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What are you doing for Arizona Gives Day?

ASU Lodestar Center

Arizona Gives Day Nonprofit. Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits. Join the hundreds of Arizona nonprofits who are combining forces on the one day that the people of Arizona have the power to raise as much money as possible for the state’s nonprofit sector through the fastest growing method of giving: online fundraising.

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Research Friday: Who grants the most? Who gets the most?

ASU Lodestar Center

In the quiz, we asked a few questions about Arizona's largest nonprofit organizations, in terms of assets, grantmaking, and donations. Who grants the most? The term grantmaker typically refers to a nonprofit organization that grants money to other nonprofits. Most of the grantmakers in Arizona are private foundations.

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

Bloomerang

The first grants are to be awarded later this year. John Palfrey, president of the MacArthur Foundation, calls the philanthropic funding “seed money,” not charity. Hope FM in Port Huron, MI and KAWC Colorado River Public Media in Yuma, Arizona.

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How can nonprofits convince funders to invest in capacity building?

ASU Lodestar Center

Infrastructure has three main components: administrative (technology, systems, and software), human capital (people, paid and volunteer, and their knowledge and experience), and financial capital (money for short- and long-term operations). For example, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation offers grants for organizational effectiveness.

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The Balancing Act of Governmental Funding

ASU Lodestar Center

What could be bad about more money? Instead of trying to create a program that fits into what a grant wants, only apply for funding that is applicable to the work you are already doing. Hand counting for grant reports should long be a practice of the past. The caveat to this is, if the grant allows it.

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How can social innovation and enterprise help nonprofits create sustainable solutions to community issues?

ASU Lodestar Center

While it might seem contrary to the type of organizations nonprofits are, they must earn some money to fund the good work they hope will be sustainable community solutions. Social enterprises are when money-making endeavors aim to have a social impact. This will often require an investment of time and money. Risks and rewards.

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

ASU Lodestar Center

The power and influence that flow from money, combined with the near absence of a negative feedback loop in philanthropy, result in potential manipulation of and control over nonprofit organizations,” Janice Pettey of Nonprofit Fundraising Strategy said. Set clear policies. Set clear policies.

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