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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

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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[Breaking News] An Extraordinary Funding Opportunity For Nonprofits To Preserve Local Journalism

Bloomerang

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. Hope FM in Port Huron, MI and KAWC Colorado River Public Media in Yuma, Arizona.

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Boosting Arizona's Philanthropic Resources

ASU Lodestar Center

Arizona Grantmakers Forum. In my last post , I highlighted the current status of Arizona's philanthropic sector, based on a research report released by Arizona Grantmakers Forum in January 2011. It seems clear that Arizona's philanthropic sector is underdeveloped relative to most other parts of the country.

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How Can Nonprofits Make the Most of Overhead Funds?

ASU Lodestar Center

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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How can nonprofit recruiting strategies improve organizational effectiveness?

ASU Lodestar Center

Nonprofits are businesses, and they need funding to cover operating costs for office space, salaries, stationery and more. Azra Hussain is a 2021 graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. She and her husband have four children and have lived in Arizona for over 40 years.

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The Balancing Act of Governmental Funding

ASU Lodestar Center

The reality of the nonprofit sector is that many organizations must rely on state and federal funding to advance their missions. Without this funding, many organizations would not be able to provide services to the population they seek to serve. What could be bad about more money? Let clients choose how much information they provide.

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Five ways to retain quality employees at your nonprofit

ASU Lodestar Center

Changing the narrative about overhead funding with your donors is another area to look into. It is essential for organizations and nonprofits to understand that in order to produce the expected outcomes, there needs to be funding for the overhead costs to successfully introduce a program or provide a service.

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