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8 Grant Research Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

According to the Giving USA 2022 Report , giving by foundations to nonprofit organizations grew by 3.4% in 2021 to $90.88 billion. Foundation grants now represent 19% of total giving to nonprofits – the largest share on record. The websites listed below can help your nonprofit search and apply for grant funding. If you need training in grant writing, a good place to start is with this free Introduction to Proposal Writing course and the best-selling book, How to Write a Grant. 1.

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The NonProfit Voice Ep 70: Maximize Fundraising With the Right Messaging Mindset

NonProfit PRO

Jacqueline House, Safe Children Coalition’s vice president of communications and community engagement,and Tracy Vanderneck, president of Phil-Com, join The NonProfit Voice to share the keys to nonprofit messaging.

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A+ Membership Application Forms (with Template & Examples!)

Wild Apricot

First impressions are important. While a prospective member may have visited your membership website or attended an event before deciding to join, filling out a membership application is when they make it official. Think of membership application forms.

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Are You Ready to Cross the Finish Line?

NonProfit PRO

Giving Tuesday is around the corner and you know what that means, it's year-end giving season! With over 30% of your total donations coming in between now and December 31 and 10% coming in during the last 3 days of the year, a year-end giving campaign is crucial to reaching your revenue goals. Download this FREE Ultimate Year-End Giving Checklist and start planning your campaign!

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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Five ways to level up your GivingTuesday campaign

Candid

As we shift into the last quarter of the year, many nonprofit organizations are thinking about Thanksgiving and Christmas, but campaign that should not go unnoticed is GivingTuesday. GivingTuesday is a “global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity” that began in 2012. The idea on this day is to deviate from the consumer mindset driven by Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and to instead support charitable giving and volunteerism.

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Inclusivity Calls for More General Operating Support Grants

NonProfit PRO

Advocates for general operating support grants say they allow nonprofits to focus on what they do best in a market-based system designed for money to flow to those who are the best at what they do. The idea is to return to market principles. Let leaders focus on what they do best and be more inclusive in grant-making.

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Endaoment Launches New Platform Update

NonProfit PRO

Endaoment announced the launch of the second iteration of its fundraising protocol, introducing a variety of new features and systemic changes.

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What Dreamforce 2022 Means for the Future of Education

Cloud 4 Good

The Dreamforce 2022 education keynote simultaneously looked back at the recent successes of Salesforce in the education sector while looking forward to exciting innovations on the horizon. Inspiring stories from institutions like USC Annenberg and the Queensland University of Technology regaled how Salesforce has helped transform operations. Education announcements tied around the theme of wowing students for lifelong success introduced a number of key new features and enhancements poised to r

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Case Management Solutions for Large Nonprofits

NonProfit PRO

Customization, data security, integration with existing systems — These are all ways that Apricot is best suited to support your organization’s needs. With best-in-class reporting capabilities that allow you to track and share your impact with funders, Apricot empowers organizations to serve more clients more effectively by saving time on the backend.

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5 bbcon Sessions Grantmakers Won’t Want to Miss

sgEngage

From natural disasters to economic uncertainty, sometimes it feels like today’s grantmaking organizations have to be ready for just about anything. This need for flexibility is reflected in the grantmaking track at this year’s virtual bbcon, Blackbaud’s Tech Conference for Good, happening October 17–20. This year’s grantmaking session topics include helping grant writers get through the application process faster, reporting tools that make sense of your data with only a few clicks, and one funde

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How to Design a Seamless & Personalized Digital Donor Journey

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio

The average nonprofit uses five or more different software platforms to create their donor’s journey, making the experience clunky and disjointed. If you want to design a magical online giving experience for donors, making their journey as seamless as possible is key. In this webinar with expert Tim Sarrantonio, you’ll learn the fundamental steps to create an immersive and personalized online giving experience for your donors.

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How should you rethink your approach to strategic planning?

Big Duck

The post How should you rethink your approach to strategic planning? appeared first on Big Duck.

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Bloomerang + Gratavid–Appeals and Solicitations

Bloomerang

The post Bloomerang + Gratavid–Appeals and Solicitations appeared first on Bloomerang.

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Six Tips for Navigating Year-End Fundraising During a Recession

Media Cause

When it comes to fundraising—or many things in life, for that matter—you can plan and prepare, but there will always be things out of your control. As economists now predict a recession in the last quarter of 2022—the most critical time of year for fundraising—you may be thinking about how this will affect your year-end fundraising campaigns. While it’s great to plan for, don’t let it deter your plans.

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Donorbox Introduces Powerful & Time-Saving Donor Reporting Templates

Donorbox

Collecting and analyzing data is key to the long-term success of any organization, including nonprofits. With the right data, your organization can discover insights that will improve your donor engagement techniques, build awareness, and enhance your fundraising tactics. But conducting thorough data analysis can be time-consuming at best, and confusing at worst.

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Nonprofits Are Leveraging the Cloud, but Does It Have to Be So Complex?

Effectively managing cloud technology is getting more complex. From cybersecurity concerns, vendor lock-in, cost increases, or lack of transparency on costs, it can quickly get out of control. Knowing what you can control and finding a platform that’s built with nonprofits in mind is key.

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Thursday Thoughts | Stewarding Donors with Non-Donation Asks

EveryAction

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. Check out our last installment here ! Year-end can be understandably very focused on fundraising, but given the importance of strong donor stewardship and high inflation that may place donating out of reach for some supporters, many nonprofits are curious abou

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Diversify Your Year-End Campaigns: How To Be Mindful And Inclusive Of Cultural Traditions

Bloomerang

For the majority of nonprofits the last quarter of the year makes the majority of the year’s revenue. Why is this? Outside of tax incentive deadlines, it’s fair to conclude that the fourth quarter is the season most of us choose to give. It’s a time when we’re encouraged to think of others and those enduring the hardships of life in a world which gets physically and mentally more testing.

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