Candid

JANUARY 14, 2025

This heightened engagement translated into a big demand for information about charities on Candid nonprofit profiles. Searches for health-related charities generated the most interest on GivingTuesdaymore than half of top-level subject area searches. billion raised in the United States.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 30, 2023

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. My boss says we only thank the administrator, because the donor has already been thanked for their gift and received a tax deduction. Plus, the donor wants to know you received the gift, and will put it to work as they intended.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Apply and utilize Google and Microsoft Ads Grants. Nonprofits began to offer tribute gifts in the early 2000s and then the concept fell off the radar screen of most nonprofits in the 2010s. Global Trends in Giving Report : 33% of donors give tribute gifts to family and friends. Charity Water’s Stream for Clean Water.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Here are some common fundraising myths that trip up many new nonprofits and folks new to fundraising: [we’ll talk about what DOES work in the next section] Myth #1: My first step should be finding grant opportunities! Grants can be an excellent source of revenue, but not for new nonprofits.

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Charity Village

MAY 23, 2024

Writing grants is a highly sought-after skill in many nonprofits, and can be overwhelming for those just getting started. Grant writing requires a strategic approach to knowledge and demands more than just a compelling idea.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Some focus primarily on traditional fundraising like monthly gifts, planned giving, online fundraising, and special events like galas. Others receive grant funding from governmental agencies, private foundations, and community funds. Raising funds and winning grants is difficult and requires significant staff time and resources.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 6, 2017

SEO — or search engine optimization — is, like many things, too often taken for granted. All too often, you see companies do a number of offline activities — such as hosting a networking event, holding a creative morning, or organizing something for charity — that doesn’t get written about in an online platform.

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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. Years ago, this was true. institutions.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 15, 2023

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to attract corporate matching gifts: Dear Charity Clairity, I have a question about how to attract corporate matching gifts. Raise one gift, get the second gift free!

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Candid

JUNE 15, 2022

It’s been one year since Candid received the email every nonprofit dreams of: confirmation of your $15 million grant. Not only is the size of your gift significant, its unrestricted nature allows us to place bold bets to improve the social sector’s collective future. To MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett, . Take care of Candid staff .

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 12, 2022

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on where to seek endowment funding for their local historic charity. . Dear Charity Clairity, We are a 501c3 and are in desperate need of a new roof for our historic building.

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Charity Village

JUNE 20, 2024

Grant writing has always been challenging, but has become easier over the years thanks to modern technology. With tools at our disposal to improve our time and task management, research capabilities, and access to information at the click of a button, grant writing has become both more accessible and more competitive.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Major Gifts. Their contact and gift information is saved in your CRM, a thank you note and receipt are automatically sent, and you are ready to solicit donations again in the future. This type of donor may also donate to support special projects or programs on top of their recurring gift. 3) Major Gifts.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Microsoft’s Ads for Social Impact or the Microsoft Ad Grant is a program available to eligible nonprofits to help transform their digital presence. Like the Google Ad Grant program , Microsoft is offering a monthly grant to advertise on their owned and operated websites (such as Bing, AOL, Outlook, Yahoo, MSN, and Microsoft Edge). .

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BoardAssist

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

As a part of Google Grants, qualifying nonprofits can earn a free advertising budget of up to $10,000 each month to use on AdWords to help promote their website and cause. But most nonprofits we work with don’t realize this amazing gift is theirs for the asking. Is Your Nonprofit using Google’s Free AdWords Grant?

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

How are you using my gift to make a difference?” “You Next-gen donors also seek instant gratification — they want to come away from your donation site feeling good about their gift. It’s rare to see a charity grow into a juggernaut of an organization. Let’s take charity: water as an example. “Where does my donation go?”

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Candid

JULY 27, 2023

Candid’s grants data set currently includes comprehensive information about over 30 million grants and other philanthropic transactions, such as pledges, in-kind gifts, program-related investments, etc. This typically resulted in about 900-1,300 funders represented and 100-150k grants collected in a given year.

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The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Cash Donations Lump Sum Contributions Lump sum donations are one-time financial gifts that can provide a significant boost to your nonprofit’s projects or initiatives. For example, a local business might sponsor a charity run, gaining exposure through event marketing materials, banners, and mentions in press releases.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Levey GivingTuesday 2024 appears to be off to a solid start, aided by the push many charities began days before the actual GivingTuesday of December 3. The Classy platform data was showing organizations are “generally holding strong compared to last year, and we are seeing an uptick in big gifts coming online,” according to the spokesperson.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2024

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. According to a recent survey, organizations that actively seek DAF grants raise a lot more money than those who dont: 2.2 They cant do anything else with this money except give it away to charity. In fact, that would be a gift to us, too!

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The first of this two-part introduction explains the benefits of giving through a DAF instead of starting a foundation or donating directly to charities. A DAF enables donors to give to the causes and charities they support “without putting in a lot of work”—while receiving up-front tax deductions.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 19, 2024

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants tips on how to connect with and cultivate Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) donors: Dear Charity Clairity, My boss thinks we should get more funding through DAFs. of those gifts were given anonymously.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 30, 2024

There are undoubtedly for-profit business practices that we in the charity world use every day for the benefit of our employees and missions. However, we shouldnt rely on for-profit output measures to paint a complete picture of nonprofit success. That, then, is the bridge that connects overhead and mission costs.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Julie Ordoñez will outline a proven strategy, messaging and action steps you can implement right away to close major gifts faster, ethically. We’re here to talk about 3 steps to closing over $10,000 gifts by December 31st. It is not too late to raise major gifts this year. Julie: Let’s do it. That’s right.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

While this solution works temporarily, spreadsheets arent equipped to handle complex recordkeeping needs that will likely become more prevalent as your organization grows, such as payables, receivables, and grant management. Track grant progress, either within the software or through an integration with a dedicated grant management system.

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The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

With only rare exceptions, major metrics — total amounts given, number of funders, average grants — increased from the previous year. Fidelity Charitable-assisted funders granted $11.8 billion to charity during 2023, up from $11.2 million individual grants, compared with 2.2 billion for 2022. Funders made 2.3

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sgEngage

JUNE 27, 2024

And, if your nonprofit ever has an unsuccessful event or your supporters start preferring other methods of supporting charities, your organization will struggle by sticking to one fundraising channel. One-time gifts may lead to large amounts of revenue at times but will probably be less consistent than recurring gifts, for example.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 27, 2025

The Google Ad Grant can help amplify content that advances your mission. To maintain eligibility, Google Ad Grant recipients must follow compliance rules , such as using high-quality keywords and maintaining a 5% click-through rate. Donation eCards: Allow donors to make a meaningful gift in exchange for a personalized eCard.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Simply put, stewarding a donor is what a non-profit does (or should be doing) from the time of the first gift, and lasting until that donor no longer has a relationship with the organization. Get them moving on behalf of your charity with participatory fundraising. Get them involved.

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Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Consider these important fundraising opportunities, compliments of Adam Weinger, president of Double the Donation, a company that provides tools to nonprofits to help them raise more money from corporate matching gift and volunteer grant programs. Make a Match. Reward Volunteers.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 24, 2021

So, you want to start applying for grants? Grants are a great additional revenue source for nonprofits. Plus, grants can be incredibly helpful in maintaining programs and services, as well as expanding on them. However, grant funding is an exercise in patience. However, grant funding is an exercise in patience.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 14, 2022

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Dear Charity Clairity, What’s the best strategy for new nonprofits who haven’t started to fundraise and are trying to reach new donors? annual appeal, grant proposal, special event, etc.) — Charity Clairity. Do you have one?

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

Donors love to know that their money was leveraged, and with matching gifts, they’re essentially giving two gifts for the price of one. In fact, one of the main reasons why Millennials donate is because they know their gift will be matched. Matching gifts are also a great way to boost donations mid-campaign.

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Fundraising Ideas Online Charity 98

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 21, 2023

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on when to soft credit donors in their database: Dear Charity Clairity, I have two questions: (1) Our organization received a check from one spouse, without any paperwork crediting the other spouse.

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Candid

JANUARY 25, 2023

After all, grants from DAFs to qualified charities in 2021 totaled an estimated $45.74 Or put another way, it’s a way for an individual to make ongoing donations to their favorite charities without the need to start a foundation of their own. He can give the money to the charities directly. billion, representing a 28.2%

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Donor Fund Charity Philanthropy 105

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Exchange mailing lists Could you trade names with other charities sharing similar constituent bases? Offer gifts of useful content. If you want gifts, you must give them. — Charity Clairity Have a question for our Fundraising Coach?

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 12, 2022

Grants are an essential part of the nonprofit landscape, providing a significant percentage of the average nonprofit’s annual revenue. If you’re like most organizations, you depend on a mixture of grants, major gifts, sponsorships, and individual donations collected through fundraising campaigns and events. Government Grants.

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