The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Mastering Modern Grant Writing for Nonprofit Success In the dynamic landscape of nonprofit funding, grants continue to play a pivotal role, with billions of dollars allocated annually to support various causes and projects. For grant proposals, that’s personal engagement.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Many non-profit organizations rely on grants from foundations, corporations, and government agencies to round out their fundraising efforts. If your non-profit is looking for new grant opportunities, here are six tried-and-true places to find them: #1 – Your Board I always start my grant research with my board.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

“Where do I look to find grants for my nonprofit?” Getting grant funds is REALLY exciting! Also, getting a grant means a funder values your nonprofit and trusts you’ll put their money to good use. A Grant is What We Need (or is it?) Plus, grants are never guaranteed from year to year.

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Charity Village

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec announced the launch of an aid program for people with disabilities to produce a grant application.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

In this post, I’ll share funding and grant resources for nonprofits involved in the education sector. Their priorities range from facilitating book donation drives to supporting arts education to funding playground construction and family literacy programs. . Funding Priority: Education. The Awesome Foundation. New Earth Foundation.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

With that in mind, I wanted to share a list of funding and grant resources available for nonprofits serving that community. Grant Research Tip : As you search for funding opportunities, keep an eye on the grant application deadlines. One way to track those is by setting up a grant calendar. Funding Priority: LGBTQ+.

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Charity Village

JANUARY 20, 2023

Calgary Arts Development, the Rozsa Foundation and the Calgary Foundation developed the Future Focus Granting Program to support arts organizations in building capacity. Through this program, organizations can access funds to develop strategies and engage experts to assist them in their journeys.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2023

When most of us think of arts and culture nonprofits, the biggest names come easily to mind. Building and maintaining an audience or patron base, essential for arts and culture nonprofits , requires continuous and resource-intensive marketing and outreach efforts. The arts are not a luxury; they are a necessity. The Smithsonian.

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Kindful

OCTOBER 1, 2021

For organizations with other funding priorities, check out these specific areas: Education , Arts & Culture , Environmental Conservation , and Youth Programs. Grant Research Tip: If a deadline has passed for a funder’s grant opportunity, don’t despair. Areas served: US. Areas served: US. Autism Speaks. Anthem Foundation.

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Charity Village

MAY 11, 2023

The Olive Tree Foundation invites eligible organizations to apply for grants to support projects and initiatives. Eligible organizations include social, community and health services; education and library services; policy institutes and think tanks; and arts, culture & heritage.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

If your nonprofit serves other areas, check out the other funder lists I recently wrote, including ones on Education , Arts & Culture , and Environment & Conservation. Visit Grantli to learn how I do my grant research and exactly how you can find the funders that align with your own organization. Global Fund for Children.

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Charity Village

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

New data shows the not-for-profit performing arts industries in Canada rely heavily upon grants, subsidies, donations, corporate sponsorships, and fundraising. Private sector contributions are expected to increase as performing arts […]. Private sector contributions are expected to increase as performing arts […].

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Budget planning is an art and a science. Watch this on-demand webinar for best practices for working efficiently to build budgets for multi-year and unusual grants, manage cash flow and handle budgets-to-actuals. Learn ideal budget presentation formats and how teams can quickly access essential data to inform strategic decisions.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

For organizations with other funding priorities, check out these specific areas: Education , Arts & Culture , Environmental Conservation , and Youth Programs. Grant Research Tip: If a deadline has passed for a funder’s grant opportunity, don’t despair. Areas served: US. Areas served: US. Autism Speaks. Anthem Foundation.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

To assist in the arduous grant research process, I’ve created this list of grant resources and funders according to a specific funding focus area: education. . These organizations are currently offering grant and funding opportunities and/or accepting letters of inquiry or project ideas. . Funding Priority: Education.

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Charity Village

JULY 8, 2022

The foundation is announcing the official launch of a new direct financial support fund for performing arts workers throughout the province. The Government of Canada has granted $10,655,000 to the Artists’ Foundation through […].

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Candid

JUNE 15, 2022

It’s been one year since Candid received the email every nonprofit dreams of: confirmation of your $15 million grant. To MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett, . As requested, we are submitting this brief annual letter on our use of these funds.

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Classy

APRIL 9, 2021

In 2020, nonprofits raised around 20% of their income from grants. Grant funds from foundations, government entities, and corporations help nonprofits diversify their income streams. Below, we’ll cover nine best practices and tips on how to write a winning grant proposal. Leverage Language and Formatting From Past Grants.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Giving ChatGPT the prompt “Tell me why arts are important for youth development” generates two pages of text. Adding “in a short paragraph” to the prompt yields the following: Engaging in the arts is crucial for youth development as it fosters creativity, critical thinking, and emotional intelligence. 2013)… …and so on.

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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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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

Through the Google Ad Grants program , nonprofits everywhere can leverage pay-per-click (PPC) marketing for free. Best of all, there are professional Google Grants managers out there to help you navigate the program and make the most compelling ads possible. We recommend you reach out to their team for all your Google Grants needs!

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Also, don’t miss out on my lists for Education and Arts & Culture funders. Grant Research Tip: As you search beyond this list for potential funders, many foundations will state that they do not accept unsolicited requests for funding. See if any of these funders serve your community and if you qualify for funding. Areas served: US.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The post The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 244: The Art of Managing, Rather than Mitigating, Risk first appeared on npENGAGE. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes , Stitcher or your preferred streaming service for future episodes! Listen Now: Resources: PEAK Grantmaking. The Myth of Risk: Fear Not the Dragons, Funder. Full Webinar.

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Charity Village

MARCH 2, 2022

The Canada Council for the Arts is currently accepting funding applications from Indigenous artists and organizations in two separate funding streams. Grants provide support for any combination of eligible Creating, […].

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Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

This is a time of accessible AI—anyone with an internet connection can use state-of-the-art tools to help with tasks like brainstorming ideas, generating art, and drafting documents. We continue to refine the data we use for training and evaluating our grants auto-coding system.

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Candid

JULY 22, 2021

Her third round of grants in less than a year, Scott wrote that grant recipients were “286 high-impact organizations in categories and communities that have been historically underfunded and overlooked.” Editor’s note: Scott awarded a grant to Candid.) . Our analysis of Scott’s 2020 grants is available here.) .

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Everyaction

JULY 5, 2018

Arts and culture organizations such as media companies, magazines, public radio stations, museums, theaters, and arts advocates have unique needs when it comes to data management. Database and CRM systems for arts and cultural organizations should offer the capability for several key tasks: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2013

I’m teaching a master class today in San Francisco for arts organizations for Theatre Bay Area. The second year in 2011, we did two sets of peer groups using workshops, action learning projects, and micro grants to encourage experimentation. Trainers from arts service organizations will train their members.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For those familiar with the process, developing an application for any type of financial support (grants, corporate sponsorship , contract, etc.) For some, it might seem more like an art than a science, as there is confusion about the process. requires preparation, strategic thinking, technical writing, and research skills.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 11, 2020

If you’re a nonprofit, chances are you’re eligible to find out through Google Ad Grants. . . What are Google Ad Grants? . The Google Ad Grants program is like Google AdWords, but for nonprofits. Google Ad Grants for nonprofits is part of the Google for Nonprofits program. Is your nonprofit eligible? .

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2023

While there will always be a baseline of information needed to make sure your grant funds are stewarded well, the best place to start is with trust. And yet, there is often a layer between that data and the practicality of reaching people with food insecurity, or reducing recidivism, or providing educational art programs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Heroes with A Heart Grant Recognizes Unsung Nonprofit Heros – Guest Post by John Haydon. The CTK Foundation “Heroes with a Heart” Grant Award asks YOU to nominate a “Hero with a Heart,” and give them a chance to win $5,000 – a simple thanks for the hard work that they do. Good luck, Heroes!

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

There is a saying among fundraising professionals that proposal writing is both an art and a science. The art aspect refers to how well an inspired writer describes a project and the grant-seeking organization. Grant seekers must find ways for their proposals to stand out among the rest.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Like it or not, grants are a necessity for nearly all nonprofits to stay alive and do good work. One tip I could have used early on was to plan and design the grant project before writing up a query letter or proposal. To help you focus on why your grant project is needed in your community, answer these questions: a.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Note from Beth: I had pleasure of facilitating a panel discussion in October at the recent Grantmakers in the Arts pre-conference on technology and media with Rory MacPherson where I learned about some of the preliminary study result he discovered. Arts organizations are not alone in this. The question. What we learned: a snapshot.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

We want you to learn to master the art and science of fundraising so you can raise the money you need, whenever you need it. In short, you should never depend on ONE donor, ONE grant, or ONE source of income (selling an item, for example) to fund your entire organization. Broken Model #4: Grants. grants to fund their operations.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

But it is not just a new buzzword, a box to be checked, or even a singular phase in the grant cycle. Knowledge insights, grants and learning, information systems, data discovery, or relational analysis are just some of the terms showing up alongside the more familiar phrases of research and development and data analysis.

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