Candid

JANUARY 31, 2024

Our Get Started YouTube playlist offers a shortlist of videos on fundraising and proposal writing—all under three minutes. Fundraising-related entries include “ How do I find grants for my nonprofit? We offer a wide variety of free training resources on fundraising topics, including live webinars as well as on-demand courses.

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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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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. Let’s dig in!

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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. Let’s dig in!

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Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Our long-term focus will be to address these barriers in ways that move the needle on the proportion of funding and support going directly to organizations which are BIPOC-led (Black, Indigenous, and people of color), serve rural communities, and/or may be small or newly emerging. Courses are not only offered in a “live,” real-time format.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

Carolyn has been part of the Qgiv extended family since 2019—we proudly partner to help make a difference in our communities. Carolyn’s Nonprofit Blog was inspired by the many people who have reached out to Carolyn since it was launched in 2011 to ask for advice about becoming a grant writer and nonprofit fundraiser.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 24, 2021

Finding the right foundation to write a grant for is confusing, especially if the organization has no prior relationships to build on. Some foundations have open RFIs (Request for Information), open LOIs (Letter of Inquiry), RFPs (Request for Proposal) and others have open calls for applications around a campaign.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether it’s okay to apply for a corporate grant and sponsorship at the same time: Is it okay to make an ask for a sponsorship (say, for an event) from a corporation AND separately to that corporation’s independent charitable foundation? Purpose of the grant (e.g.,

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Pamela Grow

JULY 10, 2024

Taking precedence — for instance — over grants or business support. Stay the course. One that includes realistic goals for grants and corporate support, individual support, program support, and events. When it comes to foundation grants, stay on top of your research. But what’s missing in GivingUSA is YOU. Retain staff.

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Candid

JUNE 24, 2024

Featuring lessons learned and real-world examples from funders like The California Endowment, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and the Siegel Family Endowment, Candid has launched a short on-demand course, “ A funder’s guide to using demographic data ,” outlining helpful “dos and don’ts.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

However, nonprofits are guided by a mission- like providing education in under-served areas, supporting research to find cures to diseases, creating community among a specific group of people, and more. Others receive grant funding from governmental agencies, private foundations, and community funds. has a different meaning?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 20, 2017

Ensuring that your foundation makes impactful grants to the right nonprofit partners starts with a thorough proposal evaluation. A proposal should include more than just the organization’s mission statement and program description. Are they subject matter experts or invested in the target community? Which leads us to #5….

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Join online fundraising communities and ask lots of questions and monitor for great ideas. Take free or paid classes, courses, or webinars to learn how to fundraise. Help edit or review grant proposals and grant reports. Build a relationship with the staff and board of your local community foundation.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Start Your Grant Proposal with a Story. So, why would we not want to use this powerful communication tool when writing grant proposals? When I began writing proposals, storytelling was the only way I knew to convey the problems my organization faced and what we were doing to overcome those problems.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 23, 2018

And, almost always, grants are the driving force of that frustration and tedium. Folks new to the industry seem to have an overblown notion of what grants can and should do for their organizations. They’re great tools—don’t get me wrong—but a grant can’t be your silver bullet. Let me explain.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

For instance, I wrote a paper for my Ethics in Nonprofits class that explored whether nonprofit theatres should pay actors more or use their resources to prioritize their communities. I recently tried to find a course on DEI and many were hundreds of dollars per class. Grants to Individuals .

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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. How will your services, situation, community or target population change as a result of your project?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 14, 2022

annual appeal, grant proposal, special event, etc.) I would highly recommend a course like the one offered through The Fundraising School at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. I would highly recommend a course like the one offered through The Fundraising School at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2023

AI in Grant Applications Perhaps the most obvious place to start would be the application process. This would free a nonprofit’s resources to apply for more grants or focus on their other outcomes. Think of transactional or in-kind granting. You could even use AI to fully automate some types of grantmaking.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

It also provides a platform for your organization to raise its profile within the community, as your staff represents your mission and values in conversations with peers. Platforms like Coursera, Udemy, and Nonprofit Hub offer a range of courses that can be tailored to the needs of your staff. Want more great content like this?

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

The BIPOC or LGBTQ communities? Required documents: To obtain grants, you need proof of your nonprofit status or fiscal sponsor. Your proposals serve to gain their interest and “buy-in.” Be able to state the relevant needs of your community and how your nonprofit is addressing them. Do you serve K-12 students?

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sgEngage

MAY 16, 2023

Connect with corporate funders Jennifer also highlighted how telling your own ESG story can help your organization stand out when submitting proposals for corporate grants. And at its core, is as simple as thinking about your impact on your employees, your constituents, your community, and the environment.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

But it is not just a new buzzword, a box to be checked, or even a singular phase in the grant cycle. Knowledge insights, grants and learning, information systems, data discovery, or relational analysis are just some of the terms showing up alongside the more familiar phrases of research and development and data analysis.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

Lindsay Simonds will decode the top five most impactful ways people contribute to communities. By understanding core motivations, intentions, perspectives reflected in this webinar, you will be able to build a stronger case for support, increase the impact you have, and gain strategies for creating and preserving community.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 3, 2021

I was reminded of this recently, at the first evening of the online course in Grant Proposal Writing: Our fifteen working adult students logged in to Zoom and were welcomed into our shared virtual classroom. I was about to talk through the syllabus and course objectives. Except when it isn’t! And then ask more!).

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Having a framework is the magic wand to writing a successful grant proposal. Most people don’t write grants with this in mind. Most grant writers just start with long responses to grant applications, instead of first setting up their own plan. This 6-step GRANTS Writing Formula can help!

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Bloomerang

JULY 7, 2021

long-term community change is the highest goal: people must be equipped to help themselves. partner with people in their own communities to help them build and maintain their wells. The beauty of creating a digital resource like an eBook, video, or online course is that you create it once and use it over and over again.

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Qgiv

MARCH 28, 2022

Of course, donations are a common source of funds for nonprofits, but other than that, how do nonprofits make money? When you’re searching for sponsors, a great place to start is by looking in your community. Apply for nonprofit grants. How to search for grants. Where to find sponsors.

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Candid

AUGUST 29, 2023

healthcare, human services, community support) are particularly susceptible to burnout. Of course, this is easier said than done. deadlines, reporting, grant applications) when possible. Proposing new projects? Decades of research suggest that individuals in “helping” or “caregiving” professions (e.g., Decrease demands.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2021

Prior to 2011, the majority of my career was spent at small and mid-size organizations, where a large part of the funding came from foundations, corporations, and government grants. Researching grants, writing proposals, and reporting on expenditures are very different from the work of major gift officers.

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The NonProfit Times

AUGUST 23, 2024

District Court Judge Harvey Bartle, III grant a September 3, 2024 for hearing oral arguments in support of dismissal. That’s not the only potential financial impact, of course: population-wise, New Jersey is the 11th largest state in America, according 2023 population estimates. Defense attorneys have requested presiding U.S.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

You can’t take your brand for granted. Fundraisers must understand they no longer just write hard copy fundraising letters and grant proposals. Last week’s message or appeal didn’t necessarily make sense for next week’s communications. Consider how relevant content can create cash and community.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Cynthia Adams, CEO of TechSoup donor partner GrantStation , recently did an important online training webinar on how rural charities and libraries can get grants. If your charity or library happens to be located in rural America, it's not your imagination that it is harder to get grant funding in rural locations.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

" Successful grantseekers adore consistency, at least when it comes to developing a grant strategy, maintaining a grantseeking calendar, and gathering and polishing the basic documents for grant writing. Older Organizations Seek and Get More Grants. Private Foundation Grants. Community Foundation Grants.

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Qgiv

APRIL 10, 2021

Dear Company Name, At [Nonprofit Name], we’ve served [demographic] in the [Community Name] area for over [number] years. With [Company Name] by our side at this upcoming event, we’re sure to achieve this season’s fundraising goal and serve [Community Name] well. Check out this sponsorship letter for events to inspire your team: Date.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 12, 2016

As a former grant manager who works on a daily basis with grant-makers, the complex, creative, diverse world of fundraising has been incredible to me. Throughout the foundation industry, grants managers are being inspired to dive deeper on topics of strategy, outcomes , data, investments, and partnerships.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Over the course of just one year, corporations gave $20.77 Workplace giving software is any digital platform that enables corporate giving programs , such as matching gifts, volunteer grants, and corporate volunteerism. With any proposal, you need to explain why implementing your suggestion benefits whomever you’re persuading.

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