A Look at Impact Investing
A trend among some funders at the national, regional & local level is the adoption of impact...
Materials Available from Past Workshops
Workshop: National Funders Workshop
$135
In February, '25, Access Philanthropy...
Press Forward Minnesota
Press Forward Minnesota announced key leadership appointments, including newly formed...
What Gets Funded, Who Gets to Decide, and Vehicles Used for Funding
Arabella Advisors on 2024 Philanthropy: What, Who, and How
Arabella Advisors is one of the...
Northwest Area Foundation has changed its mission
Northwest Area Foundation: “The Opposite of Poverty is Not Wealth but Justice”Northwest...
Better Way Foundation Redoing Glen Taylor’s New Foundation in the Greater Mankato Area
Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx owner, Glen Taylor, is gifting assets valued at $172 million to...
The Ultimate Guide to Google Ad Grants for Nonprofits: 2024 Edition
Google Ad Grants is a philanthropic initiative by Google that provides nonprofit organizations...
Calculating the Real Costs of Fundraising Events
In a Linkedin post, Jim Langley, President at Langley Innovations, asks: Are you counting...
How to have a successful introductory meeting with a funder
Caroline Altman Smith, Deputy Director of Education for The Kresge Foundation in Detroit,...
How to Craft Your Organization’s Financial Story
From Nonprofit Finance Fund
Crafting a financial story requires a shared understanding and...
Jobs in Philanthropy
This is a free job board that AP puts together. Our interest is getting good Minnesota nonprofit...
ChatGPT in Philanthropy: Useful?
A number of recent articles have covered artificial intelligence gone awry: Microsoft’s AI’s...
People in Philanthropy 2024
In all our workshops and consultations, AP stresses the importance of developing relationships...
Two Great Tools from the Nonprofit Finance Fund
The Nonprofit Finance Fund is a NYC-based national nonprofit finance organization, awarding...
Six tips on fundraising
1. Holt Gift Planning on Matching an (In-kind) Asset to The Right Gift Type
Interesting chart...
Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation: Guide to Donor Advised Funds
The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation has published a comprehensive guide answering common...
Grant Writing Tips
A Social Psychologist On Five Elements Of Good Writing
grantmakers become more isolated from...Fundraisers aren’t afraid to ask, it’s because*:
- They know success is dependent on putting the donor in charge of the pace and the donor...
New Terms: 2023
- Social Impact Infrastructure Organizations (SIIOs) Propel Philanthropy uses the term to...
Native American Funding
Inside Philanthropy Sites Six Funders (including 2 Minnesota Funders) As Stand Outs in Native...
7 Mistakes New Philanthropic Foundations Make
Kris Putnam-Walkerly writes in her "Confident Giving” Newsletter: “Drawing from my...
Small Family Foundation Workshop ’23
Date: June 15, 2023
Time: 1- 4 PM
Price: $75
Where: Virtual (live)
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The Latest on Mackenzie Scott: A Web Database with Mixed Applications
Mackenzie Scott’s new website Yield Giving is now accessible to the public. A cumulative gift...
Examination of environmental grantmaking practices reveals disparities
“Examining Disparities in Environmental Grantmaking: Where the Money Goes” examines the...
Four articles on DEI
- In an open letter published on Black Feminist Fund, some of philanthropy’s most...
2023 Lean Foundation Operations And Management Report
Exponent Philanthropy is an association of mostly small funders- private and community...
What motivates donors to give? …Matching Gifts
An estimated $4-$7 billion in matching gift funds goes unclaimed per year.
This, according to...About Those 990PFs…
Many funders don’t have a website, this is especially true with small family foundations. So,...
Virtual Volunteers
For years, Grantseekers told grantmakers that the only way they’d receive a grant was if a...
The Equitable Evaluation Framework
Insights for Grantseekers... when funders place equity at the center of their giving
The...Best day and time to ask for a contribution
When’s the best day and time to ask for a contribution? A Giving Way survey says that...
Funder Affinity Groups
Funder Affinity Groups
Funder affinity groups are ongoing open-facing collaborations of...
Impact of Mega Grants on smaller nonprofits
Most philanthropoids seem okay with the huge McKenzie Scott-size grants that foundations are...
A look at the funding shifts in Mental Health in MN
Mental health has long been a neglected issue area among funders. The money designated for...