This week, Virginia Davidson from Little Green Light comes back on the show to share advice about the fundraising metrics your nonprofit should track. Next, my sister and I talk about the latest “State of the Nonprofit Sector” reports that have come out from Colorado and Texas, and what these reports can tell us about the state of the sector on a national level. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — Connect with Michelle: linkedin.com/in/michelle-gustafson — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe   Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers  ©2024 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

243. Fundraising Metrics + State of the Nonprofit Sector Reports (CO and TX)

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This week, we continue our mini-series about how nonprofits can streamline fundraising processes with Virginia Davidson from Little Green Light. Then we talk about some Nonprofits in the News stories, including an update about a major IRS glitch that could negatively impact your nonprofit’s fundraising efforts, as well as information about why Candid/Guidestar transparency seals are so important and how to get them. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — Michelle’s LinkedIn:  — IRS glitch:  nonprofitoregon.org/nao-working-to-fix-irs-glitch-in-2022-form-990-displays/ — Candid/Guidestar transparency seals: guidestar.org/UpdateNonprofitProfile/profile-best-practices/ — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe   Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers  ©2024 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

249. CRM Appeals Features + IRS Glitch for 990s + Candid/Guidestar Transparency Seals

This week, we continue our mini-series about how nonprofits can streamline fundraising processes with Virginia Davidson from Little Green Light. Then we take a Rewind back to a conversation with project management expert Stacye Brim about how your nonprofit can use project management strategies to save time with your everyday work. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — STB Consulting: stbconsultingllc.com — Stacye’s article on project management software: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/project-management-tools-vs-task-difference-stacye/ — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe   Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers  ©2024 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

248. Email Fundraisers + Time-Saving Strategies With Project Management

This week, we start a new mini-series about how nonprofits can streamline fundraising processes with Virginia Davidson from Little Green Light. Then we take a Rewind back to two interviews I had with Brooke Bernard from the Belcourt Theatre and Teri Sloan from the Nashville Food Project about how they planned and executed capital campaigns at their organizations. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe   Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers  ©2024 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

247. Streamline Fundraising Appeals + Capital Campaign Planning

This week, Virginia Davidson from Little Green Light talks about how fundraisers can balance their time when juggling the need to generate and evaluate fundraising reports, as well as the need to actually get out there and fundraise. Then my sister comes back on the show for our Nonprofits in the News segment to chat about a case study of how a nonprofit successfully implemented a four-day work week and actually improved their effectiveness, plus advice from a foundation program officer about what to do before, during, and after introductory meetings with prospective funders. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — Michelle’s LinkedIn profile: linkedin.com/in/michelle-gustafson — Article about the 4-day work week:  https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/articles/four-day-work-week-one-nonprofits-positive-experience — Article about intro meetings with funders:  https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/articles/how-have-successful-introductory-meeting-funder — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe   Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers  ©2024 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

246. Time-Saving Fundraising Tips + 4-Day Work Weeks + Intro Meetings With Funders

This week, Virginia Davidson from Little Green Light comes back on the show to share advice about how nonprofits can use their donor management systems to create really quick, easy reports that can save you a ton of time as you decide on next steps to pursue with your fundraising strategy. Then my sister comes back on the show to play Nonprofit Scattergories and discuss donor-advised funds, gift acceptance policies, and factors impacting how committed your employees feel to your nonprofit. In this episode, we mention a few resources you may want to check out! — Find Little Green Light’s Free Resources: www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni — Michelle’s LinkedIn profile: linkedin.com/in/michelle-gustafson — Get my once-per-week email newsletter: nonprofitjenni.com/subscribe   Produced by Ben Hill Sound Music by Emily Summers  ©2024 Nonprofit Jenni. All Rights Reserved.

243. Fundraising Metrics + State of the Nonprofit Sector Reports (CO and TX)

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