sgEngage

JANUARY 15, 2024

Here are four ways you can make your funding program better for the people who will be completing it. Does this seem commensurate with the amount of funding you are providing? And it also helps your grants managers from having to answer the same question over and over. Record how long it takes you to complete it.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

If your organization serves individuals dealing with mental health issues and if any of these funders serve your community, visit their website and discover if there’s a funding opportunity for you. Visit Grantli to learn more tips on how to do the best grant research and how your organization can find even more funding opportunities.

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Candid

AUGUST 6, 2021

The Ford , Skoll , and Compton foundations have announced the launch of a donor collaborative to help strengthen the impact of moving image storytelling. They present truths and lessons from the past that catalyze hope, make sense of the present, and help us imagine and build more equitable futures.

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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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Blue Fox

DECEMBER 1, 2019

And if your funds are used for an unexpected occurrence, will you still have the ability to deliver services in your community? First off: do you have an operating reserves policy? If so, when is the last time your leadership team reviewed the policy? If so, when is the last time your leadership team reviewed the policy?

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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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Kindful

OCTOBER 1, 2021

If your organization serves individuals dealing with mental health issues and if any of these funders serve your community, visit their website and discover if there’s a funding opportunity for you. Visit Grantli to learn more tips on how to do the best grant research and how your organization can find even more funding opportunities.

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sgEngage

APRIL 23, 2024

Most of your established grantees will have documented internal controls, but it’s always good to verify and help them establish these practices if they aren’t already in place. How do you minimize the time between requesting grant funds and paying vendors?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The services and programs your organization delivers are vital, but improper or ineffective fund management is a disservice to your donors and the people and cause you serve. So, how can you be sure that the funds you receive are used most effectively? By learning about and prioritizing nonprofit financial management.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2021

This desire to help others is also expressed in the philanthropy of those practicing Islam. However, raising funds for these organizations can present unique challenges. Khwaja shared that AMCF’s COVID-19 Response Fund for Nonprofits raised $360,000 in 2020, which was distributed to more than 60 organizations.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 6, 2021

Public policy and the nonprofit sector. Public policy at all levels of government has the ability to threaten the work of all nonprofits (National Council of Nonprofits, 2019). At the federal level, we see this threat in tax, regulatory, and spending policies. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. Establish support.

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DipJar

APRIL 20, 2021

These funds help provide critical care and treatment for the Center’s sea turtle patients, as well as fund the conservation efforts of LMC’s four core pillars of conservation. All four core pillars work together to inform policies, initiatives, and programming to help improve the health of sea turtles and the ocean.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 5, 2024

Leveraging ad libraries can provide valuable insights into competitors’ strategies, industry trends, and best practices, helping nonprofits refine their own ad campaigns and messaging. Provides information on the ad buyer and funding entities behind political/issue ads.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2023

From creating a financial cushion to clearly managing your financial reporting, your finance team can create a strong foundation to help you weather whatever the new year has in store. 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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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. On top of that, there’s a lengthy contract to review and sign.

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VQ Strategies

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This research was the result of a unique national collaboration of funders, researchers, volunteer-leadership organizations, and volunteer engagement advocacy organizations, one of which I helped to found and still serve. from the Do Good Institute at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy. In 2022, nearly two-thirds (64.4

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

With proper planning and research, nonprofit endowments help equip your organization with continuous financial support. Discover how a nonprofit endowment fund can help your nonprofit! Nonprofit endowments are a type of long-term fund raised through donations given to support your nonprofit’s mission.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

While grant funding may not require the continual stewardship efforts and nurturing of traditional donor-led funding, it often presents its own challenges: extensive reporting mandates, a list of requirements to qualify for funding, and the possibility of mission creep to meet those requirements. Focus on the why. Seek clarity.

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Candid

MAY 9, 2024

To help close this racial wealth gap, my organization, Living Cities, has made increasing homeownership across demographic groups a top priority. In 2023, with funding from the Wells Fargo Foundation and the Citi Foundation, Living Cities awarded grants totaling $3.2 million to member cities to develop such initiatives.

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2024

These include disparities in funding allocation, lack of representation and diversity among leadership, and a tendency to prioritize short-term outcomes over long-term systemic change. This may involve conducting equity audits , adopting anti-racist policies and practices, and actively working to dismantle barriers to access and opportunity.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 3, 2023

When the context is nonprofit fundraising, the “cause” is the donor, and the “effect” is the funds they provide. The way this idea plays out is that a significant portion of funds (typically upwards of 80%) raised by an organization often comes from a small percentage of the supporter base (less than 20%).

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 18, 2021

For example, if you are raising funds for a much-needed van and someone donates a van that meets your organization’s needs, you can close that campaign and focus your efforts elsewhere. Sharing a list of what is and is not acceptable can help deflect some of these donations from well-meaning people. Post the policy on your website.

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

Finding the bandwidth and funding to provide professional guidance for staff and volunteers may be a stumbling block. If your association is struggling to launch a strong diversity initiative, these activities will help you get closer to that goal. Adopt a pay equity policy. Many groups have adopted DEI as a strategic priority.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 16, 2024

The ins and outs of nonprofit accounting may seem overwhelming at first, but effectively recording and reporting your organization’s finances is essential to fund your mission. However, nonprofits like yours can’t turn a profit by definition—all of the funding you bring in has to be reinvested into your organization.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2023

Donor advised funds have emerged as the most dynamic component of American philanthropy. Be sure to discuss the wide range of options from charitable bequests, retirement funds, insurance policies, gifts of stock, and other assets. It is so much more cost-effective to retain a current donor than to acquire new ones.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2021

In the episode, Holly spoke with Blackbaud’s VP of Corporate Citizenship and Philanthropy Rachel Hutchisson about the past year, the growth in need for employee relief funds, and the extensive research E4E Relief has conducted to further the industry. Looking to start your own Employee Relief Fund?

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Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

At Candid, we believe that sharing and learning from one another helps empower our sector’s collective success.  foundation funding to HBCUs and exploring these schools’ relationship with institutional philanthropy. As the saying goes, “knowledge is power.” This report looks to fill that gap by examining U.S.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2020

In a few different instances, you can even point donors toward helping the cause that your nonprofit champions. Below are a few simple ideas you can pass on to your nonprofit’s supporters to help them create positive change with their mobile devices. With these methods, your nonprofit can advocate for general philanthropy and altruism.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

It’s helpful to make the distinction between the things we can control and those we can’t. They are activities that are frequently governed and controlled by policies and procedures, such as: Evaluating where the blind spots lie in your organization is one way to begin conversations about risk. Most professionals are happy to help.

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EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

In this blog, we’ll explore a few key types of advocacy that help organizations drive positive change; tactics that unite and activate supporters; and technology to make this important work more effective and efficient. Often, the central issue is a specific policy or a cultural phenomenon that the organization seeks to promote or eliminate.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 12, 2023

While there are risks of accepting in-kind donations, those risks can be offset by creating firm policies and guidelines surrounding the in-kind donations your nonprofit will accept. Learn more about in-kind donations and how they can help your organization! What are in-kind donations?

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sgEngage

JANUARY 19, 2023

From creating a financial cushion to clearly managing your financial reporting, your finance team can create a strong foundation to help you weather whatever the new year has in store. 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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Candid

APRIL 22, 2024

It is that example of rising to the occasion and people coming together that has helped shape my ardent belief in our collective power and what guides us at the Ms. Foundation does, including our calls for funding proposals and how organizations are invited to apply. Foundation. There is intentionality in all that the Ms.

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Qgiv

APRIL 15, 2024

Sustainability is one of the key concerns in the fundraising world, and it’s important for your nonprofit to identify ways to find additional funding so you can continue supporting your community for a long time. One way your donors can help you extend your impact is through legacy giving. Donor-advised funds. Endowments.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Here I highlight their best practices for collecting this data from grantees, as well as what this information is helping foundations to achieve. Since collecting and sharing demographic data is still new to many organizations, there can be concerns about the data jeopardizing a grantseeker’s chances to receive funding.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2016

Nonprofit data nerds will love this new resource from Media Impact Funders and Foundation Center called “ Foundation Maps for Media Funding ,” a free, interactive mapping and research tool that shows the full scope of philanthropically funded media projects worldwide since 2009. Media Access and Policy.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 19, 2022

However, the most popular posts have been in the areas of fund accounting, grantmaking, fundraising, and data intelligence! 7 Step Policy Guide for Creating Operating Reserves by Bess Foley, EHF Nonprofit Financial Management Consulting. Check out the articles below to see what our community has been most interested in this year.

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