sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

It’s your opportunity to demonstrate financial sustainability and transparency to donors and stakeholders. Without that, the SOA can misrepresent the financial health of the organization and lead to future funding issues. Broadly grouped expenses or revenues can obscure the allocation of funds across different programs.

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Activities Active Activism Comparison 77

sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

Scholarship programs are critical tools for students to propel themselves forward and for schools to court and steward donors. This complicates and prolongs the award process and contributes to a more significant issue: underutilized scholarship funds. Scholarship applications are redundant. The right student is hard to find.

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2023

Disorganization, decentralization, and disconnection in scholarship administration all over the country lead to underutilized scholarship funds, a lack of stewardship efforts with major donors, and students not receiving the necessary aid to continue their education. There are three steps to consider.

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Student Award Create Application 67

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

People impacted by the grants typically have no say in who gets the funding, for what, how much, and for how long. Donors, Boards of directors or trustees, and staff at foundations are letting go of some of the power to make decisions about grantmaking strategy and grants. Those at the top decide. But what is it?

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2024

This evolution has been driven by several factors: The need for increased engagement A more personalized approach to connecting with donors The popularity of activity trackers, such as Fitbit and Apple Watch And you cannot underestimate the importance of mobile fundraising. What Activity Will Appeal to Your Donors?

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Track Activities Active Activism 90

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Your nonprofit should have a clear strategy for managing memorial donations and building relationships with donors and the family of the deceased. When you can build relationships with families, friends, and donors, you can strengthen your nonprofit’s community and foster more legacy giving in the future. What are memorial donations?

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Donation Management Tips Gift 104

The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

With its billions of users, Facebook has been a beacon for nonprofits—especially small ones—looking to spread the word about their cause and raise funds. Here’s How Your Org Can Adapt – and Flourish Educate and Engage Your Donors Communicate openly with your donors about any changes and what they might mean.

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Facebook Tools Change Guide 98

sgEngage

APRIL 20, 2023

Annual giving campaigns can raise money to cover your day-to-day expenses by bringing in a steady stream of funding. Annual giving covers a nonprofit or university’s efforts to raise ongoing, generally unrestricted donations throughout the year that will help fund regular operations. Facilitate peer-to-peer fundraising.

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Campaign Effective Giving Ideas 74

EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

From there you can create two versions of your appeal: 1) thanking active donors for their previous contributions and asking for a final end-of-year gift to maximize their support, and 2) reminding lapsed donors about your organization’s important work while also letting them know they still have time to make a donation.

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Gift Consultant Audience email 207

sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

You’ve read about participatory grantmaking—and maybe even heard about other organizations using this model to distribute control of their funding strategy and grants decisions to the communities they serve. Think about your foundation’s grantee community, as well as the ultimate beneficiaries of the funding.

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Participatory Model Leadership Application 112

Candid

AUGUST 22, 2023

This means nonprofits can spend less time sifting through the vast array of funding opportunities available and more time pursuing those that are most likely to be aligned with their missions. Facilitating intelligent funding connections (coming soon.) Making it easier to attract donors online.

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Support Technology Proposal Grant 98

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 15, 2022

My complaint about Paypal is that you cannot customize the thank you page or the automatic email to give donors a wonderful donation experience. Technically, it does send them a “receipt,” but it’s sterile and trust me, you want donors to have something much warmer than that. Here are some of our favorites.

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Tools Online Giving Tips 75

Candid

MARCH 19, 2024

Over 1,000 nonprofits attended our 2024 Seals webinar , but we know there are many more out there looking to tell their story of impact and share that story broadly with current and potential donors to make their case for funding. How can I let donors know about my nonprofit’s Seal of Transparency?

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Story Profile Metrics Accessibility 52

Bloomerang

APRIL 21, 2023

Let’s take a look at some possibilities: (1) Start a memorial fund with an existing nonprofit, (2) Contribute time and expertise to a program at an existing nonprofit; (3) Work with a fiscal agent, (4) Start a local chapter of a national nonprofit, and (5) Start your own nonprofit. If so, contact them and express your wishes.

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Work Chapter Sponsor Charity 102

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Healthcare nonprofits today face a challenging landscape where balancing donor management and fundraising is critical—because the journey of nurturing relationships with donors is as critical as the healthcare services you provide. This is where the story of healthcare nonprofits like Altru Health Foundation begins.

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Fundraising Relationship System Integration 88

sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

Their donors, staff, and board members have extensive knowledge of local needs and organizations, and they also have relationships with local leaders in business, government, and education. While some work in formal partnerships, many more engage in informal ones where they align funding or work on a project together for a limited time.

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Collaboration Foundation Local Philanthropy 92

Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Once the preserve of large foundations and mega-donors, impact investing is growing in popularity, including among women and younger generations. And every philanthropist or foundation chooses how to frame that impact, directing funds to one cause over another. What is impact investing? So what’s different about impact investing?

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System Impact Change Foundation 98

Greater Giving

JANUARY 11, 2024

By strategically mapping out your year, you can harness the power of timing, engagement, and donor relationships. Whether it’s funding a specific project, expanding outreach, or sustaining ongoing programs, understanding these objectives lays the groundwork for a purposeful fundraising plan.

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Calendar Create Fundraising Offline 52

Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

You are the philanthropy facilitator. . Fund development is, first, organizational development…. You — and the entire social benefit sector — need organizational-development-grounded philanthropic facilitators. They’re put over in a corner and told to “go raise funds.” It’s in your job description. It takes a village.

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Culture Philanthropy Facilitation Job 122

Candid

MARCH 28, 2024

The most cited motivation to share this data in their profiles was to secure the “legitimacy” of a Candid Seal of Transparency (70%), which they felt would increase their visibility and enhance their “public image” and, in turn, enhance their ability to raise funds.

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Demographics Data Support Profile 59

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

The Fundraising Planning and Climate Report ’s findings show the following: Adjust fundraising strategies : Based on the report’s predictions, consider adjusting your fundraising strategies to align with the current socioeconomic and cultural climate, and donor preferences. Determine the capacity to give of your donors and funders.

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Action Report Practice Fundraising 73

Achieve

AUGUST 25, 2023

The high ROI of planned gifts and their accessibility to wider groups of donors has always made them a smart investment of your time and development resources. They’re also framed in appealing ways that emphasize the benefits donors receive from them. A donor can name your nonprofit as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy.

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Gift Team Fund Donor 52

The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 22, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Diversifying Revenue Streams: Launching an Online Store for Your Nonprofit In the world of nonprofit management, funding often poses one of the biggest challenges. Over time, these customers can be nurtured into loyal donors. Are you leveraging every possible revenue stream for your nonprofit?

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Stream Online Integration Nonprofit 98

Blue Fox

OCTOBER 1, 2021

depend on giving season (and Giving Tuesday) to raise a significant chunk of their annual funding. So often, nonprofit fundraising efforts are facilitated and driven by staff members. That means fundraising season is right around the corner. Many nonprofits (most?) In 2020, U.S. nonprofits raised $2.47 billion dollars.

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Ideas Fundraising Script Nonprofit 147

Classy

MAY 31, 2021

Recurring gifts provide your nonprofit with consistent revenue during uncertain economic times and build lasting relationships with donors. Membership programs are an approach to recurring giving that invite your donors to join a “community” of recurring givers. They call their recurring donors “Aliados,” meaning allies.

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Program Giving Sponsor Gift 105

Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

Picture this: your donor data and fundraising trends reports are due, but instead of the usual stress, you’re calm, prepared, and even proud of what you’re about to submit. Why report love matters Choosing a donor database is a pivotal decision for nonprofit fundraisers, influenced mainly by reporting capabilities. Sounds ideal, right?

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Report Effective Fundraising Template 60

Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

With product fundraising, you can easily incorporate your mission and show donors the cause they’re supporting with their contributions. It’s an engaging spin on typical fundraising because donors get something in return for their donations. With branded merchandise, your donors can publicly show off their support for your cause.

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Product Marketing Tips Fundraising 52

sgEngage

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Disorganization, decentralization, and disconnection in scholarship administration all over the country lead to underutilized scholarship funds, a lack of stewardship efforts with major donors, and students not receiving the necessary aid to continue their education. There are three steps to consider.

Student 52

Student Award Create Application 52

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Grantmakers want to know if their funding has created the change they have envisioned. As Ceri Hutton wrote for the Baring Foundation, “PGM [participatory grantmaking] funds denote a different paradigm of funding and monitoring and evaluation need to be ‘re-evaluated’ in the light of this.” But is this the right question?

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Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 82

The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

The events can also effectively raise funds through ticket sales, sponsorships, and donations for organizations that provide services and advocacy to advance AAPIs. Be sure to recruit knowledgeable facilitators. Donor appeals – Have a short appeal during the event from organizational leadership or a community member.

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Celebrate Education Fundraising Culture 59

The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 31, 2023

However, lurking in the shadows, cyber ghouls greedily try to reap where they haven’t sown by rerouting funds meant for philanthropy or tricking donors into making donations to phantom causes. By compromising the organizations’ security defenses, hackers could re-route the funds meant for philanthropy to their accounts.

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Giving Tips Data Platform 59

sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2023

Understanding Why Women Give To unlock the full potential of women’s philanthropy as grantmakers and as individual donors, we must understand what drives women to give. Beyond financial donations, what type of engagement opportunities does your organization offer donors? Women give collectively. Women give holistically.

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Honduras Philanthropy Iran Michigan 77

.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

Finding the bandwidth and funding to provide professional guidance for staff and volunteers may be a stumbling block. An expert facilitator will introduce the level of introspection needed to encourage empathy and insight. Many groups have adopted DEI as a strategic priority. Lack of resources. Initiatives that seem more urgent.

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Associations Reflection Leadership Training 221

Cloud 4 Good

MARCH 2, 2022

Cloud for Good Campaign Services specialists work closely with our clients to facilitate one of the most critical revenue streams within their organizations: direct marketing. Campaign Services helps our clients lighten complex data loads and assist in ongoing integrations for vital fundraising operations through direct marketing campaigns.

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Service Campaign Facilitation Database 89

CauseVox

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Building a culture of giving is paramount, and one way to achieve this is by providing donors with opportunities to honor someone special through a tribute donation. It might seem like a small change, but letting donors to donate on behalf of someone as a gift has the power to make a big impact and drive donations.

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Gift Donation Celebrate Donor 67

Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The “up” months include the year-end giving season, where donors are inspired to make their last tax-deductible donations for the year. 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.

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Websites Donation Images Mobile 97

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

To confront these challenges, a nonprofit should ensure that its digital storytelling adheres to four essential guideposts: Transparency speaks to a nonprofit’s ability to demonstrate its legitimacy as a good steward of donated funds by, for example, sharing its audited financial statements and other, similar information. 2) Information Hub.

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Storytelling Digital Channel Profile 300