Candid

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

While we continue to monitor developments , here are some resources on how nonprofits can mitigate potential impacts: Diversifying nonprofit revenue streams Diversifying revenue streamsincluding with government grants so youre not dependent on one unsustainable source is not a new idea but perhaps a more urgent one.

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Candid

AUGUST 14, 2024

Greg Stanley at PEAK Grantmaking has argued that generative AI tools can streamline the grant application process by enabling grantmakers to summarize, categorize, and pre-screen applications and by making it easier for grantseekers to fill out application forms. Where do foundations stand on AI-generated grant applications?

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 3, 2024

After college, she began a job as a Dean of Scholar Support at the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. A High Achiever in Pursuit of Education The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation opens doors for low-income, high-achieving students to access a quality education. As a new board member of Mary’s Pence, Natasha was ready to make a difference.

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Candid

JUNE 10, 2024

In 2022, giving by foundations grew to more than $105 billion , accounting for more than 20% of total U.S. The significant role foundations play in advancing the social good underscores the need to incorporate equitable and inclusive grant application and review practices. Diversify and train the reviewer pool.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Nonprofit Grant Proposal Budget Calculations: A Road Map Whats the best way to make your nonprofits budget stand out on a grant application? Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) are not just words; they are the foundations of who we are, and they are steps we must continue to take.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

When the Two Ten Footwear Foundation began seeing an increased demand for their financial support as well as a need for financial, legal, and mental health counseling, they knew they had to take a long-term approach while also meeting the short-term needs of their community.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 21, 2013

Charity Reviews, Philanthropy, Research. Council on Foundations :: @ COF. Foundation Center :: @ fdncenter. Foundation Center :: @ fdncenter. Grants Directory, Philanthropy, Research. Software grants, Nonprofit Technology, Training. Charity Navigator :: @ CharityNav. charitynavigator.org. philanthropy.com.

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 22, 2024

FreeWill has acquired GrantAssistant, an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven platform designed to provide nonprofits and international development organizations with a proposal workflow toolkit that streamlines the grant application process. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. GrantAssistant’s full team, located in Washington, D.C.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Help edit or review grant proposals and grant reports. Offer to write letters of intent or grant requests for the organization and possibly even submit them to foundations or companies. Offer to draft, edit, review and improve the acknowledgment emails or letters the organization sends to donors.

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Candid

JANUARY 29, 2025

Identifying a peer set is often as simple as reviewing organizations you already know or using connections and networks within your field. These include categories like grants, donations from individuals, support from companies, and earned income from services or products.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

One of the most common reasons people analyze Candid’s grant data is to understand year-over-year giving trends in the sector. Instead, we rely on a data set called the Foundation 1000. What is the Foundation 1000? private and community foundations. i Even though the Foundation 1000 makes up only about 1% of U.S.

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Candid

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Foundations: Relying on experienced, proven grant writers to research and write proposals. Government agencies: Using experts to review the federal grant register and target new grant opportunities. Fundraising mistake #2.

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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 4, 2024

Use AI to develop initial drafts quickly but always review and edit content to align with your voice and values. Try this prompt in ChatGPT: “Write a one-page letter of inquiry to the [foundation] to request $XXXX for [your organization]. But be sure to review and refine results based on your organization’s needs and values.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

But inertia is not an option when your grant programs outgrow your current solution, or your vendor sunsets the software you use, like Salesforce is doing with their grant management software, FoundationConnect. This includes reviewing your process documentation or creating it if necessary.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Others receive grant funding from governmental agencies, private foundations, and community funds. Donors, grantors, and foundations look to these watchdogs to help them make informed choices about their donations and ensure they’re supporting an organization that is fiscally responsible. has a different meaning?

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Candid

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Candid has a wealth of data and insights on decades worth of foundation grants. This translates into a personalized grants prospecting experience designed to meet fundraisers unique funding needs. Finding a grants prospect is a daunting task, especially for small nonprofits that cannot afford to have dedicated fundraising teams.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 29, 2022

In this session, we'll review the results of our 2022 Top Funder Decision Factors survey of foundations, charitable trusts, and corporate giving programs from across the country and define how nonprofits can use outcome-focused data to stand out and secure more funding.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In service of this, in this blog, we’re highlighting five things we’ve heard about our grants data that aren’t quite accurate. Myth 1: “Candid grants data” is the same as “990 data.” institutional grantmaking and provide the starting place and scaffolding for Candid’s grants data. foundations (e.g. based foundations.

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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. So if you have to leave early, maybe you just want to review the content, don’t worry. You can even do grant tracking, which we love as well.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 1, 2022

It’s also your chance as a foundation to see if this organization is a good fit for your program. A 10-page application doesn’t make sense—for the applicant or the reviewer—but you need enough information to know if you are making a good decision. In other words, is the nonprofit already thinking about what happens after this grant?

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on what the average foundation portfolio size is for a full-time grant manager: Dear Charity Clairity, What is the average foundation portfolio size for a full-time grant manager? This requires foundation research. Will your grants manager do this?

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sgEngage

APRIL 1, 2025

Review Your Grant Strategy Remember, the role of foundations is to move money, Kristina said. Make sure you are getting information from the people on the ground and pairing that with industry-wide information to help you understand what might need to change with your grant strategy.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

“Where do I look to find grants for my nonprofit?” Getting grant funds is REALLY exciting! Also, getting a grant means a funder values your nonprofit and trusts you’ll put their money to good use. A Grant is What We Need (or is it?) Plus, grants are never guaranteed from year to year.

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sgEngage

MAY 8, 2023

Of the many ways a nonprofit organization can get funding, grants often seem like the holy grail. There is a lot more to grant funding than “free money.” Before you start applying for grants, you need to understand where the funding is coming from and the expectations from that organization. billion in grants in 2021.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 8, 2025

It is essential for us to name and spend time sitting with what is not working so that it can act as a foundation for our learning journey. Funding constraints and grant dependency further exacerbate these issues. These are the key elements of our work that changemakers want to leave behind.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

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. Look for transparency.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2023

From creating a financial cushion to clearly managing your financial reporting, your finance team can create a strong foundation to help you weather whatever the new year has in store. Here are seven ways your team can make sure your nonprofit has a strong financial foundation this year. Identify the top line for each channel.

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Blue Avocado

MARCH 12, 2024

Tips for reviewing your nonprofit’s grant prospects. One of the questions I’m often asked is: “How do I find grants?” But I don’t hear the more important question: “How do I know the grant is right for me?” As many nonprofits are probably aware, multiple sources offer grant funds. How do I find them?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Rachel Sacks, MPH will help demystify all five phases of the grants lifecycle: identifying well-aligned prospects, cultivating funder relationships, preparing compelling submissions, maintaining grants through stewarding and reporting, and submitting renewals. We are here to talk about “Demystifying the Grants Lifecycle.”

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 8, 2021

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Essential Grant Writing Tips for Your Nonprofit. Grants are a great funding resource— over $50 billion dollars are awarded by foundations to charitable organizations every year. As a grant writer, you certainly carry an important responsibility. Ready to get started?

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Successful grant management for your nonprofit, foundation, or federal grant recipient depends on doing the small tasks well, such as internal controls and risk management, while also understanding what opportunities (and threats) are ahead. Three Best Practices for Successful Grant Management. Not so much.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Note from Beth: Yesterday, I was the honored guest at a Google Hangout hosted by the Packard Foundation to celebrate the work that I have done over the last five years as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation. It was wonderful to see colleagues in the room and online, reflect on the work, and talk about next steps.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 19, 2023

From creating a financial cushion to clearly managing your financial reporting, your finance team can create a strong foundation to help you weather whatever the new year has in store. Here are seven ways your team can make sure your nonprofit has a strong financial foundation this year. Identify the top line for each channel.

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sgEngage

MARCH 29, 2023

Experience with grant monitoring and required expense tracking for grants is a plus. And it’s helpful if they are familiar with grant compliance. Once the right staff members are in place, they become the foundation for building solid financial systems and play a central role in maintaining a secure internal control environment.

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Candid

JULY 13, 2023

While Candid is working to reduce that burden broadly, here is one specific way we are trying to help: by providing sample grant proposal documents. In this blog, we share the major types of grant proposal documents, their components, and free sample resources to show you what a successful version of each one looks like.

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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.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 19, 2024

Data is the foundation for every technological initiative. Review Systematically How do you evaluate whether your organization’s data is pristine, polluted, or somewhere in the murky in-between? Assessing the status of your data involves reviewing activity across several areas of competence.

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