitude of regulations and requirements associated with managing federally funded programs. From an operations perspective, how will reporting expectations impact current operations, and who is involved in managing the various administrative requirements?

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Efficient Fund Management Efficient fund management is all about making every dollar count—and CauseVox has the tools to make it easy. In addition to automated matching, features like real-time reporting and simplified gift management help you handle donations with minimal hassle and maximum transparency.

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IT Metrics Goals Donation 104

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Those low-cost tools can be a great way to launch and gain momentum, but there comes a point for every nonprofit when the time it takes to manage your fund accounting workarounds outweighs the cost of upgrading your system. When you have one or two people managing the accounting functions, the audit trail is simple.

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Finance Organizational Budget Budget Nonprofit 105

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 12, 2024

There is no simple answer to the question of whether to consider a new constituent relationship management system. Change management: How does your team respond to change ? Would you like to connect your CRM with your financial management system ? My answer began with one word: Maybe. How do they feel about your current tool?

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CRM IT Budget Training 105

Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The post Is Your Nonprofit’s Mission Obsolete — Or Just Ready for a New Direction? Measuring the dual bottom lines of sustainability and impact can help you determine if the time has come for your nonprofit to conclude your mission — or pivot to a new one. appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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Readiness Strategic Plan Nonprofit Management 115

Blackbaud

OCTOBER 28, 2024

A huge thank you to Audrey Kidwell, Grants Manager for the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, for providing many of the resources and tips included in this article. Modern grantmakers must be prepared and ready to support their communities when—not if—a climate disaster hits. Here’s how grantmakers can be ready. Hurricanes.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Here are a few things you can expect for each step of the grant management process, including some best practices on how to ensure the entire cycle works smoothly and effectively. Use templates when possible so that the message is standardized and ready for each grant cycle. Will several teams review the requests?

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 6, 2025

Whether you manage programs or handle the database, you dont need Executive in your title to look for ways to do your job better. If people cant see their role on the other side of your big idea, whether thats generative AI adoption or a new grant management system, you will lose them.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 7, 2025

We build a budget that is fair, balanced, and built on evidential history, but flexible ready for whatever hiccups and bumps come along. Before we dive into how to manage those changes, lets start with a few scenarios of why your organizations budget might change. How do we prepare for change? Why Do Nonprofit Budgets Change?

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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!

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 31, 2025

Focus Area: Include a list of options, such as youth literacy, nutrition, and workforce readiness. Your grant management system may also integrate with a data repository like GuideStar that will pull that information in based on the organizations information. Ask if your applicant serves one or more of those impact areas.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 14, 2025

Reach out : Check in with donors, community partners, and volunteers to see how theyre managing and if they require support or resources. Connect with federal agencies : The Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) leads disaster recovery efforts, so your organization must comply with their protocols.

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Blackbaud

JUNE 12, 2025

Many nonprofits rely heavily on grants to fund their missions, but successfully securing and managing grants requires a clear understanding of the grant lifecycle. Proper management ensures funds are allocated efficiently and projects deliver the intended impact. Optimize resource use. Build stronger funder relationships.

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Blackbaud

JUNE 3, 2024

Although not ready or able yet to make a monetary donation, many 20-somethings are eager to support your cause through advocacy, social influence, and volunteering. Planning Your Board Engagement Pipeline If you’re thinking, “Gen Zers are not quite ready to serve on my board of directors,” you make a fair point.

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Readiness Strategic Plan Government Donation 105

Millionaire Grant Lady

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Some organizations additionally have a social media manager, volunteer coordinator, or data analyst. 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!

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Running an event can be exhilarating, but managing event registrations often feels like navigating a maze. Member Portal The Member Portal is the centralized registration hub where participants sign up and manage their event activity. This account keeps participants engaged and simplifies event management for nonprofits.

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GrantNews

MARCH 21, 2025

Explore the list below and visit the website to discover valuable funding opportunities ready for your application. Additionally, GrantWatch features a dedicated category highlighting funding opportunities for those who have served, continue to serve, and their loved ones. Currently, more than 200 veterans and military grants available.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Quick to Set up and Easy to Manage One of the biggest perks of using an online fundraising platform like CauseVox is how simple and quick it is to set it up. Plus, the platform makes managing your campaign a breeze with features that let you easily track donations, send updates, and adjust your goals as needed—all from one central dashboard.

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Fundraising Donation Template Utilities 105

Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 2, 2025

If you havent already, now is the time to evaluate your organizations grant readiness from pre- to post-award, ensuring alignment with funders, competitive proposals, and strong fund stewardship. Do We Have Shovel-Ready Projects? Effective grant management relies on collaboration across program staff, finance, and leadership.

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Blackbaud

AUGUST 12, 2024

Modern technology and clear rules are key to strong nonprofit financial management. But how do you perfect your nonprofit financial management? What is Nonprofit Financial Management? Nonprofit financial management is the process of managing the money that flows through your not-for-profit organization.

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The Fundraiser Coach

MARCH 30, 2025

And ready to make a connection. That means the next transformational donor in your portfolio might have just given for the first time quietly, modestly, and with little fanfare. Don’t wait until they “prove” themselves. Pick up the phone and thank them. Not with a script, but with sincerity.

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Grant Writer Team

DECEMBER 26, 2024

As expected, one notable nonprofit trend for 2025 is a shift in management practices due to new technology. For example, donor-centric management is a popular tool for nonprofits to create long-lasting relationships with donors. How to Find Grants forNonprofits Many nonprofits are ready to apply for grants.

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AI Grant Grants Nonprofit 60

Blackbaud

JANUARY 10, 2025

But many nonprofits that earn organization-changing donations scramble to build the infrastructure to manage the funds effectively. They are likely not experts in investment management. Check out our next product tour to see how Blackbaud Grantmaking can help you manage your relationships and amplify your impact.

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