sgEngage

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

These may include delays in grant approvals, rescheduling of major events due to unforeseen circumstances, or sudden increases in demand for disaster relief services. However, a clear operating reserve spending policy works as a pause button to ensure that funds are used responsibly and sustainably.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 9, 2025

When you work for a nonprofit organization, you dont hope for a period of unexpected demand or income fluctuations. A reserve can provide the flexibility necessary to pay for items that arent covered by restricted grants. Consult your auditor and CPA to identify the options that work best for your organization.

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VisionLink

DECEMBER 16, 2022

All wrapped-up and ready to delight, our CommunityOS®️ platform is designed to support your government grant funding opportunities. Like no other-- the Visionlink toolkit is based on the experience of nearly 300 disaster recovery operations, including the nation's largest natural disasters. The Visionlink Team

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Candid

APRIL 9, 2024

Part of my work at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) involves monitoring philanthropic giving in response to disasters through our annual Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy: Data to Drive Decisions (SODP) report. When we can look at numbers immediately after a disaster, it gives us a unique perspective.

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Candid

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Between 2015 and 2022, education nonprofits consistently received the largest percentage of total grant dollars from institutional grantmakersan average of 27%followed by health (21%) and public benefit organizations (19%). Among individual donors, the share of dollars directed to education also declined, from 20% to 19%.

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sgEngage

MAY 15, 2024

In early 2022, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy began an organization-wide grants change management review. Applied an equity lens: We aim to grant funds with an equity lens, focusing on the needs of historically or currently marginalized and at-risk populations along with more local, on-the-ground organizations.

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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. One way to track those is by setting up a grant calendar.

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Candid

MAY 12, 2021

Because of the way Form 990 deadlines work, the answer is complicated. At Candid, grants data from 990s flows into tools such as Foundation Directory , public dashboards that provide insights into philanthropy in different regions across the U.S., People often ask us, “When will the [year just passed] 990s be available?”

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The Verge

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Restaurant delivery platform DoorDash has launched a restaurant disaster relief fund that will offer grants of up to $10,000 to US restaurants affected by natural disasters over the next year, the company said Wednesday. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Applications will be processed every three months.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 6, 2024

(Photo By Deposit Photos) By Marnie Webb From the frontlines of disaster relief to the forefront of technological innovation, civil society organizations are navigating a rapidly changing landscape. This could leave nonprofits working on other critical issues, such as poverty alleviation and education, with limited funding and support.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 22, 2021

will focus on donor cultivation, an essential step to getting the grant. We are here to talk about how to get more grants, specifically through donor cultivation. You can even do grant tracking, which we love as well. Her initials may be MBP, but to me, she’s the MVP of grants. Margit Brazda Poirier, GPC, M.S.

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Candid

AUGUST 2, 2023

Whether it’s global heatwaves, flooding in Pakistan, Canadian wildfires that block out the sun, decade-long droughts in Africa, or ever more powerful hurricanes, natural disasters have our attention. But climate change has been a disaster experienced slowly, and now all at once. Thinking big on climate change There is good news.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 19, 2024

A security incident is a disaster of the highest order. Get professional help to determine what went wrong and to begin working to prevent future catastrophes. Many of the data disasters I’ve seen result from well-intentioned employees trying to get a job done without the correct information about how to do it.

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Government Data Experiment Disaster 251

sgEngage

AUGUST 23, 2021

When disaster strikes, timing is everything, and the best kind of relief is the kind that comes fast. Disaster relief organizations understand that needs begin before the storm arrives, through evacuation orders, and last until homes are rebuilt or are safe to inhabit. Eliminate complexity, focus on empathy.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Earlier this month, Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released the eighth edition of our annual Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy report. global disaster-related?philanthropy,?analyzing?funding Support underfunded areas of the disaster lifecycle. In it, we examined?available?2019?data

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sgEngage

APRIL 1, 2025

Once you understand the situation, you can use your platform to shield your grantees and possibly deflect some of the attention from the organizations doing important work on the ground. Review Your Grant Strategy Remember, the role of foundations is to move money, Kristina said. Keep the money flowing in whatever creative way you can.

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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. In 2015 he moved to Kenya, working to advance microfinance efficiency through technology. Why is that?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Today, we are able to offer four different payment methods online and we’re working with different providers to offer the best success rate possible to our donors (>90%). At Donadora, work with NGOs to help them tell simple, but impact-full stories in order to inspire donors to give.

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Mexico Giving Trend Online 202

The NonProfit Times

MAY 1, 2024

Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Washington state following the federal disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of severe winter storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides that occurred this past Jan. 5 through 29.

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VisionLink

AUGUST 28, 2019

Visionlink is proud to support the work of National VOAD's Project Comeback in Texas with our multi-agency Disaster Case Management solution, helping more than 700 case managers from 14 nonprofit partners assist more than 12,000 households. And the work continues!

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 28, 2024

AmeriCorps, the national service program that annually matches volunteers with community needs across the country, will award grants totaling more than $370 million to nonprofit and faith-based organizations spanning the public and private sectors for the upcoming fiscal year. Nearly half ($177.4 The balance ($192.6

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sgEngage

AUGUST 19, 2024

With 11 sessions dedicated to the work you do as grantmakers (twice as many as last year), plus extra networking opportunities to learn from each other, you won’t want to miss Blackbaud’s annual user conference. And did you see? Want a better look at the new applicant experience?

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Bonterra

APRIL 13, 2024

Grants management software Unify giving and grantmaking Build strategic nonprofit partnerships that drive more social impact with less work for your teams. Learn more Measure program outcomes in real time Built-in reporting Bonterra’s native reporting tool empowers grants administrators to measure program outcomes, not just outputs.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This post features advice from IT and grants management experts on how to streamline your tech solutions, create clear processes, and drive more external and internal impact. This wasn’t Tacker’s first go at responding to a disaster. Many of these people told us this was the first financial help they received.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 18, 2013

During the Q/A after the presentation, one of the most frequent questions asked has been, “Will Facebook be making grants to nonprofits?” It might also encourage nonprofits to ask for donations without working on engagement or community building first as Debra Askanase points out. Facebook Should Give Ad Grants.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2022

From natural disasters to economic uncertainty, sometimes it feels like today’s grantmaking organizations have to be ready for just about anything. Breakout Session: Focusing on the Grant Writing Experience. Breakout Session: 5 Ways to Simplify Your Grants Management Reporting. MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2:45 P.M.

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Blackbaud Grant Application Disaster 98

Tech Soup

JUNE 13, 2012

Wondering how the cloud fits in with your nonprofit or library’s disaster recovery plan? Sam Chenkin, product manager for npCloud, discussed all of this and more in our recent webinar, Backup and Disaster Recovery in the Cloud. Disasters Big and Small. You can now view the archive on the TechSoup YouTube page.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

By Greg Fine – a marketing consultant that works to elevate nonprofit marketing impact, revitalize giving campaigns, and bring energy and awareness to nonprofit brands and their mission. Artificial intelligence is simplifying the nonprofit slog work that ties up enormous banks of time and resources. Please cite sources.”

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Working with trusted community partners with deep history and expertise on grantmaking for racial equity, we responded this month by updating our special issue site on funding for racial equity. We began tracking grants and pledges based on press releases and public announcements to tell a real-time story. . What we learned .

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Candid

JULY 5, 2022

Like independent foundations, several commented that although total grant amounts increased, their payout remained the same or decreased due to growth in assets.? . We had a large influx of government funding in 2020 and 2021, which we granted out in those years. Virtual work and migration of work to home and/or transitory space.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Last year, London’s transport authority, Transport for London (TfL), cited a “pattern of failures” as its reason for not granting Uber a new license to operate. In his ruling, deputy chief magistrate Tan Ikram said that he believed Uber has been working to improve its standards. “I

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

If you’re a nonprofit or local government agency or work alongside them, there is a good chance you have seen an uptick in funding possibilities within your field. COVID-19 took the world by surprise, and along with it came a government response with unprecedented spending and a massive increase in grant funding.

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Qgiv

JULY 19, 2023

Grants are a fundamental source of revenue for growing organizations to accomplish large projects and receive financial support outside of individual donations. This guide to grants for nonprofits covers the basics of grants including types of grants, examples, where to find grants, and tips for grant writing.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

There are so many things to consider such as how to ensure regulatory compliance, the charitable class members, what will be supported, the size of the grants, and much more. Blog – Navigating Regulatory Requirements for Disaster and Hardship Relief Funds: A Guide for CSR Leaders. that have extensive relief fund experience.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 1, 2018

While having a playful workspace may seem like a recipe for self-imposed disaster, it’s just the opposite. Here are some ideas on how to make work more fun, which will result in a lower turnover rate and happier, more productive employees. People can also eat while they work, which allows them to have fun while being productive.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Even if you pay only glancing attention to news about technology and social media, you've probably heard something about their uses during disaster response and relief efforts.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 26, 2017

The largest theme that is constant in disaster philanthropy is partnership. Historically, and initial numbers from recent disasters reflect the same trend, corporations focus on the use of intermediaries to ensure their large donations are distributed to the correct organizations. Click here to read part 1 of this series.

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