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5 Places to Find Grants for Your Nonprofit for FREE!

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Conducting research to find grants and funding opportunities is definitely the place to start if you want to be successful at getting grants and separating yourself from the strugglers. The ultimate goal of grant research is to find funders who are highly likely to fund your work. foundation profiles. Use the 3-Way Fit Test.

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Kickstart a successful fundraising year with Candid Seals of Transparency 

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Any nonprofit can earn a Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum Seal by demonstrating its commitment to transparency and sharing information about its mission, programs, financials, leadership, and/or goals and metrics. Funders and donors use the information on your Candid profile as a trusted source to help guide their decisions.

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Demystifying Candid data 

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Almost 100,000 nonprofits have claimed their Candid profile and updated it within the past two years to earn a Candid Seal of Transparency. Shareable profiles—more than 9,000 nonprofits are using a shareable link to freely, easily, and proactively provide their full profile to tell a richer story to potential donors.

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

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To reduce the burden on grantees to provide this data, this sector-wide initiative also empowers nonprofits to collect and share staff and board member demographics—one time—in a standardized, reusable, and freely accessible format on their Candid profiles. Collecting demographic data can lead to meaningful change.

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Thursday Thoughts: transforming mid-level donors into major donors

EveryAction

Create personalized messages or schedule in-person meetings or phone calls to highlight the impact of individual donors’ previous contributions and connect them to the organization’s larger goals. Mention specific projects or initiatives that align with their interests.

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Recruiting nonprofit volunteers for legislative campaign success

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Despite the fact that several states are still in session—not to mention those that work year-round—you’re going to have big hopes and legislative goals for next year, and it’s important to plant the seeds for successful campaigns now. These are excellent places to recruit volunteers. Who will be the key targets in those states?

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In conversation: using data and education to advance racial equity at MEASURE

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How did you first hear about Candid nonprofit profiles and what value do you see in earning the highest level seal? Meme: A great friend and mentor of mine—who is also a philanthropist—challenged me to hone in on my theory of change and mentioned how GuideStar is a great place to share our work with funders.

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