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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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Approximately 80% of volunteers state that they would like to be recognized or thanked by their organizations by hearing about how their work has made a difference. Your volunteers do a fantastic job in helping your nonprofit turn its dreams for a better community into reality. Let’s dive in to learn more!

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Conducting research to find grants and funding opportunities is definitely the place to start if you want to be successful at getting grants and separating yourself from the strugglers. You need a “yes” to each one before adding that funding prospect to your final prospect list and your grant calendar – thus, meeting the 3-Way Fit Test.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Volunteers are integral to nonprofit organizations’ day-to-day operations. However, successful volunteer recruitment, engagement, and retention are no easy feat. That’s where volunteer management software comes in. Your volunteer management system can facilitate more streamlined volunteer engagement and communication.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

If you loved our 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar get ready for our new, improved, and updated 2019 calendar! Throughout the year we'll be updating this calendar with even more conferences, updated ticket prices, and event hashtags. Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar 2019. It's finally here! Nonprofit Management.

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.orgSource

JULY 22, 2024

Membership Growth Rate Retention Rate Demographics Engagement Event Attendance Website Traffic and User Behavior Volunteer Activity Finance Revenue Streams Operating Reserves Leadership and Governance Board Member Engagement. These are statistics you can monitor to assess the strength of your business model and organizational health.

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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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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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Judi Sohn

JUNE 17, 2011

It's how I met Holly Ross in the first place. Now I'm on the Board of NTEN and Holly and I joke about my being the "calendar police" since she almost scheduled a NTC over Passover again another year and I caught it in time. Something similar happened a few years back when NTEN scheduled NTC over Passover.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2013

One of the most important exercises I do is a “Fishbowl” where participants go through the process of generating ideas for an editorial calendar. It’s Not Too Late To Set Your Communications Agenda with LightBox Collaborative’s 2013 Editorial Calendar – Guest Post by Holly Minch, Lightbox Collaborative.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 17, 2011

It's how I met Holly Ross in the first place. Now I'm on the Board of NTEN and Holly and I joke about my being the "calendar police" since she almost scheduled a NTC over Passover again another year and I caught it in time. Something similar happened a few years back when NTEN scheduled NTC over Passover.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 25, 2023

A crucial part of this strategy should be the creation of a year-round fundraising calendar. This calendar serves as a roadmap for your organization, guiding your fundraising efforts and ensuring that you’re consistently engaging donors and potential supporters throughout the 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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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. With the huge number of charity events that take place each year, help your supporters choose the right event for them. 4) Schedule in time to volunteer. Make sure your charity is listed as an option on the app.

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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. Survey supporters as part of registration questionnaires, in-person interviews, or your donor satisfaction online survey.

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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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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

APRIL 26, 2023

Having a strategic social media communications plan in place is a must for nonprofits. As you continue to learn about the benefits of social media for nonprofits , you will want to ensure you have a consistent plan in place. Here are easy-to-implement content ideas to help fill out your social media calendar.

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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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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Odds are your nonprofit has amassed valuable data as a result of regular day-to-day activities like processing online donations; managing virtual staff or volunteers; or capturing details of those who subscribe to your nonprofit’s newsletter. No flashlight app ever needs to track your location or your calendar. So, don’t let them!

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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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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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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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OneCause

AUGUST 22, 2024

It’s time to start planning your fall fundraising calendar. Decorate a house, get a few volunteers, and sell tickets to the public. If you’re unsure of where to start with decorations, try having volunteers dress up as zombies and scare visitors. Bonfire Organize a bonfire night and roast leftover marshmallows from summer!

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 20, 2024

Engage volunteers, board members, and even beneficiaries in your fundraising efforts. DaVinci.ai – Automates scheduling through calendar management and meeting coordination. Scheduling and time management – AI calendar tools like DaVinci.ai excel at coordinating schedules to optimize time spent on fundraising.

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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. Volunteer management software streamlines your volunteer recruitment, scheduling, and communication for a better volunteering experience.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

To ensure your online community is a safe, inclusive, and engaging place, you’ll want to routinely update your guidelines, making them easily accesible. With your staff thought leaders, organize a content calendar to create a steady stream of news, industry information, and commentary to keep members engaged. Elevate membership roles.

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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!] But you’ll need to begin sourcing these partnerships ahead of Giving Tuesday to ensure all aspects of the programs are in place on the big day!

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Three —Mind the Calendar + Communicate Precisely The months nearest to the election, October especially, are going to be some of the toughest times to reach your audiences. And, with Giving Tuesday falling in December, the end-of-year calendar hits differently this year. How will this year’s calendar: …have implications for timing?

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The Nerdy NonProfit

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Many nonprofits are interested in using e-learning to train staff members and volunteers. Staff and volunteers can access the training anytime and anywhere. Is it Valerie, the dependable volunteer, or Steve, the staff member who wears multiple hats? Take a look at your own calendar for a moment. Make the course relatable.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The 990 returns that 501(c)(3) organizations file with the IRS become public record, meaning that donors, volunteers, and grant-providing organizations have easy access to them. Coordinating with your organization’s bookkeeper, whether this is an employee, volunteer, or board member, is a must. Be sure to put checks in place.

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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. board, advisory group members, committee members, active volunteers, major donors, key staff), and invite them all to attend. When storytelling has concluded, ask the group for feedback Ask first for volunteers.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 25, 2024

A member newsletter or club newsletter is a great tool to share important information with members in a place they likely visit every day, multiple times a day: their email inbox. Share upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, organization updates, etc., Whatever you do, maintain a content calendar and be consistent.

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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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Tech Soup

JULY 31, 2015

What if there was a place for your nonprofit to get free technology support from local experts? TechSoup's NetSquared is the world's largest volunteer-driven network of in-person nonprofit technology training and peer support events. Well, there are!

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Here are some of the best ways to use peer pressure as a way to drive donors and increase volunteers: 1. Make sure that your purpose and mission can be shared easily through an engaging story for potential donors and volunteers. Identify key places where to promote your campaign like social media, message boards, and offline locations.

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