Candid

MARCH 9, 2022

Toledo-Lucas County Public Library (TLCPL) has been part of Candid’s Funding Information Network since 1980, providing local nonprofits and the public with access to Candid’s resources, including Foundation Directory, for free. Second are representatives of nonprofits who are turning to grants to help their organization grow capacity.

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2021

In March 2020, Candid canceled all in-person events until a time to be named later. Tracy Kaufman Programs Manager, Northeast “Hollywood movies on global pandemics never address product access, but this was the Funding Information Network (FIN) team’s vital mission in March. Ivonne Simms Programs Manager, South. The result?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 18, 2023

If that trust could be extended in uncertain circumstances, what does that say about the existing state of trust between grantees and grantors, in what I would argue are still very uncertain times? Empathy I have had the honor of being both a grant researcher/writer/steward and a re-grantor.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

So think about how you can use this time of year to focus on donor stewardship and relationship-building. This multi-channel approach not only helps diversify your funding streams. From there, seek to segment donors in your database based on their interests, preferences, and past giving behavior, like gift amounts and timing.

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Candid

DECEMBER 10, 2021

PCORI announces medical research grants totaling $49.5 The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has announced grants totaling $49.5 The grants will fund nine new CER studies, including three focused on telehealth and mobile health strategies. Grants totaling $23.5 Grants totaling $23.5

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 4, 2023

How to Audit Your Strategic Plan to Prepare for Annual Planning Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast Your strategic plan is your guiding star, helping you determine where to channel your energy, time, and resources. Use this time of the year to audit your long-term plan to ensure it’s a powerful tool for your annual planning.

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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!)

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 26, 2024

Managing several of these channels can easily monopolize your marketing team’s time and resources. For example, nonprofits with technical expertise or that work with technology consultants may create optimized online spaces for donors that make giving easy and teach supporters about their nonprofit through interactive content.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

These funds are often depleted quickly, so act immediately when opportunities are announced. Even more, consider the savings in hours of paid staff time and mileage expenses associated with monthly shopping trips. However, I am amazed each time I walk through cutting costs with a nonprofit that’s struggling. DISCLAIMER!

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 17, 2019

Rarely do funds cover operational or administrative costs and often they may have additional matches or indirect expenses needed to fulfill all requirements. The long-term sustainability of a charity is dependent on unrestricted funding sources allowing the organization to determine how and where resources should be focused.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 4, 2023

If your organization needs to improve its grant writing skills, it is likely you are only going to seek grant writing consulting. Some have years of experience and are leading with the knowledge and resourcefulness they have acquired over time. They know what they need to do. A more meaningful conversation.

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DipJar

APRIL 14, 2022

It serves — in Tyler’s words, as a “teaching landmark” — but one that goes beyond the initial instance to explore discrimination in many other forms. It is fortunate to fund itself stably through ticket sales, its gift shop, donations, space rentals, fundraising events, and corporate grants. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Six ways nonprofit board management software can streamline communication, improve efficiency, ensure compliance, save time and money, and make a real difference in your organization. Because of her clear, approachable style, she has written everything from technical documentation to grant proposals to marketing materials.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

In this case, we needed to talk to a lot of folks: the Development team who oversaw tuition and financial goals and to determine if any programs shifts affected funding and if we could find additional support for any technology needs. teaching artists who directly interacted with students. And all of this was daunting. It takes a team.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Having a framework is the magic wand to writing a successful grant proposal. Most people don’t write grants with this in mind. Most grant writers just start with long responses to grant applications, instead of first setting up their own plan. This 6-step GRANTS Writing Formula can help!

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

You may need to get rid of sticky notes and embrace digital tools, better time management, and more efficient processes. Do you feel drained of energy all the time? If so, you need to spend some time investing in new tools and finding processes and workflows that play to your strengths. The basic version of Trello is free (yay!)

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

This post is part 2 of our New Age of Grant Management series. If you haven’t already, make sure to go back and read part one, Welcome to the New Age of Accountability in Grant Management. No longer is grant funding free money with very few strings attached. Three Key Changes in Grant Administration.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

The grant world has changed. The new federal regulations add layers of additional accountability and complexity for grant recipients. This monumental shift of responsibility onto grant recipients could be one of the most pivotal changes in grant management in decades. What Changed: Focus on Performance Management.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 26, 2019

Federal, state and local governments increasingly depend on Social Service nonprofit organizations and, because of that dependency, have been willing to help fund them. government funding accounts for approximately one-third of the annual revenue received by nonprofit organizations, primarily through grants and contracts.

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Classy

AUGUST 4, 2021

High-performing teams will use reporting features to gauge success over time and see where there are opportunities for improvement. Number of returning one-time donors, in order to identify good candidates to convert to recurring donors. One volunteer even applied for a service grant for the time she spent on gratitude comments for us.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

This guide will teach you what you need to know to get your new organization up and running. 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.

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Achieve

MARCH 1, 2024

A few topics you might consider for your nonprofit podcast include: Nonprofit news Marketing tips Volunteer management Donor stewardship Corporate partnerships Donor-advised funds Grant preparation Capital campaigns Nonprofit sustainability On top of the podcast topic, you should also decide on its format. Plan your content strategy.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

If you skip on preparation, you will end up with a house of cards that can come tumbling down at any time. Your local United Way or similar organization may have a bank of qualified people seeking Board roles, saving you some time and work to find the right person. But you can’t self-fund your nonprofit.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

There are four primary types of data analytics: Descriptive Analytics: This describes what has happened over a specific time period, helping nonprofits see which changes have occurred and compare performance across time periods. Are users from Google spending more time on your website than those who found it via a recent news article?

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Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

Fund development is, first, organizational development…. You can be a grant writer or direct mail specialist or fundraising events specialist. And if I found myself in a job where I couldn’t instill a culture of philanthropy over a reasonable period of time, I’d fire myself (and I have). You choose. I wouldn’t hire you.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

It’s the beginning of September and, as if you haven’t already heard this about a thousand times, the end of year is really almost here. They want to grant wishes. Your numbers are important, yes, as is the building renovation project your campaign will be funding and the event you hosted last week. They don’t want to give cash.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Six ways nonprofit board management software can streamline communication, improve efficiency, ensure compliance, save time and money, and make a real difference in your organization. Because of her clear, approachable style, she has written everything from technical documentation to grant proposals to marketing materials.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2010

Due to high demand (and the resulting slower-than-ideal site today) the special discount on the popular fundraising software GrantStation , the powers-that-be at TechSoup and GrantStation have decided to extend the $99 discount offer until noon Pacific time (3 p.m. Eastern) tomorrow. What's GrantStation, you say? "An

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Our goal at Salesforce.org in delivering our own nonprofit trends report each year is to better understand: the role nonprofits have in serving their communities, what’s shifting within the nonprofit space, mental health and wellbeing, and how technology supports an organization’s ability to fund and run their missions across departments.

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Cloud 4 Good

JULY 27, 2021

Teach For America (TFA) is an education nonprofit operating in support of a vision that one day all children in the United States will have the opportunity to attain an equitable and excellent education. We just wrapped a fundraising campaign and for the first time ended without opt-out numbers that were abnormally high.”.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 14, 2017

” I even had one nonprofit professional tell me about a time a donor said to her, “ You and your job are overhead, and I don’t want to donate just to pay for your salary.”. Is a fund accounting software subscription overhead, even if it’s needed to accurately track and report back to funders of the organization?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

For those of you on a different fiscal year, skip down to “Cleaning up your Prospect Database” and save this checklist for whenever the time is right for you. And this is the time of year you risk having donors fall off a cliff. and let them know they’ve still got time to renew (or fulfill) and make a difference this year.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 21, 2022

So why should nonprofit spend time attracting corporate partners? Volunteers or volunteer grants: when companies encourage their employees to volunteer with your organization, or even offer to paid days off in order to volunteer. Set up a time to plan future collaboration. Update them on the results.

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Candid

JUNE 14, 2023

Grant proposals take a lot of work. So, we asked you on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook: What red flags do funders look out for when reading a grant proposal? Here they are in this crowdsourced list of grant writing red flags. An output is the number of times you do that activity, or the number of people it serves.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

I could request books not already in the collection, and sometimes my wish would be granted. That’s why a group of Benetech supporters recently came together to give the gift of reading in honor of our long-time board member Jim Kleckner. And the best part? I began a reading binge.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 19, 2018

Like many years in the past, 2017 continued to bring significant change to the way foundations approach their grantmaking, collaborate with each other, collaborate with their grant partners, collaborate with the public and private sectors and how they are utilizing technology and data to drive their strategy forward.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

To that end, I’ve compiled a list of funders who spend their time and grantmaking resources on assisting women-led movements to advance meaningful change. The following organizations currently offer grant and funding opportunities for women and/or accept letters of inquiry or proposals. Amber Grant Foundation.

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