Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

Carolyn’s Nonprofit Blog was inspired by the many people who have reached out to Carolyn since it was launched in 2011 to ask for advice about becoming a grant writer and nonprofit fundraiser. Many readers asked How do you become a grant writer? Q: What kind of folks have asked about becoming a grant writer?

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Grant Interview Los Angeles Texas 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

By Stephanie Kanak , Content Strategist at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. They depend on the quality of the data collected in their donor management system. The bottom line: if you can’t reach your donors, you can’t solicit them. What would you do differently?

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Survey Virtual Nonprofit Sponsor 337

Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

They’re excited to get their fledgling organization off the ground, and they need the funds to do it. Sometimes when people are looking for new fundraising ideas for nonprofits, they’re looking for a quick solution to solve their funding problems. Broken Funding Models for Nonprofits Truly, it’s not your fault. Avoid them!).

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Money Raise Ideas Work 126

Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

Did you know as many as 81% percent of new donors don’t return to give again? And only 43% of all donors remain loyal? Do you know what your retention rates are or how to increase donor loyalty? Yet too many nonprofits still don’t prioritize donor retention strategies. . And, yes, your donors are consumers.

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Donor Strategy Retention Relationship 141

Candid

MAY 15, 2024

We understand this as an approach that reimagines relationships among donors, nonprofits, and communities to rebalance power dynamics and decision making, prioritizing authentic connections and mutual learning. With an open call, we eliminate the need to be part of the “in” crowd to receive funding.

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Philanthropy Proposal Application Metrics 52

sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

It’s your opportunity to demonstrate financial sustainability and transparency to donors and stakeholders. Without that, the SOA can misrepresent the financial health of the organization and lead to future funding issues. Broadly grouped expenses or revenues can obscure the allocation of funds across different programs.

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Activities Active Activism Comparison 78

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As a grants manager, you know how important it is to have a clear and efficient grantee application process. Growth of funding opportunities: There are more sources of funding available for nonprofits, such as peer-to-peer fundraising, crowdfunding, corporate giving, and donor-advised funds.

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Application Leadership Grant Philanthropy 89

Get Fully Funded

JULY 27, 2021

In simple terms, an endowment is a pool of donor money that is invested in the stock market. And even if you cannot imagine an endowment in your near future, adopting an endowment mindset can put you on a path to financial security. Donors respond positively to nonprofit leaders who are building something that will have longevity.

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Fund Money Gift Adopt 119

Classy

JULY 26, 2021

Thank existing donors for their loyal support. Here are five ways to motivate new and existing donors to show support with a one-time gift or a recurring donation. . Crowdfunding campaigns offer nonprofits a powerful way to share their stories, rally supporters, and fund their programmatic initiatives.

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National Donor Nonprofit Celebrate 105

sgEngage

APRIL 26, 2024

Here are six best practices your nonprofit organization should adopt to increase collaboration and enhance its relationship with your audit firm. This executive director wanted to expand the revenue sources of the organization to include federal grants. For example, a new executive director joined an organization we worked with.

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Relationship Practice Build Evaluation 93

Candid

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The nonprofit sector’s recognition and adoption of diverse revenue streams, including cryptocurrency, has increased significantly over the last year, but many still feel hesitant when it comes to crypto fundraising. Diversify and grow your donor base using crypto fundraising . Enter the crypto-philanthropy landscape!?.

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Donation Fundraising Philanthropy Generation 98

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Grantmakers want to know if their funding has created the change they have envisioned. Our intention is to understand whether grants have had the impact we envisioned. We all want to know whether our work makes a difference. But is this the right question? These convenings are often driven by the needs and goals of participants.

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Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 83

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

Balance your activities, keeping you from letting entire months slip by with no active fundraising, then squeezing in too many fundraisers and Asks at the end of the year (which feels really crappy to donors!). That approach to grant writing doesn’t work, by the way. Donors leave when they don’t feel appreciated or needed.

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DipJar

JUNE 24, 2021

Beginning in April and continuing through the summer, thousands of community cats have litters that are taken in, cared for, and ultimately adopted. In the case of kitten season, FODAS funding provides support for mothers and their kittens, taking care of orphaned kittens, purchasing incubators, and the fostering/adoption process.

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Dallas Service Create Adopt 98

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Nonprofit organizations are beginning to use indirect costs more frequently in their budgeting processes, whether or not they are pursuing government grants. the agency that provides it with the most funds). Organizations cannot get an approved rate until it is approved to receive funding. operating costs).

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Rate Question Government Fund 83

sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

To meet demand, the foundation launched two rapid response funds for public health and social justice initiatives within a month of each other. The foundation needed to mobilize the funds and turn them into grants that would tangibly change the lives of Headwaters’ communities in real time. But that also presented a challenge.

Philanthropy 83

Philanthropy Community Time Blackbaud 83

Candid

APRIL 19, 2022

My team of 12 and I wondered: how long would this go on and how long could we survive without our main funding stream? How would our donors respond? Getting creative to find crucial funds . Our grants manager, Dawn, was determined to maintain operations. Would the government help us? Lessons learned .

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Strategy Change Fundraising New York 105

sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

In a sector that is so risk-averse—afraid of change, reluctant to explore new ideas, and adopt new practices—why do we rely on super risky problem-solving skills? The Funder’s Role in Risk Funders—by which I mean donors, foundations, impact investors, and government agencies that grant financial support—disincentivize risk in a few ways.

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Problem Skills Proposal Grant 74

sgEngage

MAY 27, 2022

If you didn’t have to manually update giving records or click five buttons to move an approval forward only to click the same five buttons for the next one, you would be able to focus on more important projects, such as reaching out to donors, identifying community needs, and growing your mission. Automation.

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Process API San Diego Nonprofit 70

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Donor-advised funds (DAFs) have become one of the hottest tools in philanthropy over the last few years. While the funds have been around for decades, the 1990s ushered in an increasing interest in DAFs as financial planning and planned giving tools. What makes a donor-advised fund so attractive?

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Fund Issue Donor Charity 28

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.​ Now, let’s say that, during a proposed budget review, you notice that the board has cut funding for a top-rated yearly educational program with your constituents.

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Guide Business Support Metrics 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Today, we are able to offer four different payment methods online and we’re working with different providers to offer the best success rate possible to our donors (>90%). Older people are still doubtful about making a donation via credit card online, but donors below 40 years old are predominately giving online.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Most nonprofits collect and store data about their donors, campaigns, and finances. Comparing the transactions recorded in your nonprofit’s bookkeeping records with those registered in your bank accounts allows you to confirm that all funds are properly accounted for and quickly address any discrepancies.

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Management Strategy International Nonprofit 67

sgEngage

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Empathy I have had the honor of being both a grant researcher/writer/steward and a re-grantor. I have felt the frustration of completing horribly constructed online grant applications and experienced the exhilaration of being awarded significant funds. What power could you use to elevate connection and impact?

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Grant Foundation Philanthropy Application 81

sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

As birth rates decline and populations age, the effects on enrollment numbers, funding, and institutional sustainability become increasingly pronounced. Let’s explore how these two factors impact higher education and the potential strategies institutions can adopt. Talk to your donors.

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Education Student Award University 77

Candid

JUNE 2, 2021

Last month, over 1,300 grants professionals gathered virtually for PEAK2021. LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter Fund, underscored a major theme during the opening keynote that carried through the rest of the conference: together. But for this to work best, it requires broad adoption and participation.

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Data Profile Grant Philanthropy 59

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The bbcon 2023 agenda is full of great sessions for finance professionals serving nonprofits, schools, foundations, healthcare, and cultural organizations, from creating better systems to extending what you currently do with Blackbaud’s fund accounting software, Financial Edge NXT. Who doesn’t want to reclaim 80% of their time?

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Blackbaud Chart Denver Nonprofit 79

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

In order to make change that is sustainable and scalable, additional funding sources need to be considered to help nonprofits achieve their core missions. Solving basic social problems requires a level of sustainable investment that donors and government cannot provide alone. What are the downsides and dangers in pursuing new models?

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Model Fund Social United States 53

sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

To meet demand, the foundation launched two rapid response funds for public health and social justice initiatives within a month of each other. The foundation needed to mobilize the funds and turn them into grants that would tangibly change the lives of Headwaters’ communities in real time. But that also presented a challenge.

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Philanthropy Community Time Blackbaud 52

Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Raising the money you need to fully fund your budget doesn’t happen by accident. In other words, don’t wait until there’s a crisis to figure out how to find funding. Focus on donors, not money. But you need to shift your thinking to the source of the money—your donors. You need a plan for fundraising success.

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Fundraising Money Raise Doc 124

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 23, 2022

This is where donor relationship building comes into play. This is because the lifetime value of a retained donor is generally higher than a one-time donor. According to Double the Donation’s fundraising statistics , recurring donors give 42% more each year than one-time donors. First-time donors.

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Personal Nonprofit Database Interaction 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

It’s an ideal community to connect co-workers, influencers, donors, and corporate sponsors. For example, the International Fund for Animal Welfare shared the good news that zero rhinos were poached in 2020. It’s for this reason that nonprofits have been slow to adopt LinkedIn Ads. LinkedIn Profiles.

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Linkedin Practice Social Media Sponsor 362

Network for Good

MAY 17, 2021

The database is very flexible, which allows a nonprofit to use Salesforce.com for tracking donor management and other activities. The place for prospecting and tracking donations, grants, memberships, and volunteering. Integrate with other programs that facilitate donor communication, stewardship, and payment processing.

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San Francisco License Nonprofit Database 64

Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

To tap into this revenue source, nonprofit leaders should have a basic understanding of what workplace giving is, the modern software corporations use, and what tools their own organization can leverage to earn more from donors employed at companies with workplace giving programs. Potential for new donors to find your nonprofit.

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Software Giving Gift Nonprofit 52

sgEngage

JUNE 20, 2023

This opens great opportunities for social impact organizations to raise or grant more funds and advance their missions. Good customer care strengthens your relationships, helping you to retain existing donors and advocates while attracting new ones. How does this software help protect our users from fraud?

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Software Question Law Data 72

Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

Forms can be used to survey volunteers and program participants about their experiences with your organization, gather opinions from donors about an upcoming strategic plan, and about 100 other things. You can create boards to manage your appeals, another one for grants, another one for donor communications, and so forth.

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Product Organization Doc Calendar 124

Network for Good

MAY 17, 2021

The database is very flexible, which allows a nonprofit to use Salesforce.com for tracking donor management and other activities. The place for prospecting and tracking donations, grants, memberships, and volunteering. Integrate with other programs that facilitate donor communication, stewardship, and payment processing.

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San Francisco License Nonprofit Database 52