Bloomerang

MARCH 17, 2023

Winning fundraisers know how to handle it. Bottom line: Fundraisers typically hear one out of three responses to an ask: Yes, No, or Maybe. First and foremost, hearing no is all part of the fundraising business. First and foremost, hearing no is all part of the fundraising business. Fundraisers can’t control outcomes.

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Qgiv

JULY 14, 2021

Mary Sumners, Vice President of Annual Giving, Kennari Consulting – Mary’s areas of expertise include annual giving strategies, capital campaign management, and board and volunteer committee support. We’ve outgrown our space, we need a bigger endowment fund, we need to serve more people – it’s time for a capital fundraising campaign.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

By Rob Leighton , Executive Director and Founder at iMission Institute – a social sector marketing agency and technology consulting firm specializing in helping nonprofits raise more money, fire up engagement, and streamline work. Find trusted resources online that give you the ins and outs of each tool’s pricing structure.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2022

Fundraising teams at the eye of the pandemic storm have experienced an eye-watering pace of change the past two years. Community fundraising and events were abruptly redirected online. Fundraising Requirements and Donor Needs: Revolution or Evolution. Major donor and corporate engagements turned virtual overnight.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 20, 2021

Johnson, Founder of WOC, Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy. The same historical and cultural structures that have held back diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in so many aspects of our lives are also mirrored in much of the nonprofit sector. By: Yolanda F. There are hurdles to overcome.

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Strategy Fundraising Philanthropy Nonprofit 82

DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

It’s designed to consolidate and integrate data from various sources, including CRM systems, fundraising software, financial databases, program management tools, and more. Say you rely on one platform for your organization’s accounting work, another for grant management, and another for online fundraising.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

These advancements mean you have the budget available to invest in new fundraising software that can streamline your fundraising tasks and empower you to raise even more. Now, you’re probably wondering how to find not just a robust fundraising platform, but buy fundraising software that serves your organization for the long term.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

your fundraising calendar for 2016. We invited special guest Brad Davies, Fundraising Expert from NextAfter to share his experience and talk through a specific strategy on how to grow your organization this year and turn your 2016 fundraising goals into a reality. What are the keys to developing a fundraising strategy?

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 23, 2021

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes How-to: Engage Your Board Members as Fundraisers. If you’re like many nonprofit executives and development staff, you’ve seen firsthand the challenges of inspiring your board to fundraise. Your job description should explicitly state that you expect new board members to fundraise.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 26, 2022

These fundraising articles are popular ones that our readers have loved and I wanted to gather them together for you in case you missed any of them earlier this year. So, we pack as much goodness as we can into our fundraising articles, bulleting out information so it’s easy to follow and easy to use. What tours do you need to set up?

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Bloomerang

MARCH 17, 2023

Winning fundraisers know how to handle it. Bottom line: Fundraisers typically hear one out of three responses to an ask: Yes, No, or Maybe. First and foremost, hearing no is all part of the fundraising business. First and foremost, hearing no is all part of the fundraising business. Fundraisers can’t control outcomes.

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Lesson Donor Fundraising Gift 66

Greater Giving

AUGUST 28, 2023

A well-designed bid sheet can make a significant difference in your event’s fundraising efforts. Research similar items or consult with industry experts to determine an appropriate starting bid. A structured bidding increment ensures healthy competition and prevents confusion among participants.

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 28, 2009

So You Want to Be a Consultant? Important tip: The zip/thumb drive that came in the conference packet has a nice hand-out full of consulting-specific links, so be sure to open that zip! Sarah’s list of necessary skills for consultants: Product management. Good consulting Qualities: Self-motivation. Michael Stein.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Bloomerang Payments Best for: Nonprofits that want to leverage a secure payment processor integrated with their Bloomerang CRM and online fundraising tools. There is also a 1% fundraising platform fee on all transactions processed through Bloomerang. That’s because some fee structures work better for different-sized organizations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 22, 2020

By Annisa Wanat , an independent consultant who works to strengthen the capacity of mission-driven organizations to achieve their goals more strategically by providing customized solutions in leadership, management, and communications. Sample Google Drive Structure Available for Download. 3) Conserve Resources.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The end of the year is fast approaching and with it, your year-end fundraising campaign. CauseVox’s Year-End Fundraising Fair was a mini-conference featuring 16+curated sessions with a big impact on year-end fundraising. You Can Incorporate #GivingTuesday Into Your Year-End Fundraising Plans For Optimal Results!

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Fundraising Social Media Sponsor Mail 79

The NonProfit Times

APRIL 15, 2024

The five-year increase in philanthropic giving was spurred by family philanthropy, which jumped by 15%, and retail-generated giving, which grew by 12%, according to India Philanthropy Report 2023 , a study from Boston-based consultancy Bain and Company and Dasra, a strategic philanthropic organization based in Mumbai, India.

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Philanthropy Goal Develop India 52

sgEngage

AUGUST 29, 2023

Examine your operations, structure, and team. Some common challenges include a high staff turnover rate, an inadequate tech stack, or a lack of board participation in fundraising. Work with an experienced consultant on your strategic plan. That’s where a nonprofit strategic planning consultant comes into play.

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Tips Consultant Nonprofit Goal 62

Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

For some things, spontaneity is highly desirable, but any fundraising professional will tell you that planning a campaign isn’t one of them. Having a detailed strategic plan in place before embarking on a fundraising campaign can be a huge determinant of its success, even before the first dollar is raised. Fundraising plan summary.

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Guide Fundraising Nonprofit Template 108

3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 28, 2014

Keep in mind, however, that all CRMs and donor databases are different – each has its own database structure, definitions of key terms, and attributes for handling certain data types. The vendor services can be more expensive than, say, an independent consultant. the fundraising team?

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Data Donor Database Map 178

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 4, 2023

While an enterprise-sized organization will appreciate a CRM that can store millions of records, a CRM with that storage space is likely unnecessary for a small team trying to plan just a few fundraisers per year. Some CRM providers have free or low-cost plans available for small nonprofits, but most CRMs will have a recurring cost structure.

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Blue Fox

MARCH 17, 2021

Our philosophy at Blue Fox is that social impact organizations will thrive if they pay as much attention to financial management as they do fundraising, events, and marketing. Revenue model structure. Pro tip: Use the location feature in QuickBooks to set this up and simplify reporting.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

The Blackbaud nonprofit software ecosystem has a wide range of solutions that can help nearly any nonprofit handle its online fundraising, marketing, and data management needs. Partners typically fall into one or more of these categories: Consultation services. What is the Blackbaud Partner Marketplace?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Blackbaud’s Tech Conference for Good is October 17–18, when thought leaders from around the world will share insights into education, fundraising, technology, and more. Jennifer Haley, former Director of Enrollment at Annie Wright Schools and current Blackbaud solutions consultant, will address these questions and more.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Writing job descriptions is essential to building your nonprofit’s organizational structure and ensuring that employees understand their responsibilities. The job description defines the job, expectations of the role, and where within the organizational structure an employee falls. Including specifics about the role.

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Job Roles Skills Nonprofit 59

Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

Nonprofit conferences can feature a variety of topics, like fundraising, marketing, nonprofit tech, and leadership. The conference presents a great opportunity for fundraisers across the nonprofit industry to hear from thought leaders and Neon One experts, network with other nonprofit professionals, and hone their fundraising skills!

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Bloomerang

JULY 21, 2021

Develop a strategic plan , which should include staffing, activities, budget, and a fundraising plan. . Develop a fundraising plan that includes fundraising goals and fundraising methods including grants, corporate and individual donations, and in-kind contributions. . Get ready to start fundraising. .

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Organization Files Nonprofit Grant 128

Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In my four decades as a senior fundraising executive, part-time consultant, and nonprofit CEO, I have worked with (or served on) 20 nonprofit boards. We succeeded in eliminating about $600,000 per year without cutting any programs through aggressive fundraising and re-negotiating service rates with the state.

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Lesson Effective Create Nonprofit 98

Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

In addition to bringing issues into the open, you need to build a mechanism in which there is a consistent opportunity for calling in/calling out behaviors: Are there structural and procedural processes in place in which to have these feedback conversations? Building awareness is only one piece of calling in and calling out.

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Activities Active Activism Organization 97

Achieve

JUNE 8, 2023

Capital campaigns are among the biggest fundraising undertakings that nonprofit organizations tackle, and they only come around roughly once a decade. But since they’re such big projects, capital campaigns bring inherent risks and challenges, and they require you to plan like you’ve never planned a fundraising campaign before.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Create a fundraising plan to bring in the money you need, mapping out all your fundraising activities for the year. Consider hiring a consultant to help you establish a fundraising plan that will help you make sure you can cover your costs. Consider working with a branding consultant to get this just right.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Do you know if a fundraising shortfall or windfall is coming? Moves management is a set system of policies, procedures, and practices that guide staff use of relationship management software to increase the success rate of your fundraising efforts. Does our current coding structure support these metrics? Establish Goals.

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System Management Tips Metrics 48

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Q: Tell us a bit more about The Alford Group TAG: The Alford Group is a national, full-service, equity-forward consultancy serving nonprofits in nearly every state in the country. TAG: Both The Alford Group and Qgiv are members of The Giving Institute, an association of nonprofit consultancies and service providers.

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Nucleus

AUGUST 17, 2021

Structured, unstructured, secondary, primary, qualitative, quantitative – it’s all data and it’s all waiting for you to see the pattern. About the Author Cecilia Sepp, CAE, CNAP, founded and owns Rogue Tulips LLC, a 501c consulting consortium committed to finding inspired solutions to the unique challenges facing clients in the 21 st Century.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 6, 2013

The new book I co-authored with Allyson Kapin, Social Change Anytime Everywhere , looks at the way nonprofit organizations can use multichannel strategies for advocacy, fundraising, and community building. While those objectives have merit, they are not directly aligned with creating the best constituent experience.

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Business People Podcast Broadcast 241

Kindful

JUNE 8, 2021

Because no one wants board members approving budgets that they don’t fully understand or making decisions to expand staff when they aren’t clear if the budget can withstand additional salaries and benefits or voting on fundraising approaches when they don’t understand cost/benefit analysis. Teach them about fundraising.

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Build Literacy Nonprofit Exercise 109

Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Is there a long-term need for your nonprofit, or could the issue be solved with a smaller-scale fundraising campaign or project? However, if your idea isn’t very large in scope, a one-time crowdfunding campaign or peer-to-peer fundraising event could achieve the results you’re hoping for. The answer could be “both.”

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