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5 Places to Find Grants for Your Nonprofit for FREE!

Get Fully Funded

Spend time building your donor base by doing things like online fundraisers, fundraising appeals, starting a monthly giving program, and asking folks within your network for donations. Here are a few questions to get you started: What is an appropriate ask amount for a nonprofit who has never been funded by your foundation?

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5 Interesting Facts from the Giving USA 2012 Report

sgEngage

Giving by individuals, bequest, and family foundations amounted to 88% of total giving in 2011. Fundraising growth in the arts subsector was helped by an $800 million cash gift to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas from the Walton Family Foundation. This figure is one percentage point higher than in 2010.

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Editorial: Giving Thursday Means Giving Twice | Times Record

AFP Blog

On this one-day event, all donations given to a favorite charity that is listed on the ArkansasGives website, will go directly to that charity. But wait, there’s more: Each donation given qualifies the nonprofit for additional bonus dollars from the Arkansas Community Foundation." ''via Blog this'''

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Effective Fundraising with Facebook Causes

NTEN

One of our favorite stories came about because Michelle Miles didn't have time to volunteer at her local hospital, the Arkansas Children's Hospital, due to her busy school and work schedule. The Love Without Boundaries Foundation created a cause despite being small, entirely new to Facebook, and having no paid staff.

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[VIDEO] 4-Step Plan to More Donations and Greater Fundraising Results

Bloomerang

And if you’re watching this recording, I hope you’re having a good day, no matter when and where you are because we are here to talk about the four-step plan to get more donations and greater fundraising results. But don’t do that right now because my new friend, Jesse Lane, is joining us from beautiful Northwest Arkansas.

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How Experimentation and Measurement Can Help Win A Little Bet with Facebook Promoted Posts

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As part of my work at the Packard Foundation, I have the honor of working with a cluster of grantees working on children’s healthcare coverage on a networked capacity building project called “ Friending the Finish Line.” Is your organization placing a small bet on promoted posts? What did you learn? … Read More

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