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Tips for Adopting a Trust-Based Philanthropy Approach

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In fact, 800 foundations signed a pledge to adopt more trust-based practices in order to move money more quickly and with fewer restrictions. Multi-year, unrestricted funding gives grantees the flexibility to assess and determine where grant dollars are most needed, and allows for innovation, emergent action, and sustainability.

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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

In order to make change that is sustainable and scalable, additional funding sources need to be considered to help nonprofits achieve their core missions. Social enterprise models may well offer an answer. However, the traditional reliance of nonprofits on governmental and charitable funding is increasingly unsustainable.

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What grantmaking practices should foundations adopt to best support nonprofit organizations?

ASU Lodestar Center

According to The Independent Sector , funding-related practices and relationships are one of the challenges that the nonprofit sector faces, and there are myriad reasons that funding-related practices and relationships are challenging for the nonprofit sector. Heed legal requirements. Be a good partner.

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How can nonprofits adopt social enterprise strategies to create sustainable revenue streams?

ASU Lodestar Center

Organizations that rely on donations and grants for funding are being forced to look at their revenue portfolios and determine whether their revenue streams will be sustainable in the foreseeable future. Nonprofits are reimagining funding models and will have to think innovatively to ensure their mission continues.

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Digital Priorities the Mission-Driven Sector Must Address in 2024

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Adopt an AI strategy There’s no denying it: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is happening. We see massive disruption from individual givers to institutional funding streams, partnerships, and foundation grantmaking. The term encompasses a wide range of tools and practices that can support an equally wide range of work and strategies.

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How You Can Use Pledge Now, Pay Later To Revolutionize Your Fundraising Model

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Won’t I lose out on funds if they decide not to follow through? There are some truly exciting things coming down the pipeline for digital fundraising and a lot of them feature the Pledge Now, Pay Later model. Why would I want to give my donors the ability to pay me later instead of right now? How does this help my cause?

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

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They’re excited to get their fledgling organization off the ground, and they need the funds to do it. Sometimes when people are looking for new fundraising ideas for nonprofits, they’re looking for a quick solution to solve their funding problems. Broken Funding Models for Nonprofits Truly, it’s not your fault.

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