Candid

MAY 28, 2024

Every year you ask for $5,000 in general operating support and they award you that amount. An additional grant, emergency funding, fast-track funding—all may be available.” If they’ve recently given your organization a second grant for another program, they’re less likely to increase their general operating support grant.

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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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Qgiv

JULY 19, 2023

Grants are a fundamental source of revenue for growing organizations to accomplish large projects and receive financial support outside of individual donations. This guide to grants for nonprofits covers the basics of grants including types of grants, examples, where to find grants, and tips for grant writing.

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Classy

APRIL 9, 2021

In 2020, nonprofits raised around 20% of their income from grants. Grant funds from foundations, government entities, and corporations help nonprofits diversify their income streams. Below, we’ll cover nine best practices and tips on how to write a winning grant proposal. Leverage Language and Formatting From Past Grants.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Did you know there are more than 87,000 foundations that award grants? . That’s where the power of grants can come in. In this blog post, we’ll first explore why grants are important to nonprofits. Why grants are important to nonprofits. Grants can be a great way to diversify your nonprofit’s revenue.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Did you know there are more than 87,000 foundations that award grants? . That’s where the power of grants can come in. In this blog post, we’ll first explore why grants are important to nonprofits. Why grants are important to nonprofits. Grants can be a great way to diversify your nonprofit’s revenue.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Grant-funded nonprofits know compliance isn’t a nice-to-have. You might be able to win back an unhappy donor with a new program or event, but grant funders usually don’t get excited about silent auctions. Adhering to requirements and guidelines is how you establish trust with the granting agency so you can get additional funding.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 12, 2024

Smart money moves are vital for nonprofits. Nonprofit financial management is the process of managing the money that flows through your not-for-profit organization. You will always get the grant and donors will never churn. You’ve got to use funds wisely, aligning with your mission and honoring donor intentions.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 19, 2021

Federal grants complicate the budgeting process. In today’s episode, you’ll hear from Stacy Fitzsimmons and learn more about budgeting for Community Health Centers when grants are part of the picture. Topics Discussed in This Episode: The biggest challenge of grant budgeting. Creating a realistic, achievable budget.

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Candid

JULY 1, 2021

Candid ha s been tracking racial equity funding for a decad e , but this recent philanthropy response was staggering. A s of July 2020, we’d identified racial e quity grants and pledges worth $4.2 In other words, while grants represent guaranteed funding, pledges are promises about future spending. billion dollars.

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Candid

MARCH 5, 2024

One major obstacle is that foundations are reluctant to award grants to emerging organizations. They’re more comfortable partnering with nonprofits that have a substantial track record of success, which takes time to establish. Start by planning for success Before asking for money, you need to lay some essential groundwork.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 16, 2024

We speak very clearly about how much is being granted to the actual hospital network. On the data side, this means you need to really track carefully how funding flows to projects. For Scarborough Health Network Foundation, this is a bit easier as we must grant over funds on a project basis.

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sgEngage

APRIL 18, 2023

Sometimes trends are purely of the moment—a fun way to mark the past, like shag carpet and 8-track tapes. No one is suggesting that funders run their coffers dry by giving money to every organization that comes asking. As a funder, you are giving control over who is awarded grant money to these members of your community.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2014

We were shocked when we saw the 25 winners of the big $100,000 to $500,000 Google Impact Challenge Awards. Not because of the unusually big grants, but because most of them are members of our TechSoup family. Google Global Impact Award competitions have been held in India and the UK, and most recently in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Landing a grant can be so exciting—those big gifts hold so much potential! But most grants come with some strings attached; funders want to know that you’re using that money to fund the programs or objectives you mentioned in your grant proposal. That’s where grant accounting comes in. What Is Grant Accounting?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 7, 2019

In graduate school, they called me the queen of grants due to my ability to track down grants and help other people with their applications. The biggest lesson I learned is that there are a lot of grants out there, which means you can nearly always find a grant that is a fit for your project if you know where to look.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Like it or not, grants are a necessity for nearly all nonprofits to stay alive and do good work. One tip I could have used early on was to plan and design the grant project before writing up a query letter or proposal. To help you focus on why your grant project is needed in your community, answer these questions: a.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2016

When it comes to getting—and managing—grants, common pitfalls can be avoided with the proper tools and policies in place. With all the budgeting, tracking, and reporting that can go into the process, managing grants can seem like a full-time job. Grant management should begin long before the writing begins.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Test and track. By tracking your results, you’re able to tweak copy, graphics, videos, calls to action, etc. Testing also includes quality assurance testing before your materials get published––ensure it’s proofread, links work, tracking works, and everything is working on desktop, mobile, and across different browsers. .

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

From brainstorming new fundraising ideas to reaching out to prospective donors, nonprofits use much of their team members’ time to figure out how to raise more money. Certain corporate giving programs like volunteer grants encourage employees to volunteer with nonprofits. More volunteer sign-ups. New partnerships.

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Candid

JUNE 23, 2022

On the donor side, it is dominated by corporate investors who largely execute their own projects rather than administer grants. In response, the philanthropic sector mobilized significant resources to support pandemic relief efforts, donating money, food, and medical equipment directly to civil society organizations including hospitals.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

This post is part 2 of our New Age of Grant Management series. If you haven’t already, make sure to go back and read part one, Welcome to the New Age of Accountability in Grant Management. No longer is grant funding free money with very few strings attached. Three Key Changes in Grant Administration.

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sgEngage

MAY 8, 2023

Of the many ways a nonprofit organization can get funding, grants often seem like the holy grail. No-strings-attached money in your account and you are off to change the world. There is a lot more to grant funding than “free money.” Department of Health and Human Services, the government awarded $726.1

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

It also means tying up loose ends to assure you don’t leave money on the table. They can’t be expected to keep track of their giving status–especially if you’re on a fiscal year and they think in calendar years. . Take a look at how much money you might otherwise leave on the table, and you’ll see the merit of such a strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

In December, I wrote about Pepsi's bold move of not spending money on Super Bowl ads for Pepsi beverages but using the money for lethal generosity through its Pepsi Refresh Project. We’ve pledged to award more than $20 million to support innovative ideas that move communities forward.

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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? The grant manager must do even more than research and write. Let me tell you why.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

Whether you are new to grants, and re-evaluating how your organization seeks out grant funding, Rachel Werner will go through what you need to know to become more grant ready. We’re here to talk about how to build a better grant strategy in this post-COVID, to the extent that we are post-COVID world. Rachel: Mm-hmm.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 6, 2014

In the past, Finance personnel could make the case that “raising money is Development’s job; I’m here to record the debits and credits”. Aside from better management of donor solicitations, this ability becomes even more important as we’re dealing with multiple grants that fund the same program. Sounds insultingly simple, right?

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 27, 2023

The hunt can conclude with a celebratory event where prizes are awarded to the winning teams. Consider offering tiered ticket pricing options, such as VIP tickets granting access to premium seating and refreshments. Car Wash A classic car wash fundraiser is a simple and effective way to raise money for your nonprofit.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Find the first installment of this series, Developing a Grant Project here , the second installment, Researching government funders here , and the third installment on researching foundations here. Professional associations often make grant funds available to members of the association or organization. Big Book of Library Grant Money.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

We also received our largest-ever award for human rights, a two-year, $2.2 million grant from the U.S. This grant will allow us to deliver a set of major enhancements and new language translations for Martus, as well as expanded development and broad deployment of Mobile Martus , our brand new Android-based mobile documentation app.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

As Winston Churchill said, with great power comes great responsibility, and nowhere is that felt more acutely than those who are successful enough to receive federal grants. In these days of increased cost-effectiveness and budget cuts and redirects, being awarded a grant is an important accomplishment, but it is also a responsibility.

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Care2

MAY 3, 2009

The very cool folks at Democracy In Action are giving away a year's worth of Salsa , a constituent relationship management system that allows nonprofits to ramp up and track their online organizing. Raise money online. Awards will be announced on June 1st. The deadline is May 22, 2009. Send out email communications.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Find the first installment of this series, Developing a Grant Project here , and the second installment, Researching Funders Part One – Government here. As Stephanie Gerding mentions in her piece, “there is not one directory, web site or database that will neatly list all the grants that match your specific project.”

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Democracy tool recently launched by Foundation Center, out of a total of 18,446 grants awarded since 2011 by more than 1,300 funders focused on the broad range of issues and efforts related to democracy, just 962 have been focused on technology. Only Six Foundations Provide the Majority of NPTech Grants.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2009

It's not spending money on Super Bowl ads for Pepsi beverages. Instead, Pepsi is using the money for lethal generosity through its Pepsi Refresh Project , a crowdsourced cause marketing effort to give away $20 million in grants to help revamp communities. . The grant categories will be: Health. Arts & Culture.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Charitable Giving Stipends: Companies can award employees with gift cards or add funds designated for donating to their accounts within their employee giving portal. Employees can then donate this money to support the charity of their choice. Plenty of companies also offer volunteer grants to drive impact even further!

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