NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The Alliant Credit Union Foundation announced its Million Dollar Challenge, which will award nonprofits and community initiatives across the nation with $1 million in grants to foster digital inclusion. Providing technology devices and delivering digital skills education has never been more crucial.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Truist Foundation launched its Inspire Awards grant program to help create career pathways to economic mobility for workers across the U.S.

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Award Foundation Mobile Challenge 130

NonProfit PRO

JULY 19, 2021

Meanwhile, a Bezos company foundation awarded $1 million grants to 19 nonprofits. Jeff Bezos will donate $200 million to the Smithsonian—its largest donation since James Smithson’s founding gift in 1846.

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Foundation Companies Charity Award 195

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

The CTK Foundation “Heroes with a Heart” Grant Award asks for your nominations of a “Hero with a Heart,” and gives them a chance to win $5,000 – a simple thanks for the hard work that they do. Grant Details.

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Award Literacy Blogger Grant 199

Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Heroes With A Heart Grant. The CTK Foundation’s "Heroes with a Heart" Grant Award wants YOU to nominate a “Hero with a Heart,” and give them a chance to win $5,000 as thanks for the hard work that they do. Blogger's Choice Award Lastly, there will be a Blogger’s Choice Award of $1,000 (USD).

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Award Literacy Blogger Grant 136

Candid

AUGUST 14, 2024

Greg Stanley at PEAK Grantmaking has argued that generative AI tools can streamline the grant application process by enabling grantmakers to summarize, categorize, and pre-screen applications and by making it easier for grantseekers to fill out application forms. Where do foundations stand on AI-generated grant applications?

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Proposal Generation Grant Foundation 111

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 20, 2012

With so many incredible videos submitted to this year’s contest it was no easy task, but judges in the 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards have narrowed down the field of entries to 16 finalists. >> Vote on the 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards! [This post is cross-posted from the NTEN blog.].

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Award Video San Francisco Contest 165

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Others receive grant funding from governmental agencies, private foundations, and community funds. Donors, grantors, and foundations look to these watchdogs to help them make informed choices about their donations and ensure they’re supporting an organization that is fiscally responsible. public service?organizations

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Software Guide Award Grant 286

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2010

Meyer Memorial Trust is a private foundation in Oregon, USA, that has a pioneering spirit and is always up to something new, different, and meaningful – plus it is quite near to my heart. Meyer Memorial Trust is the largest private foundation in Oregon, established from Fred G. Meyer’s personal estate. the retail enterprise.

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Oregon Foundation Ideas Award 140

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

The DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards , from See3, in partnership with YouTube, are back again for the 5th year! The Awards are open for submissions from members of the YouTube Nonprofit Program until March 2nd.

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Video Award Contest YouTube 137

NTEN

APRIL 13, 2013

These individuals, recipients of the annual NTEN Award, are the people working hard to move NTEN''s mission forward from within the community: always ready to share a case study, idea, or contact. While we''re excited to present this award annually to a single individual, we know that a successful community is much more than than one person.

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Award NTEN San Diego Grant 92

Candid

JUNE 12, 2024

Every year, Candid fields the Foundation Giving Forecast Survey, asking large U.S. private and community foundations to share information about their grant payments and grantmaking practices. Every year, Candid fields the Foundation Giving Forecast Survey, asking large U.S. The median community foundation awarded 6.6%

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Foundation Giving Award Israel 104

NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Award Program, established by the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation (BMSF), announced that Amgen has committed to contribute $8 million over the next four years. The Robert A. This contribution will enable the program to reach additional physicians and medical students.

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Award Program Student Foundation 130

Candid

JUNE 29, 2021

Every year, Candid conducts the Foundation Giving Forecast Survey, asking large U.S. foundations to share information about their philanthropic giving over the last two years as well as their plans for the year ahead. This year, we were especially interested in learning how foundation giving and payout might have shifted in 2020. .

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Foundation Giving Award Grant 111

Charity Village

APRIL 20, 2023

The Peter Gilgan Foundation invites registered Canadian charities and qualified donees to apply for project grants, which fund specific programs or activities. Capacity-building grants are discrete, specific investments to strengthen internal capabilities, knowledge and resources.

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Grant Foundation Award Charity 75

Candid

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

One of the most common reasons people analyze Candid’s grant data is to understand year-over-year giving trends in the sector. Instead, we rely on a data set called the Foundation 1000. What is the Foundation 1000? private and community foundations. i Even though the Foundation 1000 makes up only about 1% of U.S.

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Analysis Foundation Trend Course 114

Candid

MAY 12, 2021

This gap is notable because IRS 990 filings are a substantial source of data about nonprofits and foundation grantmaking in the U.S. At Candid, grants data from 990s flows into tools such as Foundation Directory , public dashboards that provide insights into philanthropy in different regions across the U.S.,

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Grant Data Files Method 141

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Grant Research Tip: When searching for funding, it is important not to overlook potential federal or state resources. Also, learn exactly how I do my own grant research and how your organization can find more appropriate funders and funding opportunities. Sigma Foundation For Nursing. Jean Griswold Foundation.

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Charity Village

MAY 17, 2023

The Ontario Trillium Foundation invites applications for the Ontario Trillium Foundation Capital Grants. The objective of the grant program is to improve community facilities and spaces. The capital grants provide funding to enable organizations to respond to the capital needs of Ontario’s communities.

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Grant Foundation Award Application 75

Candid

JULY 19, 2023

With these challenges at play, how did inflation affect foundation giving decisions in 2022 and beyond? Last month, Candid published results from the Foundation Giving Forecast Survey, an annual survey of large U.S. private and community foundations. We added 8% to each grant award.” Here’s what we found.

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Foundation Grant Survey Award 98

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

Similar to the list I shared for nonprofits focusing on education , arts and culture tends to be a very popular issue area for American foundations. These organizations are currently offering grant and funding opportunities and/or accepting letters of inquiry or project ideas. . Ford Foundation. Mellon Foundation.

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Arts Culture Grant Fund 108

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Heroes with A Heart Grant Recognizes Unsung Nonprofit Heros – Guest Post by John Haydon. The CTK Foundation “Heroes with a Heart” Grant Award asks YOU to nominate a “Hero with a Heart,” and give them a chance to win $5,000 – a simple thanks for the hard work that they do. Good luck, Heroes!

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Grant Award Literacy Blogger 95

Blue Avocado

MARCH 12, 2024

Tips for reviewing your nonprofit’s grant prospects. One of the questions I’m often asked is: “How do I find grants?” But I don’t hear the more important question: “How do I know the grant is right for me?” As many nonprofits are probably aware, multiple sources offer grant funds. How do I find them?

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Grant Award Fundraising Fund 87

Candid

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In service of this, in this blog, we’re highlighting five things we’ve heard about our grants data that aren’t quite accurate. Myth 1: “Candid grants data” is the same as “990 data.” institutional grantmaking and provide the starting place and scaffolding for Candid’s grants data. foundations (e.g. based foundations.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The ‘unprecedented year’ may be why foundations were so busy in 2020 and beyond, but it doesn’t change the fact that they were busy. Both giving to foundations and grantmaking grew – giving by almost 18% since 2018 and grantmaking by 17% over 2019. Giving by foundations reached an all-time high in 2020.

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Foundation Integration Data Business 100

Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

Foundations in the United States focus their funding priorities on many different issues. If your nonprofit is seeking funding, it’s critical to identify the foundations whose interests and funding priorities align with your own. Education is one of the more popular issues that many foundations focus on. Mellon Foundation.

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Education Grant Fund Resource 111

Candid

JUNE 29, 2023

private and community foundations to understand recent grantmaking trends and forecast where giving is headed. The Foundation Giving Forecast Survey provides timely estimates and helps inform the Giving USA annual report on philanthropy. Source: Foundation Giving Forecast Survey, 2017–2023. How did these factors affect U.S.

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Foundation Change Giving Survey 105

Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on what the average foundation portfolio size is for a full-time grant manager: Dear Charity Clairity, What is the average foundation portfolio size for a full-time grant manager? This requires foundation research. Will your grants manager do this?

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Grant Management Proposal Time 99

EveryAction

JUNE 19, 2017

Many nonprofits receive anywhere from 10-90% of their revenue from foundation grants. These contributions are typically high dollar grant awards that come from foundations, corporations, or the government. The Grant Proposal section allows users to specify the Grant Type (i.e.

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Grant Track Gift Management 100

sgEngage

MAY 8, 2023

Of the many ways a nonprofit organization can get funding, grants often seem like the holy grail. There is a lot more to grant funding than “free money.” Before you start applying for grants, you need to understand where the funding is coming from and the expectations from that organization. billion in grants in 2021.

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Grant Government Fund Foundation 96

Candid

JULY 5, 2022

private and community foundations to understand recent giving trends and forecast where giving is headed. [ Giving increased in FYE 2021 for most foundations compared to 2020, though payout was not as likely to increase. . The average payout by independent foundations in FYE 2021 was 6.9%, and the median and mode were 5%. .

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Foundation Giving Change Survey 105

Judi Sohn

MAY 3, 2015

Two weeks ago, I joined the Salesforce Foundation in a new role as Open Source Manager. This is an amazing time of change and growth for the Foundation and I’m excited to be a part of it. Joining the Foundation means saying goodbye to Salesforce MVP. Tagged: Salesforce , Salesforce Foundation. Completely free.

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Foundation Open Source License Phase 100

VisionLink

JUNE 14, 2012

VisionLink''s Lois Ann Porter and myself are participating in the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation''s gathering of their grantees and contractors focused on improving postsecondary success for students. Thus, the Gates Foundation''s focus on postsecondary success and completion is part of their U.S. domestic agenda.

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Articulate Student America Award 168

Candid

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Writing a proposal for a project grant can feel like a daunting task, but with the right guidance, it doesn’t need to be a bewildering endeavor. In this blog, we will share the key elements of a typical project proposal and best practices for how to approach drafting each section to help you secure the grant you seek.

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Proposal Grant Summary Project 105

The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 8, 2021

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Essential Grant Writing Tips for Your Nonprofit. Grants are a great funding resource— over $50 billion dollars are awarded by foundations to charitable organizations every year. As a grant writer, you certainly carry an important responsibility. Ready to get started?

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Grant Tips Proposal Storytelling 98

Candid

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

With the release of the Council on Foundations’ (COF) 2024 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report , we now have updated information about compensation at grantmaking organizations. The grant dollars are as reported by survey respondents. and 0.07, respectively) than for other private foundations, such as independent foundations (0.05

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Ratio Sample Grant Award 105

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Successful grant management for your nonprofit, foundation, or federal grant recipient depends on doing the small tasks well, such as internal controls and risk management, while also understanding what opportunities (and threats) are ahead. Three Best Practices for Successful Grant Management.

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Grant Management Award International 90