Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

What are the nonprofit fundraising and communications books you turn to, time and time again? Creative Deviations, How you can infuse your story-telling, fundraising and direct response with more creativity by John Lepp For years, my go-to bible for direct response was Denny Hatch’s Million Dollar Mailings. What’s your favorite?

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

As your nonprofit starts to blossom, don’t be surprised if you are conflicted over how much to spend on nonprofit administration, especially fundraising. But you have to spend some money on running your nonprofit. And fundraising. You may find yourself spending money on the tech tools. The training. The postage.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2024

Will you bring in enough money to survive during these uncertain times? Sometimes, less is more, especially when your organization needs to streamline its processes to save time, money, and resources. You implement a new training program and offer additional benefits. Will you have the capacity to achieve your missions?

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 26, 2022

Just to be clear from the beginning of this guide, Whole Whale is not directly affiliated or funded by AmeriCorps (though there are alumni on our staff), but we ARE huge fans of the program. Free: Ultimate guide for digital fundraising Course: Online Fundraising Essentials. What’s in it for you?

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JANUARY 17, 2022

If you are trying to fundraise without an annual fundraising plan, you are trying to bake a pie with a lot of ingredients but no recipe. Do you really want to make fundraising so hard? The solution is to have a recipe or rather, a plan, that maps out all your fundraising for the year. Can you do it?

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Whether you’re looking to brush up on best practices for annual appeals, boost your fundraising game on social media this GivingTuesday , or build expert storytelling skills to win over supporters this giving season and beyond, we’ve got you covered with this list of 12 free nonprofit books. The hardest part of fundraising is making the ask.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

I had the pleasure recently of teaming up with my fundraising bestie and copywriting guru Julie Cooper to host an “ End of Year Appeal Writing Made Easy ” workshop. Included in this article you’ll find: The results of our flash polls we conducted on year-end fundraising. These may be the most optimistic fundraisers I’ve ever met.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

When you think of fundraising ambassadors, you might think of celebrities who use their fame to mobilize support for their favorite nonprofits. But fundraising ambassadors do not have to be celebrities. You probably have potential fundraising ambassadors who are already engaged in your work. Sounds great, right?

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Raising funds for nonprofit organizations is both an art and a science. From knowing your target audiences to getting them to donate, there’s a lot you need to know as a fundraiser. This blog post will cover various strategies your organization can employ to raise crucial funds for your nonprofit organization.

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Pamela Grow

AUGUST 2, 2023

We’re in the dog days of summer… And that can only mean one thing — year-end fundraising season is upon us! Why end-of-year fundraising? And even digital fundraising powerhouse NextAfter has conducted studies that reveal that multichannel has 212% more revenue than offline only. Multichannel without question. And there’s more!

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Pedraza Martinez , University of Notre Dame Most food banks, homeless shelters and other social services nonprofits constantly face hard decisions about how to use their limited funds. As nonprofits grow and establish some level of capacity, the emphasis should then shift to fundraising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2019

By Alec Green , Chief Marketing Evangelist at NonprofitReady.org , an online hub of 400+ free online courses in topics ranging from fundraising to grant writing, leadership to program management. Too often, nonprofit professionals don’t receive the training they need. 2) 10 Strategies for Success with Digital Fundraising.

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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

In May 2021, I had to face the inevitable: I could no longer avoid fundraising. I’ll be the first to admit that I had a lot of fears about fundraising (deep insecurity about my ability to make small talk, the general awkwardness of asking for money, etc.). It requires substantial funding. .

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The Nerdy NonProfit

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

As you spend money and enter the expenses into the app, it automatically adjusts allotments for future days in the week. Clarity Money. Available for iOS with an Android version coming soon, Clarity Money helps you take control of your finances. It can cancel them so you have more money available to spend on things that matter.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Create a year-end fundraising goal and plan that centers all stakeholders including volunteers (especially board members),?donors Invite them to increase their annual giving by funding a matching gift for your year-end campaign. Now we will use the money to fund crisis stabilization services." ?

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Fundraising is hard—and throwing a flesh-and-blood fundraiser event is even harder. The list of headaches and hassles you’ll encounter is pretty much endless: Renting a venue, hiring a caterer, soliciting silent auction items, signing up and training volunteer event staff, etc. There will always be some assembly required.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

If there was ever a time to start focusing on building a rainy day source of funding for your nonprofit, that time is now. Do you scramble every year to bring in sufficient funding to assure you don’t have to shut down programs? . Building your rainy day fund. You need to build a source of rainy day funding.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether or not it’s a good idea to announce and share a financial goal for their fundraising campaign. . A nonprofit may simply announce a fundraising goal. What happens then? .

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 18, 2023

At the same time, nonprofits are struggling to retain fundraisers and crucial development staff. Not only is it incredibly costly to recruit, train, and replace new development officers, but there is an incalculable loss in “trust capital” with your donors. Let’s take a look! Set stretch, but realistic, expectations.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 6, 2022

Fundraising for any nonprofit can be a challenging task. However, with a unique idea and thoughtful strategy, you can make your animal fundraising a roaring success. Luckily, you likely already have some cute pets, great partners, and robust software to leverage to your fundraising advantage. Sell pet-related merchandise.

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Candid

APRIL 11, 2023

As a nonprofit professional, you understand how much time, resources, and planning goes into running a successful fundraising event. Successfully securing corporate sponsors for your fundraising event can not only give your budget and staff’s bandwidth a boost. This is where corporate sponsors can help.

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DECEMBER 27, 2021

It’s been a long year in so many ways, but before it’s done, let’s take a look at the top fundraising articles of the year. These fundraising articles have been 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.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

This post describes actions you can take to implement the findings of Bloomerang’s 2023 Fundraising Planning and Climate Report. 1,071 fundraising professionals were surveyed at small and medium-sized nonprofits supporting a variety of causes. Not all fundraising programs look alike.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 9, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Leveraging Your Board for Nonprofit Fundraising: 10 Strategies and Tips for Success What if we told you that your nonprofit’s board members hold the keys to a fundraising revolution? Provide board members with resources and training on making effective asks for donations and support.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

By Stephanie Kanak , Content Strategist at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. We surveyed over 700 nonprofits to find out what advice they’d give themselves and others about fundraising in the new normal. Many nonprofits rely heavily on in-person fundraising.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Wouldn’t life be easier if people opened and read your fundraising emails? So, what can you do to get more people to open and respond to your fundraising emails? We have trained our supporters to ignore us. . If you’re using email as a fundraising and donor communications tool, you can’t afford to send anything dull.

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CauseVox

MARCH 4, 2021

If you’re part of a sorority or fraternity or an alum of a fraternal organization, you know that an important element of your Greek life is fundraising for your organization. But that doesn’t make you an expert in fundraising. Here at CauseVox, we’ve seen plenty of sororities and fraternities create amazing and successful fundraisers.

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Candid

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Once you’ve established a new nonprofit , one of your first considerations will likely be fundraising. After all, the only way you can fulfill your organization’s mission is if you can bring in the funding you need to support your programs and initiatives. Fundraising costs.

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Qgiv

MARCH 21, 2022

Silent auctions are a great way for nonprofits to raise funds for their missions. However, it’s easy to leave money on the table if you don’t know how to make the most of your silent auction fundraiser. The shirt sales helped them reach 107% of their $27,500 fundraising goal. Show progress toward your fundraising goal.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 25, 2023

However, you quickly realize that your team is in trouble: you need new equipment for training, but the team doesn’t have the funds. With such a short timeline before classes end, how will you reach enough supporters to fund your summer training sessions? Use a fundraising platform. Let’s get started!

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2022

We took the process from greeting the fundraising volunteer at your door all the way to helping them connect with your mission, and quite a lot between. In this, we’re going to talk about two kinds of volunteers: program volunteers and fundraising volunteers. Train Them On the Job. Your Fundraising Volunteers.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2021

That doesn’t mean that raising funds for your animal organization is easy! We put together some charity donation form best practices to help you raise more money for animals! One final way to tell a quick, visual story on your donation page is by using a fundraising thermometer. Using Storytelling in Your Appeal .

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

In the modern fundraising world, creating an online fundraising strategy is essential to the success of your nonprofit. As the world continues to grapple with the ups and downs of COVID-19, it’s essential to meet your donors where they’re most comfortable, and that means coming up with inventive online fundraising ideas.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Fundraising is more tech-powered than ever before. With so many tools out there to choose from, your opportunities for customizing your organization’s tech stack are virtually limitless, especially when it comes to fundraising apps. but now, you can take all that information on the go with Bloomerang’s mobile fundraising app !

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Qgiv

APRIL 10, 2023

Text fundraising is a great tool for your organization to increase fundraising and expand your audience reach by allowing supporters to donate through a simple text message. Benefits of Text Fundraising There are quite a few benefits to text fundraising, and one of the biggest is how quick it is to donate.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 4, 2022

It’s a horrible feeling when the tried-and-true fundraising methods that have worked in the past stop working. or the fundraising letter you hoped would generate $7,000 barely nets $3,000…. …or or your online fundraiser barely brings in $2,500 when you were counting on at least $4,000. Fundraising is about relationships. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Thanks to Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific , I’ve had the great honor to present a series of online fundraising and social media trainings to over three hundred non-governmental organizations (NGOs) throughout Asia Pacific over the last three years. Before each training I review the Web presence for each NGO in attendance.

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