The Fundraising Coach

MAY 30, 2025

While establishing relationships that can lead to planned gifts can take time, there are ways nonprofits can effectively raise more funds through this type of fundraising. Here are some of the most common types of planned gifts: Bequests : These are gifts made through a donor’s will or living trust. Train staff and board members.

CRM

Blue Avocado

MARCH 3, 2025

Work to create a fairer judicial environment for nonprofits NIA has been working for several years to help pass common-sense laws in the most problematic states to help level the playing field so that nonprofits are not being held accountable for things over which they have no control. Was training insufficient?

Insurance

HSF House

JULY 13, 2025

When constituents called to share opinions or policy ideas, I passed those messages directly to the Congressman and his policy team. If the issue was especially specific, I also sent it to the policy team member who specialized in that area. In just two days in the D.C.

Pass-Through

Planned Giving

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Read on for a few simple steps to build or strengthen your gift acceptance policy. What is a Gift Acceptance Policy? A gift acceptance policy serves as a transparency tool for your organization to understand which gifts your nonprofit is prepared to warmly accept. What does a Gift Acceptance Policy Contain?

Policy

Blackbaud

MAY 23, 2024

Initiatives like the American Rescue Plan, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, and other pass-through funding to states and local governments have spurred a surge in nonprofits seeking federal funding. Program Analysis – what will happen to the program to accommodate the growth?

Grant Readiness

Pamela Grow

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Enforce password protocols Although your nonprofit reaches out to donors about giving opportunities and volunteer positions, you should also pass along helpful information for interacting with your software. Training your staff members to use it properly is crucial if you actually want to put the CRM’s features to use!

CRM

Tech Soup

JUNE 29, 2014

Zappos has a “come as you are” dress code policy so employees can feel 100% comfortable while working. In Hsieh’s book, “ Delivering Happiness ,” he writes about the 10 core values of Zappos culture, which include: Deliver WOW through service. culture training staff nonprofits libraries'

Pass-Through

RBW Strategy

JUNE 11, 2024

Objective 3: Clarifying Sections that Recipients or Agencies have Interpreted in Different Ways : While this objective does not constitute specific policy or process changes, it does help to diminish confusion when questions are raised. I co-led a session through MyFedTrainer in which we discussed these topics more in-depth.

UEI

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

However, many state and local government grants are pass-through funding from federal agencies and held to the same rules and regulations. Foundation and corporate grants may not be as stringent as federal or pass-through funding, but the principles of grant management still apply. Subscribe to our blog to follow along!

Grant Management

Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2013

Train Staff Members. As mentioned above, you can’t educate every volunteer that passes through your office. Treat it like one by training staff members to take basic security precautions. Donate your brain and join the TechSoup forums to talk about BYOD policies at your organization. Image: lars_o_matic.

Pass-Through

Tech Soup

JUNE 29, 2014

Zappos has a “come as you are” dress code policy so employees can feel 100% comfortable while working. In Hsieh’s book, “ Delivering Happiness ,” he writes about the 10 core values of Zappos culture, which include: Deliver WOW through service. culture training staff nonprofits libraries'

Pass-Through

Get Fully Funded

MAY 18, 2021

The social media specialist who helps you set up your social channels and content calendar then trains your staff on posting engaging content is an inkind donor, and a high-value one at that! When looking at donations through the lens of convenience, cash is king, meaning monetary donations are always easier to manage than inkind donations.

Donation

Grant Professionals Association

OCTOBER 17, 2024

As you decide if your organization needs the infrastructure to manage federal grants, remember, many grants from states and local governments are from federal sources (pass through grants), so you have to manage them as federal dollars. It tells exactly what grant-specific policies and procedures you need to develop.

Grant Management

Double the Donation

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Train callers on matching gifts. Having a team of well-trained callers is the secret to any successful phonathon campaign. During this time, they’ll read through the provided script and respond to a variety of different “donor personas.” Train callers on matching gifts. Create a standardized script.

Training

GrantNews

MARCH 25, 2024

All of your conflict of interest policies and clauses dictating fiscal policies and emergency provisions are in place. This will take some time, but let’s go through the rundown of what this will look like: Gain final approval : Remember, this is a team effort so that the decision-makers will need final approval.

Nonprofit

iGrantWriters

JULY 1, 2021

support for STE(A)M education and expose the participants to American culture through science and cultural exchange. space policy and industry while also building a closer relationship between the participants and the United States. The program will highlight U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

Pass-Through

Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

They take care of your facility, give tours of your museum, welcome attendees to your annual gala, and pass out medals at fundraising races. This will influence how many volunteers you’ll need to recruit and train. Have volunteers email or pass out volunteer recruitment letters. Use current volunteers as a resource.

Pass-Through

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

If you have ever flinched at the mention of policies and procedures, conflict of interest, or grant reporting, we may be able to help take the fear out of grant management. Check out the previous post on conflict of interest policies and procedures ! Now, we are diving into time and effort reporting and staff allocation.

Grant Management

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Check out the previous posts on conflict of interest policies and procedures and time and effort ! The key is knowing how your organization’s policy and procedure for allocating indirect costs and what this entails. Negotiate and maintain an indirect cost rate agreement through its cognizant agency. What are indirect costs?

Indirect Cost

Qgiv

JULY 3, 2023

Capitol to demand that Congress pass the Americans with Disabilities Act in a protest that is now known as the “Capitol Crawl.” That year, people celebrated the first Disability Pride Month to mark the passing of the bill. On March 12, 1990, over 1,000 people marched to the U.S. On July 26, 1990, President George H.W.

Pass-Through

Assel Grant Services

MAY 6, 2024

improving policies and procedures and strengthening internal controls). Nonprofits spending $750,000 or more of federal (or federal pass-through) funds in a year must complete a Single Audit. This is a trained set of eyes reviewing financial records and formatting them according to GAAP standards.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

JUNE 2, 2024

Through collaboration, they can leverage each other’s strengths and expertise, resulting in more comprehensive and effective solutions. Identify major trends in public funding and public policy Skill 1.6: Participants often come from different backgrounds, bringing various perspectives to the table.

GPC

Fundly

MAY 18, 2021

Google Ad Grants Google empowers nonprofits to amplify their causes through its Ad Grants program. Nonprofit Training Courses Sometimes to raise more funds in the long-run, you need to invest in your own team. When you invest in nonprofit training for your staff, you can amplify your fundraising and learn to use funds more efficiently.

Fundraising

Center for Major Gifts

AUGUST 18, 2024

If you’re ready to go beyond annual giving and unlock a more sustainable future through legacy gifts, read on. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll walk you through the entire process of starting a planned giving program. Bequests A bequest is simply a term for a gift made through a will.

Pass-Through

The NonProfit Times

JUNE 3, 2024

The council also considered regulatory and policy concerns, such as the need to advance research that promotes social good weighed against data protection laws such as the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulations or California’s Consumer Privacy Act.

Applicant

Planned Giving

OCTOBER 7, 2023

An entire generation of older, more generous parishioners is passing. What happens when those parishioners pass away? Who’s going to pass the collection plate, much less leave something in it? The stock market looks like a roller coaster. Fewer people are in the pews, and fewer dollars are in the collection basket.

Donation

GrantNews

JUNE 19, 2024

In 1872, one of the earliest recorded celebrations featured 2000 Black citizens from Columbus, Texas, who created a procession to march through the town in celebration. In 2021, an incredibly bipartisan bill was passed, declaring June 19th “ Juneteenth National Independence Day.” And every year, the celebrations grew.

Policy

Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

It’s helpful to be present at the venue and to go through a visualization exercise with key staff or volunteers. From parking and check-in, all the way through the main event and checkout, it’s important to take time to think through what your safe event should look like! Let’s pretend you’ve got your venue selected. Here we go!

Contracts

Blackbaud

JANUARY 24, 2024

Going beyond compliance, however, consider convening a cross-functional team to proactively identify and implement AI-related organizational principles and policies to guide the organization’s practices going forward, taking into account regulatory requirements, business needs, and employee and customer sentiments.

AI