sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2023

From creating a financial cushion to clearly managing your financial reporting, your finance team can create a strong foundation to help you weather whatever the new year has in store. Here are seven ways your team can make sure your nonprofit has a strong financial foundation this year. Identify the top line for each channel.

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sgEngage

MARCH 29, 2023

Once the right staff members are in place, they become the foundation for building solid financial systems and play a central role in maintaining a secure internal control environment. Your leadership must create an ethical foundation that starts at the top. It involves management and the board, as well.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

Operations at Headwaters Foundation for Justice , a foundation that invests in grassroots organizations across Minnesota, were humming along well. The social justice organization supported Black and Indigenous people through grantmaking with an annual budget between $2 million and $3 million. But that also presented a challenge.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 19, 2023

From creating a financial cushion to clearly managing your financial reporting, your finance team can create a strong foundation to help you weather whatever the new year has in store. Here are seven ways your team can make sure your nonprofit has a strong financial foundation this year. Identify the top line for each channel.

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Foundation Build Fund Review 80

sgEngage

JANUARY 19, 2023

From creating a financial cushion to clearly managing your financial reporting, your finance team can create a strong foundation to help you weather whatever the new year has in store. Here are seven ways your team can make sure your nonprofit has a strong financial foundation this year. Identify the top line for each channel.

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sgEngage

MARCH 11, 2024

Ultimately, this helps major gift teams focus on what matters most—building relationships with donors and helping their organization make an impact. With pre-written touchpoints, it’s much easier to regularly connect with your supporters. Blackbaud customers have access to an ecosystem of powerful AI tools. It’s a necessity.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 5, 2022

” You’ll also hear exciting updates from Blackbaud executives and discover how we’re building software solutions to help your organizations maximize impact. Cara Giacomini—Vice President of Data, Research, and Technology at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

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Education Professional Virtual Guide 86

sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

Trailblazers like WWF, Greenpeace, and Amnesty International achieved remarkable milestones and established our foundational understanding of how to craft an effective online donation form. Welcome series Direct mail and email/video reinforce donor impact with messaging that appeals to both fast and slow systems of thinking.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The 2022 bbcon Grantmaking-track sessions will provide thought-provoking ideas and actionable takeaways to help your grantmaking organization drive greater impact for your communities. SPEAKERS: Julie Remmelts, Vice President of Finance at Operations, Headwaters Foundation for Justice. Here are a few you won’t want to miss.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

Operations at Headwaters Foundation for Justice , a foundation that invests in grassroots organizations across Minnesota, were humming along well. The social justice organization supported Black and Indigenous people through grantmaking with an annual budget between $2 million and $3 million. But that also presented a challenge.

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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. Let the Machines Work so the People Can Think!:

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

There have been 11 economic recessions in the US since 1948, each making its own impact on the philanthropic sector. In the recent report from the Blackbaud Institute, Philanthropy Through Recession: How Savvy Organizations Weather Uncertain Times , the data shows that the sector has remained relatively strong throughout.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

At the heart of fundraising are the supporters who believe in your cause and want to place their trust, and dollars, into your organization to make a change in the world. Stepping into 2023, organizations and their donors are likely going to navigate a recession together­–impacting giving and the philanthropic landscape. The good news?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2023

For insights into what will make your organization standout and ring above the buzz, we’ve connected with members of our Blackbaud Champions community who shared tried and true practices that will maximize the success of your year-end fundraising campaigns. Scrub your data so it’s extra squeaky clean for your campaign!

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The goal of these activities is to help form strong relationships to help facilitate honest and impactful decisions in the board room. . Community foundations awarded more grants than any other grantmaker type (49 percent of total awards) . Gifts by independent foundations accounted for at least $1. 7 billion .

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sgEngage

JANUARY 26, 2024

At a foundational level we know our current physical health can drastically impact our desire and ability to engage. The question then becomes, how can we positively influence and further support wellbeing in the workplace through our employee engagement and philanthropy programs?

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

This year is less predictable due to a number of factors that we see impacting this day-of-giving. In a 2015 national survey by the John Templeton Foundation, 93% of consumers said they were familiar with Black Friday, while only 18% were familiar with Giving Tuesday. billion) Average gift: $107 ( Blackbaud ). Get the template.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Only 10% of philanthropic foundations have a website to communicate their work. What that statistic means is that for 90% of foundations, the 990-PF is often the only means for communicating their work. Johnson Center provides insights into the impacts this scale of data is making, and the challenges it is creating.

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Volunteer Hub

AUGUST 25, 2021

Determining your organization’s vision for managing volunteers , developing a strategy, and investing in tools that can help your nonprofit reach goals is the foundation of effective volunteer management. Remember that, on average, 80% of volunteers also provide financial support to the organizations that they volunteer with.

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sgEngage

MARCH 31, 2023

Organizations working toward social impact know this better than most industries. For grantmakers to make a truly lasting impact across their community, they need to be intentional about their equity and inclusion practices, both within their organization and with their funding efforts. And how it was a continual journey.

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sgEngage

APRIL 18, 2023

This is why it’s important to keep an eye on the trends impacting the philanthropic industry, and incorporating the ideas that make sense for your organization. As Satonya Fair, CEO of PEAK Grantmaking, wrote for the ENGAGE blog , the goal of your foundation shouldn’t be to protect your organization’s treasure at all costs.

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Forum One

JANUARY 4, 2022

As we wrap up our reflection on 2021 and are ready to kick start 2022, we are immensely proud of the strategies, designs, and tools we’ve developed to help our mission-driven clients have an impact in the areas they care about most. Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation. The ALS Association.

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sgEngage

JUNE 16, 2022

With the right tools, 501(c)(3) arms of larger organizations can manage their restricted funds, create a clear roadmap for their programs, and roll up the impact numbers their donors and parent organizations care about. The foundation can code transactions for easy tracking and establish dashboards that show the information they need to see.

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Fund Management Cancer Foundation 72

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

If you were one of the foundation professionals who joined us this year in Nashville, you are hopefully well into your planning for how to put some of what you learned to use; I’m also hoping you enjoy this little refresher on what I consider to be some of the finer takeaways from our foundations track. l everage the results.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

At the heart of fundraising are the supporters who believe in your cause and want to place their trust, and dollars, into your organization to make a change in the world. Stepping into 2023, organizations and their donors are likely going to navigate a recession together­–impacting giving and the philanthropic landscape. The good news?

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2021

The digital storytelling approach illustrates all that NRDC has accomplished—from landmark legislation to practical changes that benefit the environment and local communities every day—to inspire audiences to support its work into the future and continue to grow its impact. The Vilcek Foundation. National Air & Space Museum.

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sgEngage

APRIL 15, 2024

If you are a grantmaker, you know how important it is to have a reliable and efficient software system that can help you manage your grants, track your impact, and collaborate with your stakeholders. Blackbaud acquired MicroEdge and inherited what we now know as Blackbaud Grantmaking in 2014.

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sgEngage

JULY 12, 2022

It is imperative that this commitment is demonstrated through active support of equity-focused grantmaking and programming as well as internal operational changes. Many foundations have turned to outside consultants with expertise in this area to help guide them through the beginning of their DEI journey.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

At Blackbaud, we believe this future – the future of the nonprofit sector – will be supported by Data Intelligence. . Learn how Atrium Health Foundation is using data in their decisions. What is Data Intelligence? . Data intelligence is the practice of transforming data into insights and value.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 26, 2020

Your supporters are facing similar challenges, especially those who are parents. Here are some ideas for how your organization can come alongside and connect with supporters (and prospects) who are parents—and who could probably use a little extra help right now. Some are newly remote staff. Virtual Tours. Educational Streaming Videos.

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Neon CRM

MAY 9, 2023

With the right tools at their disposal, nonprofits can develop stronger, more impactful messaging, connect with their supporters, and eliminate many time-consuming tasks. A CRM gives you the tools you need to meet this very specific demand by enabling you to show that impact in every message.

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sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

Yes, we must steward our investments responsibly and ethically, but what is responsible and ethical about potentially wasting massive amounts of resources, using outdated problem-solving skills, and getting minimal impact for our efforts? The foundation staff said things like, “These are similar to the proposals we usually get.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2021

The digital storytelling approach powerfully illustrates all that NRDC has accomplished—from landmark legislation to practical changes that benefit the environment and local communities every day—to inspire audiences to support its work into the future and continue to grow its impact. The Vilcek Foundation. The Frist Art Museum.

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Award Communication Colorado Museum 74

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Among grantmakers, there tends to be a lot of focus on impact and outcomes, as well as metrics to measure impact. Our intention is to understand whether grants have had the impact we envisioned. A way that can be more fair, improve the institution of philanthropy, and deliver a shared and flexible understanding of impact.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The digital storytelling approach powerfully illustrates all that NRDC has accomplished—from landmark legislation to practical changes that benefit the environment and local communities every day—to inspire audiences to support its work into the future and continue to grow its impact. The Vilcek Foundation. I’m Determined.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Dozier, CIO of the Georgia Tech Foundation. He is responsible for the leadership, strategic direction and oversight of all Foundation and enterprise advancement technology solutions. He has also been appointed to the CASE District III board of directors and is a member of the Blackbaud Higher Education Executive Advisory Board.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 23, 2020

Today’s Q&A is with Barbara Newhouse, CEO of The Children’s Heart Foundation , where she is using her experience and lessons learned to create strengths from organizational challenges and rebuild a brand that staff, board, supporters, and volunteers can trust. It will have huge impact on the future.

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