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. It is a Series B funding round with the latest infusion of $30 million in March 2022.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Recently, I presented a high level overview of crowdsourcing , including examples from the lens of funding and doing. What comes to mind when you think of the word crowdsourcing either for funding or doing? There are four different models of crowdsourcing activities: wisdom, creation, voting, and funding.

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sgEngage

APRIL 21, 2021

If you work in philanthropy, odds are that you have heard some buzz about trust-based philanthropy. Trust-based philanthropy is so far from the compliance-oriented culture of traditional philanthropy that it can raise a lot of eyebrows. Solicit and Act on Feedback: Philanthropy doesn’t have all the answers.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

The large difference is that most funders tend to direct a majority of their arts funding to local and regional organizations. These organizations are currently offering grant and funding opportunities and/or accepting letters of inquiry or project ideas. . Funding Priority: Arts & Culture. Ford Foundation. Ford Foundation.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The University of San Francisco was the first school to offer a Master’s in Nonprofit Administration less than 40 years ago, and the first School of Philanthropy was created just nine years ago at Indiana University. These include cover letters, proposals, letters of inquiry, budgets, and more. . Philanthropy News Digest .

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2023

Take philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, whose donations have yielded more than $14 billion in funding for about 1,600 nonprofits since 2019, according to her long-awaited website Yield Giving. The Trust Based Philanthropy Project is a five-year funder initiative that addresses inherent power imbalances between foundations and nonprofits.

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Candid

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Even if you don’t follow the news in philanthropy daily, you are likely to have heard about donor-advised funds (DAFs). While the money in the fund is owned and managed by a financial firm, DAF donors still have a say in how and to which nonprofits its assets are distributed. But donor-advised funds are not new.

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Candid

JANUARY 17, 2024

Even the most seasoned fundraisers need to stay abreast of the latest trends in the sector and can benefit from data and tools to help them find funding. We also know that most nonprofits don’t have funds available to divert from their programs and services to further invest in fundraising. foundations have websites.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2010

Our funds have helped make Oregonians healthier and better educated, provided greater access to social services and the arts and culture, strengthened the nonprofit sector and improved the environment for all who live and visit here.”. Meyer’s personal philanthropy and is not affiliated with Fred Meyer Inc., the retail enterprise.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 15, 2024

In a 2024 report from the Center for Effective Philanthropy , 95% of leaders expressed some level of concern over employee burnout and 69% of respondents ranked it as “very much a concern”.** The pace and volume of work has increased leaving 46% reporting that they feel burned out.*

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 29, 2009

The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently conducted an online discussion with Lorry I. What are the top three criteria you use when reviewing a funding proposal? Lokey, who has appeared on The Chronicle’s list of America’s top donors every year since 2000. Mr. Lokey responded to questions such as.

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Candid

JUNE 26, 2024

Nonprofit fundraising basics Even for experienced fundraisers, it’s always a good idea to refresh core strategies to get the funding your organization needs. How to Write a Grant Proposal by Cheryl Carter New and James Aaron Quick. Demystifying Fundraising Funnels: A Digital Marketing Blueprint to Fund Your Non-Profit by David Higgins.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 22, 2024

Proposals must identify a problem and offer a solution that promises significant and durable change. Lever for Change influences its networks to find and fund solutions to the world’s challenges, including issues like racial inequity, gender inequality, lack of economic opportunity, and climate change.

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Candid

MAY 15, 2024

At the Honnold Foundation, we had been working in partnership with grassroots organizations for some time before we learned that there was a term for the kind of grantmaking we do: trust-based philanthropy (TBP). With an open call, we eliminate the need to be part of the “in” crowd to receive funding.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 3, 2010

Successful grant writing depends on finding the right funding opportunity. You need to locate an agency interested in funding your project, but where do you start? There are probably a zillion places to search for information about grant funding opportunities and you could spend countless hours doing so. Step 1: Go to: [link].

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

How successful the graduating companies are is determined by their follow-on funding and market valuations. We winnow out 90% of the ideas proposed to us based on our New Project Assessment Method , incubate some of the selected 10%, and then pick one or two for follow-on funding. We have a pipeline of ideas, not teams.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2014

The Resource Gap in Rural Funding. If your charity or library happens to be located in rural America, it's not your imagination that it is harder to get grant funding in rural locations. The nonprofit Bridgespan Group did a special post-recession report on overcoming the resource gap in rural funding.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 16, 2020

This AI writing assistant will help you write appeals, proposals, thank-you letters and a lot more. In a great article in Philanthropy News Digest , Carl Richardson tells us that “effective fundraising is a result of telling your story.” Writing Is More Fun With A Robot. It can even help write your case for support. .

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Candid

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Over the past three years, Candid has made data on over 15,000 funding opportunities available on Philanthropy News Digest (PND) RFP Bulletin and Foundation Directory. Are you currently accepting grant proposals? and be transparent about preferences, such as: “Funding only within a 50-mile radius of Cook County, IL.” .

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Qgiv

MAY 16, 2022

From contributions from individual donors to sponsorships, nonprofits have a variety of funding sources. It’s important for every nonprofit to have multiple revenue streams to build a healthy, sustainable organization, and a common source of funding for nonprofits is through grants. Where can you find grants? Government.

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Candid

AUGUST 6, 2024

Our mission: to accelerate “big bet philanthropy,” the practice of making multimillion-dollar investments in a single organization with the intention of transforming a sector, issue, or organization. Big bet philanthropy has gone mainstream Five years later, we’ve achieved our goal and then some. Kellogg Foundation, and others.

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Candid

AUGUST 22, 2023

Candid uses machine learning to automatically tag new grants, request for proposals (RFPs), and mission statements to our Philanthropy Classification System (PCS) taxonomy—or our way of organizing and enriching data to make it usable. Facilitating intelligent funding connections (coming soon.)

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Candid

JULY 15, 2024

Since the COF pledge, the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) has been monitoring whether funders have maintained these commitments to reduce grantee burden. Early evidence suggests that many funders have stayed the course, especially in the areas of grant reporting requirements, funding restrictions, and proposal processes.

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The NonProfit Times

JULY 17, 2024

Grant professionals consistently lament the lackadaisical response of staff members when asked for data, program details, budget figures, and other essential information,” said Barbara Floersch, grants expert and author of You Have a Hammer: Building Grant Proposals for Social Change. If a staff member is nonresponsive, sound the alarm.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2011

Remember the email chain letter that used to circulate warning of impending plans to eliminate funding for NPR and PBS? At the time, there was no continuing threat to cut funds for public broadcasting. The Obama Administration has proposed a slight increase in funding for CPB. wake of her namesake’s gaffe.

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Kindful

AUGUST 12, 2021

The large difference is that most funders tend to direct a majority of their arts funding to local and regional organizations. These organizations are currently offering grant and funding opportunities and/or accepting letters of inquiry or project ideas. . Funding Priority: Arts & Culture. Ford Foundation. Ford Foundation.

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2024

At its very root, derived from the Greek word philathropia , philanthropy means “to love people.” We often talk about the role of philanthropy and the ways in which it must grow and innovate, how it has changed and evolved with the times, reacting to crises, wars, economic downturns, and more.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2012

Note from Beth : This is an ongoing series from the Organizational Effectiveness Program team at the Packard Foundation about developing their program funding strategy in an open way or what has been dubbed “Learning In Public.” Photo by Leff. In September, the OE program will be going in front of the Board.

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Candid

DECEMBER 24, 2024

To find out, at the start of the Giving Season we ran a LinkedIn poll , with three choicesmore unrestricted funding, less paperwork for grants, and to reduce burnoutplus a write-in option. The first of five best practices for fair funding outcomes? Where do foundations stand on AI-generated grant proposals?

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Philanthropy loves “new” things. Whether you are working within a funding organization or on the ground in social change, developing an effective knowledge practice will help to advance strategic missions and goals. A History of Knowledge Work in Philanthropy Knowledge building and philanthropy have a long past.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 24, 2010

Businesses can do what they want, and while I applaud the move towards philanthropy, it's my opinion (disclaimer: and not necessarily the opinion of the nonprofit that employs me) that this is not the way to do it. The general public can view and comment on the proposed programs, maybe even make suggestions of partners.

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sgEngage

JULY 31, 2024

Think of philanthropy as water. Welcome to the Era of the Venture Philanthropist As more money is made through entrepreneurialism and as more entrepreneurs look to philanthropy as a social and economic source of power, an emphasis on buckets and cisterns will only thin our funding streams.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

You’ve read about participatory grantmaking—and maybe even heard about other organizations using this model to distribute control of their funding strategy and grants decisions to the communities they serve. Think about your foundation’s grantee community, as well as the ultimate beneficiaries of the funding.

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Qgiv

APRIL 10, 2021

This [season or time period], we’re aiming to raise [amount] to fund [project]. The sponsor could include a reference to your cause on their corporate philanthropy page, or they could agree to match gifts to your organization at a higher ratio than gifts to other causes. Don’t leave that funding on the table!

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 12, 2022

There’s a lot of support out there to fund your programming, support capacity-building initiatives like tech investments, and in some cases, help cover operating expenses. However, you have to know where to look and what to look for before you can start choosing opportunities to pursue and drafting grant proposals. Government Grants.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

emergency response; prevention; early intervention; research; seed funding, and so forth). Submitting a foundation proposal is straightforward. And let these departments know you’ve also submitted a foundation proposal. Remember: all philanthropy is a value-for-value exchange. Types of organizations to which they’ll give.

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Candid

AUGUST 30, 2023

For example, a growth or decrease in individual giving might be vitally important to your nonprofit but totally irrelevant to others (like those primarily funded by government sources.) This trend poses two important questions: Will people embrace and use it to make complicated processes (like writing grant proposals) easier?

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