The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

They had one full-time development director on staff, but everyone – including the staff, the board, the volunteers, even the donors – was constantly worried about fundraising. There are lots of different fundraising systems your nonprofit can (and should) have in place: A prospecting system. 4 – Put it On a Calendar.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Plus, software solutions can help reduce your staff’s stress and streamline their workload by automating processes and providing a centralized place for managing different campaigns and communications. Donor management software enables you to organize your donor information, track gifts, and strengthen your donor engagement.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 24, 2023

These include: Employee matching gift programs Giving Tuesday corporate partnerships Annual giving campaigns In-kind donation drives Corporate volunteerism [and volunteer grants!] Employee matching gift programs Program overview: Employee matching gifts are a powerful tool for nonprofits, driving individual and corporate revenue alike.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Julie Ordoñez will outline a proven strategy, messaging and action steps you can implement right away to close major gifts faster, ethically. We’re here to talk about 3 steps to closing over $10,000 gifts by December 31st. It is not too late to raise major gifts this year. Julie: Let’s do it. That’s right.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Volunteers are the backbone of any nonprofit organization. Clearly, volunteers are essential to your nonprofit’s ability to move its mission forward. Clearly, volunteers are essential to your nonprofit’s ability to move its mission forward. But volunteers don’t just appear out of thin air.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2022

Social media is known for its generous donations, enthusiastic volunteers, and passionate advocates. Match their energy by providing volunteer opportunities, hosting giving challenges, offering peer-to-peer fundraising opportunities, and encouraging community chatter. Revenue from Facebook fundraisers alone grew by 14% last year.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2024

While traditional events still have an important place in the fundraising calendar, activity-based fundraising events now encompass a diverse range of experiences, from yoga to pickleball to kayaking and more. Build the right-fit event and they will come. And they will donate.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

If you loved our 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar get ready for our new, improved, and updated 2018 calendar! Throughout the year we'll be updating this calendar with even more conferences, updated ticket prices, and event hashtags. Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar 2018. It's finally here! Nonprofit Management.

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Pamela Grow

JULY 24, 2024

If you aren’t sure where to start with organizing your nonprofit’s auction, you’ve come to the right place! Since bidding takes place in real-time, live auctions are best held in person, and you’ll need to set aside a specific time during your event for all attendees to participate. Email marketing.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2024

It’s not too early to begin planning your fundraising strategies for the fall and end of the calendar year. But what about person-to-person major gift fundraising? board, advisory group members, committee members, active volunteers, major donors, key staff), and invite them all to attend. They listen more. Introductions A.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2020

If the budget is tight, users can choose to donate a specific amount each month by placing a cap on their donations. It’s simple to receive in-kind gifts from supporters with the help of apps like Forward. With the huge number of charity events that take place each year, help your supporters choose the right event for them.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 25, 2024

The past two years have seen a dip in overall giving, placing even more emphasis on the need for nonprofits to strategically boost both short and long-term funding. Sending out multiple prompts and creating various opportunities within a calendar year for donors to give again or contribute in new ways is just as critical.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 6, 2023

That’s why it’s essential to have a donor retention plan in place. Having a donor retention strategy in place to retain year-end donors is the best way to get a good return on the investment you put into acquiring them. This widget will show you the number of new, retained, reactivated, and lapsed donors during the calendar year.

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Twenty Hats

MARCH 9, 2021

When the pandemic hit, this volunteer manager created volunteer roles that were a win-win for staff and volunteers. When the calendar turned to 2021, we all knew COVID-19 was not going to disappear. We are still living in the midst of a pandemic while trying to navigate engaging volunteers in a meaningful way.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 23, 2024

It’s draining when a nonprofit asks and asks and asks some more for you to give money, buy an event ticket, donate stuff, volunteer, and so on – especially when they aren’t giving you any feel-good stuff in between. What if donors making gifts since that time weren’t receiving their thank-you letters?

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 20, 2021

But through shared documents and calendars via cloud-based platforms, the Executive Director of the horse rescue has the extra help they need to get everything done. Many VAs can help with the more skilled and technical tasks required for communication, development, volunteer management, and program management. COMMUNICATION .

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

You see, lots of fundraisers wear people out: you, your volunteers, and your donors. If you can find 10 good grant leads — we can usually find at least 10 hot leads when we do grant research for our clients—then you can fill your grant calendar and keep your grant pipeline full all year long. Create a calendar of Asks.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

My calendar and ‘To Do’ list were written in a notebook. Forms are a great way for volunteers to express interest in being part of your organization and to RSVP to an event. Google Calendar has many rivals in the marketplace, but for meeting the scheduling needs of a busy nonprofit, I can’t imagine a more effective tool.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 9, 2021

It’s a good idea to put together an annual fundraising calendar to include with the plan that details when things are happening and who is responsible for making them happen. Take a look at: Technology Volunteers Board Partnerships Staff Current budget. More detailed plans may also include contingency plans for when goals aren’t met.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Having your own fundraising system brings an array of benefits: Full Control & Flexibility : You can manage donations, campaigns, and recurring gifts by your own rules. Integrated Constituent Management : With your own system, you have a clearer and more comprehensive overview of your donors, volunteers, and supporters all in one place.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Every nonprofit website should include key features to optimize fundraising, promote brand awareness, and attract volunteers. Instead, a website is a space you can utilize to increase fundraising, promote brand awareness, and find volunteers. An online website isn’t just an advertisement for your organization.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Maybe they don’t remember giving to you in the first place. The terms “LYBUNT” and “SYBUNT” are often used to segment communications to donors that have given before but not within the current calendar/fiscal year. According to Roger Craver, you have a 20%-40% chance of obtaining a gift from a recently lapsed donor.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 24, 2024

Do they receive an inspiring receipt after their gift, or do they get something stale and generic? Making your donors feel appreciated is important and often leads to recurring gifts from dedicated supporters. Clearly, major gifts make up an important part of an effective fundraising plan.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

There are year-end fundraisers and volunteer appreciation events to attend, donors to thank, holiday cards to get in the mail, and last-minute appeals to send out. Your programs may also rev up during the holidays, providing meals and gifts, keeping homeless people warm, or preparing for an influx of post-holiday pets needing homes.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Specifically, how they can help – the purpose and amount of the gift you’re requesting. Any place you’re tempted to say “our” or “name of organization” or “we” (unless it’s “we, together”), don’t. Plenty of studies show most giving is done at the end of the calendar year, and you don’t want to miss out! It becomes personal.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

They can’t be expected to keep track of their giving status–especially if you’re on a fiscal year and they think in calendar years. . loyal donor for a period of years; current board or committee member; active direct service volunteer; enthusiastic user of services). Please put it on your calendar for next year as a ‘must do.’

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The nonprofit fundraising calendar tends to go through phases of ups and downs. Choose images that show interactions between people, whether it’s your volunteers and constituents or your donors mingling at previous fundraising events. Facilitate this information-gathering process by enhancing your site’s user experience (UX).

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 6, 2023

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. Some well-placed, colorful signage and a fun atmosphere (i.e. You can read more about matching gift campaigns in this handy guide!

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 11, 2023

If those new donors never make a second gift, that return on your investment won’t grow. But, if you can inspire new donors to give a second $50 gift, you’ll net $60 instead of $10. Giving from individual donors is down , which means organizations are increasingly relying on gifts from major donors. Made in-kind gifts?

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Corporate giving opportunities like matching gift programs, volunteer grants, and fundraising event matches allow nonprofits, donors, and corporations to build and grow mutually beneficial partnerships. The first step in maximizing corporate giving for your nonprofit is understanding what’s hindering its growth in the first place.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 23, 2023

There’s a rule of thumb home organizers use that says you should always keep your belongings in a place where you can see them, or you risk forgetting that you have them. If anyone needs a quick tutorial on the basics of running Bloomerang reports, this is a great place to start! That’s great!

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

If you already have a plan in place, it’s time to pull it back up and review the hard numbers. Sample fundraising calendar Be sure to update your quarterly and monthly totals for the year, comparing them to your original goals. Take a moment to recognize and appreciate the efforts of your team, volunteers, and donors.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2022

For instance, have you considered including winter solstice celebrations in your holiday gift appeal? Understanding who gives, why, and when can help your nonprofit make more sensitive and inclusive appeals at the close of the calendar year. Taking place on Dec. Yalda is a winter solstice celebration for Iranian-Americans, Dec.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

You can recruit volunteers from your community to bring in different homemade goods and sell them. Schedule groups of volunteers at different times to wash cars for a fixed donation amount and make sure signage pointing to the car wash is clearly visible from the road. Movie night Movie nights are another great spring fundraising idea.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

So, consider creating a communications calendar from GivingTuesday through December 31 st and using email, snail mail, social media, telephone calls, and even SMS messages to connect with donors and remind them to give. you can use these insights to inform your year-end giving plan and create a goal for each tactic. Want to learn more?

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Despite increasing commercialism, the holidays traditionally get people thinking about ways they can give—whether they’re wrapping gifts for loved ones or donating time and money to a cause they care about. Many local news organizations like to host an annual food or gift drive around the holidays. Team up with local news.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

Your fundraising plan should include a detailed activities calendar showing all the various ways you plan to generate funds during the year. Their gift helps fulfill their personal philanthropic goals. And yes, sometimes there is a place for these types of fundraisers , especially when they’re planned and executed well.

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