Candid

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Candids 2024 Foundation Giving Forecast Survey found that while 67% of respondents awarded at least one multiyear grant in FYE 2022, the percentage of multiyear grants in their portfolios varied substantially. And whats the best way for nonprofits to ask for more flexible and longer-term funding?

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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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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Having a framework is the magic wand to writing a successful grant proposal. Step #1) G – Get the FOA/RFP/NOFA The first step in developing a grant template with the GRANTS formula is to G et the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) or Request of Proposal (RFP) or NOFA (Notice of Funding Availability): i.e. the grant instructions.

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Candid

AUGUST 14, 2024

Most of the comments from respondents who didn’t know indicated they doubted they’ve received AI-generated proposals but there was no way to know for sure. The survey focuses on larger foundations, as their giving accounts for a vast proportion of the overall grant dollars awarded. Not every foundation responded to every question.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

You need to ensure that any money raised specifically for scholarships actually goes into scholarship awards. Instead of only being able to report your overall funding totals, fund accounting allows you can report the total number of students supported, the total dollars that were dispersed, average award size, and other key statistics.

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Candid

JUNE 5, 2023

Based largely on input we’ve received from individual organizations and partners, we’re proposing 205 changes to the PCS. Starting today and through August 5, 2023, we are making the proposed changes available for public comment. The PCS expanded on the NTEE and covers five facets: subjects ; populations ; support strategies (e.g.,

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Classy

APRIL 9, 2021

While you can use several marketing elements from your individual donor campaigns in your grant applications, creating effective proposals requires some additional considerations. 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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Candid

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Every day, nonprofit fundraisers use our in-depth data to identify prospective funders to approach and requests for proposals (RFPs) to apply for. Candid has a wealth of data and insights on decades worth of foundation grants.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

It enables users to analyze past funding for similar projects, along with the number of grants awarded, grant size and duration, and geographic preferences. Smart search tools save time and help organizations focus on crafting competitive proposals by automating and streamlining the search process. What about data privacy concerns?

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Care2

APRIL 15, 2013

Biggar receives a cash award of $1,000, and Care2 will donate an additional $1,000 to his favorite charity. It launched with distributed house-parties to set its direction, and it has organized one of the largest distributed protests in Canadian history to protest dangerous pipeline proposals.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2024

In FY23 they submitted 40 proposals for a total of $2.4M Your grants manager could be sending out carbon copy proposals every day of the week, but that’s unlikely to improve your ROI. What’s most important is you submit proposals only to funders likely to be a good fit for your particular project.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 2, 2022

Ensuring your interests connect with a potential funder gives your association a better chance of being awarded a grant. . One of the most helpful ways your association can distinguish itself from the competition is to personally know the awarders. Network in your community. Focus your efforts. Don’t get creative.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” Dear Sophie, What’s the difference between International Entrepreneur Parole and the latest proposed startup visa? Sophie Alcorn. Contributor.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 29, 2024

Studying a few years of tax returns gives you a realistic perspective of whether your organization and project might fit a funder’s interests, according to Barbara Floersch, grants expert and author of You Have a Hammer: Building Grant Proposals for Social Change. Some foundations list all awards, amounts, and grantees there.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 22, 2024

MacArthur Foundation’s $100 million 100&Change competition has launched with roughly 1,000 nonprofits expected to vie for the winner take all award. Proposals must identify a problem and offer a solution that promises significant and durable change. The award will be announced in late 2025. The $640 million was nearly 2.56

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 5, 2010

Here are my comments on the big picture and a couple of their proposals. Although the Clearinghouse and Awards programs could be helpful to the cause of greater access for people with disabilities, I don’t think they truly take on the biggest opportunity for change. Specific comments on the proposed Clearinghouse.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 21, 2020

trillion spending and relief package includes controversial measures previously introduced as the CASE Act , the Trademark Modernization Act, and a felony streaming proposal — all significantly expanding the rights and powers of intellectual property owners. Congress’ $2.3

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 2, 2024

A grants specialist will handle all aspects of grant fundraising, focusing on submitting proposals to secure grant money from foundations, government agencies, corporations, and more. They’ll also need strong writing and communication skills to create proposals and interact with grantmakers.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 20, 2007

When we submitted our proposal to the competition to provide accessible books to U.S. students with print disabilities, I told my team that if we won an award, I'd cook smoked lobster for the whole company. We issued our first official press release about the award and immediately had a great article in the San Jose Mercury News.

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Qgiv

MAY 16, 2022

Grants aren’t always easy to get, but with a well-written proposal, you can blow your competition out of the water. These grants can be difficult to get and require a well-thought-out grant proposal. Formula grants are pre-determined awards. Continuation grants apply to organizations that have previously been awarded a grant.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 8, 2021

Grants are a great funding resource— over $50 billion dollars are awarded by foundations to charitable organizations every year. Read on to see how you can maximize the effectiveness of your grant proposal: 1. In your proposal, explain how and why your organization fits those guidelines. Don’t use empty jargon in your proposal.

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The Verge

APRIL 26, 2021

Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin is fighting NASA’s decision to award SpaceX $2.9 NASA announced its decision to pick SpaceX’s Starship rocket system on April 16th, citing the spacecraft’s proposed cost and cargo capacity as key reasons for beating both Blue Origin and Dynetics, the third company bidding for the contract.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

It’s an interesting combination of social media-based contest, submissions of ideas comments and voted on by readers, and traditional grantmaking, requiring all submission to also fill out a grant proposal for their requested funding. Change Climage Change: Grant Proposals Open. Do you have a guess at how it will play out?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 19, 2021

Many of the nonprofits that received an award had a strong pre-existing relationship. Yet for many other nonprofits the award came ‘without warning.’ ’ The awards are usually unrestricted, and the nonprofits simply received notice by email. . Scott has not chosen to do.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

To set your organization up for success in the competitive world of grant applications, here are some tips to help secure that grant award.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

Finally, the Office of the General Counsel of the Department of Education reviewed Bookshare’s status as an authorized entity as part of the awards process for the Bookshare for Education project. The Request for Proposal specified that only an authorized entity could receive an award in that competition.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

Intuitive Machines is one of three companies that were awarded NASA contracts to deliver payloads to the lunar surface under the agency’s “Commercial Lunar Payload Services” program. The other two companies to have received awards are Astrobotic and OrbitBeyond; the latter company later withdrew from the program.)

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2010

It began operating in 1982 and anticipated awarding $5-$6 million a year. In fact, over the past five years, MMT distributed an average $28 million per year in grants and program-related investment loans, surpassing $500 million with its most recent awards. Meyer’s personal estate.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 22, 2020

On December 16th, Twitch addressed this proposal in its town hall, saying that the company did not expect the bill to affect its platform or its users. Copyright holders could be awarded up to $30,000 in damages if they find their creative work being shared online. Copyright is messy. Tillis in the next congressional term.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 18, 2007

One new initiative that I got to hear about was the L3C proposed in North Carolina. My main contribution was to push for a matrix of all of the options that have been used or proposed, from the standpoint of a practitioner. This meeting moved the conversation forward. The investments would essentially lower the cost of doing business.

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The Verge

APRIL 10, 2021

Zuckerberg has requested to receive only $1 in annual salary and does not receive any bonus payments, equity awards, or other incentive compensation,” according to the proxy statement.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 8, 2021

There are still a number of outstanding questions about any potential settlement, according to court documents , including all class certification requirements, the proposed allocation plan for the settlement fund, and how the settlement will be administered.

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Bloomerang

JULY 28, 2021

By partnering with a skilled practitioner who understands your needs and is familiar with the field, the proposal you ultimately create has a greater chance of success. Consultant role – Are we looking for someone to advise, analyze, diagnose, propose solutions, implement solutions, or something else? Evaluation matrix .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

We’ve pledged to award more than $20 million to support innovative ideas that move communities forward. Each month, Pepsi will award grants up to $1.3 Pepsi has developed an Advisory Board of leaders of non-profit sectors with extensive experience in each of the six award categories.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 18, 2011

KoBoToolbox is a toolkit for making it easy to collect survey data on mobile devices (turns out, I later found out we're already proposing to use this to do a survey in Africa). Plus, we discussed much more exciting tech that's in the De Novo pipeline, contributing to areas Benetech is very interested in!

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2023

Sophie Alcorn Contributor Share on Twitter Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Epic Games will give Fortnite players 1,000 V-Bucks if they ever purchased an in-game loot box, presented within the game as “loot llamas” containing randomized items, as part of a proposed class action lawsuit settlement to be approved later this week. The proposed settlement also provides up to $26.4

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