Greater Giving

JANUARY 26, 2023

Funds are an essential part of gift management. Funds are used to track gifts and pledges for financial purposes. No matter what kind of nonprofit you run, the annual fund is always important. The more money you can raise, the better your chances are at achieving your organization’s goals.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

What is the difference between donor acquisition and retention? While different, these concepts are related. The steps in this process will look different from nonprofit to nonprofit. Along the way, it’s key to track and analyze your campaign’s performance data. Nonprofits usually report retention as a percentage.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 18, 2020

In the nonprofit industry, we often hear the phrase “every dollar counts” or “together, we can make a big difference.” It may be time for your nonprofit to reevaluate your fundraising strategy and learn how micro-donations for nonprofits can make a significant difference. By Kaley Aposporos , Content Writer at GoFundMe Charity.

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Achieve

MAY 15, 2024

Perhaps you haven’t been meeting your fundraising goals. Or, maybe you’ve recently reviewed your financial statements and found that you need more funds for a renovation. To help you successfully apply for grants, this guide will take you through the different steps and provide some tips for a great application.

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Achieve

MAY 3, 2024

When hosting a fundraising event, such as a Math-A-Thon , silent auction , or charity gala, closely tracking data and adapting your event based on that data can drive higher engagement, participation, and donations. the head of your school or organization will shave their head if you reach your goal).

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Pamela Grow

MAY 2, 2024

Of the data your nonprofit collects , financial information is one of the most useful types—and one of the most complex to track. Keeping thorough, accurate records of your organization’s finances allows you to know how much funding you have on hand and effectively allocate it to further your mission. future growth.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 20, 2023

What do you do to continue to support your organization in its efforts to make a difference in your community and in the world? Here’s how your nonprofit can do the same: 1) Identify your goals. Determine your starting point and end goals, then build around them. 5) Keep track of what works and what doesn’t.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

With so much to keep track of, it can be hard to know where to start aligning your communications so your fundraising initiatives are successful and support your brand. What are the strategies and tactics that best helped you achieve your goals last year? 2) Review Your Goals. Here’s how to start. Begin by looking backwards.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Create an Operating Reserve Fund (or Review Your Policy) An operating reserve is a crucial part of creating a strong financial foundation for your organization. Like an emergency fund for your organization, an operating reserve allows you time to make data-driven decisions instead of having to react immediately.

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Achieve

JULY 21, 2022

In this guide, we’ll dive deeper into the different kinds of Form 990 your nonprofit needs to consider, as well as insights and best practices to ensure that your nonprofit is able to breeze through the tedious tax filing process. the differences between each Form 990. In particular, there’s a specific. financial report. As stated in.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2024

If it does poorly, it can quickly pivot and put out something different to please their audience and boost their profits. Know your goals You need to know your goals to let your data drive your decisions. How will you identify these goals? Does the information you have not align with your goals?

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EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

Issue awareness campaigns and messages can be directed at existing or potential supporters, with the goal of educating them about a specific issue. Legislative advocacy and lobbying Legislative advocacy happens when someone contacts lawmakers with the goal of influencing legislation. This is where issue awareness comes in.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 17, 2021

Stellar stewardship can deepen your relationship with your partners and help build trust in your area of expertise that in turn translates to positive funds for your mission. The impact that partner (or any kind of donor) retention can have on a charitable organization should be no different.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 12, 2024

A well-crafted fundraising plan can be the difference between exceeding your goals and falling short. Setting the Foundation: Mission and Goals Mission: Start by clearly defining your mission statement. ” Goals: Establish specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals for your fundraising plan.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

11 Digital Marketing KPIs That Every Nonprofit Should Be Tracking. Without tracking how your digital marketing strategy is performing, you can’t know how to improve or where to invest next to see results. Analytics tracking takes the guesswork out of important decisions around fund allocation, investment and marketing.

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Nonprofit marketing refers to all of the different strategies your organization uses across the various channels of communication to spread awareness about your cause and gain new supporters for your mission. Nonprofit marketing goals often focus around building recognition, fostering community, and increasing your funds raised.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The MacArthur Foundation itself pledged $150 million to the new fund. Im tells NPQ that “one of the main goals of this is to bring attention to the need for philanthropic support of journalism.” One thing that is different is the size of the investment: $500 million is an initial figure. “$500

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 16, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Creating Unforgettable Nonprofit Events for Maximum Impact Ever been to a nonprofit event that left you in awe and inspired to make a difference? We all know those magical events that not only raise funds but also leave a lasting impression on everyone present. Well, guess what?

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

Nonprofit strategic planning is the process of creating a blueprint that guides an organization for a specified time period and helps accomplish its goals. The strategic planning process involves reflecting on your mission to identify your most important goals and determining the strategies you’ll use to reach them.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

Without that, the SOA can misrepresent the financial health of the organization and lead to future funding issues. Often, this leads to large audit adjustments, budget vs actual reporting difficulties, and other funding challenges. Broadly grouped expenses or revenues can obscure the allocation of funds across different programs.

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Greater Giving

JULY 24, 2023

Although increasing revenue to fund your mission is an important goal, you’ll eventually find yourself sorting through donation records and event recaps to craft financial statements and file the necessary paperwork to maintain your nonprofit’s compliance with the IRS. All financial data, from expenditures to revenue and assets.

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Qgiv

APRIL 15, 2024

Sustainability is one of the key concerns in the fundraising world, and it’s important for your nonprofit to identify ways to find additional funding so you can continue supporting your community for a long time. While planned giving and legacy giving are often used interchangeably, there’s an important difference between the two terms.

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sgEngage

MAY 15, 2024

The goal was to become better grantmakers by completing a review of our practices, processes and forms. These were the top three things we implemented based on our findings: Simplified our application: We cut down on the number of questions we asked by eliminating redundant ones and stuck to only what was needed for funding decisions.

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Candid

JULY 1, 2021

Candid ha s been tracking racial equity funding for a decad e , but this recent philanthropy response was staggering. Yet a closer look at th is funding shows that pledges — particularly those from corporate funders — account for nearly three-quarters of the dollars we’ve tracked. billion dollars.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

While grant funding may not require the continual stewardship efforts and nurturing of traditional donor-led funding, it often presents its own challenges: extensive reporting mandates, a list of requirements to qualify for funding, and the possibility of mission creep to meet those requirements. Focus on the why. Seek clarity.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

We’ve done the legwork and compiled the top ways Chat GPT and AI can help your team save resources, perform tasks, and raise more funds. 1) Creating Custom Donation Appeals in Minutes Use ChatGPT to craft a sequence of donation appeals with the goal of encouraging your stakeholders to make a donation.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

If email or mail appeals are a part of your GivingTuesday strategy, segmenting your audience could make a big difference for return on investment (ROI.) Track and analyze your results. That is a big difference! You can also ask for seed funding—make sure you’re not starting at 0% to your goal at midnight on November 29.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Do you have enough resources to fund a program? Giving thresholds markedly defining major gifts prevents later issues, such as divisions between different fundraising programs. Step #2: Set Your Fundraising Goal(s) Benchmark your success by setting goals for your major gifts program. Is it clear and relevant?

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In this guide, we’ll help you make sure you’re on the right track in getting your new nonprofit up and running. The following checklist covers the basics of everything you need to get funded , become official, and stay organized: Define your nonprofit’s mission clearly. Start earning revenue for the organization.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 19, 2023

Create an Operating Reserve Fund (or Review Your Policy) An operating reserve is a crucial part of creating a strong financial foundation for your organization. Like an emergency fund for your organization, an operating reserve allows you time to make data-driven decisions instead of having to react immediately.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Your Executive Director, your board of directors, or even your colleagues may have different priorities, preferences, or perspectives on what information you need to collect. Or you can track the time it takes you to fill out the form, either with sample data or by trying to collect similar data from your own systems.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 19, 2023

Why It’s Important to Accept Online Donations Collecting online donations can be a powerful and budget-friendly way to raise funds for your cause or organization. Plus, you often get real-time info on how your fundraising’s doing, which can excite your donors to jump in and help you reach your fundraising goals.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Tracking these key event metrics can deliver critical insight into what you’re doing well, and where your events need improvement. But getting high-quality event analytics requires high-quality, accurate numbers—which means carefully tracking data along the way. Key Event Metric examples to help you track your own ROI.

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Candid

APRIL 25, 2023

EGA has a long-standing history that includes more than 10 years of data collaboration with Candid, to support their Tracking the Field (TTF) research program. The EGA report features a data-led narrative on environmental grantmaking to BIPOC-led organizations filling a knowledge gap in the conditions of racial justice funding for equity.

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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. Are you on track to meet your goals? However, if you find that you’re behind on your goals, don’t worry too much. Get Back On Track (Or Stay on Track!) If so, excellent job!

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

When it comes to donor data, there’s a lot to keep track of. From tracking conversations and donations to event registrations, you can note every interaction you have with a supporter in your nonprofit CRM. Bloomerang gives users access to a dashboard that actively tracks your retention rate to keep it top of mind for your entire team.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2022

Imagine what your organization could accomplish in 2022 if you began each initiative with clean, streamlined donor records that record donations from your online forms and update automatically , an arsenal of canned reports to track key metrics, and a solid plan to prioritize each donor segment individually. Winter 2022. Giving Tuesday.

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