Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The nonprofit fundraising calendar tends to go through phases of ups and downs. To keep donors engaged and maintain a steady funding stream year-round, nonprofits are increasingly turning to their websites to help drive ongoing fundraising pursuits. Simplify your page structure to make your site easier to navigate. ?

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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. Your entire fundraising plan should support your Impact Goal by providing the funding to make it happen. Another way to structure a plan is in a calendar format.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Start with a Social Media Editorial Calendar In order to plan out your social media, you first need to create an editorial calendar. An editorial calendar is basically just a content map or a guide that helps you map out your nonprofit’s content (including social media) for the year. Don’t let this term scare you.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Join Katie Turner, former Controller at Miss Porter’s School and current Blackbaud solutions consultant, will discuss how complicated family tax structures, inconsistent expectations, and external factors beyond a school’s control can create challenges for financial aid programs.

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Achieve

APRIL 2, 2020

With the end of the calendar year comes a new tax season. Many nonprofits are so focused on the acquisition of funds during their fundraising campaigns that they forget there’s a step afterward – filing your 990 with the IRS. . Create an organizational structure for important 501(c)(3) forms. . You’re not alone! Even worse?

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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. Your nonprofit marketing plan provides focus, structure, and measurable objectives to help you see what’s working and what needs to be changed.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 23, 2023

These numbers are made possible largely by major gifts, which typically make up the majority of what is fundraised by an organization each calendar year. Do you have enough resources to fund a program? Starting a capital campaign or annual fund program? In nonprofit terms, this means 80% of donations are given by 20% of donors.

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Blue Fox

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Take a look at each of your staff member’s compensation and overall staffing structure. Can you shift program calendars for more consistent week to week staffing needs? That leads me to the next point… How will your organization fill the funding gap for staffing cost increases? The new year is knocking on our door.

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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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Kindful

JUNE 8, 2021

It’s a snapshot of mission, organizational structure, new programs, revenue and expenses by program, overall financial status, and the health of any nonprofit. April is National Literacy Month and the end of the first quarter of the calendar year. Making sure the form is filled out correctly is a clear responsibility of the board.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Corporate matching gifts can double donation impact, increase funding, and drive donor engagement. One popular deadline structure falls at the end of the calendar year. Enter ⁠— matching gifts , a type of philanthropy in which companies will financially match donations their employees make to nonprofits.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Prioritizing output over outcomes means that you’re essentially incentivizing your teams “against taking on projects that require deeper, more structural (and riskier) work,” which are often the kinds of projects that end up creating the greatest leaps forward for your goals, your impact, and your bottom 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. To guide your efforts and break those goals down into manageable pieces, consider implementing a project management approach, which can provide structure, enhance accountability, and improve coordination.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

As this name suggests, an ESOP is a legal structure that allows employees to have a financial stake in the company they work for, receiving benefits of its success on an ongoing basis. These contributions begin when an employee has worked for Forum One full-time for 1,000 hours in the same calendar year. What is an ESOP?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 30, 2018

The messaging itself is almost a function of way the internal team is structured and communicating. Your organization may add it into your content calendar. At See3, we’ve observed that marketing challenges are often actually organizational alignment challenges. Build story-gathering into your process.

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Qgiv

MARCH 28, 2022

For those who aren’t familiar with how nonprofits work or what they do, there could be confusion about how employees receive compensation or how programs are funded. Of course, donations are a common source of funds for nonprofits, but other than that, how do nonprofits make money? What are 501(c)(3) organizations? Grant writing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Then, I have participants work in small groups, using a structured brainstorming process. Building basic processes for getting work done, for example collaborative calendar planning. Professional development plans/funds. We had a dozen small groups that each brainstormed 20-50 ideas each. Here’s the list: Function.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 18, 2021

For example, if you are raising funds for a much-needed van and someone donates a van that meets your organization’s needs, you can close that campaign and focus your efforts elsewhere. A tiny nonprofit was launching a capital campaign to buy land and build a modular structure to meet the needs of the immigrants they served.

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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. The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar is ready for upload right into your Google or Outlook Calendar with a single click. What are you waiting for?

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

These conferences might have a similar structure when compared to a traditional conference but the event is hosted in an entirely online format. . For example, a virtual conference can be pre-recorded and completely virtual and posted to a virtual calendar as if it were live. Let’s break down why: How digital conferences work.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

These conferences might have a similar structure when compared to a traditional conference but the event is hosted in an entirely online format. . For example, a virtual conference can be pre-recorded and completely virtual and posted to a virtual calendar as if it were live. Let’s break down why: How digital conferences work.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

How should your website be structured? For that reason, pick a CMS that makes it easy to engage your supporters and raise funds. Easily design event registration pages and create an events calendar that’s easy to update. As your nonprofit starts to build a new website, you may immediately run into questions or roadblocks.

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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. Here is just a sample of representative comments from survey respondents: We completely cut one program and seven staff positions and have placed another program on hold pending additional funding.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Whether it’s a fundraising campaign or a project funded by fundraising dollars, you need to stay organized. QuickBooks offers a fund accounting solution specifically for nonprofits. Plus, their app makes it easy to track your funding, whether incoming or outgoing, from anywhere. Bank synchronization.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

Use a Consent Agenda A consent agenda gives you a way of structuring your meeting so that you can handle the routine things quickly, leaving more time for important conversations. The post Run a Productive, Fun Nonprofit Board Meeting appeared first on Get Fully Funded.

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

Your organization’s social media strategy should be a carefully structured plan with SMART goals, posting frequency, key dates (like an awareness month tied to your mission), and content guidelines for posts. Creating a content calendar Plan your content in advance to ensure you’re posting in the most effective manner possible.

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DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 24, 2021

Raising funds? advocacy opportunities, matching gift and volunteer grant information, event calendar, and more. As a nonprofit professional, you’re well aware that every dollar that goes to your internal operations is one dollar less for your mission— and unfortunately, that includes the funds spent developing your website.

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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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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. Think of it as your roadmap to success, guiding your organization not only in compensating for any lost funds but also in meeting your current goals and reaching your long-term destination.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And when you are kicking off your fiscal year or your calendar year, set those expectations high so people know what they can do to be helpful. And the way that I’m going to talk about these case studies is the purpose, the structure, and the outcome of each. And so really, our focus was on the annual fund.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2016

Statistically, individual donors provide 72% of the funds for nonprofits!” They were able to save the family farm—not only that, but the Executive Director was asked to pose for the Men of Nonprofit calendar because his stress melted away and he regained his youthful, radiant complexion!”.

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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. A well-executed event not only raises funds but also strengthens the sense of community around your cause, and help you cultivate regular donors into major gift givers.

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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. So the first thing that I want to know, this is a chat question, Steven, you can tell me how people respond, what are your biggest funding needs now versus pre-COVID?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The next day, I facilitated a workshop on Best Practices for Crowd Funding that blended traditional instruction with innovation lab facilitation techniques. Giving Day Campaigns and Crowd Funding Campaigns Are Than Dollars Raised. To reap all benefits of crowd funding for your organization, you need a strategy.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2022

To fully fund your nonprofit, you need a diversified fundraising stream. Diversified fundraising revenue creates stability and keeps you from being dependent on one source of funding. Getting your funds from multiple sources is especially important when fundraising for a new nonprofit. Cue the sad music. Moral of the story?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Swag or merch: calendars, printables, planners, notebooks. Shout out to Get Fully Funded ! Snap a photo of the donor while at your facility or event and frame it and send it to them (also from Get Fully Funded ). You will help our democracy when you…” or “these funds will raise the sophistication of our entire sector.”

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Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2021

And I have my masters in philanthropy and fund development from St. How do you structure your database? I look at how is it structured, the big internal structure. And that’s when everything falls apart because then you see people have set up their campaigns wrong, their funds wrong, their appeals incorrectly.

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