The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

AUGUST 29, 2018

Annual giving campaigns, sometimes referred to as “cornerstone campaigns,” form the backbone of many nonprofit fundraising programs for good reason; they provide a structure for the yearly schedule and a reliable and predictable source of income, making life easier for Development staff at all levels.

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sgEngage

JULY 17, 2023

Confirm whether your organization provides a professional development budget Order a standalone alarm clock to replace your smart device alarm Time block your daily start and stop routines on your calendar. Put yourself on your calendar—seriously. employees, their families, the community, grant)?

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Qgiv

MARCH 28, 2022

Apply for nonprofit grants. Grants can often make up a significant part of a nonprofit’s budget, but if you’re not sure where to start looking, it might feel like a daunting task. How to search for grants. To begin, start your grant research as early as possible for the next calendar year. Grant writing.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

In the past year, thousands of nonprofit pros took advantage of our definitive Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar, and we're so excited to share our brand new 2016 list! The 2015 - 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar is ready for upload right into your Google or Outlook Calendar with a single click. Drop us a line!

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

Sample fundraising calendar Be sure to update your quarterly and monthly totals for the year, comparing them to your original goals. I’m referring to individual donations , corporate partnerships , events , grants , and online campaigns. If you already have a plan in place, it’s time to pull it back up and review the hard numbers.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

Whether you are new to grants, and re-evaluating how your organization seeks out grant funding, Rachel Werner will go through what you need to know to become more grant ready. We’re here to talk about how to build a better grant strategy in this post-COVID, to the extent that we are post-COVID world. Rachel: Mm-hmm.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Thousands of nonprofit pros rely on our annual Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar to discover skill-building, strategy-slaying, network-enhancing nonprofit events. and all over the world, that focus on essential topics like: Fundraising & Grants. 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar. Fundraising & Grants.

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

Through the Google Ad Grants program, Google empowers charitable organizations to tap into pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, connecting them with likely prospects online. Since 2003, the Google Ad Grants program has provided $10 billion in free advertising to more than 115,000 nonprofits across 51 countries. What Are Google Ad Grants?

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Create a direct mail and email calendar and checklist. Drive More Traffic To Your Site Using The Google Ad Grant. During the session, “The Google Ad Grant: Maximizing the Value for Nonprofits Around the Globe,” Brittany Odom from Nonprofit Megaphone reviewed the Google Ad Grant program, which is available to most 501(c)3s.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

The potential for being overwhelmed by technology is magnified in the workplace by something called “ Collaborative Overload ” Rob Cross and Adam Grant in a recent Harvard Business Review article. Planning is about using structure and rituals to keep organized. What is Collaborative Overload? Sound familiar?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Trello also has workflow automation features which include: Rule-based triggers Custom buttons Calendar commands Due date commands Why This Fundraising App Made Our List Trello works both from your desktop and from your mobile device with the Trello app. A secure and reliable source for organizations to apply for federal grants.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Rachel Sacks, MPH will help demystify all five phases of the grants lifecycle: identifying well-aligned prospects, cultivating funder relationships, preparing compelling submissions, maintaining grants through stewarding and reporting, and submitting renewals. We are here to talk about “Demystifying the Grants Lifecycle.”

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Here are several types of tickets you can consider offering, each with its unique advantages: General Admission Tickets : These are the standard tickets that grant entry to the event. You can further incentivize these kinds of sales by creating a structured referral program that rewards those who bring in additional attendees.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

The conference favors networking opportunities over speaker-led sessions and utilizes the “Liberating Structures” facilitation technique to spark conversation and empower innovation. Cost: 2023 ticket prices have not been released yet. In 2022, general admission was free, while VIP tickets cost $199.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Let’s face it: consistent funding is the lifeblood of nonprofit work – without it, we cannot create the impact we want in our communities; and from individual giving to foundation grants and everything in between, there are so many different ways to go about fundraising.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Carefully consider fee structures to find the right balance between access to features and a high net donation amount. This includes Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Slides, Meet, and more. Fees or limitations: Nonprofits can access $10,000 per month in free Google Search advertising via the Google Ad Grant.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

But without an administrative operating structure (which isn't free), no organizational missions would be fulfilled. Mark your calendar now for September 20 to 21. It almost feels like administrative costs are to be avoided. How are nonprofits coping with this issue? They're making awards to a variety of organizations.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 8, 2023

As we embark on the fundraising journey in 2024, the significance of a well-structured nonprofit annual development plan cannot be overstated. When outlining each fundraiser, use a fundraising calendar to maintain a balance—ensuring enough activities to meet budgetary needs without overstretching your resources.

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DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 24, 2021

advocacy opportunities, matching gift and volunteer grant information, event calendar, and more. You’ll likely want a home page, an about page, a blog roll, a donation page, an educational resources page, a volunteer page, a calendar/events page, and a contact us page. Create a general outline for each page.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2016

Every time that I talk about how arduous grant writing is, inevitably someone will say something like, “That’s why you should focus on individual donors! The unfamiliarity of the nonprofit structure affects all sorts of stuff, from board engagement to hiring, and it often makes giv- ing to a nonprofit a bizarre idea.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 9, 2024

Let’s take a look at 15 Fundraising revenue streams your nonprofit can utilize when planning your annual fundraising calendar. Grant Writing Tapping into Institutional Support Grant writing is a valuable avenue for accessing funds from foundations, government agencies, and corporations.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 13, 2022

SMART Fundraising Goals SMART goals give you a structure to follow in setting your goals. For example: “acquire 100 new donors this year” or “write 10 grant proposals before March.” Create a grant calendar by January 1 of the top 10 grants we’ll go after this year. Create a grant calendar.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2022

In other words, you need to get your money from many different sources, not just one awesome foundation, one government grant, or one generous donor. If you rely solely on a government grant, what happens when the agency changes its eligibility criteria and you no longer qualify? No private foundation grants. Cue the sad music.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Swag or merch: calendars, printables, planners, notebooks. Same for any grants, regrants, mini-grants, or loans you offer. But you can structure your perks so that everyone gets the same perks, but donors get them sooner or delivered personally. Swag or merch: mugs, shot glasses, swizzle sticks, cozies, towels.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2021

How do you structure your database? I look at how is it structured, the big internal structure. So there is a way to structure your database so that it is organized and consistent. And appeals can be very specific things like your fall appeal, your calendar year-end appeal. Hey, grants. But campaigns.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

And, as a nonprofit organization, you may be eligible for a grant from Google that will cover the cost of some or all of your ads. Instead of participating in a structured event, supporters raise money on your behalf on their own time. Once you’re a member, you may also be able to share your events on their community calendar.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

Although my fiscal year was in October, the calendar year worked and I would do it in January. Is your agenda structured in a way that board education is included on every board meeting for 20 minutes? So I’m going to take this last couple of minutes to talk about the support structure and then I would go. I went too far.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Some people are really focused on grants that they’re not ready for, and they’re just kind of on this grant starvation cycle like, “We’re just hoping that that next one is going to save us.” Like, “If I just get this next grant, we’ll be saved.” ” Anybody been in that?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

There is no better way to structure your thinking that the POST which stands for People, Objective, Strategy, and Tools. Now matter which type of story you choose to tell or what medium you use (video, text, photos), here is a simple storytelling structure you can use to create the first draft of your story: Once upon a time….

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Traditional fundraising like grant writing and major donor relations require significant investments of time and effort. If you’d like to add a peer to peer initiative to your fundraising calendar, but don’t have the time or resources for a full, organization-run campaign, consider creating opportunities for DIY fundraisers.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2022

Traditional fundraising like grant writing and major donor relations require significant investments of time and effort. If you’d like to add a peer-to-peer initiative to your fundraising calendar, but don’t have the time or resources for a full, organization-run campaign, consider creating opportunities for DIY fundraisers.

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CauseVox

JULY 31, 2022

Traditional fundraising like grant writing and major donor relations require significant investments of time and effort. If you’d like to add a peer-to-peer initiative to your fundraising calendar, but don’t have the time or resources for a full, organization-run campaign, consider creating opportunities for DIY fundraisers.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

And the book is structured in a way where each of these elements is given its own chapter with a whole bunch of stuff in it. And with that in mind, you can start to turn your plan into a calendar with clear accountabilities and clear actions. Well, in the book, I define six elements that power successful communications outcomes.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

The reward for participants of having your contribution displayed is fairly and clearly structured. Granted, the posts so far have been somewhat tech-heavy, but I think that will diversify more as the year goes on. Techies knew about the project first and were most likely to sign up for early dates on the calendar.)

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

You need to do this type of event now, or you need to do this type of activity or this type of programming or shift your programming this way to get this foundation grant.” ” And then start bucketing that time on your calendar. ” So that is happening to so many organizations that I see. Mallory: Yeah.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

You need to do this type of event now, or you need to do this type of activity or this type of programming or shift your programming this way to get this foundation grant.” And then start bucketing that time on your calendar. So that is happening to so many organizations that I see. This is what’s going to be my first bridge.”

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