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$370 Million In AmeriCorps Grants Available

The NonProfit Times

AmeriCorps, the national service program that annually matches volunteers with community needs across the country, will award grants totaling more than $370 million to nonprofit and faith-based organizations spanning the public and private sectors for the upcoming fiscal year. Awards are given on a fiscal year calendar running from Oct.

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3 Keys to Setting Up Your Fundraising Calendar for Success

Top Nonprofits

your fundraising calendar for 2016. Calendar year end. Local giving day. Normally there are two easy milestones built into the year – the calendar year end and your organization’s fiscal year end, which is hopefully sometime around the summer. Make use of matching and challenge grants. Fiscal year end.

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

If you loved our 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar get ready for our new, improved, and updated 2019 calendar! We have everything from: Fundraising & Grants. Throughout the year we'll be updating this calendar with even more conferences, updated ticket prices, and event hashtags. Fundraising & Grants.

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The 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

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If you loved our 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar get ready for our new, improved, and updated 2018 calendar! We have everything from: Fundraising & Grants. Throughout the year we'll be updating this calendar with even more conferences, updated ticket prices, and event hashtags. Fundraising & Grants.

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Five Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits That Don’t Work (or Why You Aren’t Raising Enough Money)

Get Fully Funded

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. We’ve had a couple clients over the years who both received a large grant from the State of Tennessee. Any one event or grant or other source could disappear in a moment.

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Answer these 6 questions to frame your fundraising plan structure

Get Fully Funded

10 grants: Go get all the grant money you can. If you can find 10 good grant leads — we can usually find at least 10 hot leads when we do grant research for our clients—then you can fill your grant calendar and keep your grant pipeline full all year long. Create a calendar of Asks.

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Demystifying Donor Advised Funds

Top Nonprofits

It allows donors to make a charitable contribution, receive an immediate tax deduction and then recommend grants from the fund over time. His leadership was recognized locally and nationally, and honored with awards from the Better Business Bureau for Ethics and the Louisville Urban League for championing diversity. Share This Post!

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