Pamela Grow
JUNE 10, 2025
Here’s a sobering statistic: Only 23% of first-time donors give a second gift according to the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ latest research. Let that sink in for a moment. Nearly 8 out of 10 people who believe in your mission enough to make their first donation will never give again. But here’s what’s encouraging: It doesn’t have to be this way.
Ann Green's Nonprofit
JUNE 10, 2025
Explore top event ideas to strengthen relationships between donors and beneficiaries, enhance engagement, and maximize fundraising success for your nonprofit. By Jen Wemhoff Nonprofit fundraising is about more than just dollars—it’s about connections. Strong relationships between donors and beneficiaries can deepen donor engagement, build trust, and generate more meaningful support for your organization’s mission.
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Hands-On Fundraising
JUNE 10, 2025
As fundraisers, we work hard to find and recruit new donors to our causes. But do you ever feel like your supporters are slipping away after their first gift? There could be a whole host of reasons for this. From a supporter not feeling properly thanked, to a lack of charity brand recall (“I loved […] The post How to Create a Seamless Supporter Journey (and Build Loyal Donors for Life) appeared first on Hands-On Fundraising.
GrantNews
JUNE 11, 2025
Faith based organizations have long stood at the forefront of community service, offering critical support to those in need. But to sustain and grow these impactful missions, reliable funding is essential. Whether you’re a church launching a new outreach program, a nonprofit ministry expanding community health services, or a faith-centered school looking to improve educational access, grants can provide the financial boost you need.
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This prompt guide for ChatGPT contains 20+ tested ChatGPT prompts, along with tips on how to use this tool the best way. Nonprofits can engage with ChatGPT to brainstorm ideas, refine project plans, and craft compelling narratives for grant proposals.
Pamela Grow
JUNE 10, 2025
Online fundraising is a cornerstone of nonprofit success. Virtual campaigns are quick to launch, cost-effective, and capable of reaching supporters beyond your immediate network. However, publishing a campaign page is only the beginning. Without the right promotional strategy, even the most urgent cause can go unnoticed. Your digital marketing strategy determines whether donors will actually donate to your fundraiser.
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The Fundraiser Coach
JUNE 9, 2025
Ever thought about who doesn’t feel imposter syndrome? I have. It’s a kid learning to ride a bike. I remember clearly when my daughter was learning. First we started with training wheels. She was wobbly, unsure, and still figuring it out. AND she was proud of her effort. She had one goal in mind: to ride by herself. She didn’t expect perfection the first time she sat on the bike.
GrantNews
JUNE 10, 2025
History projects are evolving, and with today’s technology, preserving the past has never been more accessible. Grants now support a wide range of efforts to document personal narratives, oral histories, endangered ways of life, and cultural expression through art, film, and museum collections. These projects help capture the rich, lived experiences of individuals and communities.
CauseVox
JUNE 9, 2025
When’s the last time you received a great thank you? I once volunteered to help raise some extra funds for our nonprofit. The event lasted an entire Saturday after an already busy week. On Monday, I walked into my office to see a handwritten thank you note from our CEO on my desk. This experience demonstrated just one of many donor recognition examples.
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 10, 2025
The past several months have been challenging for nonprofits, so NonProfit PRO spoke with experts on what nonprofits can do to set themselves up for success.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
JUNE 9, 2025
The group is set to hire more attorneys, coordinate pro bono representation from major law firms and hold public trainings about the rights of LGBTQ+ people. By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Richard Drew, AP photo “It was really individuals in the community who stepped up and made this campaign happen,” Lambda Legal CEO Kevin Jennings said. “It wasn’t corporations.
GrantNews
JUNE 9, 2025
If you own a Limited Liability Company (LLC), you may be wondering whether you’re eligible to receive grant funding to support or grow your business. The good news? Yes – LLC businesses can qualify for certain grants. However, eligibility depends on the type of grant, the nature of your business, and how well your goals align with the funding source.
CauseVox
JUNE 9, 2025
What if every step you took could help someone gain access to clean water for life? That’s the idea behind Well Aware’s inaugural H2gO Challenge, a campaign launched in April 2025 that brought together hundreds of participants to walk, run, and fundraise for clean water access in East Africa. The initiative invited people to walk 30 miles over the course of a month, while raising awareness of the daily trek many women and girls make to collect water.
Blackbaud
JUNE 12, 2025
Many nonprofits rely heavily on grants to fund their missions, but successfully securing and managing grants requires a clear understanding of the grant lifecycle. The grant lifecycle refers to the full process a grant goes through from identifying opportunities and applying to implementing funded projects and reporting outcomes. For nonprofit professionals, grasping this lifecycle is key to improving funding success, maintaining compliance , and fostering strong relationships with funders.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
JUNE 10, 2025
By Drew Lindsay Image: From the Hip Photo National funders back efforts to repair sewage, schools, civic health, and more. Is that a better investment than trying to stop polarization in politics?
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 11, 2025
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Just Write Grants
JUNE 13, 2025
Grant writing can be overwhelming—but it doesn’t have to be. We’ve answered 20 of the most common questions nonprofits ask about finding, writing, and winning grants. From crafting strong proposals to tracking outcomes and building funder relationships, this guide gives you the clarity and confidence to raise more money and make a bigger impact.
DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services
JUNE 13, 2025
Clear and actionable objectives are essential to the vision and success of your nonprofit’s programs and projects. Of course, you know this—we’re just laying the groundwork for the info that’s coming. Also, as grant writers, we must translate these objectives logically and explicitly into grant applications, so that our nonprofit can be awarded the funds needed to crush the objectives and transform lives!
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
JUNE 10, 2025
The group aspires to mobilize people to volunteer with nonprofits in the U.S. at a scale that only federal programs like AmeriCorps have in the past. By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Matthew Hinton, AP photo Points of Light president and CEO Jennifer Sirangelo, left, and Neil Bush, chair, speak at the 2025 Points of Light Conference in New Orleans.
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 13, 2025
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Just Write Grants
JUNE 13, 2025
You can’t just say your nonprofit makes an impact. You have to track it, analyze it, prove it, and present it. Measurable outcomes and evidence-based data are essential for successful grant writing. Funders want more than good intentions—they want proof your program works. Your grant writer is only as strong as the data you provide. Ready to turn your impact into funding?
Future Fundraising Now
JUNE 11, 2025
I wish I got a nickel for every time someone told me “nobody reads long letters any more.” I’d have several more dollars than I have now. It seems to be widely believed that direct mail fundraising letters should never, never, never be more than a single page long. That’s really bad advice. Short letters can work well. But longer letters almost always do better.
Blackbaud
JUNE 12, 2025
If online giving is part of your organization’s fundraising strategy, user-friendly donation forms are essential for maximizing donor engagement, conversion rates, and donation amounts. Let’s explore the impact of well-designed donation forms and best practices to help you leverage these tools for greater fundraising success. Best Practices for Creating Effective Donation Forms To simplify the donor experience and encourage giving, focus on a few essential practices when evaluating donatio
GrantNews
JUNE 13, 2025
Father’s Day is coming up this Sunday, and what better way to honor dads than by exploring grants that strengthen family bonds ? Whether you’re a father, stepdad, grandfather, or mentor, you’re stepping up and doing the work of family. GrantWatch sees you. What’s more, we’re celebrating with grant funding for nonprofits that lift the family unit as a whole.
Blue Avocado
JUNE 10, 2025
In the five years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, nonprofits have faced new challenges and, in many cases, changed the way they operate. While some organizations have benefited from increased flexible funding and adapted to more efficient virtual work models, others continue to grapple with financial instability, increased demand for services, and difficulties in volunteer recruitment and staff retention.
Grant Professionals Association
JUNE 11, 2025
Imagine this: you’re mid-lunch, a lightbulb moment strikes, and you grab the nearest napkin to jot down your genius idea, sandwiched between a ketchup stain and a coffee ring. That napkin? That’s the birthplace of some of the best nonprofit program designs. Before AI, cloud-based platforms, and fancy grant management software, grant writing was a hands-on, paper-filled, finger-cramping journey.
Blackbaud
JUNE 11, 2025
Preparing for the unknown is a tenant of leadership in today’s ever-changing economic, political, and cultural landscape—and those who know what’s come before are best prepared for what’s ahead. Blackbaud’s research lab has taken a second look at how charitable giving weathers economic storms , and we have good news: despite fluctuating alongside the economy, philanthropy has been largely resilient and has continued an upward trajectory in the last forty years.
GrantNews
JUNE 12, 2025
Funding for nonprofits is always a concern, and in today’s financial landscape, securing funding can be daunting. In truth, every decision you make affects the impact of your group. However, you don’t need a million-dollar budget to make a difference. Nonprofits that align their financial strategy with donor-centric practices see the largest amount of growth.
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 10, 2025
The "2025 State of Nonprofit Asset Gifts Report" reveals a critical need for nonprofits to embrace non-cash giving amid financial uncertainty.
Greater Giving
JUNE 11, 2025
Speakers Julianne Read, Director of Fundraising Events, Kilbreath Events Webinar Summary This webinar hosted by Greater Giving on Webinar Wednesday focused on transforming donor relationships from transactional to transformational, fostering long-lasting connections. Moderated by Taylor of Greater Giving, the session featured insights from Julianne Reed, a seasoned fundraiser and event planner, and Malcolm Nelson, principal at Saint Therese Catholic Public Academy.
Candid
JUNE 11, 2025
Recent federal funding cuts have had a deep and widespread impact on the nonprofit sector. An analysis by Candid found that over 14,000 nonprofits would deplete their reserves within three months without government grants, putting an estimated 2.8 million jobs at risk and impacting nearly every U.S. county. As government support dwindles—for free school lunches, community health clinics, housing initiatives, etc.
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