Ann Green's Nonprofit

JANUARY 6, 2025

You may only send direct mail a few times a year (and I hope you do use direct mail), but send an e-newsletter once a month and communicate by social media several times a week. If you dont do a newsletter, make a plan to share updates another way maybe by postcard, email, and/or social media. be prepared for uncertainty.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2025

Whether youre setting up your website or improving an existing one, explore best practices for promoting your nonprofit online effectively in this guide. As a small nonprofit, you may have created a website but not had the bandwidth to flesh it out and optimize it fully. Create all the important pages you need.

Engineering

Pamela Grow

JUNE 19, 2025

I see this scenario play out in nonprofits every single day. Here’s the truth: Your nonprofit creates meaningful, story-worthy moments every single week. Here’s the truth: Your nonprofit creates meaningful, story-worthy moments every single week. Think of it as your nonprofit’s memory keeper.

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Candid

MARCH 10, 2025

Nonprofit organizations often collaborate with one another to share resources, seek grants, and scale public service delivery. At the same time, nonprofits also compete directly against one anotherfor attention, for funding, for clientsalthough this competition rarely gets acknowledged.

Fundraising

CharityHowTo

MAY 8, 2025

Get practical social media strategies to grow your nonprofit's reach, connect with supporters, and raise more funds across Facebook, Instagram, and more.

Media

Ann Green's Nonprofit

JULY 15, 2025

It may be quieter at your nonprofit, or maybe it isn’t considering everything that’s going on, especially in the U.S. Brighten your donor’s day with a handwritten thank you card Nonprofit organizations don’t thank their donors enough. Email and social media are okay, too. You can also use email and social media.

Policies

Pamela Grow

JUNE 10, 2025

The Real Reason Donors Stop Giving Most nonprofits assume donors stop giving because they’re overwhelmed with asks or they’ve lost interest in the cause. Email 3: Invitation to Engage (Send 1 week later) Invite them to follow you on social media, join an event, or share your mission with friends. Keep it human and real.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 15, 2025

Year over year, nonprofits find that email messaging is the most effective way to get the word out. After all, 88% of people check their email every day , and 58% of people check their email first , before their social media. This was a valuable email to you, and you are a valuable subscriber for the nonprofit.

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GiveSmart

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Join us for our upcoming webinar, Year-End Best Practices Every Nonprofit Should Know. During the planning phase, nonprofits should segment their donors based on their communication preferences and how they prefer to give. These supporters respond to texts and are active daily on social media.

Donation

Candid

JULY 10, 2025

Social media is one of the most visible ways that help nonprofits reach their community, share their stories, and build support for their cause. So, we’ve curated our favorite Candid insights articles focused on improving your nonprofit’s social media. Social media myths for nonprofits.

Media

Candid

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Partnerships between nonprofit organizations and for-profit companies to boost workplace volunteering and community impact can create significant value for both parties. Here are five takeaways from the 2024 Civic 50 Report that nonprofit leaders can leverage to expand or initiate successful corporate partnerships: 1.

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DoJiggy

MARCH 11, 2025

Expressing gratitude to donors is a crucial aspect of nonprofit fundraising. While traditional methods like handwritten thank-you notes and email acknowledgments remain valuable, social media offers a unique and highly visible way to recognize donor contributions. What Well Learn 10 Ways to Thank Donors on Social Media 1.

Media

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Grants are an integral lifeline for many nonprofits, providing the necessary funding to launch new initiatives, sustain critical programs, and ensure operational stability. What if that major grant your nonprofit counts on suddenly disappears: How would you continue your mission?

Funding

Community Boost

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Let’s dive into what Giving Tuesday is, its history, and how nonprofits can leverage this day to kickstart year-round fundraising efforts. For nonprofits, Giving Tuesday is more than just a single day of fundraising; it’s a launchpad for ongoing efforts throughout the year. What is Giving Tuesday? How Does Giving Tuesday Work?

Nonprofit

Clairification

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Which is why establishing and building trust should be part of your nonprofit and personal mission. They need to know (or at least feel) the nonprofit is being led by a board and CEO/senior staff of character (they are honest and transparent) and competency (they can deliver on their promises). And, fundamentally, its based on trust.

Ethics

CauseVox

APRIL 28, 2025

When someone sees a friend or family member fundraising for a cause they care about, theyre far more likely to feel a personal connection and chip ineven if theyve never heard of your nonprofit before. Start with the basics: nonprofit SEO. Social media isnt just a marketing channel anymoreits where people go to feel something.

Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Launching a new nonprofit is an exhilarating feeling. Here’s something to keep in mind, starting now: self-funding a nonprofit is not sustainable. Fortunately, I had some experience in marketing that gave me ideas about how to fundraise and help the nonprofit. But big goals cost big money.

Funding

Candid

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Despite the importance of raising money well, the majority of small to midsize nonprofits use suboptimal strategies—methods that are expensive, time-consuming, and yield only minimal returns on a lot of hard work. These are the kinds of revenue strategies that keep nonprofits just surviving instead of scaling. Fundraising mistake #3.

Fundraising

Wild Apricot

JULY 16, 2025

Let’s be real: in today’s nonprofit world, having a strong Facebook presence isn’t optional; it’s essential. According to this NonProfit Tech for Good report, a whopping 96% of nonprofits use Facebook. But if you’re like most nonprofit pros, your time is already stretched thin.

Media

The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 22, 2024

GoFundMe and Meta announced new sharing features intended to drive more donations to nonprofits. Through the collaboration, donors and nonprofits might be able to more easily share the causes they care about with their social networks. The post GoFundMe, Meta Combine On Sharing Features appeared first on The NonProfit Times.

Metrics

Clairification

MARCH 3, 2025

How will you and your nonprofit make it through these trying times? Do not send out an email, a newsletter, an appeal, a social media post or anything else without first running them through the screen of these two approaches. Two words: EMPATHY. INNOVATION. These are the two qualities most needed in todays topsy-turvy world.

Federal Grants

Candid

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

GivingTuesday fundraising allows many charities and nonprofits to raise more on this day than any other and reminds us of the positive community, societal, and personal impact of supporting causes aligned with our values. Ensure your Candid nonprofit profile is up to date so donors can find you easily. In 2023, GivingTuesday raised $3.1

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amplifi

DECEMBER 19, 2024

You know every nonprofit organization is unique. But when your nonprofit takes the time to build an outreach strategy that keeps donors engaged between asks, you will find they become more connected to your mission and work. So, keep everything youve learned about effective storytelling for nonprofits in mind. Raise awareness.

Goals

CauseVox

MARCH 24, 2025

If youre looking for a fresh, fun, and engaging way to raise money for your nonprofit, a challenge fundraiser might be just what you need. Plus, they tap into social media, where participants eagerly share their progress, bringing more visibility to your cause. How will this spread your nonprofits mission? And the best part?

Fundraising

Just Write Grants

JANUARY 27, 2025

Over the past few years, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives have taken center stage in nonprofit work, influencing how organizations operate, advocate, and secure funding. However, recent political and cultural shifts have brought new challenges and opportunities to the DEI landscape, creating uncertainty for nonprofits.

Grant Writing

Ann Green's Nonprofit

OCTOBER 30, 2024

This is appropriate since thanking your donors is part of the fundraising equation, even though many nonprofits don’t always realize this. A lot of nonprofits already do this. Create a thank you video and share it on your website, by email, and on social media. Invite your donors to connect with you via email and social media.

Donation

Just Write Grants

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

December is a critical month for nonprofits, often bringing a surge of charitable giving as donors seek to make year-end contributions. To capitalize on this opportunity, nonprofits must employ effective strategies to maximize their fundraising efforts.

Fundraising

Candid

JULY 24, 2025

As many of us in the nonprofit sector know, public trust is not a given. In today’s fractured landscape, where polarization and skepticism run high, the nonprofit sector stands out as a rare trusted voice. Nonprofits earn trust and safeguard it by continuing to show up—openly, responsibly, and authentically.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 10, 2025

These dedicated public servants include educators, healthcare workers, first responders, nonprofit leaders, and more. Grants up to $50,000 to fire departments, EMS agencies, law enforcement agencies, public safety and nonprofit organizations, and schools in eligible areas to improve emergency response capacity.

Grants

DoJiggy

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Data privacy is a critical issue for businesses and organizations of all sizes, including nonprofits. Donors trust nonprofits with their personal and financial information, and it is the responsibility of these organizations to protect that trust. Here are some key reasons why data privacy is essential for nonprofits.

Ethics

GrantNews

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Nonprofits all over the globe make real-world impacts. Generally, covering overhead for nonprofits can be quite challenging. To reassure potential donors a nonprofit must first build trust with their supporters. To reassure potential donors a nonprofit must first build trust with their supporters. Elizabeth A.

Grants

Community Boost

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Social media is more important than ever for nonprofits aiming to raise funds and engage with their communities. With billions of active users, Facebook offers a powerful platform for nonprofits to connect with donors. your nonprofit must have a 501(c)(3) certification , which Facebook will verify during the setup process.

Fundraising

Ann Green's Nonprofit

JANUARY 20, 2025

Many nonprofits seem to focus too much on meeting their revenue goals, which of course is important. You can give donors other opportunities to connect, such as volunteering, participating in advocacy alerts, signing up for your email mailing list, and following you on social media.

Donation

Pamela Grow

JUNE 10, 2025

Online fundraising is a cornerstone of nonprofit success. In other words, people who use Google to find specific causes and nonprofits like yours will be able to find you. Best of all, your nonprofit might be eligible for free Google Ads. To get accepted, your nonprofit must: Hold valid charity status in your country.

Fundraising

CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

As fundraisers, you’re also in charge of putting together end-of-year giving campaigns for your nonprofit. Mobilize Your Closest Friends We often forget to ask our nonprofit or charity’s most loyal friends for help before a fundraiser begins. Secure A Matching Gift Matching gifts are nonprofit gold.

Goals

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Here are insights we gathered from other nonprofits on how to create impactful sponsorships that benefit your nonprofit and your sponsors. How to Build a Successful Nonprofit Event Sponsorship Strategy 1. The majority of nonprofits begin outreach 6-11 months before their events.

Budget

GrantNews

JANUARY 2, 2025

As we reflect on the past year, we naturally wonder about the trends 2025 will bring nonprofits. While it is no surprise that trends are leaning towards AI and tech tools, you may be surprised to see how nonprofits might use AI. Seven Nonprofit Trends Expected for 2025 1. The research is clear.

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