Candid

JANUARY 28, 2025

Smaller shares of grantmakers providing technology and tools, unrestricted funding The good news is that a significant majority of funders are now committed to streamlining grant applications (67%) and reporting processes (56%). Funding technology for equitable outcomes Why should this matter to grantmakers?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Diversifying your funding is critical to your nonprofit’s stability and ability to achieve your mission. With the ups and downs of the past few years, many nonprofit organizations that were heavily dependent on just one or two funding sources found themselves in a tight spot. Peer-to-Peer and Team Fundraising. Major Gifts.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The new Climate Intervention Environmental Impact Fund (CIEIF) began operations Sept. 6, with the goal of helping kickstart new approaches to restoring Earth’s climate in the face of rapid deterioration. CIEIF is taking applications through Nov. 1 for three awards of $50,000 each.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Grants are an integral lifeline for many nonprofits, providing the necessary funding to launch new initiatives, sustain critical programs, and ensure operational stability. Why Diversifying Your Funding Is Essential With nearly 2 million nonprofit organizations in the United States, the competition for funding from all sources is stiff.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 9, 2025

Peer-to-peer fundraising relies on supporters reaching out to their family, friends, and colleagues and utilizing their network of connections to help meet the fundraising goal. What specific initiative will the funds raised go to support? P2P campaigns arent complicated, but they do require a bit of planning to get off the ground.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 23, 2025

Nonprofit organizations are often challenged with the daunting task of delivering significant impacts with limited resources. Its potential impact on the nonprofit world is enormous, but its still relatively unknown and underleveraged. Campaigns must maintain a minimum 5% click-through rate (CTR).

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

But big goals cost big money. Figuring out how to fund your vision can feel like a steep mountain to climb. Should you fund your work out of your own pocket? Here’s something to keep in mind, starting now: self-funding a nonprofit is not sustainable. To fully fund your mission, you have to become a fundraiser.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Many organizations attempt to provide this through a dropdown menu on the donation form, offering donors a list of programs, funds, or departments to choose from. While functional, this approach often lacks context, leaving donors with little understanding of the options or their potential impact.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 15, 2024

While the total funding for nonprofits continues to rise, data shows that fewer Americans are engaging in giving and volunteering. I’m excited to share some key insights from this report that I believe can help us all drive greater impact and ensure long-term sustainability in the sector.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

Google.org , the tech giant's philanthropic arm, is investing millions of dollars into getting nonprofits up to speed on generative AI , part of a massive funding effort to empower organizations to adopt the tech, including Google 's own AI offerings. SEE ALSO: Character.AI SEE ALSO: Character.AI

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Charity golf tournaments are a viable option for nonprofits to elevate their reach, forge and strengthen relationships, and raise mission-critical funds. Marketing: Get cost-effective tips for promoting your event to ensure a full field and maximum impact.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 3, 2024

As a nonprofit organization, securing funding is essential to fulfilling your mission and driving meaningful change in your community. Using this software doesn’t just make things run smoother; it also helps you make better choices and have a bigger impact. Managing one grant application is a challenge.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The Fast Company Impact Council is a private membership community of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. As a result, many companies, including startups, are finding flexible ways to match funds, allowing people to donate in flexible ways that ignite them and their passion.

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Candid

DECEMBER 9, 2024

One funding trend Candids Research team recently unearthed is that education fundings share of philanthropic giving, especially from institutional grantmakers, is shrinking. Education remains a funding priority but with a shrinking share Education has been a top priority for both institutional grantmakers and individual donors.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Spur Local’s Donation Counter Spur Local used a donation counter to add a sense of urgency and community as everyone rallied together to hit the goal. Impact Meter Impact meters are a great way to show donors the real-world effect of their contributions.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Similarly, without robust support from funders, many nonprofits would struggle to fulfill their missions and extend their positive impact on communities. Here are examples of how funding organizations are supporting the well-being of their grantees, as well as the hurdles grantmakers can face when implementing these programs.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 13, 2023

According to Salesforce research, nonprofits recognize the importance of technology in helping reach their goals, but many lack the resources to invest in it. Salesforce Accelerator — AI for Impact aims to close the AI access gap by providing funding, expertise, and technology to nonprofit organizations.

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Candid

JANUARY 7, 2025

Asking donors to rethink the funder-grantee relationship Nonprofits are used to keeping donors at arms length, presenting their successesthe beautiful mosaicwhile concealing the individual tiles that make that successful impact possible. They need to understand the wins and struggles that shape meaningful impact.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

How are Nonprofit’s Financial Goals Different? It’s a common misconception that nonprofits don’t focus on financial goals since they’re not generating a profit. In fact, most nonprofits require a minimum level of fundraising each year to reach their mission goals. Many receive a combination of both.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

We’d be honored to host your partner, friends, and family at [YOUR EVENT] because our goal is to grow our community and share our mission of [YOUR MISSION] with as many supportive, caring, and creative people as possible. 3) Put a face to the funds by sharing impact stories on your social feed. FILL IN THIS CAPTION: Meet [NAME].

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Writing a compelling donation letter is an opportunity to engage your supporters and show them their impact on your mission. These letters are particularly impactful during nonprofit giving days like GivingTuesday and targeted fundraising campaigns, providing a personal touch that can resonate with recipients. Key steps 1.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Listen now: Proven Strategies to Maximize DAF Impact for Nonprofits In recent years, donor-advised funds (DAFs) have emerged as one of the fastest-growing charitable giving vehicles. While donors can receive significant tax benefits when contributing to DAFs, the distribution of these funds can take time.

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Candid

OCTOBER 16, 2024

As founder and CEO of Altruist Partners LLC, creator of the Altruist Accelerator, I have almost 20 years of experience working in the social impact sector. Impact investors: Soliciting program-related investments (PRIs)—loans that are often convertible to grants—from private foundations. Fundraising mistake #2. Fundraising mistake #3.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Michael Gellman and Paul Preziotti, The Crucial Impact of Operating Reserves on Your Organizations Financial Health and Sustainability. Its hard to choose to put funds into operating reserves when that could help one more person transition out of homelessness. Check out our webinar with A.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 2, 2024

By building on the momentum of a single giving day, you can extend the excitement through December and maximize your impact before the year comes to a close. Perhaps it was a message about the tangible impact of their gifts or the urgency of a specific need. For recurring donors, highlight the impact of their continued support.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Having a fund accounting system can significantly streamline your finance function. Tools like Power Automate and Power BI can extend your fund accounting and transform your nonprofit accounting software into an even more powerful tool. Use this process map to pinpoint where enhancements will be most impactful.

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 22, 2024

According to the National Council of Nonprofits, roughly one-third of total funding for all nonprofits is from government grants and contracts, and according to the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University, another $100 billion in annual charitable funding derives from grant-making made by private foundations. “We

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 28, 2024

By Jackie Sue Griffin Securing grant funding is crucial to a nonprofit’s growth, and it starts with crafting a well-planned and realistic budget. It’s also important to allocate sufficient funds for evaluation and monitoring activities to ensure the project’s success.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Subject line: Sofia, keep tabs on the impact of your gift by following us on social media. Social media is a great tool to showcase your impact, help supporters understand the challenges they can help solve and build an authentic community around your cause. 4) Week Three: Give An Impact Update. 2) Week One: The Friend Request.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 17, 2021

Sponsored Post by: Accelerist , a leader in social impact partnership technology, supporting hundreds of brands and charitable organizations in finding and growing their partnerships with each other. The impact that partner (or any kind of donor) retention can have on a charitable organization should be no different.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

It’s been estimated that 30% of annual giving occurs between GivingTuesday and December 31, and more than 25% of nonprofits raise nearly 50% of annual funds via year-end monetary donations, according to authors of the Recurring Giving Report. According to Celeste Flores, director of the U.S. You just need to know where to start.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

They can make a huge impact as they provide significant support across areas including grantmaking, employee engagement and cause marketing. It can be tough to know how to move forward since your donors have different communication goals than your nonprofit. It’s no secret that corporate donors are invaluable partners for nonprofits.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2025

Why Organizations Should Experiment with Revenue Diversity Even when your revenue channels are strong, nonprofits should always be experimenting with their funding models. This alignment prevents mission creep and maintains the integrity of your nonprofit’s goals.

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Achieve

JANUARY 27, 2025

Volunteers, funders, board members, staff, and other community members dedicate their hard-earned funds, time, and energy to your organization, so you must be transparent with them about your operations and impact. As a result, you can show stakeholders that you are not relying on a singular funding source.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

2) Write and distribute quarterly Impact Reports. . According to the Fidelity Charitable Overcoming Barriers to Giving Report , 65% of donors would give more if they knew the impact of their donations. Why Quarterly Impact Reports? Quarterly Impact Reports enhance your website, email, and social media content strategy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2019

They find great satisfaction and pride in funding growth and expansion. The key to achieving your nonprofit’s greatest goals? 1) Invite major donors to be an integral part of the work they’re funding. The specifics of what their money would be funding. 2) Don’t forget about the impact of donor-advised on fundraising.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The stakes are high; securing funds means supporting the needs of my own community. By integrating wellness practices into our professional lives, we not only sustain ourselves and our ability to lead effectively over the long term but also amplify the impact we make in our communities. Remember that rest is a form of resistance.

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