Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Figuring out how to fund your vision can feel like a steep mountain to climb. Should you fund your work out of your own pocket? Here’s something to keep in mind, starting now: self-funding a nonprofit is not sustainable. To fully fund your mission, you have to become a fundraiser. Where do you start? Just beware!

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Candid

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Donors are an important part of any nonprofit’s mission. Yet, according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , donor retention rates have been falling since 2020. Such meaningful relationships can expand nonprofits’ networks, ensure funding for critical initiatives, and strengthen bonds with longtime supporters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Diversifying your funding is critical to your nonprofit’s stability and ability to achieve your mission. With the ups and downs of the past few years, many nonprofit organizations that were heavily dependent on just one or two funding sources found themselves in a tight spot. Peer-to-Peer and Team Fundraising. Major Gifts.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

GivingTuesday is the day of the year where you find people of all ages and all demographics opening their hearts and their wallets to donate to causes and organizations that are important to them or to find new initiatives to support. How confident are you that the right strategy is in place to turn one-time donors into long-term supporters?

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Grants are an integral lifeline for many nonprofits, providing the necessary funding to launch new initiatives, sustain critical programs, and ensure operational stability. Why Diversifying Your Funding Is Essential With nearly 2 million nonprofit organizations in the United States, the competition for funding from all sources is stiff.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2021

By Laura Bucher , Storyteller at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. But there are two things that are certain: social distancing will continue to be a reality and your donors will continue to believe in your mission. Not to worry.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 11, 2024

When donors give, they want a meaningful connectionto clearly see where their gift is going and understand the difference it will make. Many organizations attempt to provide this through a dropdown menu on the donation form, offering donors a list of programs, funds, or departments to choose from.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 11, 2024

There is no doubt that social media, no matter the platform, remains a powerful way for people to build communities and connect with the causes and nonprofits they care about. One question that I see nonprofits constantly asking, and with good reason: “Can social media really bring in new donors for our nonprofit?” Even better?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

By Shay Lessman , Content Writer and Editor for Qgiv — an online fundraising platform empowering 20,000+ nonprofit fundraisers to raise money for their causes while keeping costs low. But did you know it’s also a great way to acquire new donors for your nonprofit? You can easily acquire new donors using peer-to-peer fundraising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

By Stephanie Kanak , Content Strategist at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. Did you know that 63% of Giving Tuesday donors only give on Giving Tuesday ? What if you could convert those one-time donors into engaged supporters that give again?

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Candid

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Reactive donors respond based on emotion, giving less than donors who give regularly, and historically have been fleeting supporters. For nearly all nonprofits, converting one-time donors into long-term partners is a struggle. With memorable messaging, you can inspire new donors and cultivate long-term engagement.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2021

As a non-profiteer of many years, I have known donor giving programs to be described via a myriad of terms; sustainment, long-term, continued, recurring – all ways to describe the length of the relationship a donor establishes with a non-profit. Creating powerful solutions. What they really need are affordable, lasting solutions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

It’s no secret that corporate donors are invaluable partners for nonprofits. They can make a huge impact as they provide significant support across areas including grantmaking, employee engagement and cause marketing. Thoughtful donor stewardship strategies are the key to enhancing corporate partnerships.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Daffy.org announces the roll-out of new features to better discover charities through friends and colleagues, support causes and organizations together, and inspire one another with our philanthropic passions.

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Candid

DECEMBER 9, 2024

One funding trend Candids Research team recently unearthed is that education fundings share of philanthropic giving, especially from institutional grantmakers, is shrinking. Education remains a funding priority but with a shrinking share Education has been a top priority for both institutional grantmakers and individual donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 18, 2020

Time over time, we’ve seen what nonprofit communities can do when we rally together to support a cause. As large donors tighten their spending, you may be wondering how to get charity donations during a global pandemic. By encouraging small donations, you can attract first-time donors and re-engage previous donors.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 5, 2022

Still, COVID-19 restrictions in municipalities have caused some donors to stop funding organizations. Nonprofits aren't intended to serve the elite. People establish nonprofits to support and improve the lives of others.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

million registered nonprofits in the United States vying for charitable giving from individual donors and institutional grantmakers. What do we know about the causes and states each type of funding flows to and the factors that affect giving trends? Who gives to what causes? Cause area determined by recipient NTEE.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Quick Definition Online fundraising is the process of raising donations for a cause, project, or organization through digital platforms such as websites, social media apps, and email campaigns. Online fundraising opens the door to a range of creative ways to connect with potential donors. It’s also how donors prefer to support.

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Candid

DECEMBER 23, 2024

While BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) donors have been taking care of their communities for generations, they have yet to be significantly represented in traditional philanthropy. The Donors of Color Network (DOCN), a community of BIPOC donors, is part of that movement. So, how can we empower BIPOC donors?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

As leadership and development teams lean in for a final push, donors are receiving countless requests for limited financial support. . By reducing the friction for donors and nonprofits, stock gifting is now accessible and easy for everyone – and now donors can donate stock to their favorite cause in just a few clicks. .

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Listen now: Proven Strategies to Maximize DAF Impact for Nonprofits In recent years, donor-advised funds (DAFs) have emerged as one of the fastest-growing charitable giving vehicles. While donors can receive significant tax benefits when contributing to DAFs, the distribution of these funds can take time.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Employer matching gifts offer key advantages to nonprofit organizations, including increased individual donations, opportunities for additional corporate funding, improved supporter engagement, and more. If youre wondering if corporate matching gifts can boost donor retention levels, the answer is yes.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

If youre like most nonprofits, attracting new donors is a costly endeavor. Many nonprofits prioritize donor acquisition over stewardship, treating stewardship strategies as a frivolous or just a nice to have endeavor. The image below is a stellar example of how to properly thank, nurture, and thenafter 90 dayssolicit a new donor.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 31, 2021

Bonfire enables nonprofits to easily design and raise funds by selling t-shirts online. Ideal for virtual events and cause awareness campaigns. Ideal for virtual parties, Gifted is an event invitation platform that allows party organizers to donate up to 100% of funds raised to select nonprofits in the United States and Canada.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2022

Far too many times in history we see nonprofits struggling to keep up with the latest technologies due to limited resources and limited funds – but not with Web3! Nonprofits should look at Web3 as a way to elevate their fundraising and interactions with donors since there is no cost for Web3. . Nonprofits and the Metaverse.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 10, 2022

First, such events bring in much-needed funding to help carry out the organization's mission. Nonprofit fundraising also drives awareness of certain causes, and it provides a source to attract new supporters, donors and volunteers. . Fundraising events are often necessary for nonprofit organizations for several reasons.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 20, 2025

At the top of my list is hearing from nonprofit colleagues that donors arent interested in making unrestricted gifts. Even worse, is when they believe that asking for such gifts is not consistent with being donor centric. Funds flow to the areas where the need is most timely and compelling. Thats the inherent beauty.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Whether you’re highlighting dollar amounts, the number of donors, or both, a live donation counter is a simple yet powerful way to boost momentum for your fundraising campaign. Impact Meter Impact meters are a great way to show donors the real-world effect of their contributions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 3, 2024

By Stephanie Wallace , Marketing Specialist, Keela – a complete software solution for nonprofits looking to grow revenue, centralize and manage data, and deepen donor engagement. As a nonprofit organization, securing funding is essential to fulfilling your mission and driving meaningful change in your community.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

By Meredith Gray , Head of Marketing at Keela – a complete software solution for nonprofits looking to grow revenue, centralize and manage data, and deepen donor engagement. We’ve done the legwork and compiled the top ways Chat GPT and AI can help your team save resources, perform tasks, and raise more funds.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 6, 2025

If youre in social services, you may worry the demand for your programs will skyrocket as your funding sources dwindle. The stakes are too high for your cause and the communities relying on you. ” because you love your cause and your community too much to give up on them now. So its Not today, crippling anxiety, not today!”

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

5 Effective Donor Retention Strategies for Small Nonprofits Its tempting for small nonprofits to focus heavily on donor acquisition. After all, the more donors who give, the more funds you get, and the larger your nonprofit becomes. Therefore, your nonprofit must first master the art of effective donor retention.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Philanthropy is at an inflection point and fundraisers are looking opportunistically beyond cash and credit as their sole sources of funding. The good news is that other sources of funding are readily available. Consider the following: More than half of US households own $30 trillion in stocks, mutual funds and related investments.

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Candid

APRIL 8, 2025

The second signal is that only an estimated 20% of donors make a second donation to the same organization; according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project’s (FEP) 2024 Q3 report, only 13.8% of new donors gave again the next year. This is no longer true; using AI, we can make every donor feel like a million bucks.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

This means distinctly separating net assets with donor restrictions, such as grant funding, from those without donor restrictions to better understand the liquidity of your resources. If you are using fund accounting software built for nonprofits, these reports will be native in your system.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 14, 2025

Since contributions tend to pour in when hardships hit close to home, appeals for the emergency fund will be immediate. Maintain Open Lines of Communication As the touchpoint between donors and your cause, you are uniquely positioned in a disaster to provide regular updates to supporters and friends of your mission.

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