sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

By now, you have a clear picture of your opportunities and goals, so it’s time to build a work-back calendar and activate your organizations around a development plan. Donors are in the driving seat, with a plethora of giving options distributed across a smaller sample of the population.

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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. You need two main pieces for your fundraising plan: a yearly calendar and a 90-day action plan. Because if the plan isn’t in writing, it isn’t real.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Use this Complete Toolkit for Nonprofits for a sample timeline to get on track with your communications. Make a plan and assign roles – With your goal in mind, write out a plan for how you will get there. Start planning your communications calendar now. Is there a project you want to get funded?

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 31, 2021

Use this Complete Toolkit for Nonprofits for a sample timeline to get on track with your communications. Make a plan and assign roles – With your goal in mind, write out a plan for how you will get there. Start planning your communications calendar now. Is there a project you want to get funded?

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

What strategies do you have in mind? Block off time on your calendar for fundraising planning. For example, if you have “Spring Campaign” on your calendar for April, and you plan to raise $8,000, how will you raise $8,000? Give them sample language to include with their email to friends and family members.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

Another way to structure a plan is in a calendar format. I like to start with a plan broken down by buckets and then break that bucket-driven plan out into a color-coded calendar, so I know exactly what I need to do every month. Take it month by month and write down every strategy that will get you to your goal.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Lunch from 12-2: Refuel your stomach and mind with lunch brought to you by Convio. Mark your calendars for Monday, March 12th, at 11 am for the NTEN meetup in the Lounge. Fork over your lunch money to a local Austin organization and Convio will match your donation! NTEN Meetup in the Beacon Lounge.

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NTEN

AUGUST 8, 2011

We'll be posting highlights from this meeting of the minds on the NTEN blog. When using a recruiter, try to find someone on an hourly basis to help out with resume reading and phone screenings, then set up the interviews on your calendar. In today's installment, we tackle the CTOs' top five staffing tips.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Not only that, but with the move to more and more online giving (there was a 32% increase in online revenue in 2020), events like #GivingTuesday have become an even more important part of your fundraising calendar. Provide them with graphics, sample posts, press releases, email templates and more. Excert from Fiver’s Toolkit.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

I bet a few different things just popped in your mind, didn’t they?) You need a “yes” to each one before adding that funding prospect to your final prospect list and your grant calendar – thus, meeting the 3-Way Fit Test. Getting grant funds is REALLY exciting! For one, it’s usually a lot of money.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

As the calendar ticks down towards the end of the year, the fundraising focus shifts to #GivingTuesday – the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, a philanthropic response to the commercial shopping days of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Don’t try to do everything – concentrate on just a few things your organization excels at.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

I'm going to blow your mind by sharing some stats and our May events. Philadelphia's Net Tuesday livestreamed a talk by Amy Sample Ward on building a multi-channel campaign. You can apply to be a NetSquared organizer or find your closest event on the global calendar. What Is NetSquared Local? Want in on the fun?

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

When you hear the words “Nonprofit Board Meeting,” what comes to mind? How do you feel? I’m willing to bet I know the answer. In one word, “UGH.”

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Remember, too, that many supporters wouldn’t mind the chance to re-live their prom days in an inclusive space that didn’t exist when we were pinning on corsages and renting limos. Set up tasting tables with glasses and laminated A/B/C cards (they will get wet) for people to try to match the samples to the bottle. Garage Sale for Good.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

And yet the most charitable giving that happens in all of the calendar year is December 31st. So I want you to keep that in mind that it’s not too late. There are some people, I have, it’s a mental list, and I’m hoping that they will read my mind, and I’m hoping that they will give a lot of money, right?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Tom Matthews, from Microsoft, shared stats on the mind-boggling growth in data over the past 20 years and provided insights into how Microsoft is using their data-servers to support this explosion in ‘the cloud’. Of different holiday calendars even. And the reason for this explosion? Of different traditions.

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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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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2016

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!”. For many people, the relatives and neigh- bors they leave behind when they left their countries weigh heavily on their minds.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 25, 2010

In the same way key performance indicators are outlined for website metrics, fundraising goals or advocacy efforts, define successful outcomes from social media and keep these top-of-mind while building a social presence and/or campaign. Tools such as Spredfast , Social Mention , Bit.ly

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Fundwriter further trains this AI using nonprofit-specific writing samples from websites to appeals to proposals to social posts. Appeal – Research Centered This appeal is trained on samples from research-related appeals, but it can work for any organization. Here is my calendar: [INSERT CALENDAR LINK].

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Connection Cafe

JULY 3, 2013

I stay in touch and connected through integration with Microsoft Exchange and Google’s email and calendar. With that in mind, I use an iPad and live inside of a few key apps to do my day-to-day work. Amy Sample Ward, NTEN CEO. I’m biased because I own an iPad and haven’t used an Android tablet for the past 4-5 months.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 1, 2017

Squarespace makes it easy to add new pages and to include new content through galleries, event calendars, blog posts and more. Squarespace doesn’t offer any free website options, but they do give free trials if you want to sample the features before diving into a paid plan. You have an idea in mind.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

We have our clients use a calendar so they can color code their Asks, Warm Touches, and Communications to make sure donors aren’t being overasked. Here are some sample end-of-year fundraising campaign themes : Let’s Make Hunger History. This helps tie things together in the donor’s mind. Every Kitten Deserves a Chance.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

By Sean Kosofsky , is the Nonprofit Fixer and founder of Mind the Gap Consulting. Swag or merch: calendars, printables, planners, notebooks. Access to password-protected content like checklists for camping with kids or sample lesson plans for outdoor educators. Some organizations use donor perks or benefits to do this.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

But there are still opportunities, and there is some changes that funders have made to be mindful of those things during COVID. So definitely, that’s been top of mind and something that I’ve seen quite frequently. . So before I go into ARPA, are there any questions, Steven, that I should be mindful of?

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 1, 2022

It’s tempting to share several stories, but keep in mind that people have the attention of a goldfish (about 7 seconds) and they just won’t read a lot. To make it easy on yourself, create an annual editorial calendar so you know what you want the theme to be each month before the month arrives. Less is definitely more. Save the date.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

When goal setting, keep in mind your target donor segment. The Giving Day Playbook has handy templates in the outreach section including blog posts, a social media calendar, sample tweets and marketing materials. Also, remember that goals can go beyond dollars and cents.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

And let’s see if we can get your slides going here, if you don’t mind sharing again. And again, this idea that death is as natural as birth, it’s inevitable sooner or later, we’re all hoping for later, of course, but, at times in life, it’s more top of mind. So, Claire, I will pipe down here. Here we go.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Harvey’s going to talk a little bit about getting inside the minds of donors. But if you can get inside a donor’s mind, I think that is the secret to reducing your attrition, which means increasing the number of people who renew and give you gifts year after year. . We’re going to do a little intro. . no, no, no.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

So keep that in mind. Although my fiscal year was in October, the calendar year worked and I would do it in January. So keep that in mind. So keep that in mind, when we’re talking about roles for board members. So there is ways to engage board members’ hearts, minds, and passion for fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

And because you probably can't eat that much - unless, of course, you're Joey Chestnut - you put many small samples on your plate instead. Mozilla Week of Service Begins September 14th: Mark your calendars and sign up to offer your geek skills to your local community for a service project this week.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2022

If you’d like to add a peer-to-peer initiative to your fundraising calendar, but don’t have the time or resources for a full, organization-run campaign, consider creating opportunities for DIY fundraisers. Once you have these things in mind, you’re ready to get started building your campaign. Sample birthday fundraiser and appeal).

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CauseVox

JULY 31, 2022

If you’d like to add a peer-to-peer initiative to your fundraising calendar, but don’t have the time or resources for a full, organization-run campaign, consider creating opportunities for DIY fundraisers. Once you have these things in mind, you’re ready to get started building your campaign. Sample birthday fundraiser and appeal).

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 20, 2011

And it isn’t just Aashika that survivors are inspiring; through Freedom Connect all members of the global network fighting slavery and human trafficking are invited to create profiles, share calendars, create groups, share resources and join together in discussions. >> Learn more about Aashika and Survivors Connect today: [link].

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

So when we talk about wasting time, here’s a sample of the numbers that I see with folks in terms of how they’re spending their time. And so this car salesperson strategy always has our objective top of mind, even when we’re asking the funder questions about them. I think I had over 10,000, probably in my 13 years.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

So when we talk about wasting time, here’s a sample of the numbers that I see with folks in terms of how they’re spending their time. And so this car salesperson strategy always has our objective top of mind, even when we’re asking the funder questions about them. And then start bucketing that time on your calendar.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

There are certainly a number of things that you might want to have in mind to do earlier in the process. There are lots of great samples and guidance out there.” And yes, I’m seeing people noting SAM registration can take a long time. Yeah, it can take six weeks for SAM registration, for sure. Anna is correct.

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