sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2023

From creating a financial cushion to clearly managing your financial reporting, your finance team can create a strong foundation to help you weather whatever the new year has in store. Here are seven ways your team can make sure your nonprofit has a strong financial foundation this year. Identify the top line for each channel.

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Blue Fox

AUGUST 14, 2022

Introducing the Chart of Accounts (COA) Are you ready to nerd out on nonprofit accounting? Introducing the Chart of Accounts (COA) - the foundational accounting tool every nonprofit leader needs to get right for maximum financial insight and awareness. What is a Chart of Accounts? It’s just that important.

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Candid

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Topping the charts of most-read Candid blogs of 2022: the overhead myth. An open grant report to MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett by Ann Mei Chang of Candid. Melissa describes the opportunities and challenges in finding new individual donors and foundation support. Does your nonprofit mission statement drive donations?

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sgEngage

JANUARY 19, 2023

From creating a financial cushion to clearly managing your financial reporting, your finance team can create a strong foundation to help you weather whatever the new year has in store. Here are seven ways your team can make sure your nonprofit has a strong financial foundation this year. Identify the top line for each channel.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2022

In other words, you need to get your money from many different sources, not just one awesome foundation, one government grant, or one generous donor. If you rely solely on a government grant, what happens when the agency changes its eligibility criteria and you no longer qualify? No private foundation grants.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Foundations can make greater progress on addressing critical social issues by using digital platforms to elevate the work and success of the many players in their sector. Foundations are in the business of making the world a better place by providing grants to organizations they see making an impact on the issues that they care about deeply.

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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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Candid

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

tax-exempt organizations file annually, are a major source of data about nonprofits and foundation grantmaking in the United States. For example, about 75% of Candid’s grants data is sourced from Forms 990). Before the pandemic, Candid usually received comprehensive IRS 990 data about nonprofits and foundations about 1.5–2

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Blue Fox

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

"Getting actionable financial data for grant writing all comes down to the setup of your financial systems." You know that you need to finish this grant request, but you’re stuck. The narrative is coming along, but your roadblock is the financial justification for the grant. And you’re right.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Many platforms you already use for your grantmaking processes have modern APIs built in, such as your grant management solution that surfaces due diligence data from third-party sources within your GMS. You can use APIs to create dashboards, reports, and charts that show your grantmaking performance, impact, and trends.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 11, 2010

Thanks to a generous grant from the Lavelle Foundation, Bookshare has been able to work with Worth Trust, a nonprofit with offices in Chennai, India. They now work with higher level books with charts, graphs and equations and can turn around books for us in 24 hours if necessary.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2016

Nonprofit data nerds will love this new resource from Media Impact Funders and Foundation Center called “ Foundation Maps for Media Funding ,” a free, interactive mapping and research tool that shows the full scope of philanthropically funded media projects worldwide since 2009. Select details for more grant detail.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 16, 2024

A chart of accounts (COA) is the foundation for all financial reporting. 3 Steps to Create a Chart of Accounts When it comes to creating your nonprofit’s COA, there are generally three steps you’ll need to follow: Decide how you’ll categorize financial data. Take an Organized Approach. Audit Your COA Over Time.

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sgEngage

APRIL 8, 2024

Restricted funds are donations or grants that can only be used for the purposes specified by the funder. Many grants, especially federal and state grants, are restricted. So, the organizations behind the grants use the reporting requirements to make sure the funds go towards addressing those impact areas.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

year-over-year in June 2022—the highest rate in over 40 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics—we asked foundations how inflation would affect their operations. But what about the implications for foundation staff? Meanwhile, salaries at community foundations have risen at a slightly lower rate with each consecutive year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2012

One effort to address this problem, in which I wish more funders would participate, is the Charting Impact initiative. Charting Impact is a strategic alliance among Independent Sector , BBB Wise Giving Alliance , and GuideStar. For many, answering the questions Charting Impact asks would be easy. The questions are: 1.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 12, 2014

HathiTrust, a unanimous three-judge panel concluded that digitizing books in order to enhance research and provide access to individuals with print disabilities is lawful on the grounds of fair use —that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work ( Section 107 of the U.S.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 20, 2009

If you like charts for understanding trending and relationships, this is a great one! The Current Nonprofit Landscape: "We are all in this together" - Are you a nonprofit or foundation in Portland/Oregon? "It charitytuesday is your charity taking part on Tuesdays? - Are you on Twitter? Learn more here.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

For nonprofit managers who oversee tedious administrative work and grant proposal grinds, for instance, AI is a godsend for reducing time suck. The pie chart illustrates proportionately how each contributes to the campaigns’ success. Give your organization a foundation to build from and then refine. Check it out here.​

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

On November 16, I had the pleasure of facilitating a webinar through the European Foundation Centre entitled, Foundations & Practice in Data Visualisation. This webinar was part of an autumn webinar series provided by the EFC , in collaboration with TechSoup, and thanks to a grant through Microsoft Unlimited Potential program.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 4, 2022

Earlier this year, the cohort released their three principles for engaging communities, and now we’re excited to announce the launch of the Grant Content Kit, which will enable these organizations to more quickly apply for funding. CA: We created a tool called Grants Content Kit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The survey fundings are based on a sample nonprofit CEOs whose organizations are receiving funding from foundations giving at least $5 million annually in grants called the “Nonprofit Voice,” with 170 respondents answering the questions on this survey.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 15, 2012

Yet foundation staff charged with organizational learning responsibilities are still charting a new course in our field. How to create systems for accessing knowledge resources that foundation staff will use. Cindy Rizzo is the Senior Director for Grantmaking & Evaluation at the Arcus Foundation.

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Qgiv

APRIL 2, 2024

Nonprofit grant proposals can be a daunting task for fundraisers, but it’s a key way to help gain more sustainable funding for your organization. From finding the right grants to writing and applying for them, grant proposals require a lot of research and attention to detail! What is a grant proposal?

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Candid

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The Council on Foundations ’ annual survey and report on staff salaries and benefits at U.S. Unlike sources such as the IRS form 990-PF , the survey goes beyond the top-paid employees by collecting salaries for any full-time staff, which match the descriptions in a predefined list of common 35 roles among grantmaking foundations.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2014

PhilanTrack for Foundations is now available on TechSoup. Grant-making foundations can get a year of access for an unlimited number of users at a discount of 25 percent. PhilanTrack for Foundations is an online grants management system that helps foundations manage all grant-related information in a centralized online location.

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sgEngage

MARCH 10, 2023

According to Candid research, approximately 90% of foundations don’t have a website. So, when it comes to communicating your impact story, many foundations need to rely on the data in their form 990 to tell their story. Check out our blog post, Reporting for Grantmakers: Charts vs. Lists. The key is to be intentional.

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Tableau

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Built on the foundation of our robust, scalable platform, the Tableau Economy —our ecosystem of customers, partners, and individuals leading the world’s data transformations—will help create new opportunities in jobs, careers, and business revenue. “We Lisa Trescott was this year’s Iron Viz champion.

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Candid

JUNE 5, 2023

Every year, Candid processes data on nearly two million organizations and more than three million grants. cash grants, program-related investments); and organization type. Candid codes much of its data according to the PCS, including organizations, grants awarded, funding opportunities, news, and more.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

They guide our relationships, how we craft grant solicitations, applications, and reports, how we review opportunities, track progress, and ultimately how we judge and support what’s possible. When organizations craft grant applications, they are expected to spell out specifically how their plan will work. But what if they are off?

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sgEngage

AUGUST 20, 2024

In The Art of Charts: Choosing the Right Visualizations to Tell Your Story , Alicia Eastvold from Your Part-Time Controller, LLC, will share tips, techniques, and examples of effective storytelling graphics. She’ll provide a step-by-step process for integrating federal grant compliance into your organization’s internal controls.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

But a nonprofit business plan is necessary to attract major donors, foundations, Board members, and other potential partners. Donors don’t like duplication of services, and getting grants will be tough if you can’t articulate how your approach is unique. Management and Organizational Charts. Marketing Plan.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

However, datamaking has added power because it can beused to deepen strategic social processes of foundation-funded change. We are taught to create an organizational chart or a program activity graphic or a network diagram of organizations needed to address an issue like homelessness or educational equity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

Outcomes, indicators, metrics, logic models, flow charts galore – measurement and evaluation are in season these days. Is your measurement approach a way to manage your grants and portfolio? Victoria Vrana is a Senior Program Officer on the Charitable Sector Support team of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

and all over the world, that focus on essential topics like: Fundraising & Grants. The WHAT IF Conference is for anyone who supports nonprofit organizations, especially staff and board members, volunteers, donors, foundations and corporate funders. Fundraising & Grants / #IFC2016 / @TheResAlliance. Nonprofit Management.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The bbcon 2023 agenda is full of great sessions for finance professionals serving nonprofits, schools, foundations, healthcare, and cultural organizations, from creating better systems to extending what you currently do with Blackbaud’s fund accounting software, Financial Edge NXT.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

One study found that 86 percent of respondents believed that having a strategic plan positively impacted revenue generation through grants, donors, events, and other avenues. A good strategic plan ensures you have charted the necessary pathways to meet (and hopefully exceed) your organization’s goals. Seems reasonable, right?

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