NonProfit PRO

MARCH 6, 2024

The American Water Charitable Foundation invites community partners to apply for grants to support clean water and environmental projects.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 10, 2022

NYSE: GCI), and the Gannett Foundation announced the 2022 A Community Thrives program, a $2 million dollar initiative. The program supports community-building initiatives across the country, with a focus on historically under-served individuals and groups. The USA TODAY NETWORK, part of Gannett Co.,

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Candid

MARCH 21, 2024

At first glance, it would be easy to put a gloomy headline on the Council on Foundations ’ most recent CF Insights field survey tracking trends in community foundations’ 2022 asset growth, giving, and the activity of donor-advised funds (DAFs). Still, at $112.7 billion, total assets in 2022 were well above 2020 totals.

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Charity Village

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Canada Post Community Foundation announced that applications are now open for the 2024 Canada Post Community Foundation Grants. The Foundation provides grants to Canadian schools, charities and community organizations that make a difference in the lives of children and youth (up to age 21).

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 31, 2023

The M&T Charitable Foundation, the philanthropic arm of M&T Bank, launched the second phase of its Amplify Fund which provides support to nonprofit initiatives in legacy People's United communities that benefit low- and moderate-income communities and underrepresented populations.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Stand Together Foundation, an organization committed to breaking the cycle of poverty and transforming communities, announced an up to $30 million initiative to support 100 nonprofits fighting poverty to accelerate their impact and transform how society thinks about addressing poverty and social barriers.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Most nonprofit fundraisers consider general operating support (GOS) to be the holy grail of nonprofit donations. Funding an organization’s mission rather than a specific project or purpose, this unrestricted financial support provides vital flexibility for nonprofits to approach their work as they best see fit.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

Foundations play a crucial role in supporting nonprofit organizations and driving positive change within communities. However, in recent years, there has been a growing recognition that foundations possess the potential to offer more than just monetary resources.

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Charity Village

APRIL 14, 2023

Shoppers Foundation for Women’s Health ™ is now accepting Community Grant applications.  This program provides grants up to $100,000 to Canadian registered charitable organizations working to foster women’s health equity by increasing access to care and support, improving awareness of women’s […] The post Apply now!

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Candid

MAY 23, 2024

The Bob Woodruff Foundation ’s (BWF) Got Your 6 Network organizations provide targeted services to over 20.6 Key components to the cascade effect, as they relate to veterans’ services, could include barriers to employment opportunities, lack of social support networks, and access to mental health services, among others,” she said.

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Charity Village

JANUARY 11, 2024

The Canadian Women’s Foundation is now accepting proposals for Community Needs Grants, which provide short-term support for organizations conducting gender justice work with a focus on smaller grassroots organizations to meet a range of immediate needs.

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Candid

MAY 9, 2024

These trends are a direct result of the “redlining” of communities of color for generations, which prevented investment dollars from improving those communities and encouraging homeownership. In 2023, with funding from the Wells Fargo Foundation and the Citi Foundation, Living Cities awarded grants totaling $3.2

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

In this post, we talk to Lydia, a n instructor in Louisiana, about why she makes a yearly donation of $100 to the Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana (SWLA). The Cause : The Community Foundation of SWLA The Donation : $100 (yearly) What inspired you to make a donation to the Community Foundation of SWLA?

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Turning Crisis into Community: How to Make Emergency Donors Lifelong Supporters As nonprofit professionals, we are all too familiar with the cycle of emergency fundraising. This transformation requires thoughtful preparation, empathy, education, and strategic communication.

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Charity Village

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The CMA Foundation has announced a $2-million contribution to the Indigenous Peoples Resilience Fund (IPRF) to address health, social and economic priorities in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities, in support of community-led efforts to address the impact of COVID-19 on the health of communities.

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Candid

APRIL 16, 2024

A report from the Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity (CELO) and The Allstate Foundation explores how Gen Z is expanding the definition of “community service” and seeking to maximize impact—for themselves and the communities they serve. reported for “informal helping.”

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

“Why is a hospital foundation getting involved in quality-of-life issues?”. Read more about hospitals’ strategic shifts to address community health. This simple answer is why MHP Foundation is shifting our fundraising focus to the social determinants of health within our community. Luckily, the answer is simple.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed, according to a press release by the MacArthur Foundation. In an effort to turn this trend around, the MacArthur Foundation unveiled in September 2023 the Press Forward initiative, a coalition of 22 founding donors set on “strengthening communities and democracy by supporting local news.”

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Charity Village

MAY 11, 2023

A state of emergency has been declared in Alberta, and communities across the province are stepping up to support those affected by the wildfires. As communities combat over 80 wildfires, the Community Foundation of Northwestern Alberta and the Drayton Valley Community Foundation are mobilizing to respond.

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Candid

JULY 19, 2023

With these challenges at play, how did inflation affect foundation giving decisions in 2022 and beyond? Last month, Candid published results from the Foundation Giving Forecast Survey, an annual survey of large U.S. private and community foundations. Here’s what we found. We added 8% to each grant award.”

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2022

The motivation to build stronger relationships, both remote and in-person, resonated across the association community. She explained how ABOMS found a user-friendly solution to supporting members on their journey to professional certification. Creating Community. The “fun stuff” at Solutions Day.

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Candid

APRIL 25, 2024

MacArthur, and William and Flora Hewlett Foundations have recognized the importance of a vibrant local news ecosystem. Among the funders for its first local chapter, Press Forward Chicago , were the Democracy Fund and the Chicago Community Trust, demonstrating the intersectional nature of local news funding. Knight, John D.

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EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

This means your website is one of your nonprofit’s most valuable tools for staying connected to your supporters and bringing in end-of-year donations. The tools that you use to engage supporters online should integrate with your website and, ideally, your database or constituent relationship management (CRM) platform.

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Candid

JUNE 29, 2023

private and community foundations to understand recent grantmaking trends and forecast where giving is headed. The Foundation Giving Forecast Survey provides timely estimates and helps inform the Giving USA annual report on philanthropy. Source: Foundation Giving Forecast Survey, 2017–2023. philanthropy?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

Pride Month is a great time to celebrate and reflect on the work activists and nonprofit organizations are doing to support the LGBTQ+ community. With that in mind, I wanted to share a list of funding and grant resources available for nonprofits serving that community. Elton John AIDS Foundation. Prism Foundation.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Instead, we rely on a data set called the Foundation 1000. What is the Foundation 1000? In comparison, our Foundation 1000 data set is limited to grants of $10,000 or more awarded by a set of 1,000 of the largest U.S. private and community foundations. foundations in a given year (see chart below).

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Candid

MAY 20, 2024

in 2010, yet nonprofits that support their needs lack the necessary financial resources. Foundation for Women’s report, Pocket Change: How Women and Girls of Color Do More with Less , as of 2017, the median foundation grant awarded to “organizations by and for women and girls of color” was $15,000. According to the Ms.

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Candid

MARCH 6, 2024

Candid did something bold in 2023: We asked that funders put their trust in us by providing unrestricted grant support for our planned mission-critical work—projects we believed would make the biggest impact for the sector at large. The report highlights declines in philanthropic support for historically Black colleges and universities.

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Charity Village

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The Accerta Health Access Foundation announced the winners of their first-ever Health Access Grant: Heartache2Hope, provides healing support to adults who have experienced a suicide loss: $19,050.00

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Candid

MARCH 26, 2024

Forward-looking nonprofit organizations know that leveraging data is key to determining where a community’s unmet needs are, securing resources to address those needs, and advocating for more effective policies. Individual donors and foundations increasingly view data “ as the fuel for innovation and social change.”

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2021

In the past, many foundations viewed collaboration as a speed bump. But at a time when many foundations are looking for creative ways to address the overlapping crises of COVID-19, racial injustice, and climate change, they are viewing collaboration much differently. When foundations collaborate, the benefits are clear.

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APRIL 6, 2022

Union County Education Foundation is a nonprofit that’s laser focused on “supporting students and encouraging educators” in Union County Public Schools. Their partnership with the school district helps them be champions for public education in their community. Who they are. They work hard to: . What they did. What you can do.

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Charity Village

JUNE 30, 2023

The McConnell Foundation committed $30 million in capital transfers to community-focused Indigenous-led foundations. Indigenous communities have the best knowledge of their service and infrastructure needs, and this capital injection will support them in building programs and improving services.

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Charity Village

AUGUST 20, 2021

The Calgary Foundation’s Community Grants program supports initiatives that engage citizens and that strengthen charities. In 2020-2021, Calgary Foundation shifted their semi-annual grant program Community Grants to focus on helping charities and other qualified donees with their pandemic needs.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

It can be helpful to think of these tools not as separate elements but as complementary forces in your mission to engage, nurture, and expand your community of supporters. These tools help keep track of all the people who support the organization, like donors and volunteers. CRM systems are integral to this effort.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 19, 2021

Grantmaking foundations have the financial resources that nonprofit organizations need to accomplish their work. Nonprofit organizations are doing the work essential to further the grantmaking foundation’s mission. Grantmaking practices are important to grantmaking foundations. Clearly define the foundation’s mission.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

As Blackbaud’s second virtual bbcon event approaches, we’re very excited about the fantastic session topics and speakers we’ve lined up within the Foundations track. To-date, close to 14,000 people are registered, and we’re expecting over 1,000 of your foundation and grantmaking peers to attend the event on October 13-15 this year.

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