Blackbaud

MARCH 12, 2025

Customize a template and make your goals SMART: S pecific M easurable A ttainable R elevant T ime-Bound 4. Strategy Basics Can Help Define Your Future As you use these basics to start crafting a new strategy, you will see a principled plan take shape. They will, in fact, be the boots on the ground bringing your strategy to life.

Strategic Plan

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.

Budget

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 7, 2025

Inside Grant Writing Made Easier , you’ll find tools, templates, and trainings—designed for small teams and solo funders—to build smarter, more sustainable, and less stressful grant systems. Instead, they are the ones who work smarter, align closely with funders, and commit to continuous learning. Ready to elevate your grant readiness?

Grant

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 4, 2025

You’ll get: Plug-and-play templates for proposals and budgets Step-by-step guidance on evaluating grant fit Bonus trainings on strategy, storytelling, and funder engagement Join Grant Writing Made Easier today and take the stress out of grant writing.

Grant

Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

With a convenient accounting procedures manual template , though, now you can make one in as little as 30 minutes! Strategic planning for your nonprofit doesnt have to be a painful process. Creating an accounting procedures manual from scratch can be a time-consuming, stressful hassle.

Budget

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 29, 2025

The Hub stores, organizes, and seamlessly integrates your calendar, task management, funder data, proposal drafts, templates, and AI-powered support. Enroll in Grant Writing Made Easier to get access to our easy-to-use guide and templates to create your AI Grants Hub™. This isn’t just about being organized.

AI

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 31, 2025

But here’s the difference: it draws from your real content , not generic templates. Efficiency Powered by AI Yes, Notion  AI helps with first-pass drafts, line-item budgets, and formatting. Instead of wasting time rewriting introduction after introduction, you add quotes and reflections from community partners.

Readiness

NonProfit PRO

JULY 16, 2025

Accelerated Campaign Creation: Constant Contacts AI-powered platform creates turnkey marketing campaigns in minutes, including recommended copy, imagery, email templates, and an ideal communication schedule for each element of the campaign. setForceSafeFrame(true).addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

AI

NonProfit PRO

JULY 29, 2025

GROWTH: Unlimited organization-wide monthly webinars and live Q&A workshop, access to tools, templates, and training for scaling nonprofit growth. The views expressed within may not directly reflect the thoughts or opinions of the staff of NonProfit PRO. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("pid",

Retail

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 11, 2025

Add “Risk and Adaptation” Language to Templates Demonstrate that your organization is aware of the external funding climate and actively planning in response to it. However, it has also shown that strategic planning, legal advocacy, and compelling storytelling are powerful tools in the fight for resource equity.

Federal Grants

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Nonprofit strategic planning often gets a bad rap, but time spent mapping out your organization’s future can save you from spinning your wheels, being busy but not effective. It’s no wonder nonprofit strategic planning leads to frustration. A strategic plan looks ahead up to five years. What a waste of time!

Strategic Plan

Wild Apricot

MAY 1, 2024

Define your nonprofit's mission and your goals through a strategic plan! Show others how you'll achieve this with our tips, tricks and template.

Strategic Plan

Blue Avocado

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

First published in 2011, this Gold Avocado article is a downloadable template — designed to take the guesswork out of creating an accounting practices manual and make it doable in as little as 30 minutes! So here’s a template. for this template. Download the Word document, and everything you need to fill is in in red.

Template

CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

Here at CauseVox , we know how important the process of creating a fundraising plan is. That’s why we created this 2021 fundraising calendar worksheet and template to help you map out the best possible plan. These templates come with a number of tips that we’ve pulled together to help you through the process of planning.

Calendar

Instrumentl

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Curious on how to write a nonprofit strategic plan? Read our step-by-step guide to discover three different planning models, prevent common mistakes, and learn from the best examples of strategic plans.

Strategic Plan

Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Forms and Templates. Even then, there are organizational models and structural templates you can build from. This frees up the sales manager to focus on leading sellers in meeting their quotas and making tactical decisions and strategic plans for long-term growth. . Automation. Data Analytics. Contract Management.

IT

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Ideally, the Board and Executive Director will work together as partners to lead the nonprofit, especially on the strategic plan, fundraising, and overall evaluation of the organization. Ensure Effective Organizational Planning The Board is responsible for both short-term and long-term strategic planning.

Strategic Plan

Qgiv

MARCH 26, 2024

Free nonprofit resources offer your organization knowledge, strategic planning, and valuable data to help you accomplish your goals more efficiently. Social media and email marketing resources and templates can help you transform your mass communications into personalized donor engagements. Bloomerang Guides & Template s.

Nonprofit

Candid

JULY 6, 2021

Bloomerang’s guide to strategic planning discusses a few nonprofit marketing strategies, such as how you should lean on donor-centric fundraising. Even if you start with a general fundraising email template, you’ll need to customize it to make it your own and use data to ensure it appeals to supporters.

Nonprofit

Candid

JANUARY 25, 2024

Your proposal is tailored to the funder and clearly answers each question  You likely need to write a lot of grant applications, so it’s a good idea to reuse past proposals as a template. Make sure your grant proposal is also consistent with any previous proposals you’ve submitted to this grantmaker and aligns with your strategic plan.

Proposal

Qgiv

DECEMBER 9, 2021

This blog post explores how to create an annual fundraising plan and even provides a helpful annual fundraising plan template to help putting together your fundraising plan easier. Ready to download the template? Download Template. What does a nonprofit strategic plan include? Here you go!

Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

Given the many ways a fundraising plan can make your life easier, it’s hard to understand why so many organizations don’t have them. Often, fear of creating a less-than-perfect plan holds people back. Or the search for the perfect template. Or enough data. But here’s the thing: done is better than perfect.

Fundraising

CauseVox

JANUARY 3, 2025

What is a Nonprofit Fundraising Plan? A nonprofit fundraising plan is a document that strategically organizes all of your fundraising activities over a certain period of time (usually one year). Download Our Free Fundraising Plan & Calendar Template: Why Do You Need a Fundraising Strategy?

Fundraising

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Doing a draft technology plan or roadmap that integrates with your organization’s larger strategic plans. Finalize the technology plan with benefits and outcomes. Based on your technology plan do technology budgeting for the coming year. It’s definitely tech planning made simple.

Mentor

CauseVox

MAY 27, 2021

Before you step into a new area, you really need to engage in a strategic planning program, like my Eight Weeks to Your Strategic Plan program , to make sure it’s actually the right move for you. I’ve got a great template here that you can use to plan out your donor gratitude program.

Fundraising

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 20, 2023

5 Proven Tips for a Successful Giving Campaign Now armed with insights from the Greater Giving Survey, nonprofits can elevate their Year-End Giving campaigns with a strategic approach. Here are five actionable tips to ensure success: Plan Ahead: Strategic planning lays the foundation for a successful campaign.

Nonprofit

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Resources such as grant writing templates and online grant writing courses can further enhance these skills. Budget A clear and detailed financial plan, highlighting how grant funds will be spent. Evaluation Plan A method to assess the project’s success and impact after implementation.

Grant

Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2022

Aly’s expertise includes fundraising, strategic planning, search consultation and board leadership development for the well-positioned nonprofit. If you’re building your organization’s strategic plan for the upcoming year, this is a perfect opportunity to reevaluate your approach to donor outreach.

CRM

Grant Writing Made Easy

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

I have something to make the process a lot simpler and smoother: The Annual Report Template. Save time and stress with this template. Get the template! Now, you don’t have to worry about designing a nice-looking document. You can get your copy here for just $15.

Template

Qgiv

JANUARY 16, 2024

Pricing Mailchimp offers multiple monthly plans based on specific features and contact quantities, including a free beginner plan. What we love about Constant Contact Constant Contact provides a large selection of well-crafted email templates tailored for nonprofit use. 5 Fundraising Event Planning Tips [With Template].

Software

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 21, 2022

This may take a minute to strategically plan what you can do with each donor segment, but if will increase your chances of making the donor happy. If they give digitally, connect digitally. Then on top of that, find other ways to connect like phone calls, texts, video, social media, Zoom, and in person. And that’s worth it.

Fundraising

Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 1, 2024

Here, you’ll find comprehensive guides, templates, and expert advice tailored specifically for nonprofits. They offer a macro-level view of an organization’s financial health and are crucial for strategic planning and operational management.

Budget

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Strategic Planning Professional writers can devise strategies that showcase the non-profit’s strengths and demonstrate clear funding needs. It’s advisable to also explore options such as grant writing templates or online grant writing courses for additional resources.

Grant Writing

Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 7, 2023

Use the following prompt template for generating a well-researched argument for your problem statement in a grant proposal: “Please identify the demographics of [your population], list specific [needs], and explain [the availability and affordability of those services]. Instead, focus on the core question you want to address.

ChatGPT

The Fundraising Coach

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Ideally, your nonprofit already knows the new projects that need funding as part of its broader strategic plan and calendar. The goal is simply to lay the groundwork with an easy-to-use template that you’ll later fill in and polish into a finished product.

Grant

Grant Writing Made Easy

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

I’ll take a few minutes to brain dump onto some paper, roughly map out my day, then get straight to the task that requires the most focus, which is usually drafting (as opposed to grant searches or setting up templates or other parts of the grant writing process.)

Management

Peak Proposals

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Additionally, depending on the grant proposal and the organization you work for, you might have opportunities to engage in strategic planning and research. To see a template to track proposal work, please view our Notion template. We admit that the list of cons appears to be longer than the list of positives.

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