The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 13, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Celebrating National Immigrant Heritage Month: How Nonprofits Can raise funds and Show Support National Immigrant Heritage Month is all about celebrating the diverse cultures, traditions, and contributions of immigrants in our communities. Proceeds can go towards supporting immigrant communities.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

You’d see that the software tracks restricted funds the way you need it to. But you do have good critical thinking skills, and by getting answers to a few specific questions from your current or potential fund accounting vendor, you can better understand if their system will help your organization grow—or hold you back.

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Candid

DECEMBER 20, 2023

After all, the only way you can fulfill your organization’s mission is if you can bring in the funding you need to support your programs and initiatives. You should also have a plan for how to effectively manage your funding, which is where your financial strategy comes into play.

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Candid

JULY 14, 2022

Building relationships for smarter grantmaking . So, for over 30 years, we’ve raised our voice for Native communities, building trust through shared goals and finding resources to support them. . Carefully listening to needs and wants has allowed us to build strong relationships and fund impactful grants.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

Pride Month is a great time to celebrate and reflect on the work activists and nonprofit organizations are doing to support the LGBTQ+ community. With that in mind, I wanted to share a list of funding and grant resources available for nonprofits serving that community. Funding Priority: LGBTQ+. Urgent Action Fund.

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2024

Any major project—such as implementing new fund accounting software—needs a well-developed charter to keep stakeholders focused on the goals and desired outcome. Give your project an easily identifiable name, such as Fund Accounting Software Implementation. What is a Project Charter? Goals and Metrics What does success look like?

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Candid

APRIL 4, 2023

As every seasoned fundraiser will tell you, it comes down to building and sustaining a strong network of nonprofit funders. But there’s a catch: Relationship-building takes time. In this blog post, we’ll not only explore the importance of building strong networks and how to find the folks with whom to prioritize building relationships.

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Candid

APRIL 19, 2023

Using an intersectional lens to climate funding According to Rogers, one of the essential elements of a just approach to climate funding is to work in an intentional way to acknowledge and account for the way racism and sexism have impacted whose leadership is amplified and whose work is supported.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

These numbers highlight a desperate need for support and care. The American Brain Foundation , supported by the prestigious American Academy of Neurology, funds research into these interrelated brain diseases. They rely heavily on government funding and insurance, but private giving is essential for their survival.

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Bonterra

MARCH 14, 2024

Build your skills through self-paced digital learning paths. Support your whole team through custom digital learning paths curated to their needs. Take advantage of up to eight hours a quarter of additional support capacity. Take advantage of 15+ unique webinar trainings, each hosted 2x per month.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Therefore each individual relationship, interaction, and correspondence with these supporters is vital to a nonprofit’s overall sustainability. Celia Astheimer, a CRM Consultant at Tech Impact, helps nonprofits find sustainable solutions for managing their growing supporter database. Why are they a supporter?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 30, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to credit and acknowledge donor advised fund gifts in their donor database: Dear Charity Clairity, I’m unsure how to enter donor advised fund gifts in our database so they’re credited and acknowledged appropriately. And do I thank the donor or the administrator?

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Candid

MARCH 28, 2024

With nearly 54,000 organizations sharing demographic data with Candid as of March 2023, Candid engaged Viewpoint Consulting to conduct research to better understand how it could improve its systems, services, and support for nonprofits. What supports could help reduce the burden on nonprofits and increase engagement with this data via Candid?

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CauseVox

JANUARY 31, 2023

The Government of Canada has rallied behind nonprofits with its historic Community Services Recovery Fund. We believe that this is an incredible opportunity for charities and nonprofits in Canada to receive grants to build up their people, process, and systems with no strings attached. The minimum ask is $10,000.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

But before receiving funds, you need to show you’re legally registered, governed by a board, and have solid financial management policies. In this blog, I’ll share lessons learned from our SOC 2 audit to help you build a culture of nonprofit compliance. Each team played a role, whether big or small, in supporting this work.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Does negativity and alarm really raise funds?” —John, CEO of a civic education nonprofit Dear John, This is a top-of-mind question for many fundraising professionals. But the data doesn’t always support that view. The overall findings provide supporting evidence for the interplay between negative emotions and message framing.

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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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Candid

AUGUST 22, 2023

Then, I will share our vision for how we will use generative AI to build future solutions that lend further value to the social sector. Can this tool help people arrive at a deeper understanding of how Candid’s data can support their success? Facilitating intelligent funding connections (coming soon.)

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Candid

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

We also explored how he arrived at the decision to give his money to nonprofits that support his favorite animals in perpetuity through his own donor-advised fund. Considering the dollars at play, let’s now shift our focus to the important considerations for nonprofit fundraisers who may want to get in on some DAF funding action.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Create an Operating Reserve Fund (or Review Your Policy) An operating reserve is a crucial part of creating a strong financial foundation for your organization. Like an emergency fund for your organization, an operating reserve allows you time to make data-driven decisions instead of having to react immediately.

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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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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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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The organization we support, Major Health Partners (MHP) has a long history of always being above average, and it’s our overall goal to improve the health of our community, thereby increasing the quality of the care we provide. Motivating Donors to Support Social Determinants of Health. MHP Foundation is not doing this alone.

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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.

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Blue Avocado

MARCH 20, 2023

A compelling case for how nonprofits can build organizational capacity and infrastructure to ensure longevity by getting funding for those investments for their nonprofit. Nonprofits are getting more operational support. The post The Data is in. appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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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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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 11, 2022

If you’re watching social media, television, or video and wondering how you can support those affected and contribute to relief efforts, most organizations are most in need of financial donations. International Rescue Committee (IRC) : Members of the IRC team are on the ground in Poland to support displaced families.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

They can also be a major undertaking where the need for volunteers to support the event is high. Understanding someone’s why is the first step in building lasting bonds with volunteers. Were volunteers given clear instructions on where their support was needed most? Click here to read Part I.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Here are some strategies your organization can consider for improving donor retention by building donor trust in your brand. There are ways to assure donors that you are a fundraiser who can be trusted, and also that your organization is worthy of their support. There are steps you can take to make sure donors know they are valued.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This shift was marked by commitments of increased funding, greater flexibility in grantmaking practices, and a focus on social and economic systems transformation. The report, citing Candid data, exposed vast funding disparities, with just 0.2% of philanthropic funding going to support AAPI communities.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 14, 2023

Becoming savvier about donor advised funds is a current trend in nonprofit fundraising. As a nonprofit, finding out which donors have a donor-advised fund (DAF) can be challenging since DAF accounts are privately held and not public entities, and because they are managed by sponsoring organizations or financial institutions.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Then, once you understand your audience members and which strategies resonate with them, you can build a strategy. Donor acquisition is the process of attracting new supporters and convincing them to donate to your cause through marketing efforts. Donor retention is how many donors continue to support your organization year over year.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 26, 2023

Funds are an essential part of gift management. Funds are used to track gifts and pledges for financial purposes. No matter what kind of nonprofit you run, the annual fund is always important. An annual fund helps to support a variety of programs and services that benefit your community in some way.

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DipJar

AUGUST 9, 2022

Knowing our technology is working to support so many meaningful missions is really satisfying. The original library building was opened in 1904. Many assume that it is a Carnegie-funded library, but they are mistaken. That tradition of local support and philanthropy sustains Curtis to this day.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 21, 2022

When supporters see that their generosity truly matters, they’re much more likely to give again, give more, and publicize the cause. making donors feel appreciated goes a long way toward building long-lasting relationships. Giving funds is easier and more satisfying when a contributor knows exactly what their donation will cover.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

The large difference is that most funders tend to direct a majority of their arts funding to local and regional organizations. These organizations are currently offering grant and funding opportunities and/or accepting letters of inquiry or project ideas. . Funding Priority: Arts & Culture. Ford Foundation. The Andrew W.

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Charity Village

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Hudson’s Bay Foundation and the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund announced that applications are now being accepted for the Oshki Wupoowane | The Blanket Fund. Through two grant streams, The Blanket Fund will provide support for Indigenous cultural, artistic, and educational activities.

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