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Community foundations: Resilience in tough economic times 

Candid

At first glance, it would be easy to put a gloomy headline on the Council on Foundations ’ most recent CF Insights field survey tracking trends in community foundations’ 2022 asset growth, giving, and the activity of donor-advised funds (DAFs). Still, at $112.7 billion, total assets in 2022 were well above 2020 totals.

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Is your nonprofit organization ‘grant-ready’? 

Candid

Foundation grants can be one of several revenue streams in a nonprofit organization’s sustainable fundraising plan. In 2022, foundation funding accounted for about $105.21 As a share of all revenue streams, including government funding, program revenue, and investment income, foundation and corporate grants made up 15.3%.

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Protecting the right to give according to our values

Candid

Those concerns were borne out just a few months later in the form of a lawsuit brought by the American Alliance for Equal Rights (AAER)—led by the same conservative activist who’d brought the higher education case—against the Fearless Fund and its Fearless Foundation. Photo credit: Carol M. What is at stake? What is at stake?

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Have grantmaker salaries kept up with inflation?  

Candid

year-over-year in June 2022—the highest rate in over 40 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics—we asked foundations how inflation would affect their operations. But what about the implications for foundation staff? Meanwhile, salaries at community foundations have risen at a slightly lower rate with each consecutive year.

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How To: Write Fundraising Auction Item Descriptions

Greater Giving

If you’re interested in refining how you approach storytelling in item descriptions or other aspects of fundraising for your nonprofit, Swaim Strategies recommends reading fundraising books to learn more and obtain a firm understanding of foundational concepts.

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2023 Nonprofit Holiday Gift Guide

Media Cause

Symbolically Adopt an Animal from the World Wildlife Foundation Choose from 125 animals—includes a certificate of adoption and photo. Travis Manion Foundation Show your support for veterans’ mental health and families of the fallen through their wide selection of apparel, accessories, and books.

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Guest Post: Celebrating Beth’s Five Years As Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: Yesterday, I was the honored guest at a Google Hangout hosted by the Packard Foundation to celebrate the work that I have done over the last five years as Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation. It was wonderful to see colleagues in the room and online, reflect on the work, and talk about next steps.

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