Media Cause

JUNE 22, 2021

501c3’s can’t do advocacy, it’s not allowed. ” In other words, not all advocacy is lobbying — and not all lobbying is prohibited. In fact, depending on a 501c3’s annual expenses, a nonprofit could spend 5% – 20% of it’s annual resources on direct advocacy or lobbying. Advocates aren’t donors. Donors aren’t advocates.

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Advocacy Digital Fundraising Global 101

Candid

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Why and how Candid updated our racial equity funding site . The nationwide racial reckoning triggered by the 2020 murder of George Floyd has resulted in a dramatic increase in funding for racial equity. The result is a refreshed site that gives a more complete picture of past funding and allows for stronger comparisons over time.

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Fund Pledge Grant Map 106

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Nonprofits focused on the preservation of local journalism are being called to step up, and many of the country’s largest private foundations have announced $500 million in funding over five years to support them, an extraordinary initiative called Press Forward. The first grants are to be awarded later this year.

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Journal Local News Fund 89

Candid

AUGUST 6, 2021

To that end, the ten-year initiative will coordinate donor resources to build international networks in the independent moving image ecosystem that foster deeper collaborations between civic leaders and content creators — funding aligned organizations, research, and creative content appearing across traditional and digital platforms.

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Storytelling Foundation Fund Asia 110

Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

Foundations in the United States focus their funding priorities on many different issues. If your nonprofit is seeking funding, it’s critical to identify the foundations whose interests and funding priorities align with your own. Funding Priority: Education. Global Fund For Children. Daniels Fund.

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Education Grant Fund Resource 111

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Our funder list below focuses on funding for those prioritizing senior care, opportunities and resources for elderly individuals, and for researchers focused on concerns that affect the elderly. See if any of these funders serve your community and if you can qualify for funding. (If Funding Priority: Elder/Senior Care.

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Grant Fund Resource Los Angeles 97

sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2024

These include disparities in funding allocation, lack of representation and diversity among leadership, and a tendency to prioritize short-term outcomes over long-term systemic change. This means moving away from rigid funding structures and timelines toward more agile and responsive approaches.

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Philanthropy Action Structure Law 83

VQ Strategies

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

After years of meetings, dialogue, presentations, advocacy, (and yes, maybe even some proverbial hair-pulling in frustration), today was the launch of the Initiative for Strategic Volunteer Engagement and the release of landmark research about how organizational leaders and funders view and prioritize volunteer engagement. Nearly half (46.8

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Research Volunteer Fund Advocacy 40

Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

But even the simplest goals aren’t necessarily easy—and they usually require a pretty sophisticated strategy to back them up. 7 Things Your Association Strategy Should Include Mapping out a strategy for your membership association isn’t a one-time process. If it doesn’t, then your organization won’t last.

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Associations Practice Strategy Leadership 52

The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 4, 2023

For example, Lindsay Currie of CUR has a Board that practices anticipatory planning and has an innovation fund. For example, Russ Webb of the Bay Area Apartment Association has a FOMO (fear of missing out) event strategy. They are updating the formats, creating new events, and rethinking legacy events. Then, they act.

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Associations Podcast Learning Wisconsin 246

Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

For nonprofits, this moment presents an opportunity for a social media strategy “do-over.” For example, Digital Defense Fund provides digital security and privacy training to abortion-access organizations, clinics, and workers and develops software solutions designed to protect the privacy of clients and volunteers.

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Social Media Media Strategy Social 92

The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

At a time when higher education is facing public funding cuts, changing demographics and a challenging student debt environment, institutions are facing an uphill battle to sustain enrollments and stay relevant. This translates into the negative national narrative that college isn’t worth it. How is declining trust affecting your association?

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Associations Industry Government Education 130

DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2023

These committed donors provide the support you need to spread awareness about your cause, generate excitement about your events, recruit volunteers, and of course, fund your mission. Here are five strategies to help your nonprofit increase your supporters’ value and build relationships that stand the test of time.

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Relationship Build Donor Strategy 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Their use of the social network is mostly inconsistent and without strategy – the 10 best practices below are meant to change that. 1) Set up and prioritize LinkedIn Pages in your social media strategy. Finally, prioritize your LinkedIn Page in your overall social media strategy and commit to posting regularly. LinkedIn Pages.

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Linkedin Practice Social Media Sponsor 363

Candid

APRIL 22, 2024

Foundation does, including our calls for funding proposals and how organizations are invited to apply. Our capacity-building strategy aims to strengthen organizations’ sustainability, resiliency, and connectivity, led by women and nonbinary leaders of color. There is intentionality in all that the Ms.

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Relationship Build Organization Philanthropy 59

Candid

JANUARY 17, 2023

Instead , they pursue a variety of other strategies centering on litigation, education, and industry-wide advocacy. Foundation funding for workers’ rights i. Funding to workers’ rights organizations increased since the 2008 financial crisis. New York is the epicenter ii of funding for workers’ rights nonprofits.

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District of Columbia New York New York City California 106

Pamela Grow

AUGUST 30, 2023

After all, without grants, you’d be hard-pressed to fund new infrastructure, increase staffing, or expand programs and services. We’ll get the steps and strategies to answer the dreaded sustainability question in less painful, more beneficial ways.

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Lesson Question Grant Application 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 29, 2024

Imagine your nonprofit’s social media fundraising strategy as planning a trip to a new country. Share financial reports, impact assessments, and breakdowns of where the funds go. While building this community takes time, it will ensure you always have a full pipeline of people interested in engaging with your cause.

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Social Media Organization Media Fundraising 256

The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 4, 2023

For example, Lindsay Currie of CUR has a Board that practices anticipatory planning and has an innovation fund. For example, Russ Webb of the Bay Area Apartment Association has a FOMO (fear of missing out) event strategy. They are updating the formats, creating new events, and rethinking legacy events. Then, they act.

Associations 130

Associations Podcast Learning Wisconsin 130

Care2

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Online advocacy is the cornerstone of online fundraising strategy for many nonprofits. Advocacy helps you recruit new committed supporters and keep your existing supporters engaged. But how do you get started building a program, especially if most of your funding comes from foundation grants?

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Advocacy Grant Fund Online 60

Candid

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Level up your annual fund appeals Are you sending an annual fundraising appeal at the end of the year? It’s clear that a strong digital strategy is key for today’s end-of-year fundraising campaigns. Build a mobile strategy now with the help of this book. To So Funded! So is almost every other nonprofit.

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Free Help Fundraising Storytelling 120

Achieve

JANUARY 22, 2024

Mid-level donations, which typically fall in the range of $500 to $10,000, are a consistent and stable source of funding to power your operations. Because mid-level donations play an essential role in your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy, cultivating and stewarding strong mid-level donor relationships is vital. Let’s begin.

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Donor Advocacy Nonprofit Method 52

M+R

MAY 17, 2022

Donald was one of the original (Ralph) “Nader’s Raiders,” tasked with traveling the country and turning college student energy into student advocacy groups. Donald went on to lead New York’s PIRG (NYPIRG) into a powerhouse of an advocacy organization and organized one of the largest protests of the 1970s with 100,000 people on the mall in DC.

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Student Advocacy Broadcast Org 98

sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Grantmakers want to know if their funding has created the change they have envisioned. Power Imbalance in Traditional Evaluation As grantmakers, we tend to monitor and evaluate our strategies and programs using metrics that we deem important. We all want to know whether our work makes a difference. But is this the right question?

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Participatory Evaluation Empowerment Grant 82

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 2, 2021

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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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

He thought he would get at least three or four years of funding in about the same range. In the same conversation he lamented to me how much government funding he was losing because of state budget cuts for his core mission and programs. Childcare alone has lost all its general funding for low-income families.

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Advocacy Fundraising Arizona Nonprofit 73

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Grantees, Experts, and Partners at the end of the Brainerd Foundation’s 21st Century Advocacy Design Lab. What if a funder got real-time input from its grantees and other partners to develop its investment strategy? Technology : Cheryl Contee, Fission Strategy.

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Design Strategy Facilitation Advocacy 50

Candid

JUNE 5, 2023

That data makes its way into various products and services to help: nonprofits find funding; researchers, advocates, and journalists derive insights into what is happening in the sector; and all types of funders to make funding decisions. program support, general support, advocacy); transaction type (e.g.,

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Taxonomy Proposal Comment Change 98

sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

While some work in formal partnerships, many more engage in informal ones where they align funding or work on a project together for a limited time. Oftentimes, local government agencies and other funding organizations like United Way participate. . 4) Comparing Current Funding to Community Needs to Identify Gaps .

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Collaboration Foundation Local Philanthropy 92

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

Using the Wayback Machine – a website that allows you to view archived screenshots of your website all the way back to 1996, below is an exploration of how the World Wildlife Fund’s website and online fundraising campaigns have evolved since 2008. World Wildlife Fund Website :: March 15, 2008.

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Websites Design History Online 248

ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 6, 2021

Notably, about 32% of nonprofit funding comes from government contracts and grants. This creates implications for an organization’s beneficiaries in regards to available resources and funding for programming. Organizational support is a precondition for successful public policy advocacy. Establish a strategy.

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Policy Public Impact Illinois 52

Media Cause

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Over the course of my career, I’ve sat on nonprofit advocacy, fundraising, and communications teams—all in an overall digital engagement capacity. It might surprise you, but as Media Cause’s Director of Advocacy, I’m on board with a fundraising-centric approach to nonprofit strategy and journey building.

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Audience Integration Advocacy Phase 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2012

Investing in movements or networks for social change is a strategy that some funders are using. It is less about how to raise funds for their organizations (although that’s important) but focused on the big picture: What is the long-term change that we want to see? But, how do you measure the results?

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Metrics Fund Build Social 114

Qgiv

MARCH 5, 2024

These organizations often depend on donations from their supporters, as well as grants, and other forms of funding to support their operations while pursuing their mission with any surplus being reinvested into the organization’s cause instead of being distributed to shareholders. Why are there different types of nonprofits?

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Guide Nonprofit Associations Files 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 4, 2019

We believe nonprofits and fundraisers who focus on these five topics and develop an overarching strategy that considers these subjects will set themselves up for long-term results as forward-minded individuals and organizations. Donor-Advised Funds. Their common thread? Blockchain for Good.

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Trend Fundraising San Diego Philanthropy 271

Candid

JUNE 28, 2022

To increase your donor retention rate, you’ll need to create effective donor stewardship and engagement strategies. If donors gave to a specific campaign, follow up at the end of the campaign to reveal the fundraising total and outline the impact these funds will have on your mission. . The donor retention formula.

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Donor Retention Rate Database 111

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2021

Keep the momentum going with these creative donor engagement ideas you can apply to your 2021 fundraising strategy: 1) Get personal with gratitude via thank-you videos. One nonprofit client wanted to be mindful of their donors’ financial situations, they creatively adapted their fundraising campaign into an advocacy campaign.

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Donor Ideas Social Nonprofit 328