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6 Places to Find Grants for Your Non-Profit

The Fundraising Authority

Many non-profit organizations rely on grants from foundations, corporations, and government agencies to round out their fundraising efforts. If your non-profit is looking for new grant opportunities, here are six tried-and-true places to find them: #1 – Your Board I always start my grant research with my board.

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How to Do Year-End Fundraising the Right Way (Part II)

The Fundraising Authority

In this post, I want to talk about the strategy behind raising more money during the final 4-6 weeks of the year. So… what do you need to know to supercharge year-end giving at your non-profit? Don’t use the year-end giving season to talk about hiring new staff, adding a new heating unit, or holding a conference on homelessness.

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Five Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits That Don’t Work (or Why You Aren’t Raising Enough Money)

Get Fully Funded

They’ve tried what they know to raise money, but it just isn’t working. It’s like a money grab because that’s what it’s all about — the money. The way you’re trying to raise money doesn’t work, no matter how hard you try. You started your nonprofit to make a difference, not to raise money. Avoid them!).

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Tis the Season: Making it Easy to Give Year-End Donations

Byte Technology

As any non-profit guru or, for that matter, financial analyst will tell you, the fourth fiscal quarter of any year—October, November and December—is the hottest time for garnering monetary support from your donor base. Non-profit expert John Haydon offers some simple tips to ensure you’re ready for the potential windfall of year-end giving.

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Giving Trends in Kenya: How the Growth of Mobile Payments Are Transforming Community Giving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

According to the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law , there are 6,500+ NGOs registered with the NGOs Coordination Board in Kenya. An organisation can register an account on M-Changa and within 5 minutes they’ll have their own web page to accept payments using Visa, MasterCard, PayPal and mobile money.

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49 Online Fundraising Ideas to Help You Raise More

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Online fundraising is extremely cost-effective compared to other types of fundraising campaigns, and our Generational Giving Report revealed that almost 55% of donors prefer to go online to make a gift. Due to a lack of major upfront expenses, fundraising online is one of the most profitable ways to raise money for your organization.

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Steal this E-Mail! A Sample Year-End Fundraising E-Mail for Your Non-Profit

The Fundraising Authority

It’s almost the year-end giving season, and most non-profits I know are getting ready to reach out to their donors to ask for one more donation before the end of the year. As well they should… a very high percentage of all charitable gifts are made during the year-end fundraising cycle.

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