Achieve

MAY 15, 2024

Regardless of the reason behind your need for additional revenue, grants provide parks and recreation organizations an excellent opportunity to garner the money they need. However, grant applications aren’t as simple as asking supporters for donations. What is a grant? What are the steps to applying for a grant?

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Has your nonprofit identified an unaddressed need within your community? Need more help running your current programs? If so, you may be interested in starting a volunteer program. Set goals for your volunteer program. Define your volunteer roles. Promote your program to recruit volunteers.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

In honor of Labor Day, this blog—the first in a two-part series—offers insights into the various roles that unions play within the social sector, based on data from available recent tax filings (2016 and on). . Unions award grants. According to the latest Candid data, unions paid out $252 million in grants. $

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sgEngage

MAY 14, 2024

You worked your way up through the normal accounting roles. So, you apply for and land a role leading the finance team at a nonprofit. Whether that is mental health outreach or serving under-resourced elementary schools , the goal is to stretch every cent to help your community. But you are tired of the for-profit world.

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Candid

JUNE 9, 2021

This more just and equitable approach to philanthropy has been practiced for decades and the ethos it is based in—that those closest to the problem are the closest to the solutions—has deep roots in community organizing, deliberative democracy, and even in philanthropy itself. . and “How should we iterate?”

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Charity Village

APRIL 7, 2021

These challenging times highlight the role of effective leaders in building resilient communities. In response, the Kiwanis Club of Toronto has shifted its strategic focus to support opportunities for leadership and mentorship of children and youth in Toronto with grants of up-to $10,000.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

That’s why grants for homeless shelters are so important. This blog focuses on where to find grants and how to apply for them. Homeless shelters play an important role in ending homelessness and helping individuals and families find stable housing. Read on to learn how to find and apply to grants for homeless shelters.

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sgEngage

JUNE 17, 2024

Some provide mindfulness training, group activities, and employee assistance programs. While it was created using grantmaking language, you could easily replace “grant makers” with “educators” and “grantees” with “students” to find highly relevant resources and insights for educators. Are there retired educators in your community?

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

You meet with the donor, explain that your organization is exploring new types of giving programs, and ask if they’d be open to creating a bequest gift in their will. You can’t build trust in a new program if you can’t speak to it effectively. Reinforce your program on your website. Educate your team and your donors.

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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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DipJar

AUGUST 6, 2021

Volunteers have the unique capability to bolster your organization and generate excitement and engagement within your wider community. When you focus on optimizing your volunteer program from the ground up, you can give it the foundation it needs to be successful. . Volunteer Communication. Volunteer Recruitment. Let’s dive 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 13, 2024

The Council on Foundations’ 2023 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report Key Findings (for which Candid provided data analysis) offer a broad picture: Median full-time staff salaries for select roles rose 5.49% between 2022 and 2023, i as reported by a non-representative panel of 514 grantmaking organizations.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 3, 2024

When you look at more niche nonprofits—like those focused on arts and culture —fundraising plays a critical role in enabling your organization to make a positive impact on their communities. And that community impact is big: Small nonprofits educate and inspire, bridge generational gaps, celebrate cultural identities, and more.

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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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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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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Today, Salesforce.org is excited to announce the release of the Salesforce.org Community Impact Report 2022. Salesforce.org Drives Community Impact Through its Products. Our customers are surrounded with support from an ecosystem of incredibly dedicated partners and the best and largest tech for social impact community anywhere.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Be familiar with every fundraising program, event, campaign, and activity so you can tell others (sustainers, major gifts, events, direct mail, giving circles, etc.). Join online fundraising communities and ask lots of questions and monitor for great ideas. Help edit or review grant proposals and grant reports.

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Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

Containing five years of real-world learnings, this updated edition provides specific guidance for implementing the Truth, Racial Healing, & Transformation (TRHT) framework to support communities, organizations, and individuals. It explains why philanthropy plays a vital role in addressing today’s climate crisis.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Yet, at most foundations, rarely does anyone with a communications background ever review the story this critical document shares with the outside world. Largely considered a document prepared for tax compliance, its important role as a principal vehicle of communication is overlooked. In 2017, Martha S. and Marion L.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Power Imbalance in Traditional Evaluation As grantmakers, we tend to monitor and evaluate our strategies and programs using metrics that we deem important. Our intention is to understand whether grants have had the impact we envisioned. We offer some practical tips, some examples of funders doing this work, and some resources.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Traditionally, NGOs in Kenya have depended on outside support from grant makers and wealthy individuals. As a result, the focus has been writing grant proposals rather than appealing for individual support. Please explain the role of cash and mobile payments, particularly M-Pesa, in individual giving in Kenya. Why is that?

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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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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

People impacted by the grants typically have no say in who gets the funding, for what, how much, and for how long. Here are a few: More Effective Decisions : It makes sense to involve the people impacted by philanthropic dollars in setting strategy and making grants! Those at the top decide.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 24, 2020

More recently, health payers and hospitals have joined their ranks in an effort to improve the health of their members, patients, and community members. Historically, the lion’s share of hospitals’ reported community benefit dollars has related to providing patient care services for free or at a reduced charge.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Today, Salesforce.org is excited to announce the release of the Salesforce.org Community Impact Report 2021. Given the incredible hardships and changes our communities have endured the past 20 months, the ability to offer more targeted guidance and support to help our customers to fulfill their missions has never been greater.

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Candid

MARCH 9, 2022

Q&A with a Toledo-based library on building community capacity. Candid : What would you like people to know about your services and how you view your role in the community? First are the passionate individuals looking to start a new nonprofit to meet an emerging/existing need in their community.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

You’ve read about participatory grantmaking—and maybe even heard about other organizations using this model to distribute control of their funding strategy and grants decisions to the communities they serve. If you don’t currently hold a leadership role, talk to your management early and often. Is this you?

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NTEN

APRIL 29, 2021

Whether it was trying to attend classes, apply for government benefits, or practice religion, many people were excluded from fully participating in their communities. NTEN has long advocated that every organization needs to recognize the role of digital equity in meeting its mission. adults do not use home broadband. Learn more.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

During COVID-19, libraries across the country have had to re-imagine themselves so they can continue fueling imaginations and serving communities. Bridging the digital divide has become essential during the pandemic as many communities, particularly rural ones, do not have sufficient access to Wi-Fi or computers for students.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

With an ever-changing landscape of fundraising, economic conditions, and tactics for expanding mission-related programming, finding time for IRS tax reporting and filing 990 Series returns can be beyond challenging. And then there is your annual IRS 990 series filing deadline. This number only continues to grow. and others.

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Candid

AUGUST 8, 2022

In 2020, the philanthropic sector started conversations about how philanthropy can better support Black-led organizations and the Black community. Organizations hosted “listening” sessions, in which the Black community shared their experiences with leaders in the sector, mostly non-Black people of color and white people.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

Our review discussions became more interesting, and the impact of the entire program was strengthened. Those questions can be in an application, in conversations with program officers, or during the deliberation meetings with your board. Here are a few lessons we learned along the way.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

When smaller, place-based foundations collaborate and align their work, they provide unique value to local communities and nonprofits. Smaller, place-based foundations are managed by individuals with deep ties to the community. 1) Meeting Urgent Needs in the Community . 2) Offering Networking and Education .

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sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

The Funder’s Role in Risk Funders—by which I mean donors, foundations, impact investors, and government agencies that grant financial support—disincentivize risk in a few ways. Many funders want to wait to see how new models, programs, and leaders will perform, and they often require other funders to buy in before they will.

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Bloomerang

MAY 27, 2021

The good news was that the survey indicated seventy-five-percent of those questioned who stated they had pulled away from their pre-pandemic volunteering roles, were aiming to get back to the grindstone, once life returned to normality. . Rebuilding the financial base: resource opportunities for post-pandemic grants. based nonprofits.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

To learn more about knowledge work and its role in grantmaking, check out the post Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work is Core to Equitable Change. The team included the director, board chair, administrative marketing and communication staff and a community engagement consultant.

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