Candid

DECEMBER 19, 2023

How to write a winning grant proposal by Stephen Robertson of Candid Ranking in the top spot: Writing grant proposals. Breaking down its typical sections, this blog offers a step-by-step roadmap for how to craft a winning project proposal. We hope you enjoy rediscovering and reflecting on the 10 most-read Candid blogs of 2023.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This is the story of how George Washington University Hospital , a hub of compassionate healthcare and advanced technology, bridged this gap, and the inspiring journey of Emily, a volunteer turned major donor. Have you ever wondered about the powerful connection between volunteers and donors in the nonprofit world?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

They can also be a major undertaking where the need for volunteers to support the event is high. So, once the big event is over, how should you and your nonprofit steward these volunteer relationships? How did you welcome them? Best practices for maintaining volunteer engagement How you make your volunteers feel is important.

Recruitment 89

Recruitment Retention Medical Activism 89

EveryAction

AUGUST 3, 2023

from our friends at Double the Donation Major giving strategies play a major role in many nonprofit organizations’ fundraising success. In this guide, we’ll explore six smart strategies to drive major giving success for large nonprofits: Enlist prospect research to identify major donor prospects.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Building and maintaining an audience or patron base, essential for arts and culture nonprofits , requires continuous and resource-intensive marketing and outreach efforts. They successfully closed major and minor capital campaigns, $6 million and $550,000, respectively—the first campaigns in Nick’s career!

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Did you know that each year, traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are a major cause of death and lasting disability? They rely heavily on government funding and insurance, but private giving is essential for their survival. Their programs fill a vital gap by providing support, resources, and education to survivors and their families.

Nonprofit governance and management 82

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

Organizations that do have a strategic plan continually express the advantages that this type of preparation gives them. How often should you develop a standard nonprofit strategic plan? Learn more about common strategic planning misconceptions in this Bloomerang webinar: How do you begin the nonprofit strategic planning process?

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

A well-developed fundraising strategy will accomplish the following: Gives your team a guiding blueprint for decision-making. Major gifts. Your fundraising strategy should focus heavily on cultivating major gifts. Studies show that 88% of total dollars raised come from only 12% of donors —these are your major donors.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

These advancements mean you have the budget available to invest in new fundraising software that can streamline your fundraising tasks and empower you to raise even more. Now, you’re probably wondering how to find not just a robust fundraising platform, but buy fundraising software that serves your organization for the long term.

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Candid

JUNE 15, 2022

While Candid has been privileged to benefit from more resources than many nonprofits, we share the pervasive challenge felt across the social sector of tight budgets, restrictive grants that can take us off mission, and a struggle to make the long-term investments needed for meaningful change. Take care of Candid staff .

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In nonprofit fundraising, success often hinges on thoughtful development planning, effective resource development, and engaging your supporters—donors and volunteers. Thanks to integrated donor CRMs, I can easily segment and invite those individuals whose philanthropic history and capacity to give align with the organization’s goals.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MARCH 19, 2024

This customized approach not only enhances productivity but also improves efficiency and effectiveness, giving your business a competitive edge in the market. Streamlined Communication and Collaboration Good communication and collaboration are also of great importance in the successful creation of custom software.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2023

The platform streamlines important processes like onboarding, voting, and creating agendas, so you’ll have more time to discuss the issues that really matter. Here’s how board portal software like BoardSite can help your nonprofit’s board be more productive and successful and follow good governance practices.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 23, 2023

Bloomerang’s online giving platform is equipped with modern fundraising tools like branded donation pages, crowdfunding forms, and text-to-donate capabilities. Donors won’t just give to a peer-to-peer campaign—they’ll be more likely to continue donating over the long term. Donors give to the campaign pages. Let’s get started!

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Affnetz

AUGUST 7, 2023

As a Nonprofit you do not have to always compromise on resources to run operations successfully. Nonprofit professionals are often subject to the task of maximizing revenue with very few resources. Any team looking to streamline their everyday goals can benefit from Asana’s features.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 7, 2023

I’ve lost count of how often we’re asked to share our list of grantees or refer our “favorite” one. One might therefore assume that the tools for doing so would be streamlined, effective, and exhaustive; one might think that funders have developed sophisticated strategies for building and exchanging robust pipelines.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2019

In the 2018 Charitable Giving Stats from NP Source , 77% believe everyone can make a difference by supporting causes. Nonprofits use CRMs to manage their donor relationships, to segment supporters by interest areas, streamline donor communication, automate fundraising, and report on outcomes to the board, donors, and community.

Nonprofits 104

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

According to a National Council of Nonprofits report , the vast majority of nonprofits operate at the grassroots level, and 88% have budgets less than $500,000. You may not want to change how you currently manage donors, which means you’d like to invest as little as possible in a different solution or approach to donor management.

Public and Nonprofit Management 87

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EveryAction

APRIL 5, 2023

Five questions you can ask your board to help build momentum and appetite for a tech shift: When you’re deciding how to approach your board about a change in technology, you can start by asking some or all of these five questions: What do you see as our biggest limiting factors (internally) for reaching our goals? Let’s dive in.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

These issues include climate-related disasters, diseases, poverty, and other problems that present major roadblocks to peace and prosperity. This is why volunteerism has played such a major role throughout history. Then, we’ll review how your organization can promote volunteerism in your community and manage volunteers effectively.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

Giving histories, gift amounts, and frequencies can reveal a lot about future willingness to give. Here are three ways nonprofit CRM software can benefit your organization: Improve donor cultivation: Your CRM solution can help identify mid-tier and major donor prospects for mid-tier and major donors.

Nonprofits 93

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

With artificial intelligence becoming a major part of private businesses, nonprofits have also started using AI for automating the procedures and tasks. AI, which uses machine learning techniques for streamlining the operations and enhancing programs at the nonprofits, has acted as a catalyst in transforming many organizations.

Ethics 65

Ethics Non-Profits Universities Food 65

Candid

MAY 5, 2021

To help your nonprofit find candidates who can help you achieve your mission, we’ll discuss how you should: Create a detailed job description. Provide training resources . Thinking about your volunteer program can be helpful—what attracts people to give up their time for free to work for your organization?

Recruitment 119

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

As close observers of the world of family giving, we are convinced this is an historic moment for families and the future of philanthropy as well. Intense scrutiny of big giving. Giving families are powerful levers for social improvement and an indispensable part of the philanthropy ecosystem. Others are uncertain how to do so.

Philanthropy 120

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Collaborations 120

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Coalitions have come together in the past to share learnings, align on strategy, or pool resources toward a specific effort, of course. Despite the ease of the platform itself, the lack of compatibility with users’ existing grants management systems created a barrier to a streamlined opportunity submission process.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

For instance, your major gift officer may use an app to look up more information about major prospects prior to initial meetings. Donor-facing fundraising apps are those downloaded and used by the donor themselves in order to make giving to your nonprofit easier. Let’s dive right in! Outbid notifications.

Nonprofit governance and management 82

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Sweet! by BlueSky

JUNE 24, 2022

Peer to peer fundraising has become an invaluable part of most fundraising portfolios because it requires less money and resources. It is designed for a broad range of customers, offering a comprehensive but limited set of features to streamline set-up and launch. How easy will it be to get support?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

To begin, ask yourself how can fundraising software help you achieve your organization’s goals? Enhance online fundraising by offering monthly giving and crowdfunding. Streamline operational tasks, such as email personification and automated workflows. How long is the onboarding process? 2) Training. In-person training.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Here are a few tried-and-true go-to items that will give your auction a solid foundation and appeal to all types of supporters. Major event tickets Major annual events are bucket list items for many people, but that also makes tickets hard to come by. Donors especially value special seats, such as front-row tickets or box seats.

Food 74

Food Public and Nonprofit Management Production Activism 74

GiveGab

JUNE 14, 2022

In essence, it gives them a central place to track cases, manage programs, and keep client data secure. Social workers and case managers at organizations that already employ a case management solution or those that are moving to digital operations for the first time may find themselves wondering, “How can I maximize the use of my software?”

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Nonprofit Megaphone

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

These grants ensure that even small- and medium-sized organizations receive the resources, support, and recognition they deserve. Read on for a list of grants for small nonprofits and additional resources. Need more proof of how impactful the Google Grant coupled with expert management can be? But NPM is here to help.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

How do you get the most functionality and return on investment while meeting the baseline needs of your donor constituency? . Kindful places a heavy focus on data, giving the user access to donors’ giving history, wealth details, and rating for likelihood to give. 1) Kindful :: kindful.com.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 29, 2023

For example, you might utilize a platform that powers the standard online giving page on your website, while simultaneously using a different platform to host a timely crowdfunding campaign for a specific program. Give donors an easy way to show their support. This helps increase donor retention rates, which leads to more revenue.

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The Kindful Blog

JANUARY 16, 2023

With its impressive suite of features, PayPal is a powerful payment processor that helps your donors feel safe giving on your website. With the donate button, your nonprofit can: Process all major credit and debit cards. . Give donors the option to cover processing fees. . Choose specific donation amounts to offer. . E-commerce.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

This can tell you how likely they are to renew. This can be one of the best ways for you to tell how someone feels about your organization. In many organizations, training your staff on how to use software can be a drain on resources. For example, some might offer streamlined features or an easy-to-navigate dashboard.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 27, 2022

As you browse their homepage, you’re wondering how you can show your support. As a fundraising or marketing professional at a small nonprofit, you may not have the resources to reach out to all supporters on a personal level. Effective CTA statements and buttons give them an easy, convenient way to get involved.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2019

The logic behind it is that the more donors who give to the nonprofit, the larger the nonprofit becomes. There are several reasons donor retention is so important for nonprofits: First, it’s much less expensive to ask a donor to give again than to perform enough outreach to acquire a new donor. . In-kind donations. Advocacy actions.

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