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Community foundations: Donor-advised fund grants outpaced contributions in 2022 

Candid

In my last article , I examined some of the key findings from the latest CF Insights survey , conducted annually by the Council on Foundations to track trends in community foundation activity and growth. Among those with asset sizes over $500 million, DAFs represented, on average, 36% of total assets.

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4 Easy Ways to Acquire New Donors for Your Nonprofit with Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

That’s why it’s key to market your peer-to-peer fundraisers in your community. We suggest asking your event sponsors and vendors to display your flyers in their establishments. This way, your posts are seen by people beyond your immediate community. A community-wide kickoff party can do just that.

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100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Join online fundraising communities and ask lots of questions and monitor for great ideas. Offer to write letters of intent or grant requests for the organization and possibly even submit them to foundations or companies. It could be an email or postcard about a regular meetup the nonprofit hosts, or about its services.

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Lessons learned: Using demographic data to move from intention to action 

Candid

At a recent webinar hosted by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, Jennifer Chheang of The California Endowment (TCE) and Allie VanHeast of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation (KCF) shared how they are using Demographics via Candid in practice to better understand alignment with institutional goals and measure their progress.

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How To Recruit Sponsors For Your Virtual Fundraising Event

CauseVox

And while many aspects translate seamlessly, one of the questions we hear time and time again is: “How do I get sponsors for my virtual event?”. It’s a great question, because a solid group of sponsors can completely change an event. That’s why we’ve created this full guide to recruiting sponsors for virtual events.

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Hosting a Day of Giving? The Knight Foundation Playbook Answers Your Questions

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Expect more blog posts and thoughts about how to design and facilitate these types of projects in the future – for starters I’ll be moderating and presenting on a breakout session at the Communications Network Conference in October with colleagues Farra Trompeter, Eva Penar, and Michael Hoffman).

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Eight steps to get started with fiscal sponsorship

Candid

Going a step further, a dedicated, professional fiscal sponsor can provide much more. Professional fiscal sponsors handle your project’s back-office administration, so you have freedom to focus on your program development and test your ideas. Professional fiscal sponsor services often include: HR, benefits, and payroll.

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