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Trends in education funding’s share of philanthropic giving 

Candid

Between 2015 and 2022, education nonprofits consistently received the largest percentage of total grant dollars from institutional grantmakersan average of 27%followed by health (21%) and public benefit organizations (19%). Among individual donors, the share of dollars directed to education also declined, from 20% to 19%.

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What gives in Nebraska? The Buffett effect and a culture of giving 

Candid

That’s one of the findings from Dollars and Change: A Look at Individual and Institutional Giving Across the United States From 2015 to 2022 , a report released in September by Candid, GivingTuesday, and Network for Good. These grantmakers account for about 17% of all grant dollars awarded to Nebraska-based nonprofits.

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Assets, Giving At Family Foundations Growing

The NonProfit Times

They are also spending beyond the required minimum of 5% of their corpus (71%) compared to 2020 (56%) and 2015 (55%). The rate at which foundations give general operating support, multiyear grants, and capacity-building grants has declined steadily since 2015. It’s not all great news.

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Applying the Stages of Group Development to Grants

Grant Professionals Association

Have you encountered inefficiency, frustration, or even conflict when working with a group to develop a grant proposal? This article will briefly describe Tuckmans framework and then apply these ideas to grant proposal development. Usually, a grant professional will hustle off to the next project. Take heart. This is normal.

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Online Education Events for Nonprofits in July 2015

Tech Soup

How to Be Grant Ready: A Step-By-Step Guide CharityHowTo / Webinar / Fee: $87. How to Master the 3 R's of Grant Writing: Research, Relationships, and Writing CharityHowTo / Webinar / Fee: $77. If your know of other events in July 2015 around the topic of technology and nonprofits, let us know about it in the comments.

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Do Reviewers’ High Scores Predict the Best Grant Projects?

ProposalPRO

If you’re won a federal grant, you know you owe your good fortune to the independent grant reviewers who highly rated your proposal. Studies on the topic indicate that expert peer reviewers can select strongly written grant applications but cannot necessarily predict which projects will successfully achieve stated objectives.

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What do the mega gifts of 2024 say about giving? 

Candid

According to Dollars and Change , a report from Candid, GivingTuesday, and Network for Good, total dollars awarded and average grant or gift size increased between 2015 and 2022. Studies like the Generosity Commissions September 2024 report have shown overall giving rates in the U.S. when adjusted for inflation.

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