Get Fully Funded

JULY 18, 2022

Sometimes we get one tool – one skill, one talent – and out of habit, we stick with it, never thinking about other tools we might need. It takes an entrepreneurial heart to start a nonprofit, fundraising and marketing skills to grow it, and leadership skills to manage it. Detailed activity calendar. Clear, magnetic BHAG.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

CFRE, as our guest for a webinar entitled: “How to Interview Strong” or “How Interviewing is Like Asking for a Major Gift”. Since impressing an interviewer – and getting to “yes” — is similar to impressing a major donor prospect, you’ll also come away with an understanding of the keys to effective major gift fundraising.

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sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2023

Think of automation as a tool to help your team focus on the uniquely human skills of creativity, relationship building, and critical thinking that only they can bring to their fundraising roles. Improve Donor Interaction Missing a chance to make a real connection with a donor is a motivation killer for gift officers.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 26, 2024

Matching gifts: While fundraising isn’t the primary focus of your awareness campaign, it’s likely to happen once you’ve effectively boosted the visibility of your cause and shown why your work matters. Tap your corporate partner’s skilled employee base to volunteer and let their expertise shine.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2023

We’ve recently witnessed an unprecedented number of what many consider to be “transformational gifts” across the social sector. The momentous impact the gift will have on the trajectory and pace of the organization and its work. The common thread? Put simply, it’s an opportunity mindset.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

Your fundraising plan should include a detailed activities calendar showing all the various ways you plan to generate funds during the year. Lucky for you, fundraising planning is a skill that can be learned, and it won’t be long before you’re on your way. Their gift helps fulfill their personal philanthropic goals.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Your participants get the chance to showcase their unique skills–whether it’s singing, dancing, or any other talent they’d like to show off. If you host the event at a restaurant or local pub, offer a gift certificate to the establishment as a prize for the trivia winners. Tax tips event Taxes are stressful!

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EveryAction

JULY 11, 2016

From our 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar , here are five hot summer events that are sure to bring the heat. Major gifts, win-back programs, industry trends, data and testing, direct marketing, development planning, crowdfunding, fundraising on mobile, and the future of strategic storytelling - and that's just the first day!

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 9, 2021

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. The starting point to your annual fundraising plan is determining how much your nonprofit needs to raise in the upcoming calendar year to provide its services.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Add a reminder to your content calendar to publish regular posts on social platforms beyond Facebook, be sure to include frequent reminders in your email newsletters, and don’t be afraid to send an email every now and then dedicated to social fundraising, like the example below. Bonus Tip: Identify Major Gift Prospects .

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Additionally, there are also AI-enhanced tools your organization can take advantage of to supplement skills you don’t have expertise in. DonorSearch, a nonprofit software, helps you screen donors to assess wealth indicators, philanthropic history, and affinity towards specific causes to help you identify potential major gifts.

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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.

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Qgiv

MARCH 1, 2023

In the process, these volunteers serve as role models helping positively shape young people’s perceptions about the importance of education, as well as critical life skills. This button allows event prospects to view all information about the celebration and gives people the option to make a gift directly to the cause.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

According to our report, Navigating the Unknown: 2020 Findings to Future-Proof Your Fundraising , social media posts were the number one driver of charitable gifts in 2020—ahead of email and direct mail appeals! Sprout includes content approval tools, social media analytics, and a shared content calendar view. The good news?

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Qgiv

JANUARY 30, 2023

In the process, these volunteers serve as role models helping positively shape young people’s perceptions about the importance of education, as well as critical life skills. This button allows event prospects to view all information about the celebration and gives people the option to make a gift directly to the cause.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 18, 2021

The best gift a nonprofit organization can receive is unrestricted cash, but an inkind donation of something your organization needs and would have otherwise purchased is also a high-value gift. In reality, the van or other gift you receive is not exactly what you would have purchased. And it’s called an inkind gift.

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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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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Your programs may also rev up during the holidays, providing meals and gifts, keeping homeless people warm, or preparing for an influx of post-holiday pets needing homes. According to the calendar, we’re supposed to start counting our blessings around Thanksgiving and work our way up to total and complete joy by New Year’s Eve.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

How much tech skill is required? With Google Workspace you get: Gmail, Chat, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Forms, and many more tools, all for just $6 a month. With a scheduler, you can plan and execute your social media calendar and use the product’s analytics tools to track engagement. Some tools are free, at least to start.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Skill qualifications: Describe the skills and qualifications required to do the tasks. After creating your volunteer role descriptions, you can now build your registration form with skill and certification-based questions to streamline your volunteer onboarding and scheduling process. Be clear about shift times and locations.

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sgEngage

JULY 17, 2023

It’s about more than occasional gift cards, branded swag, and virtual happy hours. It’s about more than occasional gift cards, branded swag, and virtual happy hours. Put yourself on your calendar—seriously. Once you identify your one small step, write it down. Yes, an appointment just for you!

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

Commit to eliminating departmental silos so that everyone is on the same page and all team members contribute their unique skills to help you succeed. Major gifts. Your fundraising strategy should focus heavily on cultivating major gifts. Matching gift database. With that, let’s get started. Social media scheduling tools.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

If you work in development, major gifts, grants, or event planning, you’ll love the emphasis on identifying and crafting compelling stories that make your marketing and fundraising more effective. Nonprofit Marketing Summit If you handle any kind of marketing for your nonprofit, attending this conference is a great way to hone your skills!

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 13, 2018

Give them a gift. Give them tickets to a show they can go to with their partner, or a gift card to a restaurant their family will love. Keep a calendar of volunteers’ birthdays and send them a card to let you know you’re thinking about them. A great public display of affection for your volunteers is a win-win for everyone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Leadership skills are only just about our inner-selves, it is also how we relate to other people and manage those relationships, especially in the workplace. Building basic processes for getting work done, for example collaborative calendar planning. Gift exchanges or potluck not during the holidays. Responsive tech support.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

For example, a new project provides grocery store gift cards to college students coping with food insecurity. The organizer set a goal of sending five $100 gift cards each month. You can make that donor feel special and appreciated to the point that they give you another gift. You want to stretch, grow, and learn new skills.

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DipJar

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Average gift size. For example, if your nonprofit’s goal was to increase literacy rates in its community, an outcome metric might be the percentage of program participants who improved their reading skills. Participant demographics. Program attendance. Program completion. Services delivered. Cost of services. Volunteer retention.

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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. Name (a-z).

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And if you think about this pie chart, what I really want to call out is that bequests, which are about 9%, are gifts made by individuals. They bring a diverse set of experiences, skills, talents, perspectives. And so of this 471 billion individuals gave $324 billion in 2020, which is about 69% of total giving.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2021

Many organizations do not use the calendar year. . Endowments and designated gifts. Accounting is also an important piece of a strong resume and skill set. Other useful information your team should know: Your organization’s fiscal year. This is the date that your financials and budget reflect.

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Qgiv

MAY 5, 2021

Despite the fact 57% of people who watch a nonprofit video go on to make a donation, video still seems skill- and cost-prohibitive for strapped fundraising professionals. Show your skills. These resources are great for a variety of skill levels. You can also download this free nonprofit editorial calendar.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 16, 2021

And knowing how to do it right is a skill. Or should they be treated differently because of the nature of their gifts? Snacks you provide volunteers or gift cards you give them in appreciation . If your average gift is $40, you need 14 people to respond. How much should you ask for? Should you enclose a return envelope?

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CauseVox

JUNE 22, 2021

You’re joining 6000+ pros attending the DSF4 on July 21-22 to learn the skills you need to grow digital fundraising all year long. Discover how to communicate why donors should make a gift with Nathan Hill, Marketing Director @ NextAfter. When you ask for a gift, every donor has the same question: “why should I give to you?”

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2022

Invite people into the fold who have a passion for the work and help them identify the best role based on their skills, interests, and availability. It’s cheaper to get another gift from someone who already donated than to recruit a brand new donor! You can’t do everything yourself. You change more lives. It’s just fundraising math!

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

If you work in development, major gifts, grants, or event planning, you’ll love the emphasis on identifying and crafting compelling stories that make your marketing and fundraising more effective. . If you handle any kind of marketing for your nonprofit, attending this virtual conference is a great way to hone your skills!

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

These volunteers should have the time, skills, and interests to help you provide programming and services to your beneficiaries. A corporate sponsorship usually involves a sponsor supporting an event, donating auction items, or giving a monetary gift to help you meet a fundraising goal. But what about your volunteers?

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Regular financial reporting, updates on project milestones, and tools such as impact donation tiers are a great way to instill confidence in donors that their gift is making a real impact. We recommend creating a fundraising calendar to keep you on track and organized in your efforts. Again, remember to follow the guidelines!

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