Blackbaud

JANUARY 9, 2025

Just as the gauges on a car’s dashboard provide crucial information about its performance and physical condition, operating reserves serve as a vital indicator of a nonprofit organization’s financial health and as a measure of stability. operating leases). The net result will be operating reserves.

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Policy Policies Budget Management 98

The Grantsmanship Center

APRIL 23, 2025

Category: Government Funding Program Planning and Design Proposal Writing and Grantseeking Political changes can lead to changes in laws, policies, and rules. While the legal status of these actions may still be unknown, nonprofits must decide how to move forward. Thousands of federal employees have been fired.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Every nonprofit has a Board of Directors. You see, it means that hundreds of people are sitting on nonprofit Boards and have NO IDEA what they said “yes” to. If your Board members and staff aren’t clear about the Board’s responsibilities, the nonprofit is set up for a big mess. And this is a problem. It’s surprising.

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Strategic Plan Nonprofit Ethics Government 116

NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Nonprofits should use a spending policy that provides stable support for constituents’ needs through various market cycles. Here is one methodology that can be used to determine what the best spending policy may be for your organization.

Policy 105

Policy Policies IT Nonprofit 105

Blackbaud

MARCH 15, 2024

By applying these helpful ways to measure and optimize nonprofit performance, you can drive positive change for your organization. Ideally, all nonprofit goals should have numerical measurements that are referred to as key performance indicators (KPIs). How do you present nonprofit outcomes?

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Strategic Plan Metrics Goals Utilities 115

Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Blue Avocado exists to help nonprofits succeed , and our community of nonprofit experts, leaders, and trailblazers continues to share their wisdom, strengthening us all. Make sure you check out all the real-world advice that nonprofit leaders have contributed this year. Why not ripe?

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Budget Finance Burnout Grant 97

Blackbaud

JULY 24, 2024

Effective nonprofit financial management is a team effort. Plus, different professionals bring unique perspectives and experience to the table so your nonprofit can make the best possible financial decisions. What is this nonprofit doing well when it comes to financial management? Let’s dive in!

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Finance Strategic Plan Budget Nonprofit 105

Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

” Here’s a summary of some of the best answers we received: A Deep and Sincere Caring About the Nonprofit’s Mission The most important “quality” in a board member would be a real and heartfelt caring about the mission/goal of the nonprofit they will be involved with.

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Ethics Strategic Plan Finance Goals 116

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 13, 2025

The report also includes a DAF-specific fundraising cycle outlining how the funds change nonprofit organizations’ fundraising management, while also highlighting the challenges and opportunities for nonprofits. The views expressed within may not directly reflect the thoughts or opinions of the staff of NonProfit PRO.

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Funding Retail Fundraising Award 59

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 12, 2025

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ProposalPRO

AUGUST 31, 2021

Asymmetric information can be a disadvantage, especially for nonprofit organizations that are new to the world of government grants. PRO Tip: Learn the best way to respond to a grant by studying the agency issuing that grant - its mission, policy goals, and types of grants it awards. Read the agency’s strategic plan.

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Federal Grants Strategic Plan SAM Government 130

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

Advisory committees let your nonprofit work with others who want to see you succeed. As a nonprofit leader, you likely want to do your best to ensure that the voices and experiences of the communities you serve are represented in your work. At every stage, an advisory committee should be actively influencing your programs and policies.

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Policy Policies Utilities Nonprofit 105

Candid

JULY 23, 2024

These gaps distort our democratic process and the policy debates that flow from it. To address these challenges, many philanthropic and nonprofit organizations are embracing their nonpartisan role in the voter engagement space to help build a more inclusive democracy where all voices are heard. And the data shows it’s effective.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

The past five years have seen tremendous change in the world — and in the nonprofit sector. Then, once nonprofits recovered their wits and resumed asking, fundraising initially rebounded big time. And it’s one of the biggest problems nonprofits face. We faced a global pandemic, resulting in oftentimes disastrous fundraising.

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AI Nonprofit Fundraising Retainer 148

NonProfit PRO

MAY 14, 2025

In an era marked by political uncertainty, there is an opportunity to fund transformation without waiting for policy to catch up. Here's how.

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Policy Policies Funding Strategic Plan 52

Candid

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Every year, the FutureGood team and I set aside time to predict the trends that will shake up foundations and nonprofits in the coming year. In 2025, nonprofits will fully embrace AI technology, leveraging it to streamline operations, strengthen programming, analyzing complex data, and personalizing donor engagement.

AI 52

AI Nonprofit Strategic Plan Ethics 52

Network for Good

MAY 21, 2021

Organizations like GuideStar , Charity Navigator , and the Better Business Bureau’s Give.org aggregate information on nonprofit organizations to empower perspective donors, volunteers, grantors, board members, and employees to make informed decisions about the organizations and causes to which they can devote their time, energy, and resources.

Strategic Plan 98

Strategic Plan Metrics Utilities Policy 98

Blackbaud

APRIL 7, 2025

A well-crafted budget is essential for aligning financial resources with the strategic goals of your private school, and with the right processes and tools, it doesnt have to be stressful. It sets in motion the goals youve outlined in your strategic plan. Your school may have multiple budgets, each with a different purpose.

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Budget Strategic Plan Template Conference 59

Allied Grant Writers

MARCH 17, 2025

Grants provide a means to diversify income streams, reducing financial risk and enabling churches to plan long-term capital projects, with greater confidence. Enabling Strategic Planning and Innovation The availability of grants encourages strategic planning and innovation.

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Funding Grant Grants Proposal 52

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 15, 2021

As the founder of a new nonprofit, you are probably doing everything yourself and working for free instead of taking a nonprofit salary. . Or pay yourself more than you are now so that your nonprofit provides you with a living wage. It can feel like a lot of money when you’re looking at the nonprofit’s tiny checkbook.

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Budget Nonprofit Readiness Funding 111

Grant Writer Team

MAY 23, 2024

In today’s fast-paced world, most established businesses and nonprofits hire professional grant writers to get the funding they need. Businesses and nonprofits need grant writers who are versatile enough to handle any proposal. The same goes for businesses and nonprofits; go with what works best for you. Maybe so.

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Qgiv

JULY 24, 2024

An effective nonprofit board can help your organization raise more money and make a more meaningful impact on your cause. Understanding your nonprofit board’s roles and responsibilities is key to the success of your mission. What’s a nonprofit board’s primary function? What are the basic obligations of a board member?

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Nonprofit Strategic Plan Policy Policies 52

CauseVox

JANUARY 3, 2025

A nonprofit fundraising plan is a road map designed to help you raise the money you need to achieve your goals. It doesnt matter if you are running a multi-million dollar nonprofit organization or are a small start-up: the key to financial success is a well-thought-out fundraising plan. What is Strategic Fundraising?

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Fundraising Calendar Engineering Nonprofit 98

Candid

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

We aim for a 360° sector-wide view via Candid’s Nonprofit Profiles on GuideStar. Through Candid’s Nonprofit Profiles, every organization can be represented regardless of its web presence. But today, nearly half of participating foundations have created values or policies prioritizing transparency. From pain to gain.

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Demographics Strategic Plan Policies Policy 111

Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 15, 2024

Here are some key steps you can take and considerations that will bring your organization that much closer to securing the funds your organization needs: Strategic Planning: Organizational development involves strategic planning, which identifies the goals, priorities, and needs of the organization and its programs/service offerings.

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Grant Readiness Readiness Grant Grants 59

Blackbaud

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Amid ongoing economic uncertainties and the global pandemic aftermath, nonprofits have had to navigate a lot of change in recent years—shaping the global nonprofit space towards digital-first experiences and processes. In turn, growing nonprofits have a more evenly spread income stream portfolio.

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AI Fundraising CRM Policy 109

Blackbaud

JULY 8, 2024

Endowments are the result of a successful long-term strategic plan. It’s important to have strong controls in place so you can preserve the purchasing power of your endowment while aligning with your overall investment policy. That is wonderful—if you have the tools to accurately track and manage all the moving pieces.

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Management Funding Finance Software 102

Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

Here’s what the buzz seems to be for 2013 from a nonprofit technology viewpoint. Andrew Cohen of Forum One did one called 12 Big Trends in Nonprofit Technology for 2012. His big prediction was that 2012 would be a breakout year for mobile computing in nonprofit tech. The Forecasts for 2012. The Decline of PCs.

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Nonprofit Liability Strategic Plan Conference 75

OneCause

JULY 7, 2022

Online giving continues to be a fast growing and dynamic revenue opportunity for nonprofits of all sizes. Small nonprofits with budgets less than $1M came a close second, with an over 22% year-over-year increase in their online giving revenue. Nonprofit campaigns saw record breaking success in 2021, with $2.7

Policy 59

Policy Policies Pass-Through Budget 59

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2022

Your nonprofit is growing, reaching more people and changing more lives, and it’s time to think about hiring staff for your nonprofit. Create policies and procedures, so everyone is treated fairly. Check out our guide on When and How to Pay Yourself a Nonprofit Salary to get yourself on a path to getting paid.

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Nonprofit Readiness Management Budget 75

Blackbaud

MARCH 7, 2025

From nonprofit charities to healthcare institutions, organizations rely on fundraising to support their missions, sustain operations, and bolster programming activities. Fundraising Roles: How Organizations Structure Their Nonprofits Measuring Fundraising Efforts: Common KPIs What Software Helps Fundraising Efforts?

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Fundraising Nonprofit Pass-Through Software 75

The NonProfit Times

JUNE 11, 2024

His track record includes serving as CEO of Netnod and advising governments on internet governance, data retention and broadband policy. The post Lindqvist Picked To Head ICANN appeared first on The NonProfit Times. Lindqvist has been CEO of the London Internet Exchange (LINX) since 2019.

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Strategic Plan Engineering Government Policy 52

Blackbaud

OCTOBER 18, 2023

There was a surge in these perspectives and practices during COVID-19 when grantmakers understood even more strongly how nonprofits step up to support the community. I often wonder what proportion of the folks working in philanthropy have had the privilege of also working in a nonprofit, and vice versa.

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Applicant Application Grant Grants 110

Network for Good

MAY 21, 2021

Organizations like GuideStar , Charity Navigator , and the Better Business Bureau’s Give.org aggregate information on nonprofit organizations to empower perspective donors, volunteers, grantors, board members, and employees to make informed decisions about the organizations and causes to which they can devote their time, energy, and resources.

Strategic Plan 52

Strategic Plan Metrics Utilities Policy 52

Candid

AUGUST 26, 2024

It offers a collaborative strategic planning tool to help funders, nonprofits, and communities center the needs of children over the next decade, including a “foresight framework” that highlights how a strategic action taken now can make a long-term impact. nonprofit sector by Candid.

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AI Demographics Publishing Strategic Plan 52

Grant Consulting Services

MAY 31, 2023

More and more funders seem to be prioritizing funding for organizations that work to change systems and policies in order to increase equity and justice. Nonprofits are investigating new strategies to help meet the changing needs of people in their communities. So what has changed that needs to be acknowledged and addressed?

Funding 52

Funding Grant Writing Policy Policies 52

Qgiv

JUNE 11, 2024

For nonprofits in close-knit communities, community-centric fundraising (CCF) may be a more effective fundraising approach than other methods of fundraising. It encourages nonprofits to look beyond immediate financial needs and consider the long-term health and sustainability of the entire community.

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Fundraising Policy Policies Goals 59