Nimble AMS

AUGUST 2, 2022

If you’re not already leveraging grant writing at your association, it might be time for you to begin. According to Candid’s official grant reporting data, there are approximately three million grants worth over $180 billion in available funds. “A large part of our business is grants. Do your research.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Grant funding looks beautiful in your income statement, but if you’re not careful, the reporting requirements can be prickly. In our webinar with Rachel Werner and James Spencer from RBW Strategy, they covered steps to help nonprofits that receive—or are looking to start receiving—government grant funding.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Coastal Enterprises in Brunswick, Maine received $25 million, the Nonprofit Finance Fund was awarded $22 million, and Craft3 in Seattle announced it received $15 million. Scott’s Yield Giving earlier this year awarded $640 million to 361 organizations for work with people in places experiencing the greatest need in the United States.

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sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

You’ve been grant shopping for some time now, but are you prepared for what’s next once you start to receive them? Many grants come with significant—and detailed—compliance requirements. If you are a grant-funded organization, it will be important to manage spending restrictions and meet reporting requirements.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 14, 2023

To avoid overwhelming your team, standardize how you receive and process grant applications at your organization. Having a predictable and consistent grant cycle will ensure your team members are able to evaluate each request efficiently and effectively. Teams can even build statuses that are specific to grant types.

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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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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The first program is Mary’s Pence Grants , which funds women-led grassroots organizations in the U.S. Mary’s Pence goes beyond the money in their two programs: Mary’s Pence Grants Program in the U.S. Grantees are eligible for a mid-cycle capacity-building grant of up to $750.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

While grant funding may not require the continual stewardship efforts and nurturing of traditional donor-led funding, it often presents its own challenges: extensive reporting mandates, a list of requirements to qualify for funding, and the possibility of mission creep to meet those requirements. Focus on the why. Seek clarity.

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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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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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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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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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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. Notes: Limited to transactions awarded by U.S.-based

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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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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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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Rachel Sacks, MPH will help demystify all five phases of the grants lifecycle: identifying well-aligned prospects, cultivating funder relationships, preparing compelling submissions, maintaining grants through stewarding and reporting, and submitting renewals. We are here to talk about “Demystifying the Grants Lifecycle.”

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

“Where do I look to find grants for my nonprofit?” Getting grant funds is REALLY exciting! Also, getting a grant means a funder values your nonprofit and trusts you’ll put their money to good use. A Grant is What We Need (or is it?) Plus, grants are never guaranteed from year to year.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For those familiar with the process, developing an application for any type of financial support (grants, corporate sponsorship , contract, etc.) Review the criteria for an award. Have others review the criteria to ensure you have met the mark. This is another reason looking at the RFP is critical.

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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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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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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. At Candid, we collect data on millions of grants and other transactions awarded by hundreds of thousands of funders across the globe. Notes: “All transactions” are limited to those awarded by U.S.

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NTEN

JUNE 15, 2012

You could win a $2,500 grant from GOOD and a free NTEN Membership! Tell us how you would use your unique skills and ideas to sync up your community, and you could win a $2,500 grant from GOOD and a free NTEN Membership; there will be two additional prizes of free NTEN Memberships. It's time to get your geek on, NTEN community!

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Candid

JULY 2, 2024

We streamlined the application process, eliminated the written reporting requirement, and, 18 days later, awarded the first round of grants in Greater Boston. Over 10 weeks, we distributed 181 grants totaling $4.5 This process is repeated across three full review meetings, ensuring a cooperative decision-making process.

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sgEngage

JUNE 9, 2023

Grant management is the comprehensive process of overseeing all activities related to grants: from identifying recipients, to awarding funds, to reporting on outcomes all while maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements. Table of Contents Grant Lifecycle Who Handles Grant Management for Grantmaking Organizations?

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Achieve

OCTOBER 18, 2024

In this guide, we’ll review four essential best practices for nonprofit financial management. This professional works closely with the rest of your organization's executive leadership team on financial strategy duties such as grant management and cash flow forecasting. Chief financial officer (CFO). Bookkeeper. Corporate philanthropy.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 19, 2022

You have data on your grantees flowing into your grant management system (GMS) through applications and their updates. Your own historical data on grants awarded accumulates with every grant cycle. Using Lists in Your Grant Reporting. Using Charts in Your Grant Reporting.

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Bonterra

JUNE 25, 2024

Medical grants software Medical grants software Bonterra's grantmaking software makes it faster and easier for you to process approvals for medical education, research grants, and expanded access programs. Speed up the application review, approval, and drug shipment process for program administrators.

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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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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2022

The device can be recharged by putting on a pair of accompanying glasses for 5 minutes each week, which also allows the device to download its intraocular pressure readings to the cloud where an ophthalmologist can review it. Breakthrough device designations allow for a slightly faster review process).

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Candid

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Requesting it post-award, or post decision to invite a proposal for invitation-only funders, serves to reinforce that this data is not a factor in funding decisions. This gave them visibility into who was and was not typically receiving its sought-after general operating support and multi-year grants.

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Bonterra

APRIL 13, 2024

Grants management software Unify giving and grantmaking Build strategic nonprofit partnerships that drive more social impact with less work for your teams. Learn more Measure program outcomes in real time Built-in reporting Bonterra’s native reporting tool empowers grants administrators to measure program outcomes, not just outputs.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Create an Operating Reserve Fund (or Review Your Policy) An operating reserve is a crucial part of creating a strong financial foundation for your organization. Tip 1: If you have an operating reserve, review your policy. Tip 1: Categorize your revenue types, such as fundraising, grants, and earned income.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 15, 2024

The inaugural cycle of the ICANN Grant Program is now open for applications from eligible organizations. In this first cycle of the ICANN Grant Program, up to $10 million in grants will be distributed for projects that are consistent with ICANN’s mission and aligned with the objectives of the ICANN Grant Program.

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Neon CRM

APRIL 10, 2025

If your nonprofit relies on grants, you know how hard it can be to keep all the different phases of the grant management process on track at once. Thats why finding the right grant management software solution is such a crucial step for nonprofits looking to build a sustainable grant strategy. Lets get started!

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

COVID-19 took the world by surprise, and along with it came a government response with unprecedented spending and a massive increase in grant funding. But the new funding is good news for both traditional and aspiring grant recipients. Chances are that any windfall of grant funding you have recently received came from this pool.

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sgEngage

MARCH 27, 2023

Whether organizations start with a single grant program or incorporate a participatory approach across all their funding, there are a variety of ways to practice participatory grantmaking. Often these community members go through a vetting or recommendation process and receive training in order to review applications.

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