sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

Changing a core piece of software at your grantmaking organization is no picnic. 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. What reports do you pull regularly?

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Kindful

JULY 8, 2021

You may have a boss or board members who don’t realize how much heavy lifting and staff time it takes to put on an event and think it’s some kind of easy windfall for the organization. . To get better at understanding the trust cost of an event, you need to evaluate the event’s return on investment (ROI). . What could we do instead? .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Keep reading this Ultimate Guide to Accounting Software for Nonprofits to learn what makes accounting for nonprofits unique and get tips on choosing the best accounting software for your organization. Others receive grant funding from governmental agencies, private foundations, and community funds. Many receive a combination of both.

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Bloomerang

JULY 21, 2021

Before starting a nonprofit organization, you should understand that the 501(c)(3) designation is just that: a tax designation. Name your organization. . You’ll need to create Bylaws and Conflict of Interest documents and policies because both are needed for your IRS application. . It’s not a business model. .

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Whole Whale

MARCH 24, 2021

Finding the right foundation to write a grant for is confusing, especially if the organization has no prior relationships to build on. Some foundations have open RFIs (Request for Information), open LOIs (Letter of Inquiry), RFPs (Request for Proposal) and others have open calls for applications around a campaign.

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

In this blog post, we will share some insights and best practices from our recent webinar, Change Up Your Questions: Exploring and Shaping What You Ask Grantees and How You Ask Them , where Marshall Ginn of Capital Philanthropy discussed how to evaluate and improve your application questions. Why Change Up Your Questions?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For those familiar with the process, developing an application for any type of financial support (grants, corporate sponsorship , contract, etc.) These are often aligned with the funder’s strategic priorities and should also align with the criteria for evaluating a successful proposal.

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Blue Fox

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

"Getting actionable financial data for grant writing all comes down to the setup of your financial systems." You know that you need to finish this grant request, but you’re stuck. The narrative is coming along, but your roadblock is the financial justification for the grant. And you’re right.

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Classes Grant Chart Tips 78

sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

I led a group of fellow volunteers who evaluated applications from diverse organizations. The winning organizations were consistently exhibiting interesting characteristics, but we weren’t asking questions targeted at those characteristics. When was the last time your application was given a solid review?

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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 realize that some of the most impactful work is being done by organizations HF might not know about.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 31, 2023

They are securing more donors and creating new methods for obtaining grants, individual and corporate contributions. We believe that this is an incredible opportunity for charities and nonprofits in Canada to receive grants to build up their people, process, and systems with no strings attached. The minimum ask is $10,000.

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sgEngage

APRIL 26, 2024

In recent years, relationships between nonprofit organizations and their auditors have seen positive change. Here are six best practices your nonprofit organization should adopt to increase collaboration and enhance its relationship with your audit firm.

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sgEngage

JULY 12, 2022

While there are many considerations for beginning (or expanding on) a grantmaker’s DEI journey, all organizations must prioritize the commitment from their leadership, their internal processes, and their grantmaking practices. Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion must come from the leaders of the organization.

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2023

And that work can come in a variety of forms: work by your grantee to fill out long applications with questions about programs, finances, staff, sustainability, and internal controls that get read and then filed. As a grantmaking organization, you feel strongly about your impact area. It also includes unrestricted funds.

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sgEngage

MARCH 31, 2023

But above that, the evidence is irrefutable: a more diverse and inclusive organization is a better-performing organization. Organizations working toward social impact know this better than most industries. But for grantmaking organizations, the DEI effort is two-fold. How are you recruiting staff and volunteers?

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

One such data story is this: Though long suspected, we finally have the data to confirm that 39 percent of our grant applications are duplicative across funders. Analysis of grant applications from 130 funders. Data Handling, Overview, Measurement, Evaluation and Reporting (4 percent). Miscellaneous (3 percent).

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sgEngage

AUGUST 30, 2021

Many organizations want to help their own during tough times. And those that comply with regulatory requirements allow for tax-deductible donations and tax-free grants within the United States. A tax-exempt relief fund’s charitable class is the group of individuals who are eligible to apply for and receive a grant.

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Disaster Fund Guide Classes 91

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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sgEngage

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Nonprofits needed more streamlined applications and processes to get resources out the door and trust from grantmakers that they could do more and better work with fewer limitations. Empathy I have had the honor of being both a grant researcher/writer/steward and a re-grantor.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 4, 2024

The Salesforce nonprofit grantmaking solution, foundationConnect, was created over 15 years ago on the belief that we could support better collaboration among stakeholders in the grants management process. The good news is your organization has options to consider for replacing foundationConnect with another grantmaking solution.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Historically, the Pizzigati Prize has provided a $10,000 grant to one recipient. This year, thanks to the generous support of GitHub Social Impact , we’re excited to have one $10,000 grant and two $5,000 grants. January 28: Applications close. 2022 Pizzigati Prize. Apply today!

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

That means there are a lot of grants out there, if you know where to look. Read on for the keys to finding, applying for and managing grants that will help your organization get a piece of the grantmaking pie! Step 1: Evaluate your organization and see if you’re ready to apply for grants. Peer Organizations.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 14, 2020

It’s a pretty remarkable change from just a year ago, when there was little motivation to alter the status quo of long grantmaking cycles and complex applications. So here’s some advice to help any organization get off to a great start in the quest to find the best GMS: Pro Tip #1: Forget technology for a moment. Start with people.

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Grant System Management Evaluation 47

Candid

MAY 1, 2024

They learn from fundraisers about the complex process of finding a foundation to fund their project, and from program officers and grant managers about vetting a grant applicant. For example, we heard that funders want more information about fiscally sponsored organizations and their sponsors.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

3 creative ideas to help you connect with a DAF So let’s say you run the Animal Welfare Organization in Bob’s hometown. They want to find you (on behalf of Bob), and there isn’t usually a grant application process you can use to get in front of them. How do you tap into the money from Bob’s DAF?

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 3, 2012

It doesn’t matter if you’re a teenager, a parent, a business owner, aspiring entrepreneur, or a nonprofit organization: money can be difficult to come by these days. Even in times of economic prosperity, many nonprofit organizations have to fight in order to maintain a steady flow of funding. Information about your organization.

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sgEngage

APRIL 18, 2023

This is why it’s important to keep an eye on the trends impacting the philanthropic industry, and incorporating the ideas that make sense for your organization. No one is suggesting that funders run their coffers dry by giving money to every organization that comes asking.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

You see, your nonprofit’s Board is ultimately responsible for your organization, interfacing between your organization and the community. In other words, your Board should help you see problems before they occur, they should evaluate how well things are working, and they should help you find new and better solutions.

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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!) Outcomes 3.

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Bonterra

APRIL 10, 2024

With our SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, WCAG2, VPAT, and ISO certified case management tools, your organization can protect your data and meet federal and state security and compliance requirements with ease. What security measures does your organization use to safeguard data? Request a demo

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2022

Google Ad Grants are a terrific fundraising and marketing tool that Google makes available to nonprofits and charities. So what are Google Ad Grants ? A Google Grant provides $10,000 each month to nonprofits to spend on Google Search ads. Google Grants can be a great fundraising option for almost all nonprofits.

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Google Grant Guide Nonprofit 348

Charity Village

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Considering administrative limitations within grants and contracts, changes in donor behaviours, inflation, and recession, how do nonprofits and charities build financial resilience into their operations?? Applications are now open. Thriving Non-Profits is a ground-breaking […].

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Of course nonprofits’ ability to accurately evaluate their impact is married to their funding. Grantee evaluation is a perennial hot topic in the foundation world, nonprofit evaluation is a lucrative industry in universities, and there is a whole high tech industry emerging to rate charities online led by Charity Navigator.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 11, 2021

Studies have found that organizations that embrace a JEDI approach report improved impact, innovation, productivity, and increases in their bottom line. Frankly, the search, evaluation, interview, and selection process can be very rigorous and time-consuming. What is your organization’s public reputation around JEDI?

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

You’d know how your organization will grow in the next three years. And you would feel confident that you made the best choice for your nonprofit organization. A true fund accounting system simplifies restricted funds, making it easier to track and report on government grants, endowments, and specific donor requests.

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Candid

MARCH 26, 2024

Forward-looking nonprofit organizations know that leveraging data is key to determining where a community’s unmet needs are, securing resources to address those needs, and advocating for more effective policies. We strive to build data-based evidence into each grant application, and we expect it to continue to help secure funding.

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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. Letting grantees lead: What we’re learning from the BUILD evaluation. Center for Effective Philanthropy: Grantee and Applicant Perception Reports. The state of grant seeking.

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