Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Nonprofits focused on the preservation of local journalism are being called to step up, and many of the country’s largest private foundations have announced $500 million in funding over five years to support them, an extraordinary initiative called Press Forward. The first grants are to be awarded later this year. What’s the problem?

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Journal Local News Fund 96

Candid

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Why and how Candid updated our racial equity funding site . The nationwide racial reckoning triggered by the 2020 murder of George Floyd has resulted in a dramatic increase in funding for racial equity. Tracking racial equity funding . arts, education, health) or use any number of approaches (e.g.,

Fund 95

Fund Pledge Grant Map 95

Kindful

JULY 8, 2021

Whether it’s a gala, golf tournament, marathon, trivia night, or online wine tasting, the number one thing that gets overlooked in evaluating event costs is the human capital required to produce the event. To get better at understanding the trust cost of an event, you need to evaluate the event’s return on investment (ROI). .

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Grant Money Strategy Evaluation 104

sgEngage

AUGUST 12, 2024

You’ve got to use funds wisely, aligning with your mission and honoring donor intentions. You will always get the grant and donors will never churn. And you can clearly communicate your financial results and impact to your stakeholders with confidence. Smart money moves are vital for nonprofits.

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Practice Management Fund Nonprofit 93

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. Many nonprofits only make grants by invite-only, these are the ones that require relationships and introductions to get to an application. Check out our upcoming course on program evaluation.

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Grant Foundation Tips Proposal 52

sgEngage

MAY 6, 2024

Review funding history, including donations, grants, sponsorships, or program income, to determine which sources can be repeated for the budget year, what areas have room for growth, and where diversification is needed. Distribute it back to the budget owners and make sure your fund accounting system reflects any last-minute changes.

Build 103

Build Time Review Fund 103

Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

In line with this signature clause, Google offers nonprofits an exclusive resource that can help them make the world a better place: the Google Ad Grant. Google Ad Grants are considered in-kind contributions. Once an organization receives an Ad Grant, it gets to keep it indefinitely, as long as it meets basic compliance standards.

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Grant Google Problem Awareness 98

Candid

MAY 13, 2024

In a 2022 survey, nearly 70% of respondents cited building measurement, evaluation, and learning capabilities as a critical area in which they would like to invest. Based on that feedback, the fund works to reduce the burden on potential grantees and identify barriers that might discourage them from applying.

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Measure Collaboration Effective Impact 59

sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2023

While there will always be a baseline of information needed to make sure your grant funds are stewarded well, the best place to start is with trust. It’s your grantees—those who talk with individuals in your community every day—that often have a better understanding of how to use funds to get results.

Philanthropy 81

Philanthropy Impact Trend Grant 81

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 21, 2011

Today, nonprofit organizations need to be able to show the results of their efforts. Board members, consumers, community members, and staff alike want to know if the services provided are making a difference and if the results really outweigh the costs. The answer is not "let the grant writer do it!". Tatro, held this.

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Evaluation Results Program Measure 77

Connection Cafe

MARCH 20, 2017

Ensuring that your foundation makes impactful grants to the right nonprofit partners starts with a thorough proposal evaluation. This timeline should serve to help you, as the grantmaker, to monitor the progress of the grant and ensure it’s on track with hitting various milestones.

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Proposal Evaluation Grant Application 30

Candid

MAY 15, 2024

In our experience, TBP is the logical result of listening to grassroots organizations, rather than a theoretical framework that grantmakers should adopt for purely philosophical reasons. With an open call, we eliminate the need to be part of the “in” crowd to receive funding.

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Proposal Application Metrics 52

Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

One such data story is this: Though long suspected, we finally have the data to confirm that 39 percent of our grant applications are duplicative across funders. In this blog post, we'll review the research results, discuss implications, and identify the soul-searching needed to move forward in new alignment with our values.

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Grant Analysis Application Contact 97

Media Cause

JUNE 29, 2024

Grant Writing: AI is a game-changer for grant writing. It can analyze grant requirements quickly, craft compelling cases of support, and ensure that all criteria are met by processing multiple documents. This drastically streamlines the grant application process. The world of AI is constantly evolving.

Strategy 59

Strategy Fundraising Proposal Grant 59

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. Once you plan your project, it will be easier to evaluate specific funding sources (our next step!)

Grant 63

Grant Project Develop Proposal 63

sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

Leadership is both a process/action and a result, but we often only hear about the results of good leadership. These non-cash opportunities can sometimes be more impactful than a grant itself. Foundations can—and should—spend money on and grant funds toward advocacy initiatives that help to provide opportunities for communities.

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Roles Foundation Leadership Community 82

sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

I led a group of fellow volunteers who evaluated applications from diverse organizations. By assessing our process and by changing our questions as a result, we received more thought-provoking and insightful responses. Your goal should be to efficiently collect the exact information you need to make a funding decision.

Question 94

Question Application Reflection Philanthropy 94

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 19, 2021

The power and influence that flow from money, combined with the near absence of a negative feedback loop in philanthropy, result in potential manipulation of and control over nonprofit organizations,” Janice Pettey of Nonprofit Fundraising Strategy said. Evaluate to learn. Set clear policies.

Adopt 52

Adopt Foundation Practice Support 52

ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 18, 2017

Many funders, including individual donors, are averse to funding these indirect costs, preferring to support direct program expenses: food for hungry people, medical care for the sick, and childcare for working parents. A study cited by Nobel (2015) showed that individual donors are averse to funding organizations with high overhead rates.

Fund 70

Fund Tucson Arizona Grant 70

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Grant makers and nonprofit professionals are now talking openly about some very painful (and inter-related) issues in philanthropy, such as. The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex. Letting grantees lead: What we’re learning from the BUILD evaluation. The state of grant seeking.

Philanthropy 98

Philanthropy Open Participatory Evaluation 98

Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

They have to do all this while regularly drafting and submitting grant requests from funders who have different and changing priorities. Often, nonprofits react to funders’ requirements regarding what to measure, though it can be difficult to obtain funding for impact measurement.

Impact 119

Impact Management Organization Evaluation 119

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 12, 2012

The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. GEO’s 2012 National Conference will offer a range of perspectives and new ideas for smarter grantmaking that leads to better results and present opportunities for participants to learn from the wisdom and experience of their peers.

Results 96

Results Seattle Michigan Evaluation 96

sgEngage

AUGUST 16, 2024

Start by Evaluating Past Annual Reports I joined Scarborough Health Network Foundation last January. I came into an organization that had very quickly grown its donor base and major fundraising results, as well as its brand profile and marketing. We speak very clearly about how much is being granted to the actual hospital network.

Report 87

Report Create Organization Stats 87

Candid

JANUARY 24, 2023

The results: evaluating the success of our social media video experiment We ran this experiment from September 26 to December 9, 2022, and collected analytics to evaluate its success on December 12, 2022. This was a big swing and therefore risky, so we set goals that we knew would be challenging to achieve.

Video 136

Video Social Media Evaluation Audience 136

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. Organizations play funders’ perfection game by writing grant proposals and making promises to funders as if they can predict the future.

Problem 84

Problem Skills Proposal Grant 84

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Evaluation and Impact Measurement: Methods for assessing the effectiveness and impact of nonprofit programs. Now, let’s say that, during a proposed budget review, you notice that the board has cut funding for a top-rated yearly educational program with your constituents. This also works in the inverse.

Guide 52

Guide Business Support Metrics 52

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Of course nonprofits’ ability to accurately evaluate their impact is married to their funding. Grantee evaluation is a perennial hot topic in the foundation world, nonprofit evaluation is a lucrative industry in universities, and there is a whole high tech industry emerging to rate charities online led by Charity Navigator.

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Evaluation Service Measure Database 64

sgEngage

JUNE 12, 2023

Take advantage of searching wildcards that help expand the possible results in your search. Evaluate users’ security access Each user of a system is provided with a username, a password, and the exact access rights they need to accomplish their daily tasks – at least, that’s what we hope! Have you searched in at least 3 ways?

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System Search Evaluation Policy 93

Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2014

With that growth comes competition for funds and projects: as a public benefit corporation in the current economy, proving your impact is crucial for survival. How can your organization demonstrate the requisite effectiveness – and thrive as a result? Secure Funding by Reporting Successful Outcomes.

Fund 47

Fund Web Grant United States 47

sgEngage

MAY 27, 2022

With a clear understanding of what business process automation means to your nonprofit, you can identify ways to save time on your fund accounting management and increase efficiency across your organization. But for organizations already doing more with less, documenting those results often takes time they don’t have. The average U.S.

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Process API San Diego Nonprofit 78

Bonterra

APRIL 10, 2024

With a typical 2x increase in program efficiency and 3x increase in program outcomes, customers have scaled their impact and continued to secure funding with Platinum Support. So, that means I need the right database and technology to prove the work and results." But in order for outcomes to show, I need the data. Request a demo

Tools 52

Tools Management Los Angeles Demonstration 52

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

These funds are often depleted quickly, so act immediately when opportunities are announced. Take a walk around your facility and take an inventory – As a result, what can you cut temporarily or permanently? As a result, ask if they are willing to “price match.”. Example: Energy/Utility. Unplug energy-sucking appliances.

Money 98

Money Nonprofit United States Fund 98

Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 4, 2024

The Salesforce nonprofit grantmaking solution, foundationConnect, was created over 15 years ago on the belief that we could support better collaboration among stakeholders in the grants management process. The good news is your organization has options to consider for replacing foundationConnect with another grantmaking solution.

Nonprofit 52

Nonprofit Application Integration Grant 52

sgEngage

AUGUST 9, 2022

For example…” What was interesting is that after they made these types of statements, what they all went on to share about how they granted funds, vetted applications, organized their boards, and the process by which they evaluated their grantee partners was very, very similar.

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Collaboration Foundation Test Interview 88

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2022

Google Ad Grants are a terrific fundraising and marketing tool that Google makes available to nonprofits and charities. So what are Google Ad Grants ? A Google Grant provides $10,000 each month to nonprofits to spend on Google Search ads. Google Grants can be a great fundraising option for almost all nonprofits.

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Google Grant Guide Nonprofit 334

Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Nonprofit professionals have a set of top priorities—including raising funds for their mission. Volunteer grants: 63 million Americans (25% of the adult population) donate to worthy causes non-monetarily by volunteering their time, talents, and energy. Then, employees can donate those funds to a nonprofit of their choice.

Community 52

Community Giving Companies Gift 52

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

" A quick Google search on "data" brings up more than 5 billion results, and a search for "data" on TechSoup's website shows a total of 4,303 results. utilize data to build cutting-edge grant requests. Here at GrantStation, we want your organization to succeed at grantseeking.

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Grant Data Develop Strategy 36