Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Note from Beth: Last week, I had the pleasure of facilitating two workshops on becoming a Networked Nonprofit: Effective Social Strategy for nonprofits in Santa Barbara hosted by the Fund for Santa Barbara. The 2014 LightBox Collaborative Editorial Calendar has arrived! Beautifully done–thank you for this excellent planning tool!”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2023

A lot of time, effort, and preparation goes into ensuring end-of-year campaigns produce all the funds needed for organizations to sustain their important missions. Donors can make an individual or team fundraising page and collect funds on your organization’s behalf by soliciting their networks.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

In the beginning you may self-fund your fledgling organization. And unless you’re independently wealthy with an endless revenue stream, you can’t self-fund forever (nor should you – more on that in a minute). Then you figured out that you needed funds to pay for the good work. Many founders do.) Don’t say “we can’t do that.”

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 1, 2023

With a donation platform right on your website, you’re creating a one-stop-shop for supporters to contribute – thus amplifying your funding prospects. Stay Connected with Your Tribe Your website can double as a newsroom carrying the latest updates, blog posts, event calendars, and social media links. You know every penny counts.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2024

While traditional events still have an important place in the fundraising calendar, activity-based fundraising events now encompass a diverse range of experiences, from yoga to pickleball to kayaking and more. Build the right-fit event and they will come. And they will donate.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2017

GrantStation's founder and CEO, Cynthia Adams, recently gave a free 30-minute webinar on the Zen of Grantseeking. And it is important to clarify your thinking as you consider establishing a solid grants program for 2017 and into 2018, especially in this time of uncertainty around government funding. Space or location sharing.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Our long-term focus will be to address these barriers in ways that move the needle on the proportion of funding and support going directly to organizations which are BIPOC-led (Black, Indigenous, and people of color), serve rural communities, and/or may be small or newly emerging. Courses are not only offered in a “live,” real-time format.

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Candid

JANUARY 3, 2024

Calendar year Let’s start with the easy one. The calendar year is the one you’re used to thinking about, the one your Outlook and Google calendars use. It starts on January 1 and ends on December 31 (assuming a Gregorian calendar). Many nonprofits select their fiscal year end based on their programing or funding cycle.

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Candid

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Even if you write a perfect grant proposal, it still might not get funded—simply because there is so much competition. Other times, you can have a fantastic grant proposal, but there just isn’t enough funding to go around. Candid publishes RFPs as a free service for U.S.-based Grant writing is challenging.

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Candid

APRIL 4, 2023

Why it pays to build relationships with nonprofit funders Grant funding plays a critical role in ensuring the survival and success of many nonprofits. Not to mention, securing these grants can be quite competitive, especially if you’re seeking funding for the very first time.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 18, 2022

If you want to raise enough money to fully fund your programs, you need to use more than one tool. Detailed activity calendar. A calendar of fundraising activities, including grant deadlines, newsletter send-out dates, and warm touches for donors will get you on the path to raising all the money you need to fully fund your programs.

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Kindful

MARCH 16, 2021

Whether you’re brand new and still waiting for funding or an established nonprofit that needs to cut costs, we understand your budget can be tight. There are plenty of free tools you can use instead. In this post, we’ll share our favorite free and affordable software options for nonprofits on a budget. Our only caveat?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The entire conference is free and virtual, so everyone can join for inspiring content and peer networking opportunities. Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT ®— a complete fund accounting software solution designed specifically for nonprofits and schools. Register for free today ! Register now for bbcon 2022.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2020

That said, the three apps listed below are all free and help benefit different charities. From there, supporters will simply open the app anytime they exercise and funds will start adding up for your nonprofit. Nowadays, most people use the calendar on their phone to keep track of daily appointments and reminders.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

But if you want to fully fund your nonprofit, you simply must have a plan. Carve out some time free of distractions to draft a plan that will carry you through the year, one that will give you the confidence to make the Asks and work the strategies to raise money all year long. Create a calendar of Asks. I’ve been there.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2023

Take philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, whose donations have yielded more than $14 billion in funding for about 1,600 nonprofits since 2019, according to her long-awaited website Yield Giving. The movement espouses six key practices of TB grantmaking : Give Multi-Year, Unrestricted Funding : The work of nonprofits is long-term and unpredictable.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

My calendar and ‘To Do’ list were written in a notebook. Google Calendar has many rivals in the marketplace, but for meeting the scheduling needs of a busy nonprofit, I can’t imagine a more effective tool. When you accept invitations via email, the meeting gets automatically added to your calendar. With a pen. And that’s it.

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Candid

MARCH 28, 2022

About 22% of foundations’ grant dollars go to funding general operating support, totaling $12.8 billion in funding. Overall, general support is the second-most-funded support strategy. billion dollars of foundation funding (34% of total funding). In terms of subject area, education receives the most funding at $15.1

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 26, 2022

Just to be clear from the beginning of this guide, Whole Whale is not directly affiliated or funded by AmeriCorps (though there are alumni on our staff), but we ARE huge fans of the program. Free: Resource on digital marketing funnel for nonprofits Free: content marketing for nonprofits Course: SEO and Content Creation for nonprofits.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Please join us for this free opportunity for inspiring content and peer networking. Visit bbconference.com for the full schedule and free registration. . Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT ®—a complete fund accounting software solution with unparalleled reporting, budgeting, and analysis tools. Register for free today !

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CauseVox

APRIL 13, 2021

To get your supporters excited about joining your event and helping you raise funds, you need a compelling story that’s easy to share with friends and family. What will the funds raised from the campaign help our organization accomplish? For example: Review funds raised based on your top fundraisers’ connection to your organization.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The entire conference is virtual and free this year, so everyone can join for inspiring content and peer networking opportunities. Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT ®— a complete fund accounting software solution designed specifically for nonprofits and schools. Register for free today ! Register now for bbcon 2022.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Among the notable dates on the philanthropic calendar, GivingTuesday stands out as a global movement that harnesses the power of community and generosity. What specific projects or initiatives will the funds support? Ensure that the donation process is straightforward and hassle-free.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Even if you don’t follow a definitive fundraising calendar, it’s still vital to come up with a year-end fundraising plan—and stick to it. For more on year-end planning, get your free ticket to the Year-End Fundraising Fair on 11/4! Ready to get started building your own year-end fundraising calendar?

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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. Make an effort to try a few new approaches every year with a goal of working as efficiently as possible to fully fund your budget. Set specific goals.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The year is quickly coming to an end, but there is still plenty of time to pack in free professional development training to help you be more successful as you finish out 2019 and start looking at 2020. The last two months of the calendar year might just be the most important part of the year for your non-profit. Hosted by: Blackbaud.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Educational Workshops Offer low-cost workshops or classes on topics relevant to your cause, with the funds coming from class fees. Recipe Book Fundraiser Create and sell a low-cost cookbook featuring recipes contributed by supporters, leveraging community involvement to raise funds. All they want are straight lines and tight corners.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 9, 2021

How much does your nonprofit need to raise and how are you going to acquire those funds? It’s a good idea to put together an annual fundraising calendar to include with the plan that details when things are happening and who is responsible for making them happen. Start with how much you need to raise next year.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

And your plan will give you a reality check to hold back when you are tempted to barrel ahead with a new program before you have fully figured out the funding for it. The process of writing your annual fundraising plan will be transformational and freeing. But you don’t win if you don’t bring in enough money to fund your programs.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 15, 2021

As the founder of a new nonprofit, you are probably doing everything yourself and working for free instead of taking a nonprofit salary. . Are you entirely funded by donations? That’s not smart and you’ll end up frustrated and resentful when you have to miss a paycheck because there’s not enough funds in the checking account.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 13, 2022

As a busy fundraiser or nonprofit data professional, your calendar is already packed, so wouldn’t it be great to have a cheat sheet to plan your schedule for bbcon, Blackbaud’s Tech Conference for Good ? Bonus: bbcon registration is free. Check out bbconference.com for the full schedule and free registration. . 17, at 4 p.m.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Some tools are free, at least to start. With Google Workspace you get: Gmail, Chat, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Forms, and many more tools, all for just $6 a month. Both tools offer some free storage and, for about $10 a month, you can get significantly more. Wave is a free accounting app for basic accounting functions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2015

Throughout 2015, add to your calendar the time necessary to write one or two LinkedIn Recommendations each month. Add causes awareness days to your calendar. In partnership with OnGood , Nonprofit Tech for Good is presenting a series of free webinars in 2015 ( see full schedule ). Write LinkedIn Recommendations.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

Register For Free Today. tnpadmin 2021-08-17T11:56:20-04:00 3 Keys to Setting Up Your Fundraising Calendar for Success EXPLORE OUR RESOURCES Courses Podcasts Webinars Papers Guides. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from her insights, tools and proven strategies to set your organization up for an abundant Giving Tuesday!

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Nonprofit marketing goals often focus around building recognition, fostering community, and increasing your funds raised. Raises more funds by sharing compelling stories about your mission. By utilizing a content calendar, your outreach efforts are not only strategic but also coordinated across your various marketing channels.

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CauseVox

MAY 16, 2022

This guide will walk you through a step-by-step process for planning a ticketed event with loads of great free tools and templates to make planning smoother. When raising funds virtually, avoid Text to Give : Text To Give involves too many steps for the donor. Fundraising Calendar Template. Plan Your Event.

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