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The Meaning of Philanthropy, Not Fundraising – Part 1

Clairification

This has been the tagline for my business and blog since I began Clairification in 2011. Fund, “ Beyond Fundraising: What Does it Mean to Build a Culture of Philanthropy? ” Fundraising is a means towards that end. Servant to philanthropy. Philanthropy, not fundraising. Everyone counts.

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5 Revenue Streams to Strengthen Nonprofit Sustainability

Ann Green's Nonprofit

This is especially important now because of the current chaos of eliminating (and then not eliminating, at least for now) federal grant funding. This guest post by John Killoran covers a variety of revenue sources to help you diversify your funding. John founded Snowball in 2011. The good news? The Snowball effect is real!

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The Best Local Cause Marketing of 2011 (and 3 that Really Stunk)

Selfish Giving

Here are my picks for the best local cause marketing programs of 2011. Program: 40 Local Companies Partner with the Ellie Fund for Cancer Care. For example, a local dry cleaner offered customers 20% off the cleaning of pink products with 5% of the cost going to the Ellie Fund. I hope they do the same for you! Location: Utah.

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Explore funding for U.S. democracy with our free data tool

Candid

Our Foundation Funding for U.S. The website is a publicly available, interactive resource that showcases how funding flows for U.S. democracy-related issues from 2011 onward. Nonprofits looking for potential funding sources can get started with our short video on how to identify potential U.S.

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Federal Appropriations – They’re Back With a New Name!

Fundraising HayDay

If your organization is looking to meet community needs for the benefit of the public, whether it be infrastructure or programming, you can ask your federal elected officials to legislate that project so Congress will send money to fund it. If this sounds familiar, it is. If this sounds familiar, it is.

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Games for Change 2011: Channeling Our Collective Power

Tech Soup

Twelve hours after an earthquake struck Japan on Friday, March 11, 2011, Zynga launched in-game initiatives that made donations possible across a number of their most popular games, including FarmVille. James Shelton , Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement in the U.S. Players raised over $1.5 million in just five days.

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Is There Racial Bias in Awarding Federal Grants?

ProposalPRO

2011 ), that Black scientists are only half as likely as White scientists to win NIH R01 research grants, one of the agency’s most common research project grants. NIH found that topic selection accounted for 21% of the funding gap between Black and White researchers. 2019 , Ginther et al., 2016 , Ginther et al., PRO Tip: Get mentored.