Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

The list created by Sean Kosofsky of Mind the Gap Consulting can be used by an executive director, board chair, or any individual board member to consider their contribution to your organization’s financial health. Offer to support the development director, development committee, board chair, or ED in their fundraising tasks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2019

They find great satisfaction and pride in funding growth and expansion. 1) Invite major donors to be an integral part of the work they’re funding. The specifics of what their money would be funding. Be as transparent as possible about the path your donor’s funds are taking from contribution to action to impact.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed, according to a press release by the MacArthur Foundation. In an effort to turn this trend around, the MacArthur Foundation unveiled in September 2023 the Press Forward initiative, a coalition of 22 founding donors set on “strengthening communities and democracy by supporting local news.”

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2021

said Cory Howat, Executive Director of the Catholic Community Foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana. “We However, raising funds for these organizations can present unique challenges. She successfully solicited a matching grant from a vendor for Giving Tuesday 2020 as part of their ongoing fundraising efforts.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

As Blackbaud’s second virtual bbcon event approaches, we’re very excited about the fantastic session topics and speakers we’ve lined up within the Foundations track. To-date, close to 14,000 people are registered, and we’re expecting over 1,000 of your foundation and grantmaking peers to attend the event on October 13-15 this year.

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Candid

MARCH 21, 2023

billion in emergency funds. Philanthropic responses to the Turkey and Syria earthquakes Candid has been tracking philanthropy’s response to the Turkey and Syria earthquake and reporting on major giving by public corporations and foundations. 70% of grants and pledges were made with identifiable announcement dates, with 83.5%

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

People impacted by the grants typically have no say in who gets the funding, for what, how much, and for how long. Here are a few: More Effective Decisions : It makes sense to involve the people impacted by philanthropic dollars in setting strategy and making grants! published by the Ford Foundation. But what is it?

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Whether it be convincing a board of directors, finding the time and resources, or seeking funds from grantmakers, many foundations face hurdles in creating an advocacy agenda. Advice for nonprofit organizations seeking funding from grantmakers. Topics covered: Introducing advocacy and policy to boards. Melissa Levesque.

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sgEngage

APRIL 26, 2024

Create Clear Channels of Communication Effective communication is the foundation of any successful relationship. The executive director and audit partner discussed what could be done to improve the process. For example, a new executive director joined an organization we worked with.

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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

I had recently joined Madison House Autism Foundation as the Director of the Autism After 21 Utah Project (AA21 Utah). It requires substantial funding. . I quickly became responsible for identifying potential funding opportunities, grant-writing, stewardship efforts, and reporting to funders.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Only 10% of philanthropic foundations have a website to communicate their work. What that statistic means is that for 90% of foundations, the 990-PF is often the only means for communicating their work. Below are the most common types of research needs people use the 990 to find: Grants data and patterns of giving.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

When smaller, place-based foundations collaborate and align their work, they provide unique value to local communities and nonprofits. Still, many foundations shy away from working together, assuming it will require considerable time and a loss of independence. . Benefits of Funder Collaboration .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2021

One of the major barriers for the billions of people who lack safe water and sanitation is access to financing to fund the solutions they need to survive. While the individual, monthly contributions may not be equivalent to a one-time grant from a foundation or multi-million-dollar corporate commitment, they add up.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

Operations at Headwaters Foundation for Justice , a foundation that invests in grassroots organizations across Minnesota, were humming along well. To meet demand, the foundation launched two rapid response funds for public health and social justice initiatives within a month of each other. Maximize Current Tools.

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Candid

JANUARY 5, 2023

Chantal Forster, Executive Director, TAG ( Technology Association of Grantmakers ). How does the social sector fund (or charge for) data infrastructure as a public good? Since we started impala, by far the most common feedback we’ve heard across hundreds of interviews with nonprofits and foundations alike is that they’re skeptical.

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sgEngage

JULY 12, 2022

That includes the CEO or executive director and the board of directors. Many foundations have turned to outside consultants with expertise in this area to help guide them through the beginning of their DEI journey. The reporting requirements are minimal, trusting that charities will put grant dollars where they are needed most.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 31, 2017

Grant writing is a great way to secure funding for your organization and has a multifaceted pathway to success. Finding the grants is half the battle, writing the grants is a whole other animal, and we’re not even going to start on reporting after the grant is awarded. Did we leave something out?

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The following checklist covers the basics of everything you need to get funded , become official, and stay organized: Define your nonprofit’s mission clearly. It motivates you to design impactful programs and raise funds for your organization, and it’s the whole reason you’re taking on this new adventure. Organize your resources.

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Candid

MAY 9, 2022

Many Black and BIPOC organizations talked about the unprecedented funding they received in the last two years and the impact it’s made. At the same time, there is concern that this recent surge in funding will be a blip, not a trend, and thus will not result in lasting change. Organizing is the foundation of our democracy.

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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. Based on Candid data processed as of October 2023, approximately 78,133 grants valued at $16.8 of philanthropic funding going to support AAPI communities. At the W.K.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2019

By Alec Green , Chief Marketing Evangelist at NonprofitReady.org , an online hub of 400+ free online courses in topics ranging from fundraising to grant writing, leadership to program management. 4) Executive Director’s Guide to Fund Development. Fox Foundation, DoSomething.org, and the ALS Association.

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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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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. It’s your grantees—those who talk with individuals in your community every day—that often have a better understanding of how to use funds to get results.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Corporations accounted for nearly two-thirds of funding . Community foundations awarded more grants than any other grantmaker type (49 percent of total awards) . Gifts by independent foundations accounted for at least $1. 775 foundations committed to flexible funding in response to COVID-19 .

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 18, 2017

Many funders, including individual donors, are averse to funding these indirect costs, preferring to support direct program expenses: food for hungry people, medical care for the sick, and childcare for working parents. A study cited by Nobel (2015) showed that individual donors are averse to funding organizations with high overhead rates.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2022

This year’s grantmaking session topics include helping grant writers get through the application process faster, reporting tools that make sense of your data with only a few clicks, and one funder’s experience with being responsive to their community. VP and Chief Financial Officer, Parkinson’s Foundation. Curt De Greff, Sr.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Grantmakers want to know if their funding has created the change they have envisioned. Our intention is to understand whether grants have had the impact we envisioned. We all want to know whether our work makes a difference. But is this the right question? To look is an act of choice.”

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Bonterra

APRIL 10, 2024

With a typical 2x increase in program efficiency and 3x increase in program outcomes, customers have scaled their impact and continued to secure funding with Platinum Support. Scale your impact Platinum Support Simplify complex data management and enhance reporting accuracy and speed. But in order for outcomes to show, I need the data.

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Candid

JUNE 23, 2022

Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released a new report, Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining giving in 2021 , in May 2022 that details COVID-19-related philanthropic funding in 2021. On the donor side, it is dominated by corporate investors who largely execute their own projects rather than administer grants.

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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

I had recently joined Madison House Autism Foundation as the Director of the Autism After 21 Utah Project (AA21 Utah). It requires substantial funding. . I quickly became responsible for identifying potential funding opportunities, grant-writing, stewardship efforts, and reporting to funders.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

Operations at Headwaters Foundation for Justice , a foundation that invests in grassroots organizations across Minnesota, were humming along well. To meet demand, the foundation launched two rapid response funds for public health and social justice initiatives within a month of each other. million constituents.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Ballet Lubbock’s inspiring journey To gain deeper insights into how arts and culture nonprofits can surmount these obstacles, I spoke with Nick Dragga, CFRE , Executive Director of Ballet Lubbock for over a decade. Advantages and funding Ballet Lubbock is the sole ballet in the community—standing out amid larger nonprofit medical complexes.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Malala Fund’s research estimates 20 million more girls could be out of school after the pandemic ends. Our aim at Malala Fund is to create a world where every girl can access 12 years of free, safe, quality education. Malala Fund is partnering with ACE Charity in Nigeria to provide children. This is especially true for girls.

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sgEngage

MARCH 10, 2023

If a grantmaking organization creates a funding opportunity, but there is no way for anyone to hear about it, does it make an impact? According to Candid research, approximately 90% of foundations don’t have a website. But you still need to collect some information in order to make an educated funding decision.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Glasspockets.org is a website sponsored by the Foundation Center that is focused on transparency among funders. foundations still don’t have websites, quite possibly intentionally. The objectives of the Glasspockets project are actually pretty simple: Inspire private foundations to greater openness in their communications.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Grant makers and nonprofit professionals are now talking openly about some very painful (and inter-related) issues in philanthropy, such as. The origins of some foundations’ wealth, which in some cases includes slavery and other forms of exploitation. Unicorns Unite: How nonprofits and foundations can build EPIC Partnerships.

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2022

In a recent webinar, Blackbaud’s VP of Global Social Responsibility Rachel Hutchisson talked with Chantal Forster, the executive director of the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG), about how the role of technology in today’s charitable organizations no longer hides behind a door marked “IT.” Using Infrastructure to Drive Change.

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