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?

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Candid

MAY 18, 2021

Demonstrating credibility is one of the most important factors in a grant proposal. I’m here with some basic advice on budgets. If you write grant proposals, two qualities that funders love to see radiate out from their grant proposals, above all else, are credibility and impact. Transcript.

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Candid

MARCH 6, 2024

Candid did something bold in 2023: We asked that funders put their trust in us by providing unrestricted grant support for our planned mission-critical work—projects we believed would make the biggest impact for the sector at large. million in less restricted funding for such impact-focused initiatives, often in the form of multi-year grants.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Today’s question comes from a grant writer who wants advice on how to apply for grant funds if you’ve already made the purchase. . Dear Charity Clairity, Can or should you apply for grant funds if you’ve already made the purchase (i.e. — Doubting Grant Writer . ” .

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Pamela Grow

AUGUST 30, 2023

It’s the grant application question you always dread… How will your organization sustain this program when the grant is complete? But the real answers to the sustainability question start long before keying in the first word on a grant application. Just focused tools and advice you can actually use.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2021

However, raising funds for these organizations can present unique challenges. While it is true that the Anglican Diocese of Niagara is fortunate enough to be able to provide some funding support for various programs and ministries, they do not have ‘pools of money’ and operate on a shoe-string budget as many other groups do,” she said.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

Carolyn’s Nonprofit Blog was inspired by the many people who have reached out to Carolyn since it was launched in 2011 to ask for advice about becoming a grant writer and nonprofit fundraiser. Many readers asked How do you become a grant writer? Q: What kind of folks have asked about becoming 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?

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Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

Philanthropy and HBCUs: Foundation funding to historically Black colleges and universities , by ABFE and Candid  For every $100 foundations gave to the average Ivy League, they gave 56 cents to the average historically Black college and university (HBCU). This report looks to fill that gap by examining U.S. communities face.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

Without that, the SOA can misrepresent the financial health of the organization and lead to future funding issues. Often, this leads to large audit adjustments, budget vs actual reporting difficulties, and other funding challenges. Their expertise can provide tailored advice and strategies for implementing new standards effectively.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 23, 2018

And, almost always, grants are the driving force of that frustration and tedium. Folks new to the industry seem to have an overblown notion of what grants can and should do for their organizations. They’re great tools—don’t get me wrong—but a grant can’t be your silver bullet. Let me explain.

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2023

AI in Grant Applications Perhaps the most obvious place to start would be the application process. This would free a nonprofit’s resources to apply for more grants or focus on their other outcomes. Think of transactional or in-kind granting. You could even use AI to fully automate some types of grantmaking.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 26, 2024

Website development consultants can redesign your website or build a new one from scratch, while marketing consultants can provide advice on current marketing and design trends. Best of all, many nonprofits can do so for free with the Google Ad Grant. Once verified, you can fill out an application for the Google Ad Grant.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

MAY 20, 2020

5 Tips to Increase Donations with the Google Ad Grant. Getting the Google Ad Grant is step one, now you need to make sure your using it wisely to increase your donations. Make the Most of Your Ad Grants. The Google Ad Grants provide up to $10,000 worth of Google search advertising every month to nonprofits across the world!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Traditionally, NGOs in Kenya have depended on outside support from grant makers and wealthy individuals. As a result, the focus has been writing grant proposals rather than appealing for individual support. Other challenges for NGOs receiving payments include security, trust and misuse of funds. Why is that?

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The Storytelling Non-profit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

As I’ve continued in my copywriting career, I look back at some basic and very useful advice my dad gave me in primary school about writing essays. I got this advice hammered into me for years and now looking closer at how I write fundraising emails, I see there’s still some applicability to this.

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Candid

AUGUST 11, 2022

Corporations have the resources to provide significant funding to nonprofits and are becoming a growing part of many organizations’ revenue streams. So how do you tap into these funds? Most people already know that corporations give grants. We’re here to help you crack into the corporate giving options available to you. .

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 18, 2017

Many funders, including individual donors, are averse to funding these indirect costs, preferring to support direct program expenses: food for hungry people, medical care for the sick, and childcare for working parents. A study cited by Nobel (2015) showed that individual donors are averse to funding organizations with high overhead rates.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 27, 2021

As a small nonprofit, it’s important that you get beyond the day-to-day grind of bringing in enough money to fund your current programs. Think about the personal finance advice professionals dole out. Your nonprofit should take that advice, too. In personal finance, this is your emergency fund or rainy day fund.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 31, 2017

Grant writing is a great way to secure funding for your organization and has a multifaceted pathway to success. Finding the grants is half the battle, writing the grants is a whole other animal, and we’re not even going to start on reporting after the grant is awarded. Did we leave something out?

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Whether it be convincing a board of directors, finding the time and resources, or seeking funds from grantmakers, many foundations face hurdles in creating an advocacy agenda. Advice for nonprofit organizations seeking funding from grantmakers. Building advocacy into your organizational infrastructure.

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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. Davis Parchment, and data scientist Kwame Porter Robinson about the research results, implications, and advice for next steps. Analysis of grant applications from 130 funders.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

We surveyed over 700 nonprofits to find out what advice they’d give themselves and others about fundraising in the new normal. Don’t be afraid to reach out to event sponsors, grant funders and major donors to see if they’d be willing to work with you on how unspent funds are allocated, such as event table sponsorships.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Today’s question come from a nonprofit employee who want advice on how to budget and pay for capital campaign fundraising expenses: . Your finance office has been charged with controlling the inflow and outflow of funds. One option is to secure a capacity-building grant for this purpose from a foundation.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 11, 2015

Nonprofits are turning more and more toward grants as a source of funding for their causes, and that’s not a bad idea—if and only if you can devote the necessary time and energy into it. Here’s a bit of rough, straight shootin’ life advice for you: you’ll probably get shot down the first time. You’re going to mess something up.

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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 movement espouses six key practices of TB grantmaking : Give Multi-Year, Unrestricted Funding : The work of nonprofits is long-term and unpredictable.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to persuade leadership to get donor thank-you letters out sooner: Dear Charity Clairity, I just took a new job and have discovered they don’t get thank you letters out for two weeks. Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D.,

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Qgiv

MARCH 12, 2024

Corporate giving programs help nonprofits have diversified streams of income by contributing donations, scholarships, grants, matching gift programs, and other resources to supplement a nonprofit’s operations. Grants Corporate grants are another way companies can participate in corporate philanthropy. Create a giving plan.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Empathy I have had the honor of being both a grant researcher/writer/steward and a re-grantor. I have felt the frustration of completing horribly constructed online grant applications and experienced the exhilaration of being awarded significant funds. What would be possible if a grant application had some wiggle room?

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Candid

APRIL 19, 2022

My team of 12 and I wondered: how long would this go on and how long could we survive without our main funding stream? Getting creative to find crucial funds . Our grants manager, Dawn, was determined to maintain operations. My advice to other organizations in similar positions is don’t give up! Lessons learned .

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on when to soft credit donors in their database: Dear Charity Clairity, I have two questions: (1) Our organization received a check from one spouse, without any paperwork crediting the other spouse. CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Fundraising registration is generally required in any state in which you want to solicit funds, and states deem that solicitation occurs where your fundraising request is received. It is simple enough to know where you are soliciting in person, sending a letter, or submitting a grant application. How to decide where to register.

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Candid

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In addition to attracting a younger donor base, crypto fundraising can help nonprofits to increase their average grant size. In fact, Endaoment’s average cryptocurrency-originated grant, delivered as US dollars, was $36,000. Note: Endaoment does not give tax advice. Wondering where to begin? per transaction.

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Qgiv

JULY 26, 2022

We put together several alternatives to sponsorships that you can use to raise more funds from corporate donations. Volunteer grants. Another great alternative to corporate sponsorships is a volunteer grant. The more hours volunteers from the company work, the larger the grant stipend paid to the nonprofit organization.

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Neon CRM

MAY 26, 2023

The international water accessibility nonprofit keeps its front page consistently updated with three stats that are vital to its constituents—the number of projects they’ve funded, the people they’ve helped, and the countries they’re in. If the recipient does not respond, a reminder may be triggered.

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Candid

MAY 19, 2021

Candid’s data shows that between 2018 and 2020, 10,337 funders awarded 44,665 grants valued at $9.8 Here are the top 10 grantmakers in Georgia who funded mental health between 2014 and 2021. Amount Funded for Mental Health. Number of Grants Awarded. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Foundation. 11,331,603.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 17, 2020

Fundraising registration is generally required in any state in which you want to solicit funds, and solicitation occurs where your fundraising request is received. It is simple enough to know where you are soliciting in person, sending a letter or submitting a grant application. States are the regulators of charitable solicitation.

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