Whole Whale

APRIL 28, 2023

In the world of nonprofit organizations, board involvement in fundraising is crucial for long-term success. Engaging board members in fundraising efforts not only boost the organization’s financial resources but also strengthens the board’s commitment to the organization’s mission. What is your position on the board?

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Candid

AUGUST 30, 2023

I’m often invited to speak with organizations about the latest fundraising and nonprofit trends. For example, a growth or decrease in individual giving might be vitally important to your nonprofit but totally irrelevant to others (like those primarily funded by government sources.) But time is always an issue.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 19, 2018

Four years ago, the only thing major gifts officers and direct marketing teams shared was the office bathroom. Mid-level giving programs exist at the intersection between major gifts and direct marketing. Major gifts fundraising is a game of quantum leaps. Direct marketing is the ground game.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

Carolyn is a major gift fundraiser and nonprofit communications expert who uses technology to amplify her impact and do more with less. She’s known for tackling seemingly impossible fundraising efforts and turning them into success stories. When I look back, this was one of the most sophisticated fundraising programs in Texas!

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 28, 2014

Decision 1: Must we have data governance policies before we migrate? Data governance represents ‘rules of the road’ for your donor database. Good data governance addresses data quality issues ranging from how you control your data input processes to questions such as ‘How long will you store old records?

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Qgiv

MARCH 28, 2022

A 501(c)(3) organization’s expenses primarily fall into three categories: administrative expenses, fundraising expenses, and program expenses. Check out this Fundraising Fundamentals eBook we made with our friends at Donorly to keep learning and honing your fundraising skills! Raise money through fundraising.

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BoardAssist

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

If a foundation asked you to submit a grant proposal for a large annual gift, most nonprofits would make that a top priority. Pull out your last grant proposal. governance volunteer recruiting' Handle the courting process well, and the candidate might become a major funder or create an annuity for your nonprofit.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

For example, you could need assistance with: Fundraising strategy, including a wide range of specialized campaign types. Create a request for proposal (RFP). Review their proposals. Develop a basic scoring system for each key stakeholder to use when reviewing and ranking each proposal. Marketing strategy development.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Second, year-end giving gives nonprofits an opportunity to use a big chunk of their resources to meet their annual fundraising goals, and it gives donors a last chance to get a tax-deductible gift out the door. We want to help nonprofits that implement year-end fundraising campaigns be successful.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

We have everything from: Fundraising & Grants. Participants will acquire a foundational understanding of this increasingly important component of fundraising strategy and will be able to identify and distinguish between the most common planned giving vehicles. Fundraising & Grants/ @CASEAdvance. Nonprofit Management.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 9, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 8 minutes Maximizing Nonprofit Impact: A Roadmap to Sustainable Fundraising In an era where resources are stretched thin and the need for positive change is greater than ever, nonprofits face the critical challenge of not just making an impact, but ensuring their efforts are sustainable in the long run.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 19, 2017

Overhead is defined as a “percentage of a charity’s expenses that goes to administrative and fundraising costs” (Guidestar, 2014). Therefore, other factors such as program performance, governance structure, staff professionalism, fundraising efficiency, and other practices should be considered as part of the bigger picture.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 22, 2023

However, the most popular posts have been in the areas of fundraising best practices, major gifts, and data management! 10 Troubling Observations about the State of Fundraising Today by Leigh Brown Perkins, Blackbaud The resiliency of fundraising teams has been tested over the past two years.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Click here to find more information about our Effective, Motivated Board Governance Training. “We Some accountants like to be the naysayer: “The answer to your proposal is 'no,' and I will find a reason later why.” Are you interested in developing a strong Board? The ASU Lodestar Center has the perfect training for you!

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Achieve

JUNE 7, 2021

“The only way to learn fundraising is to just do it!” Designs for Fundraising. ” For most people, fundraising was a sink or swim situation. For most people, fundraising was a sink or swim situation. But even then, training in fundraising could be effective and based on sound principles. he declared with hubris.

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DipJar

APRIL 19, 2021

So, you would think that the most pressing skill to build is in revenue generation, like fundraising , government grants, or fee-for-service programs. Let’s take another example: you want to start an initiative to ask people of means to support your mission with charitable donations — in other words, launch a major gifts program. .

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Fundraising. 12th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. 12th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. We have gathered an outstanding group of field experts to teach how to build and sustain this kind of governance. Governance / @usdsoles. Governance. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Fundraising.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Back in February there was a great deal of discussion and debate on the role of tax-deductions in charitable giving around proposed changes in the tax code. Others argued it is very important and billions of dollars could be at risk if the government placed a limit on charitable giving deductions. 12/29 = 5x donation count and 7.8x

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

According to our fundraising statistics , charitable giving is expected to increase by 5.1% In addition to offering easy-to-use fundraising tools, we’ve also come up with these tips for supercharging your fundraising efforts: Use your data. Leverage text fundraising. Plan exciting fundraising events. Request Demo.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 22, 2021

Nonprofits are masters at creating new and inventive ways to fundraise every year. While each nonprofit must decide what their own fundraising model looks like, it’s advantageous to develop several different types of income streams. Government Grants. Fees for Services and Sales. Federated Funds.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

and all over the world, that focus on essential topics like: Fundraising & Grants. From communications to fundraising to technology to leadership skills, the conference offers something for everyone. International Fundraising Conference - IFC 2016. Fundraising & Grants / #IFC2016 / @TheResAlliance. State/Local.

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 12, 2022

If you’re like most organizations, you depend on a mixture of grants, major gifts, sponsorships, and individual donations collected through fundraising campaigns and events. However, you have to know where to look and what to look for before you can start choosing opportunities to pursue and drafting grant proposals.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And that’s what you’re here to do today because it’s such a fast moving, wild space of the fundraising pie. And I operate a grants and fundraising consulting business, and we support nonprofits all over the country, started off primarily with those in the DMV area but it’s expanded since then.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

Like you got invited to a fundraiser or you said to your friend you’d go and sit at their table at an event. I often think of engagement as crossing over all of these areas, from fundraising to your programs to, you know, community-based advocacy, government relations. They write a check, they sign up, they advocate.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

One of the most common situations we see here, at Funding for Good, with groups that are 4, 5, 6, 7-years-old, they’re starting to apply for grants, you know, they’re upping their fundraising game, and they’re trying to share the impact from their first years. Your fundraising appeals. Grant proposals.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 20, 2017

Most conversations about planned gifts don’t start with technical questions; rather, they center on donors’ wishes to have an impact on the organization’s needs. This glossary of terms, which uses practical examples, will give you a basic working knowledge of key words common in ongoing planned gift conversations.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

I recently spoke at the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Leadership Academy. Find out what MY goals are and then propose something that helps me accomplish them. Scholarships/matching gifts/subsidization of anything that broadens both your and the partners reach. Author: Sara Spivey.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 22, 2021

I also want to share with you some tips for engaging your board in fundraising, for utilizing social media, and really leveraging your current connections as part of getting grants. Government grants, which include state and U.S. I wrote this one just a month or two ago about what to do with unsolicited proposals. No, no, no.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The plan includes a proposal to allocate $109 billion for two years of free community college for all Americans, including Dreamers. . They generate revenue through tuition, fees, and federal funds; and like other nonprofits, they also rely on charitable gifts to operate. . Since 2008, private philanthropy in the U.S.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2007

So, we have been working very hard with the City Council, and with community colleges and local labor unions and others to come up with a proposal that will start in September as an actual program called "The Green Jobs Corps." The government needs to get involved. That is a big challenge, and again this has to be public/private.

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