Achieve

MARCH 18, 2024

Successful nonprofits know that humans respond to stories. Whether it’s an emailed donation appeal, social media post, or old-school flyer on a bulletin board, the best nonprofit communications help your audience relate to and position themselves within your mission’s story. Why Does Storytelling Matter for Grant Writers?

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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). We only ask for the information we need to understand the proposal and then dive deeper via phone calls.

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Candid

JANUARY 17, 2024

Candid’s ongoing commitment is to ensure all nonprofits and their communities have equitable access to Candid’s resources. Our mission is to get you what you need to do good—and that includes free access to the nonprofit resources, insights, and tools listed below. foundations have websites.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether it’s okay to apply for a corporate grant and sponsorship at the same time: Is it okay to make an ask for a sponsorship (say, for an event) from a corporation AND separately to that corporation’s independent charitable foundation? BOTTOM LINE 1.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

Similar to the list I shared for nonprofits focusing on education , arts and culture tends to be a very popular issue area for American foundations. These organizations are currently offering grant and funding opportunities and/or accepting letters of inquiry or project ideas. . Start small and work your way out. Ford Foundation.

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Arts Culture Grant Fund 108

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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Philanthropy Literacy Gift Grant 80

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Philanthropy loves “new” things. Today, knowledge work is coming into fashion in foundations and the nonprofit sector. But it is not just a new buzzword, a box to be checked, or even a singular phase in the grant cycle. A History of Knowledge Work in Philanthropy Knowledge building and philanthropy have a long past.

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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 lack of inclusion and equity in philanthropy. Just Giving: Why Philanthropy Is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better. Philanthropy is at a turning point.

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Philanthropy Open Participatory Evaluation 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2020

By Alan Tyson , CEO of DATABASICS – a software product that enables nonprofits to report, approve, and track employee hours, activities, and spending from anywhere, something that is especially important in an increasingly decentralized environment. Here are five categories that every nonprofit must address to be effective in 2021.

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Candid

JUNE 26, 2024

Summer is a great time to explore Candid’s collection of free eBooks and audiobooks for titles that can help you achieve your goals as a nonprofit professional. Nonprofit fundraising basics Even for experienced fundraisers, it’s always a good idea to refresh core strategies to get the funding your organization needs.

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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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Practice Change Proposal Grant 67

Candid

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

As a nonprofit management student, preparing to enter this field can be challenging because it’s still developing. 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.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 9, 2014

This topic was center-stage at this year’s Global Philanthropy Forum. This is where philanthropy comes in. Philanthropy plays a role beyond what governments could do—allowing for the testing of innovative models that are responsive to local cultural contexts—and then looks to government for scaling up successful efforts.

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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. So what can we do about this?

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 22, 2024

MacArthur Foundation’s $100 million 100&Change competition has launched with roughly 1,000 nonprofits expected to vie for the winner take all award. Proposals must identify a problem and offer a solution that promises significant and durable change. MacArthur’s nonprofit affiliate, Lever For Change , is managing 100&Change.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Here’s what you need to know about the way DAFs work, the benefits and challenges to donors and recipients, and how nonprofits can take advantage of their growth. These articles outline the benefits and mechanics of giving through a DAF and how nonprofits can get on a DAF donor’s radar. The basics: What is a donor-advised fund?

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Kindful

AUGUST 12, 2021

Similar to the list I shared for nonprofits focusing on education , arts and culture tends to be a very popular issue area for American foundations. These organizations are currently offering grant and funding opportunities and/or accepting letters of inquiry or project ideas. . Start small and work your way out. Ford Foundation.

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Arts Grant Culture Fund 73

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. Making searching for funders and grants fast and easy. million nonprofits worldwide.

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Technology Support Proposal Grant 94

Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

Carolyn is a major gift fundraiser and nonprofit communications expert who uses technology to amplify her impact and do more with less. Carolyn has many years of hands-on experience working in the trenches of nonprofit fundraising across Texas and beyond. Many readers asked How do you become a grant writer?

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Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether it’s okay to apply for a corporate grant and sponsorship at the same time: Is it okay to make an ask for a sponsorship (say, for an event) from a corporation AND separately to that corporation’s independent charitable foundation? BOTTOM LINE 1.

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Grant Homeless Proposal Foundation 53

Bloomerang

AUGUST 19, 2021

Much has been written about the extraordinary grant making of businesswomen, MacKenzie Scott. My approach to philanthropy will continue to be thoughtful. The NonProfit Quarterly’s editor Ruth McCambridge wrote this terrific background piece , and CANDID wrote this one sharing the experience of nonprofit CEOs who received her largesse.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Today’s funder list focuses on nonprofits supporting the environment and conservation efforts. Grant Research Tip: As you search beyond this list for potential funders, many foundations will state that they do not accept unsolicited requests for funding. See if any of these funders serve your community and if you qualify for funding.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Participants include @GivingTues, @magusgalmarini (Agus Galmarini of the Gates Foundation) @ArielAzoff (Social Impact at Medium), @ meansandrew (Head of Philanthropy & Civic Innovation @Uptake ) and me. The winners’ featured nonprofit organizations will receive $2,500-10,000 grants! Nonprofit Storytelling Conference.

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Candid

OCTOBER 3, 2022

For funders and foundations, one big advantage of an easy-to-navigate grants section of your website is that you can help grantseekers are more likely to submit the required information on the first try. Are you currently accepting grant proposals? Clearly define your grant opportunities  . Be clear: Is your window open?

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Candid

JANUARY 11, 2023

As we enter 2023, we’ve compiled a list of nonprofit books from Candid’s free digital library that can help inspire your nonprofit’s New Year’s resolutions. Winning Grants Step by Step: The Complete Workbook for Planning, Developing, and Writing Successful Proposals by Tori O’Neal-McElrath, Lynn Kanter, and Lynn English.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2023

The Giving USA 2023: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2022 is the most comprehensive report on philanthropy in America and the data within sheds light on the state of fundraising and ways nonprofits can overcome shortfalls in funding. International affairs nonprofits reported a 10.9% billion dollars in 2022.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 20, 2017

Ensuring that your foundation makes impactful grants to the right nonprofit partners starts with a thorough proposal evaluation. A proposal should include more than just the organization’s mission statement and program description. In other words, is the nonprofit already thinking about what happens after this grant?

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Candid

AUGUST 30, 2023

I’m often invited to speak with organizations about the latest fundraising and nonprofit trends. While I am happy to share my perspective, trends are, by nature, always changing and have varying impacts depending on your nonprofit’s function. The first is to share my view on some of the latest fundraising and nonprofit trends.

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Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

As AI is increasingly used in high-impact ways such as writing and assessing grant proposals, how can we make sure that it is used ethically, minimizing the risk of harm? We continue to refine the data we use for training and evaluating our grants auto-coding system. The harmful impact of these early problems was clear.

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Candid

MAY 31, 2023

It’s the perfect time to relax, get away, and kick back to enjoy some good books from Candid’s free nonprofit eBook collection. Are you worried that a nonprofit-related book will feel like a rain cloud over your summer vibes? Perfect Phrases for Writing Grant Proposals and Perfect Phrases for Fundraising by Beverly Browning.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

The past five years have seen tremendous change in the world — and in the nonprofit sector. Then, once nonprofits recovered their wits and resumed asking, fundraising initially rebounded big time. And it’s one of the biggest problems nonprofits face. We faced a global pandemic, resulting in oftentimes disastrous fundraising.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

Back in the mid-2010s, I served as chair of the selection committee for the Washington, DC region’s biggest award recognizing excellence in nonprofit management. In its blog post “ Practical Tools to Help Grantmakers put Learning First ,” the Johnson Center for Philanthropy reminds us how challenging this can be.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

If you loved our 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar get ready for our new, improved, and updated 2019 calendar! We've searched far and wide for the best and brightest nonprofit conferences from all around the country! We have everything from: Fundraising & Grants. Nonprofit Management. Nonprofit Management.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

billion to nonprofits. As a result, nonprofits have noticed the potential of workplace giving, and 49% of charitable organizations have identified it as a potential growth strategy. Why does workplace giving software matter to nonprofits? How can nonprofits promote workplace giving? What is workplace giving software?

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Qgiv

APRIL 10, 2021

For nonprofits, one thing is certain: securing sponsorships with allies in the for-profit world is one of the most important steps you can take on the path to reaching your fundraising goals. Without the contributions of key sponsors, your nonprofit risks being unable to raise the money it needs to achieve its mission. Organization.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 16, 2021

For the last three years, I’ve devoted virtually every day to the challenge of training professionals and especially volunteer fundraisers to overcome the fear of asking for gifts for their favorite nonprofits. Philanthropy is no different. 5: Focusing on the proposal or other collateral material during the ask. Blunder No.

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sgEngage

MAY 13, 2022

Philanthropy has had a history of being notoriously opaque and inaccessible to organizations seeking funding. In my years as a grantseeker and nonprofit consultant, I’ve waded through dozens of ambiguous foundation websites that make it impossible to know how to get even a foot in the door to be considered for funding.

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