Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Heres a tip: give two (or more) of your friends $10 and ask them to donate to your nonprofit online, via your website. Tailor our Donor Thank You Call Script to your nonprofits need and your style. Revisit Your Email Ask Series Is your email ask series ready to go? So how easy are you making it for your donors to give online?

Fundraising

Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 23, 2025

Struggling to keep up with grant writing as a team of one, or as part of a small nonprofit where everyone wears multiple hats? Across the nonprofit sector, countless small nonprofits and grassroots organizations do life-changing work with limited staff, tight budgets, and never enough daily hours. You’re not alone. Start local.

Grant Writing

Greater Giving

OCTOBER 29, 2024

85% of nonprofits generate online gifts during GivingTuesday, and 76% of them use email marketing campaigns to promote their online giving campaigns according to our nonprofit GivingTuesday survey results. Email marketing is a powerful tool that nonprofits can leverage to reach supporters and maximize donations.

Fundraising

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 2, 2025

Let’s be honest: most nonprofit professionals didn’t get into this work for the spreadsheets. Grant budgets for nonprofits do more than outline expenses. But here’s the truth: grant budgets for nonprofits are just as important as the words on the page. Grant budgets are a crucial part of the story you’re telling funders.

Budget

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 9, 2025

We’re officially halfway through 2025, and your nonprofit grant strategy deserves a strategic boost if you want to finish the year on a high note. This mid-year check-in is your opportunity to: Strengthen your nonprofit grant strategy by zeroing in on grants with the highest alignment and funding potential.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

GivingTuesday presents an invaluable opportunity for nonprofits to capture the generosity of first-time, spontaneous givers. Ready to take the next step? These donors, who contribute without prior planning, can be the unsung heroes of your end-of-year fundraising.

Retainer

Grant Professionals Association

MAY 14, 2025

When I stepped into the role, there werent any templates, process documents, or systems to guide me, just a dozen open tabs and a handful of old applications that I kept scavenging for useful language. Notes to My Future Self These notes arent polished templates or formal standard operating procedures.

GPC

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 7, 2025

With public funding in flux, private foundations shifting priorities, and technology changing how proposals are crafted and reviewed, nonprofits need way more than strong writing to stay competitive. 5 Key Nonprofit Grant Trends Reshaping 2025 1. AI tools like ChatGPT, Grammarly, and Notion are now standard in nonprofit offices.

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Blackbaud

JUNE 5, 2025

Budgeting for a nonprofit organization is much like planning that road trip. In this blog post, you’ll learn the essential steps for creating an effective nonprofit budget. What Is the Purpose of a Budget for Nonprofits? Free Resource Why Nonprofits Need Nonprofit Accounting Software Download now 7.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 23, 2025

We’re here to debunk the top AI myths, explore how ethical AI grant writing tools can boost your efficiency, and discuss why AI-driven grant strategy is the future of grant readiness. Nonprofits that cling to manual workflows risk falling behind as peers leverage AI to streamline grant readiness and nonprofit capacity building.

Grant Writing

Millionaire Grant Lady

MAY 5, 2025

I talk with many nonprofit leaders who are working to capacity. While there is a lot that a nonprofit cant control in the grant world, one thing is certain: if you dont apply, you cant win. In this blog: When do nonprofits need urgent grant help? Does this sound familiar? If it does, you are not alone.

Grant Writing

CauseVox

JANUARY 8, 2025

For nonprofits with limited resources, making the most of this page is critical to driving donations, engaging supporters, and amplifying your cause. Ready to design a page that delivers results? Your fundraising campaign page is more than just a digital placeholder its the heart of your mission online. But where do you start?

Fundraising

GiveSmart

DECEMBER 3, 2024

What else can your nonprofit do to have a strategic end-of-the-year to reach your goals? What are my nonprofit’s needs between now and the end of the year? You should also use any text message templates provided by your vendor. It’s time turn the page from your Giving Tuesday campaign and zero in on end-of-year giving.

Goals

Millionaire Grant Lady

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Depending on the size of the nonprofit organization, just one person may handle all fundraising tasks, while in other organizations the fundraising team may be comprised of a dozen individuals each with a unique focus. She has worked in nonprofit offices as part of large teams, and she has worked as a team of one.

Consulting

CauseVox

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Create the fund page template: With CauseVoxs customizable site editor , you can design both the fundraising site homepage and fund page templates with ease. Great for nonprofits aiming to grow recurring donations and sustain their mission year after year. Ready to simplify fund management and enhance donor engagement?

Funding

Millionaire Grant Lady

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Depending on the size of the nonprofit organization , just one person may handle all fundraising tasks, while in other organizations the fundraising team may be comprised of a dozen individuals each with a unique focus. She has worked in nonprofit offices as part of large teams, and she has worked as a team of one.

Consulting

Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 25, 2025

Let’s explore the five most frequent errors nonprofits encounter—and the exact strategies to correct them for stronger, more competitive submissions. Want more support, templates, and training to help you avoid these errors from the start? The good news? Most of these common grant proposal errors are fixable.

Proposal

Blackbaud

JULY 29, 2025

Are you ready to make the most of it? With four out of five nonprofits using or planning to use texting, it’s a must-have strategy to boost engagement and conversions during the giving season. Ready to Elevate Your Year-End Strategy? Broadcast: Best for sending messages to large audiences instantly.

Media

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

For those ready to embark on this journey, exploring online grant writing courses and utilizing grant writing templates can provide powerful resources to aid this process. They can explore various funding avenues including grant money for community projects , foundation grants for nonprofit organizations , and more.

Grant Writing

The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 17, 2025

Planning events is essential for nonprofits, whether youre raising funds, building awareness, or forging new community connections. By understanding the most common obstacles and how to overcome them, your nonprofit can host events that not only meet your goals but also inspire and engage your community.

Budget

Blackbaud

JANUARY 10, 2025

That forces many nonprofit leaders to plan for a scarcity mindset with short-term, safe programs that they know will get funded, instead of long-term and innovative solutions that might include more risks. But many nonprofits that earn organization-changing donations scramble to build the infrastructure to manage the funds effectively.

Award

Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 20, 2025

Thats where a Grant Writing Toolkit comes ina collection of reusable content, data, and templates that make the grant writing process faster, smoother, and less overwhelming. Instead of scrambling for details every time, youll have the essentials ready to go. Start gathering key documents and templates from past proposals.

Grant Writing

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 29, 2025

For so many nonprofit professionals and grant writing consultants, the issue isn’t a lack of intention. Most nonprofit teams utilize these kinds of tools to get started. If you’re part of a nonprofit team, it’s draining your time and, ultimately, the sustainability of your organization. It’s a lack of infrastructure. You get it.

AI

Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

A nonprofit can make better budget decisions for grant writing services by knowing these payment models. They create various documents like full proposals, letters of intent, and application templates that fit different opportunities. Your organization needs to be ready before you bring in any writer.

Grant

Blackbaud

MAY 12, 2025

Navigating the budget approval process in nonprofit organizations can sometimes feel like a maze full of frustrating dead ends. By addressing these pain points in the nonprofit budget approval process, you can ensure that financial decisions are made quickly, transparently, and in alignment with organizational goals.

Budget

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 21, 2025

If you’re a grant writer or nonprofit leader, you likely know this scenario all too well. Your Grant Writing Foundation The Standard Grant Narrative isn’t just a generic template — it’s a carefully developed, customized foundational document that captures the essence of your nonprofit’s mission, programs, and impact.

Grant Writing

Grant Writer Team

JULY 31, 2025

With growing demand in the nonprofit and education sectors, skilled grant writers are needed now more than ever. Build Your Portfolio Even if you’re just starting, create sample proposals, volunteer with small nonprofits, or rewrite old grant templates. Let’s break it down with a little help from GrantWriterTeam.

Grant Writing

Planned Giving

MAY 12, 2025

Consider how a small environmental nonprofit transformed its future with just three bequests in its first year of planned giving: these gifts secured enough funding to protect 250 acres of critical habitat in perpetuity. Yet, many nonprofits hesitate to launch their own planned giving program, assuming they lack the expertise or resources.

Policy

CauseVox

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Leveraging an online fundraising platform allows your nonprofit to streamline its efforts, connect with supporters more effectively, and make the giving experience easier and more impactful for everyone involved. Ready to make a bigger impact?

Fundraising

Wild Apricot

JUNE 24, 2025

Nonprofits operate with tight budgets and small teams, and staying connected with donors, volunteers, and members is a major priority. Marketing automation for nonprofits simplifies repetitive tasks like sending emails, sharing updates on social media or following up with new supporters. The solution? Marketing automation.

CRM

Candid

JULY 7, 2025

Federal funding for nonprofits is in a state of flux, and the future of many government grantmaking programs is uncertain. That said, as discussed in our recent webinar, Funding Beyond Federal: How to Diversify Funding to Ensure Stability in Uncertain Times, there are ways to bolster your nonprofit’s financial stability in current times.

Manufacturing

Blackbaud

JUNE 18, 2025

GivingTuesday allows nonprofits, schools, and community groups to tap into a wave of generosity and connect with people ready to support causes they care about. A simple hashtag campaign immediately caught on, uniting nonprofits, corporations, schools, and individual donors around the idea of shared generosity.

Software

Blackbaud

MAY 19, 2025

The external reviewer who volunteers for the nonprofit that applied for the grant hes helping with. For example, a nonprofit focused on community health may encounter situations involving local hospitals or pharmaceutical companies, while a policy-oriented organization might face political or advocacy-related conflicts.

Policy

Gail Perry Group

JULY 9, 2025

In June, hundreds of nonprofit leaders and fundraisers joined us live for our “Success in Major Gifts” webinar. No doubt about it - times are seriously difficult right now for many stalwart nonprofit leaders. Webinar recap: real-world strategies to close transformational gifts, even now. What a terrific group we had! (if

Fundraising

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 17, 2025

Grant writer burnout is a widespread issue affecting nonprofit professionals worldwide. Understanding Grant Writer Burnout Over the last ten years of business, working with tens of thousands of nonprofit leaders, staff members, and consultants, we’ve seen firsthand how quickly enthusiasm can be replaced by exhaustion.

Burnout

Blackbaud

APRIL 7, 2025

For example, your process should outline the template your departments should use, explaining that the formatting makes it easier to upload to your fund accounting system. You can easily export templates based on their budget last year and upload their new versions directly into the system.

Budget

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 4, 2025

Why Saying “No” Is Sometimes the Best Grant Writing Strategy In the nonprofit world, especially during economic uncertainty or funding cuts , there’s often a sense of urgency to pursue every possible grant. Nonprofits often operate under the mindset that more applications = more chances of funding.

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