A Beginner’s Guide to Managing Association Finances

Your first thought for building a successful association might be to start with developing a member recruitment strategy or investing in digital engagement technology. While both of those steps will be important for your organization, you need to begin with a strong financial foundation to ...

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How to Increase Completion Rates for Grant Applications

Connecting applicants with the resources they need to thrive is a vital goal for any grantmaking organization. When the application process is smooth and easy, applicants can focus on communicating their funding needs without being bogged down by system difficulties. A streamlined application process also ...

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5 Ways That AI Can Help You Win Back Lapsed Donors

Donor churn is an inescapable reality for nonprofits, but a lapsed donor is far from a lost cause. Winning back individuals who have already demonstrated a belief in your mission is significantly more cost-effective than acquiring brand-new supporters. While the idea of using artificial intelligence ...

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How to Do Prospect Research: A Checklist for Lean Teams

Imagine a two-person development team sitting before a spreadsheet of five thousand unsegmented donor records, knowing that hidden within those rows of donor data are the major gifts needed to fund their next community initiative. Without a clear roadmap or a solid understanding of how ...

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5 Questions to Ask Before Planning Your School’s Fundraiser

School fundraising campaigns are essential for providing classrooms with the resources they need, but planning fundraisers can often be a chaotic experience. Without an intentional, strategic roadmap, even the most passionate PTA leaders can find themselves chasing down missing school merchandise, phoning volunteers at the ...

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Gift Processing 101: A Practical Nonprofit’s Checklist

Whether you’re handling a recurring donation or preparing your system for a major capital campaign, having a structured, audit-ready workflow is what bridges the gap between a chaotic inbox and a thriving mission. To help your team save time, stay compliant, and build donor trust, ...

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4 Ways to Leverage Your Data for Association Growth

Every session registration, attendee interaction, and payment your association processes is a piece of association growth data waiting to be used. Most associations collect this information, but they never build a strategy around it. The gap closes when you stop guessing what members need and ...

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13 Top Peer-to-Peer Platform Suggestions for Your Nonprofit

Want a change from the traditional fundraising setup? Shake things up for your nonprofit and supporters by hosting a peer-to-peer fundraiser.  Peer-to-peer fundraising involves having your supporters raise funds on your nonprofit’s behalf, allowing you to reach new supporters and boost revenue.  To maximize results ...

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5 Smart Ways for Nonprofits to Find Corporate Sponsors

For many nonprofit professionals, the quest to find corporate sponsors feels like searching for a needle in a haystack. That is, if the haystack were spread across the entire business district and the needle was hidden inside a locked corporate boardroom. We know the benefits ...

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How to Train Your Fundraising Volunteers for Success

Regardless of the type of fundraiser you host, volunteers play a crucial role in making your event possible. Not to mention, their involvement can spur additional support through volunteer grants from their employers or increased awareness in their social circles. However, volunteers can only be ...

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Keep the Momentum: Corporate Giving & the Donor Journey

TLDR: The secret to sustainable fundraising lies in minimizing friction throughout the donor journey. By integrating corporate philanthropy directly into your giving experience, you can capture this “giving high” and double your impact instantly. The moment a donor decides to support your cause, a powerful ...

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Are You Using Donor Data or Just Storing It? 5 Warning Signs

It’s no secret that data empowers informed decisions and strengthens nonprofit fundraising strategies. However, many organizations may think they’re using donor data properly when they’re really just storing it. Bloomerang’s Mission Retainable Report reveals that “while 94% of fundraisers use CRMs, only 47% take full ...

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Staying Ahead of Trends in Corporate Volunteer Grants

Volunteer grants—sometimes called volunteer service grants or dollars-for-doers programs—are corporate donations made to nonprofits based on the hours their employees volunteer. Once considered a niche benefit, volunteer grant programs have become a central part of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and employee engagement strategies. According to ...

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3 Best Practices for Effective Nonprofit Grant Management

Any nonprofit team that has applied for a grant is well aware of the amount of time, research, and effort required to secure this valuable source of funding. While the process for securing grants can be intensive, adding this new revenue source to your funding ...

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Fundraising Software Must-Haves: From Manual Messaging to Automated Corporate Giving Outreach

In the world of nonprofit development, there is a pervasive and often exhausting reality known as “resource scarcity.” This does not strictly refer to a lack of funds (though that is certainly part of the equation), but rather a scarcity of human capital, time, and mental ...

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