Bloomerang

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a Director of Development who wants advice on what to do when the board thinks their individual fundraising success will depress grants. Have a question for our Fundraising Coach?

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Candid

AUGUST 19, 2024

Foundations increasingly recognize the importance of recipient organizations’ demographics in informing their grantmaking process to ensure their grants are equitably distributed and impactful. But some funders have questions and concerns about joining. Integrating a new system can seem daunting and time-consuming.

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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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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 19, 2021

If you’re curious about where your organization stands in its digital transformation, ask yourself three questions: 1. Data director Eric Dayton says their transformation work set them up to pivot strategically in 2020 when COVID-19 challenged every aspect of their model. Do we make decisions based on data and evidence?

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sgEngage

AUGUST 19, 2024

Whether you’ve been updating your forms or waiting for the next grant cycle, we have several sessions to help you streamline your application process, saving time for both you and your applicants. With these three powerhouse solutions, you have a complete organizational ecosystem. Can’t Make It to Seattle? Join Us Virtually!

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Only 10% of philanthropic foundations have a website to communicate their work. What that statistic means is that for 90% of foundations, the 990-PF is often the only means for communicating their work. Below are the most common types of research needs people use the 990 to find: Grants data and patterns of giving. and Marion L.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

The list created by Sean Kosofsky of Mind the Gap Consulting can be used by an executive director, board chair, or any individual board member to consider their contribution to your organization’s financial health. Join online fundraising communities and ask lots of questions and monitor for great ideas. Is the donor renewal rate low?

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Candid

JUNE 17, 2024

From navigating predominantly white spaces to facing questions about their competency while enduring belittlement, the experiences of Black fundraisers are starkly different from their white counterparts. Black nonprofit leaders often find themselves lacking the necessary networks and connections to secure the grant.

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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

I had recently joined Madison House Autism Foundation as the Director of the Autism After 21 Utah Project (AA21 Utah). I quickly became responsible for identifying potential funding opportunities, grant-writing, stewardship efforts, and reporting to funders. I’d taken it for granted that these resources were just there.

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The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

I was [previously] executive director of a nonprofit, and we served as an intermediary,” report co-author and CEP Vice President of Research Elisha Smith Arrillaga told The NonProfit Times. “We We re-granted funds to about 10 to 12 smaller, community-based organizations. Smith Arrillaga said.

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Candid

JANUARY 5, 2023

Chantal Forster, Executive Director, TAG ( Technology Association of Grantmakers ). Whether you’re a nonprofit, funder, or a consortium of both, fundamental questions are surfacing about social sector data that merit your attention. million nonprofit and philanthropic foundation profiles on our platform.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Today, knowledge work is coming into fashion in foundations and the nonprofit sector. But it is not just a new buzzword, a box to be checked, or even a singular phase in the grant cycle. These are often perceived as disconnected from and less important than grant strategy. Philanthropy loves “new” things. Fast forward to today….

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sgEngage

JULY 12, 2022

That includes the CEO or executive director and the board of directors. Many foundations have turned to outside consultants with expertise in this area to help guide them through the beginning of their DEI journey. The reporting requirements are minimal, trusting that charities will put grant dollars where they are needed most.

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EveryAction

APRIL 5, 2023

Depending on the size, reach, and impact anticipated from a technology change, engaging the board of directors is often critical to your success. As you use these questions to engage in dialogue with your board, it helps to remember that board members may have opinions and learned experience about what tools and systems are best.

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sgEngage

APRIL 26, 2024

By setting expectations early, your organization and audit team can both adequately prepare for , address and streamline not just the audit process, but also any issue or question that may arise during the year. Create Clear Channels of Communication Effective communication is the foundation of any successful relationship.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

We make information into data when we explicitly attach it to a question and explicitly or implicitly connect it to an approach for making sense of it. However, datamaking has added power because it can beused to deepen strategic social processes of foundation-funded change. Information is everything that is coming at us.

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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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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 4, 2016

Grant writing is a time-consuming process. It can also be nerve-wracking if you’re inexperienced or working on a particularly important grant. Jeff Kutash, the executive director of the Peter Kiewit Foundation in Omaha, Neb, deals with grants on a daily basis. Don’t Get Trapped. The “Value” of Money.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Community foundations awarded more grants than any other grantmaker type (49 percent of total awards) . Gifts by independent foundations accounted for at least $1. 775 foundations committed to flexible funding in response to COVID-19 . How are foundations and nonprofits achieving these results? 7 billion .

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2023

And that work can come in a variety of forms: work by your grantee to fill out long applications with questions about programs, finances, staff, sustainability, and internal controls that get read and then filed. But those programs don’t happen without rent payments, reasonable salaries, and foundational infrastructure.

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Bonterra

APRIL 11, 2024

Request a demo Go beyond the check Empower your grantees to sustain grant funds, diversify revenue, and build a broader base of community support. Amy Barch Founder and Executive Director, Turn90, Jumpstart grantee “Investing in Jumpstart was a no brainer.

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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. This can also be helpful for your internal staff and stakeholders who might get questions about your information.

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Bonterra

AUGUST 15, 2022

I want a demo I have questions I don't know where to begin I want to see the product in action Let’s get it set up. Nonprofit Foundation Corporation Public Sector What are you looking for Select. Everything we talk about and do together has a shared sense of mission and purpose that I haven’t found anywhere else.

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Candid

OCTOBER 13, 2022

To better deliver on our mission, and help you more easily find articles on foundation transparency, we have consolidated our funders’ content from Transparency Talk, the former GlassPockets blog, into Candid’s Blog. This article synthesizes this collective wisdom from grants management professionals’ reflections.

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sgEngage

JUNE 13, 2022

In some cases, we’ve made these changes in response to specific requests from funders that have shared grants data with us. While it focuses specifically on grants data, many of the lessons are applicable to other data types as well. Protecting grantees’ data requires asking questions such as: How secure is my grants management system?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

But is this the right question? Our intention is to understand whether grants have had the impact we envisioned. The data collected is usually owned by the grantmaker, not questioned, and not shared back with the grantee or any larger community. For many grantmakers, the answer to these questions is our own institutions.

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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

I had recently joined Madison House Autism Foundation as the Director of the Autism After 21 Utah Project (AA21 Utah). I quickly became responsible for identifying potential funding opportunities, grant-writing, stewardship efforts, and reporting to funders. I’d taken it for granted that these resources were just there.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2011

This week I attended Center for Effective Philanthropy’s conference “ Better Philanthropy: From Data to Impact &# where I participated on a discussion panel about social media, foundations, and grantees. There were questions about social media policies as well as content and engagement strategies and handling mistakes.

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Tech Soup

MAY 20, 2013

Foundations fund and coordinate mission-based work. TechSoup also has a new foundation resource area for software donations. I know that by the numbers, there are far fewer foundations than nonprofits in the US (94 percent charities versus 6 percent foundations), but most foundations are relatively small.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Based on Candid data processed as of October 2023, approximately 78,133 grants valued at $16.8 Particularly, as many foundations have bolstered their efforts to collect demographic data from grantees, have changes in how we collect that data helped address inequitable funding practices and bring about systems transformation?

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 26, 2022

This checklist is a great starting point, and don’t be afraid to reach out to an expert like a nonprofit accountant for help or answers to any questions that arise. A good mission statement is specific and answers the following questions: Who does this nonprofit serve? Appointing your board of directors. Why does it serve them?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

However, any new nonprofit needs a strong foundation to thrive. In contrast to for-profit organizations, nonprofits rely on donations, usually a combination of individual donations, grants, sponsorships, and corporate donations, to fund their operations and further their charitable missions. There are over 1.8 In the U.S.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2014

That’s exactly what the Latino Community Foundation did. Director of Programs and Policy answered a few questions about how they used learning and pivoting to get better results. Tell us briefly about the mission of the Latino Community Foundation (purpose, staffing/budget size, and fundraising history).

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Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2021

Unless you are committed to making a cultural change, the question of DEI is moot. 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. Focus on Professional Development.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Our latest Impact Lab cohort on climate justice built an open-source tool for climate community-based organizations to access grant funding more seamlessly with the Grants Content Kit. Senior Director, Virtual Client Experience, Crossroads Community Services. Director of Information Technology, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 15, 2021

He has worked in capital campaigns, major and planned giving (including charitable gift annuities) grant writing and donor research. This question needs our attention. Through the years I’ve seen many development directors spend time and effort on acquiring new donors. Strawhecker, Inc. In 2016, he received the CFRE designation.

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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. Ideally, every three to five years, your board and staff directors will meet to realign regarding goals and begin the strategic planning process.

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