article thumbnail

Can A Check Dated In One Calendar Year Be Credited To A Different Calendar Year For Tax Deduction Purposes?

Bloomerang

Generally, possession is determined by who has control of the money at any point in time. So, the gift would be made at that time. NOTE : You might reasonably think when a donor mails a check (not cash) they still have agency to cancel that check up until the time the charity deposits or cashes that check. But it’s a bit tricky.

article thumbnail

Developing a Tactical Fundraising Calendar for Your Organization

The Fundraising Authority

Your best bet to ensure maximum revenue is to lay out a tactical fundraising calendar as part of your overall fundraising plan. A tactical calendar, as its name suggests, is simply a calendar that shows when your non-profit will employ each of the fundraising tactics it is planning to use in a given year.

Calendar 220
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

How to Create a Fundraising Calendar

Qgiv

Fundraising calendars help set your nonprofit up for success for the entire year. A fundraising calendar enables you to keep your goals, campaigns, strategies, and due dates all in one place that your whole team has access to. Another objective you need to define for your fundraising calendar is your awareness goal.

article thumbnail

3 Keys to Setting Up Your Fundraising Calendar for Success

Top Nonprofits

your fundraising calendar for 2016. Within the plan, drive towards four different “funding catalysts”. Calendar year end. Normally there are two easy milestones built into the year – the calendar year end and your organization’s fiscal year end, which is hopefully sometime around the summer. Fiscal year end. About Author.

article thumbnail

How to Enhance Your Nonprofit’s Written Content with Artificial Intelligence

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AI as a writing tool can make you even more efficient and give you time to do other things like plan great fundraising campaigns. Since this is an article on using AI to write, we asked Google’s Bard, “What is the difference between ChatGPT, Google’s Bard, and Bing Chat?” For free.

Content 350
article thumbnail

Marketing Meal Prep: Turn Your Content Menu Into a Year-long Feast

Association TV

How many times are you doing tacos this month? Creating a high-powered content calendar for associations works the same way. You can also check off your entire shopping list in one trip instead of stopping at three different places for different ingredients. You have all the ingredients, now it’s time to get cooking.

Content 288
article thumbnail

Creating Fundraising Systems for Your Nonprofit

The Fundraising Authority

They had one full-time development director on staff, but everyone – including the staff, the board, the volunteers, even the donors – was constantly worried about fundraising. So every time someone had a good idea for a mailer, they sent one out. 4 – Put it On a Calendar. One Seriously Stressed Out Nonprofit.

System 354