Annual Fundraising Plan - Nonprofit Navigator

Eastern Idaho Training

There's still time to attend these affordable in-person trainings presented by experienced speakers. Learn more and register before it's too late!
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Business Techniques & Board Leadership

• When: Nov. 30, 2018
• Time: 8:30 am - 10:30 am MST
• Where: Clarion Inn, 1399 Bench Rd., Pocatello, ID 83201
• Level: Beginner/Intermediate 
• Price: $15 for everyone
• Register and More Information Here ​​

Gift Planning Game Plan & Fundraising in a Digital World

• When: Nov. 30, 2018
• Time: 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm MST
• Where: Clarion Inn, 1399 Bench Rd., Pocatello, ID 83201
• Level: Beginner/Intermediate 
• Price: $15 for everyone
• Register and More Information Here ​​

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Annual Fundraising Plan

Office Space Available for Area Nonprofits​If you’re like me, you look forward to buying a new calendar or tearing off each completed month on your desk calendar (yes, I have a paper calendar on my desk). But, as the year comes to a close and you begin to tidy up your year-end giving, it’s also important to plan for the future.

​What donors will you reach out to and when? How will you thoughtfully engage them? And what cultivation strategies do you have planned? Like any good planner, it’s time to fill in your annual fundraising plan and calendar.

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Office Space Available for Area Nonprofits

The Idaho Nonprofit Center has three open "hot desk" spaces in our new office that we would like to lease out. Startups, emerging organizations, or nonprofits looking to have a presence in the Treasure Valley area (and are currently headquartered in another community) are encouraged to apply. 

Interested nonprofits will need to submit:

• Copy of your IRS determination letter (NOTE: You must have received 501 (c) 3 status from the IRS to be eligible for a hot desk)
• Most recent 990's (if completed) OR approved annual budget 
• List of your board of directors to include name, title, and employer (if not retired, youth, or community member at large)
• Letter of interest 
  
  

Deadline: Nov. 30, 2018

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Quickbooks for Nonprofits

• When: Dec. 4, 5, and 6
• Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm MST
• Where: Webinar Only
• Level: Beginner
• Price: $150 for Members / $200 for Non-members​
  • Members, log in to your INC account, email [email protected], or call 208.4242.2229 for the discount code

​You need good financial information to make decisions, solve problems, and protect resources. QuickBooks for Nonprofits is designed to get you what you need to effectively run your organization. This class is essential for all nonprofits using QuickBooks.

Over the course of this three-day series, you will hear practical advice on how to adapt the flexible features of the popular QuickBooks accounting software to meet the robust tracking and reporting needs of nonprofits. This class is for those who know the basics in QuickBooks but want to get the most out of their system, setup, and reports.

This is a webinar in partnership with Washington Nonprofits.

Register Here

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Organizational Boot Camp

• Multiple Locations in Idaho
  • Blackfoot: December 3
  • Nampa: December 4
  • Boise: December 7
  • Moscow: December 11
  • Coeur d'Alene: December 12
• Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm local time
• Price: $200 for Members / $275 for Non-members

Board Chair Boot Camp is a program designed to help support Nonprofit Executive Directors/CEOs and their incoming board chair begin the fiscal year off with a solid plan for working together.

This is a day-long program with a curriculum designed for the attendees to leave with a better understanding of responsibilities, roles, and tasks. Attendees of this event will be the nonprofit CEO/Executive Director and their incoming board chair. 

This full-day training for established nonprofits will help create a better understanding of: 

• Board Roles & Responsibilities
• Strategic Direction
• Fiduciary Oversight
• Governance
  
  

Register Here

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Free Fundraising Series

• When: Nov. 29 and Dec. 5
• Time: 10:00 am - 11:15 am MST
• Where: Online Webinar Only
• Level: All Levels 
• Price: FREE for everyone
• Register Here
  
  

Year-end fundraising is here! Expand your fund development plan and learn about:
Generational giving 

Examples and guides for fundraising plans

• Generational giving 
• Examples and guides for fundraising plans
  
  

Register Here

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Save the Date: Regional Forums!

• Moscow - March 5, 2019
• Coeur d’Alene - March 6, 2019
• Twin Falls - March 13, 2019
• Pocatello - March 14, 2019

Regional Forums are coming to your area in March! Save the date for this exciting day of training.
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The Nonprofit Forums are a day-long opportunity for nonprofit leaders to increase their skills and knowledge, network with colleagues and find ways to collaborate to increase the impact of their nonprofit and the nonprofit sector across the region.

We Need Your Input!

Tell us the topics you’d like to learn about. Please submit any topic ideas HERE. 

Everyone who completes this survey by Nov. 30 will be entered into a drawing for one free registration to Regional Forums.

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Jitasa

Jitasa is the largest national accounting and bookkeeping services provider dedicated solely to the nonprofit sector. Their name means “The Spirit of Serving Others,” and by doing what they do best, we enable you to do what you do best- focusing on your mission and programs.

Based in Boise, Jitasa is proud to provide solutions to over 500 nonprofits nationwide, regardless of the organization’s staffing size, budget, or sector. They offer bookkeeping, accounting, and tax services customized to compliment your needs and resources, and with simple fixed fee pricing, you’ll never need to count hours or worry about overage costs.

As a member of the Idaho Nonprofit Center, you will be eligible to receive your first month of service with Jitasa free and 10% off tax filings! 

To learn more about what Jitasa do or to receive a free custom quote, visit them online or reach out directly to the Partner Specialist, Cassie Strain, at [email protected].

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Giving Tuesday Tips

Giving Tuesday is right around the corner! What are you doing to prepare?
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• Eleven Steps to #GivingTuesday Success
• Giving Tuesday Additional Resources
• 7-Day Marketing Plan for Your Giving Tuesday Campaign
• The #GivingTuesday Model
• 6 Creative Fundraising Ideas
• GivingTuesday Best Practices
• 5 Steps to Create a Stellar Campaign
• GivingTuesday Communications Toolkit

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Call for Speakers 

America's Service Commissions, in partnership with Serve Idaho, is pleased to release a Call for Proposals for the 2019 National Service Regional Training Conferences. 

• May 22 - 24, 2019 in Boise, ID
  
  

Interested workshop and/or keynote presenters should submit proposal(s) no later than midnight Eastern Time on Monday, December 10. 

Please review the Call for Proposals Guidelines prior to submission for complete details.
For proposal-related questions, please contact Pam Zeutenhorst at [email protected] or (207) 370-9481.

Deadline: Dec. 10

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Helpful Links

• The big successful year end giving campaign push
• Your Best Fundraisers Could Be Your Volunteers
• Who Brands Your Nonprofit? Who Tells Its Story and How?
• How to Succeed on a Nonprofit Board
• 3 Ideas For Professional Development On A Budget

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Grants

FUNDSY Accepting Applications for 2019/20 Beneficiary

• FUNDSY’s application process is open to Ada County-based 501(c)(3) charitable organizations seeking to fund a capital campaign. The capital campaign grant is designed to make a significant contribution to worthy renovation or expansion projects that will enhance the mission of the recipient’s charity. 
• Deadline: Nov. 30, 2018
  
  

The Shubert Foundation

• The Shubert Foundation continues its commitment to the Shubert Archive. Created by the Foundation in 1976, the Archive contains more than a century's worth of production designs, scripts, sheet music, publicity materials, photographs, correspondence, business records and architectural plans. The collection, which has grown substantially over the years and continues to expand, is available to researchers, writers, historians and theatre professionals
• Theatre applications due December 5th.
• Deadline: Dec. 5, 2018
  
  

Serve Idaho Announces Funding Opportunity

• The Foundation was created by the co-founder of Creative Playthings and the Princeton Center for Infancy and Early Childhood. Thus the Foundation supports innovative, creative projects and programs that will significantly enhance the development, health, safety, education, or quality of life of children from infancy through five years of age.
• Funding is provided in three areas: early childhood welfare, early childhood education and play, and parenting education.
• Letter of Inquiry Deadline: Jan. 31, 2019
  
  

Blue Cross of Idaho

• The Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health is accepting proposals for the Employee Community Giving Fund, a health-focused charitable effort powered by the Blue Cross of Idaho employees. The fund will donate more than $300,000 to Idaho-based nonprofits and organizations.
• Deadline: Jan. 31, 2019
  
  

Clif Bar Family Foundation

• These grants are awarded for general organizational support as well as funding for specific projects. Small grants average approximately $7,000 each. 
• Deadline: Feb. 1, 2019
  
  

Chobani Community Impact Fund

• The Chobani Community Impact Fund has a strategic goal of strengthening the regions where Chobani employees live and work. This new $100,000 annual fund will support organizations, programs and projects that promote entrepreneurship and expand economic opportunity for individuals in the Magic Valley region of Idaho (Twin Falls, Gooding, Lincoln, Jerome, Minidoka and Cassia counties).
• For more information about the work of the Chobani Foundation, visit their website. 
• For more information on applying for this grant, contact Elly Davis at [email protected] 
  
  

Rocky Mountain Power Blue Sky Program Awards

• Rocky Mountain Power’s community-serving customers in eastern Idaho are eligible to apply for funds to build renewable energy projects. Blue Sky community project funding comes from customers participating in the Blue Sky program and is available to help cover the capital costs of installing new renewable energy systems for non-residential, community-serving sites within the Rocky Mountain Power service area (Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming).
• Deadline: Ongoing
  
  

Volunteers Needed in Boise Area?

• BB Involved stems from Boise Brewing’s original idea of “Community Supported Beer” or CSB. There will be a handle in the taproom designated for CSB batches where $1 of every pint sold will be donated to charity.
• Volunteer Coordinators will work with one selected charitable organization per month to plan a volunteer event. The purpose of BB Involved is to support a nonprofit organization and give back to the community. BB Involved is a way to connect and give back without stressing brewery operations. It provides an opportunity for nonprofits to showcase their organization and receive extra help from volunteers.
• Deadline: Ongoing
  
  

Branched Roots Marketing Donation

• Branched Roots is a marketing agency which creates a unique strategy for your business through an intense research discovery phase and subsequent marketing plan, guaranteeing business growth and ROI.
• One nonprofit organization will be selected at random every two months. If a nonprofit is not selected after their submission is received, we ask that they re-submit an application to be considered for the next round. Services donated:
  • Templated Website
  • Two Marketing Consultations
• Deadline: Ongoing