From: Nonprofit Tech for Good Here's the list. Read More online for details on each 1) Set up and prioritize LinkedIn Pages in your social media strategy. 2) Post 2-3 times weekly to your
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From: Nonprofit Tech for Good Here’s the list. Read More online for details on each 1) Implement donation page best practices. 2) Proactively promote your monthly giving program. 3) Launch a
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From QGiv Peer-to-peer campaigns are now one of the most popular fundraisers nonprofits all over the world embrace. In fact, 39% of Americans say they’ve donated to a charity based on a request
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Excerpt from The Chronicle of Philanthropy Three seasoned fundraisers share proven tactics — and real examples — to help you adapt your big-gifts strategy to the current climate and maximize
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An advice piece in the Chronicle of Philanthropy goes after "Philanthro-speak" which often means one thing to a foundation program officer and another to people outside that bubble. Here are a few
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From Network for Good Here’s the list. Read More online for details on each 1. Relationship mapping 2. Research, research, research 3. Be where they are 4. Leverage your volunteers 5. Turn
From The Chronicle of Philanthropy Summary: Don’t apply for every grant out there Focus on the future Try to get meetings at conferences and through email introductions In proposals,
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Kris Putnam-Walkerly writes in her "Confident Giving” Newsletter: “Drawing from my conversations with thousands of foundation leaders, spanning 23 years, here are seven prevalent missteps. By paying
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From Anne E Casey Foundation Theses are Foundation's signature resources tracking the well-being of children over time and across states in order to provide high-quality, unbiased information and
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In a Linkedin post, Jim Langley, President at Langley Innovations, asks: Are you counting everything spent to put on your event? Staging costs? Staff costs? Morale costs? Lost
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Ever wonder what really happens to your LOI once a foundation receives it? The Center for Civil Society recently hosted Catherine Koenen, executive director of the Gianforte Family Foundation, and
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A number of recent articles have covered artificial intelligence gone awry: Microsoft’s AI’s strange declarations of love. ChatGPT’s inaccuracies. Midjourney's odd human portraits with too many
In an open letter published on Black Feminist Fund, some of philanthropy’s most influential organizations say that “It’s time to fund Black feminist movements like we want them to win”. Among the 11
There are four major documents that you may need to create if your nonprofit is looking for funding. Each has a different purpose and elements you’ll need to make your case to funders. In the
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Bloomerang, the maker of donor management software, has put out a book with 42 questions that promise to lead you to building trust with your donor base and persuading donors to become involved with
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Is this one in your prospecting tool box? Cause IQ has a load of 🌟 FREE information on grant makers. As a business, Cause IQ is an impressive data stack built for consultants, accountants, and IT
Here Are 21 Great Picks From IP Interviews Here are a few: Amy Freitag, New York Community Trust President recommends “The Culture Code,” by Daniel Coyle Jamie Bennett, Former Head of
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They know success is dependent on putting the donor in charge of the pace and the donor is in no rush. There's no real urgency they can point to. They don't feel like they have the
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Classy, a leading online fundraising platform and thought leader, highlighted donors’ 2022 Fundraising Event Experience in a survey of 1,000 event attendees: -- 26% attended live events, while 36%
A Social Psychologist On Five Elements Of Good Writing grantmakers become more isolated from most grantseekers, and most grantseekers become less visible to grantmakers, the art of writing becomes
Five silly grantseeking mistakes: Philanthropy Daily newsletter and blog are published by American Philanthropic, a conservative-leaning philanthropy research and consulting group. Lots of good
From Nonprofit Finance Fund Crafting a financial story requires a shared understanding and interpretation of your organization’s numbers and how this connects to your current and continued mission
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Caroline Altman Smith, Deputy Director of Education for The Kresge Foundation in Detroit, writes: "I think the best introductory meetings are just that—the PO and the nonprofit getting to know each
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Social Impact Infrastructure Organizations (SIIOs) Propel Philanthropy uses the term to identify groups they call "the indispensable backbone for the philanthropic, nonprofit, and civil society
From Human Resource Executive: When it comes to job postings, employers are using a range of approaches to be transparent with pay, Kohn says. That’s the attitude of 44% of job applicants who,
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In May 2024, Access Philanthropy held a workshop on Introducing your Organization to Funders, presented by Access Philanthropy Senior Grant Writers Kirsten Gulbro and Ann Madsen. Topics included
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The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation has published a comprehensive guide answering common questions about donor advised funds, including: What are DAFs, why are they increasingly popular, and
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1. Holt Gift Planning on Matching an (In-kind) Asset to The Right Gift Type Interesting chart matching the type of organization you have with the type of donation a donor wishes to bestow on you.
This 65-page handbook was created by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, as a blueprint for nonprofits wanting to understand what reviewers are thinking about as they examine requests for
Mackenzie Scott’s new website Yield Giving is now accessible to the public. A cumulative gift database, it gives us a great deal of information the $14,000,000,000 she has given to 1,600+ non-profit
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Google Ad Grants is a philanthropic initiative by Google that provides nonprofit organizations with free advertising credits of up to $10,000 per month on the Google Ads platform. The program allows
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The Nonprofit Finance Fund is a NYC-based national nonprofit finance organization, awarding loans, making investments, offering consulting services and workshops, and occasionally offering grant
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In our workshop on Introducing your Organization to Funders (May, 2024), we held a lengthy Q & A session and a few people asked about Donor Advised Funds. Below is the answer we provided,
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An estimated $4-$7 billion in matching gift funds goes unclaimed per year. This, according to American Charities, a 501(c)(3) membership-based nonprofit that promotes workplace giving. In their
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From The NonProfit Times ... Who reads, votes, rejects or rewards your effort? First, consider the size of the staff at the funder you’re approaching. If it’s the Bill & Melinda Gates
From Network for Good: Thanks to the cloud, laptops, and mobile devices, people are working, socializing, and attending experiences online. This trend started years before the pandemic, but it was
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According to Candid (the merger of Foundation Directory Online and Guidestar), there are eight phrases that are not 2022-acceptable.
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