The Nonprofit Fundraising Glossary

Nonprofit fundraising has a language all its own. We built this helpful
glossary to make it easy for you to always know what every term means.

Filters

Bequest

Big Gifts

Board Development

Board of Directors

Book Value

Branding

Budget

Cadence Based Fundraising

Campaign

Campaign Committee

Campaign Costs

Campaign Leadership

Campaign Materials

Capacity Building

Capital Asset

Capital Campaign

Capital Campaign Feasibility Study

Capital Expenditure

Capital Gains Tax

Case

Case for Support

Cash Flow

Cash Gift

Cause Marketing

Cause Related Marketing

Celebratory Gifts

Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE)

Challenge Gift

Challenge Grant

Charitable Contribution

Donor Engagement.
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