Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 27, 2025

But often it is the effective post-award management of these funds that builds credibility with funders and creates systems for even further growth. While these are important skills, post-award grant management is equally essential—and increasingly expected of those who serve in the profession.

Award

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!

Funding

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.

Policies

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.

Grant Management

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!

Fundraising

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.

Management

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?

CRM

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.

Fundraising

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.

IT

CauseVox

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Pledge donations with CauseVox By allowing donors to spread their contributions out, automatic pledges make giving more manageable and build a lasting connection with your cause. Customizable donation tipping with CauseVox Get Started With These Powerful Fundraising Tools Today Ready to take your fundraising to the next level?

Fundraising

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.

Applicant

Blackbaud

JUNE 3, 2025

In this guide, well review tactics for improving your leadership style so that upper and entry-level employees alike feel empowered and ready to succeed. For instance, middle management might meet with direct reports once a week, whereas upper management hosts monthly all-hands meetings to discuss workplace-wide updates with everyone.

Consultant

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.

Fundraising

Grant Writer Team

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

GrantWriterTeam offers a solution by connecting nonprofits with experienced grant writers ready to help craft winning proposals. With their seasoned help, GrantWriterTeam’s writers can guide nonprofits through the complexities of grant applications, ensuring each element aligns with the specific requirements of the funder.

Grant Writing

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.

Engineering

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.

Grants

CauseVox

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

With pledge giving, donors can promise a larger gift, but spread it out into smaller, manageable payments, which can feel less overwhelming than a one-time donation. Ready To Optimize Your Donation Page? Easily set up pledge donations on your CauseVox campaign page.

Donation

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.

Grants

Candid

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Get ready for GivingTuesday with a cohesive digital campaign. Classy’s in-house Care and Customer Success Management Teams has compiled a list of key considerations to be mindful of when creating, promoting, and wrapping up your campaign this year. 12 do’s and don’ts to plan a successful #GivingTuesday campaign.

IT

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.

Metrics

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.

AI

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

And most organizations are not ready. In the discipline of change management , a key tenet is being a champion of the positive potential. Michael Reardon, PhD, author of the Nonprofit Change Management Toolkit , puts it this way: Ensure that every group views the disruption of the change as short-lived.

Pass-Through

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.

Grants

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.

Nonprofit

Just Write Grants

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Evaluate Your Organization’s Grant Readiness Funders want to partner with organizations that are capable and prepared. Assess your current readiness for this specific grant and communicate any systems you have in place for tracking outcomes, managing funds, and reporting.

Proposal

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.

CRM

Blackbaud

JULY 2, 2025

Multiply that amount by the estimated time you’d spend applying for and managing the grant. If the cost of preparing for and managing the grant exceeds $5,000, you’d actually spend more trying to acquire those funds than you’d receive if you won them. Use steps 1-3 to calculate the cost for all other staff members involved.

Proposal

CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Instead, give yourself a solid 4-6 week time frame (pre-December) to hammer down your year-end fundraising details so you’re ready to go on kickoff day. You don’t want to start planning your year-end campaigns at the beginning of December, even if you’ve already held a similar fundraiser before. Plus, it’s as easy as pie to get started!

Goals

Blackbaud

MAY 5, 2025

An intuitive grant management system with a dedicated reviewer portal can also address many of the technology issues your reviewers might have. For example, the applicant may be a small organization, and the reviewer may assume they dont have the experience to manage the project.

Grants

CauseVox

JUNE 3, 2025

But heres the good news: a CRM for nonprofits (Customer Relationship Management system) isnt just a digital rolodex, its a dynamic tool designed to help you build, nurture, and grow relationships with your supporters. With the right CRM for nonprofits, you can go beyond donor management and actually level up your entire fundraising strategy.

CRM

Greater Giving

JULY 9, 2025

Common fundraising event committee roles include: Auction Procurement Lead Marketing & Communications Coordinator Logistics & Venue Manager Volunteer Coordinator Sponsorship & Donor Relations Chair TIP: Provide a one-pager or short description of each role’s duties and tasks to align expectations and accountability.

Procurement

Candid

MARCH 31, 2025

Volunteer management software may be helpful in streamlining communications and matching volunteers with the skills needed for specific roles. Participants in youth service programs report gains in leadership skills, career readiness, a sense of belonging, and the belief they could make a positive difference in their community.

Retainer

Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

They often have long philanthropic histories and a demonstrated interest in active estate planning and management. Consider the motivations and readiness of this group, develop messaging, and reach out to them. And you’d be right—individuals who fit this description generallymake the strongest prospects. But where do you go from there?

Demographics

Wild Apricot

JUNE 16, 2025

Running a nonprofit comes with a long to-do list – raising funds, managing programs, keeping records, staying compliant – the list goes on. A fiscal agent is an organization, typically an established nonprofit, that manages money and administrative tasks on behalf of another group. What Is a Fiscal Agent?

Logic Model

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 29, 2025

Often, the finance department handles the process, leaving grant managers unaware until after the fact. Grant writing might sometimes feel like an individual sport, but managing the award is a team effort. Remember, grants may be new to some staff, and managing the paperwork can feel overwhelming.

IT

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.

Grants

Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 3, 2024

As a new board member of Mary’s Pence, Natasha was ready to make a difference. Mary’s Pence accompanies grantees on their social justice journey with informational webinars, potential funders details, nonprofit management resources, a mid-cycle check-in meeting, and more. Central America, and Mexico.

Mentor