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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

In this post, I’ll share funding and grant resources for nonprofits involved in the education sector. Grant writing tip: While the task of writing a proposal often falls on the shoulders of a project manager or grant writer, anyone—even an outside consultant—with the proper skills could write the proposal. New Earth Foundation.

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Weekly update from PND

Candid

The Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) initiative has announced grants totaling $132 million over three years in support of collaborative research to better understand the underlying causes of Parkinson's disease. Webb Schools receives $100 million estate gift from alumnus. A weekly update with the latest news from PND.

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Tales of faux donors scamming charities

Robert Weiner

Tale #1: Our front desk received a call from someone who wanted to give a major gift to our college. She transferred this caller to a major gift officer. Here's what my major gifts officer wrote up: The caller’s granddaughters decided to give funds to [the college]. He has homes in Mississippi and Florida. Our IT dept.

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6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Just very minimal stuff,” said one Mississippi teacher. Why Causecast is a Fundraising Game Changer: Workplace giving platforms like Causecast are one-stop portals where employees can donate, request matching gifts, quickly respond to disasters and tragedies and launch crowdfunding and social media campaigns.

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10 Tips for Using Zoom for Successful Donor Visits

Connection Cafe

By contrast, I live and work from my home office in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. We finished a feasibility study in the fall and we needed to follow-up with all participants to clarify and confirm their campaign gift intentions. Tip Sheet: Ideas for Gift Officer Communication During a Crisis. million in verbal commitments.

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