Nonprofits—Can You Automate Gratitude?

Applying for grants is just part of the daily grind as a nonprofit organization. Funds from grants often help to keep the doors open and the lights on, allowing you to do the community-changing work that you love. But for a small shop, grant writing can be an enormous (not to mention stressful) task

With economic uncertainty on the rise, nonprofits need to find new, reliable methods of securing the funding they need. Effective fundraising requires targeting the right supporters, at the right time, with the right message and channel. With limited time and budget, fundraisers like you need tools to help raise the most without spending more.

Over the past two decades, Americans have significantly changed their giving behavior. Most notably, participation in charitable giving of American households and individuals has been declining since 2000. In 2020, the onset of the ongoing global pandemic has presented numerous challenges and shifts for the philanthropic sector. The Giving Environment series, produced by researchers at the IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, looks at pre-pandemic trends in charitable giving, understanding donor decisions in recent years, new models of giving such as subscription giving, and the growing significance of engaging donors.

This information will explain why creating an annual report is important for your organization and how to ensure you create a report that engages all your target audiences. You will learn how to simplify your information gathering for what to include in your report; discover effective report themes, designs and styles; understand how to handle donor lists; and learn the must-have content for when space is tight.