From: Nonprofit Tech for Good Here's the list. Read More online for details on each 1) Set up and prioritize LinkedIn Pages in your social media strategy. 2) Post 2-3 times weekly to your … [Read more...] about 10 LinkedIn Best Practices for Nonprofits
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10 Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits
From: Nonprofit Tech for Good Here’s the list. Read More online for details on each 1) Implement donation page best practices. 2) Proactively promote your monthly giving program. 3) Launch a … [Read more...] about 10 Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits
10 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Tips To Help You Raise More
From QGiv Peer-to-peer campaigns are now one of the most popular fundraisers nonprofits all over the world embrace. In fact, 39% of Americans say they’ve donated to a charity based on a request … [Read more...] about 10 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Tips To Help You Raise More
10 Ways to Boost Fundraising and Attract More Big Gifts This Year
Excerpt from The Chronicle of Philanthropy Three seasoned fundraisers share proven tactics — and real examples — to help you adapt your big-gifts strategy to the current climate and maximize … [Read more...] about 10 Ways to Boost Fundraising and Attract More Big Gifts This Year
10 Words and Phrases You Should Never Use
An advice piece in the Chronicle of Philanthropy goes after "Philanthro-speak" which often means one thing to a foundation program officer and another to people outside that bubble. Here are a few … [Read more...] about 10 Words and Phrases You Should Never Use
12 Ways to Attract New Donors
From Network for Good Here’s the list. Read More online for details on each 1. Relationship mapping 2. Research, research, research 3. Be where they are 4. Leverage your volunteers 5. Turn … [Read more...] about 12 Ways to Attract New Donors
14 Ways to Improve Your Next Proposal and Build Ties With Grant Makers
From The Chronicle of Philanthropy Summary: Don’t apply for every grant out there Focus on the future Try to get meetings at conferences and through email introductions In proposals, … [Read more...] about 14 Ways to Improve Your Next Proposal and Build Ties With Grant Makers
7 Mistakes New Philanthropic Foundations Make
Kris Putnam-Walkerly writes in her "Confident Giving” Newsletter: “Drawing from my conversations with thousands of foundation leaders, spanning 23 years, here are seven prevalent missteps. By paying … [Read more...] about 7 Mistakes New Philanthropic Foundations Make
Best tool ever for fundraising for children and youth orgs
From Anne E Casey Foundation Theses are Foundation's signature resources tracking the well-being of children over time and across states in order to provide high-quality, unbiased information and … [Read more...] about Best tool ever for fundraising for children and youth orgs
Calculating the Real Costs of Fundraising Events
In a Linkedin post, Jim Langley, President at Langley Innovations, asks: Are you counting everything spent to put on your event? Staging costs? Staff costs? Morale costs? Lost … [Read more...] about Calculating the Real Costs of Fundraising Events
Candid advice to fundraisers from foundation leaders
Ever wonder what really happens to your LOI once a foundation receives it? The Center for Civil Society recently hosted Catherine Koenen, executive director of the Gianforte Family Foundation, and … [Read more...] about Candid advice to fundraisers from foundation leaders
ChatGPT in Philanthropy: Useful?
A number of recent articles have covered artificial intelligence gone awry: Microsoft’s AI’s strange declarations of love. ChatGPT’s inaccuracies. Midjourney's odd human portraits with too many … [Read more...] about ChatGPT in Philanthropy: Useful?
Four articles on DEI
In an open letter published on Black Feminist Fund, some of philanthropy’s most influential organizations say that “It’s time to fund Black feminist movements like we want them to win”. Among the 11 … [Read more...] about Four articles on DEI
Four common grant proposal documents (free samples included)
There are four major documents that you may need to create if your nonprofit is looking for funding. Each has a different purpose and elements you’ll need to make your case to funders. In the … [Read more...] about Four common grant proposal documents (free samples included)
Free ebook on what to ask major donor prospects
Bloomerang, the maker of donor management software, has put out a book with 42 questions that promise to lead you to building trust with your donor base and persuading donors to become involved with … [Read more...] about Free ebook on what to ask major donor prospects
FREE information on grant makers
Is this one in your prospecting tool box? Cause IQ has a load of 🌟 FREE information on grant makers. As a business, Cause IQ is an impressive data stack built for consultants, accountants, and IT … [Read more...] about FREE information on grant makers
From Inside Philanthropy: What Books Are Philanthropic Leaders Reading?
Here Are 21 Great Picks From IP Interviews Here are a few: Amy Freitag, New York Community Trust President recommends “The Culture Code,” by Daniel Coyle Jamie Bennett, Former Head of … [Read more...] about From Inside Philanthropy: What Books Are Philanthropic Leaders Reading?
Fundraisers aren’t afraid to ask, it’s because*:
They know success is dependent on putting the donor in charge of the pace and the donor is in no rush. There's no real urgency they can point to. They don't feel like they have the … [Read more...] about Fundraisers aren’t afraid to ask, it’s because*:
Fundraising Event Experience survey
Classy, a leading online fundraising platform and thought leader, highlighted donors’ 2022 Fundraising Event Experience in a survey of 1,000 event attendees: -- 26% attended live events, while 36% … [Read more...] about Fundraising Event Experience survey
Grant Writing Tips
A Social Psychologist On Five Elements Of Good Writing grantmakers become more isolated from most grantseekers, and most grantseekers become less visible to grantmakers, the art of writing becomes … [Read more...] about Grant Writing Tips
Grantseeking mistakes
Five silly grantseeking mistakes: Philanthropy Daily newsletter and blog are published by American Philanthropic, a conservative-leaning philanthropy research and consulting group. Lots of good … [Read more...] about Grantseeking mistakes
How to Craft Your Organization’s Financial Story
From Nonprofit Finance Fund Crafting a financial story requires a shared understanding and interpretation of your organization’s numbers and how this connects to your current and continued mission … [Read more...] about How to Craft Your Organization’s Financial Story
How to have a successful introductory meeting with a funder
Caroline Altman Smith, Deputy Director of Education for The Kresge Foundation in Detroit, writes: "I think the best introductory meetings are just that—the PO and the nonprofit getting to know each … [Read more...] about How to have a successful introductory meeting with a funder
New Terms: 2023
Social Impact Infrastructure Organizations (SIIOs) Propel Philanthropy uses the term to identify groups they call "the indispensable backbone for the philanthropic, nonprofit, and civil society … [Read more...] about New Terms: 2023
Not posting a salary range? You may be losing half your applicants
From Human Resource Executive: When it comes to job postings, employers are using a range of approaches to be transparent with pay, Kohn says. That’s the attitude of 44% of job applicants who, … [Read more...] about Not posting a salary range? You may be losing half your applicants
Question & Answers from Introducing Your Organization to Funders Workshop
In May 2024, Access Philanthropy held a workshop on Introducing your Organization to Funders, presented by Access Philanthropy Senior Grant Writers Kirsten Gulbro and Ann Madsen. Topics included … [Read more...] about Question & Answers from Introducing Your Organization to Funders Workshop
Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation: Guide to Donor Advised Funds
The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation has published a comprehensive guide answering common questions about donor advised funds, including: What are DAFs, why are they increasingly popular, and … [Read more...] about Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation: Guide to Donor Advised Funds
Six tips on fundraising
1. Holt Gift Planning on Matching an (In-kind) Asset to The Right Gift Type Interesting chart matching the type of organization you have with the type of donation a donor wishes to bestow on you. … [Read more...] about Six tips on fundraising
The Due Diligence Tool
This 65-page handbook was created by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, as a blueprint for nonprofits wanting to understand what reviewers are thinking about as they examine requests for … [Read more...] about The Due Diligence Tool
The Latest on Mackenzie Scott: A Web Database with Mixed Applications
Mackenzie Scott’s new website Yield Giving is now accessible to the public. A cumulative gift database, it gives us a great deal of information the $14,000,000,000 she has given to 1,600+ non-profit … [Read more...] about The Latest on Mackenzie Scott: A Web Database with Mixed Applications
The Ultimate Guide to Google Ad Grants for Nonprofits: 2024 Edition
Google Ad Grants is a philanthropic initiative by Google that provides nonprofit organizations with free advertising credits of up to $10,000 per month on the Google Ads platform. The program allows … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Guide to Google Ad Grants for Nonprofits: 2024 Edition
Two Great Tools from the Nonprofit Finance Fund
The Nonprofit Finance Fund is a NYC-based national nonprofit finance organization, awarding loans, making investments, offering consulting services and workshops, and occasionally offering grant … [Read more...] about Two Great Tools from the Nonprofit Finance Fund
What Donors Want
Graphic from Council for Advancement and Support of Education … [Read more...] about What Donors Want
What is the definition of a Donor Advised Fund?
In our workshop on Introducing your Organization to Funders (May, 2024), we held a lengthy Q & A session and a few people asked about Donor Advised Funds. Below is the answer we provided, … [Read more...] about What is the definition of a Donor Advised Fund?
What motivates donors to give? …Matching Gifts
An estimated $4-$7 billion in matching gift funds goes unclaimed per year. This, according to American Charities, a 501(c)(3) membership-based nonprofit that promotes workplace giving. In their … [Read more...] about What motivates donors to give? …Matching Gifts
Who Reviews Your Grant Proposals?
From The NonProfit Times ... Who reads, votes, rejects or rewards your effort? First, consider the size of the staff at the funder you’re approaching. If it’s the Bill & Melinda Gates … [Read more...] about Who Reviews Your Grant Proposals?
Why Hybrid Events are the Future of Fundraising
From Network for Good: Thanks to the cloud, laptops, and mobile devices, people are working, socializing, and attending experiences online. This trend started years before the pandemic, but it was … [Read more...] about Why Hybrid Events are the Future of Fundraising
Words And Phrases To Avoid – 2022 Edition
According to Candid (the merger of Foundation Directory Online and Guidestar), there are eight phrases that are not 2022-acceptable. … [Read more...] about Words And Phrases To Avoid – 2022 Edition