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Mentor New York’s Virtual Fundraising Event Raises 12x Their Fundraising Goal With CauseVox

CauseVox

This was the scenario for Mentor New York, a nonprofit that works with companies, schools and organizations to provide mentoring for organizations that serve more than 80,000 young people in New York. Like most nonprofits, Mentor New York had to pivot during the pandemic to virtual events and engagement for its supporters.

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Is There Racial Bias in Awarding Federal Grants?

ProposalPRO

2019 , Ginther et al., For example, in fiscal year 2019 the largest federal grant-making agency, the U.S. PRO Tip: Get mentored. There are organizations across the government grants space, including some that are funded by federal agencies, that provide mentoring to novice grant seekers working on specific grants.

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

Candid

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. Meme: In 2019, we used the CARE Model to launch the award-winning Innocence Initiative.

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Why is leadership aspiration down among BIPOC nonprofit staff? 

Candid

Based on a 2022 survey of more than 3,000 nonprofit staff, The Push and Pull: Declining Interest in Nonprofit Leadership found that fewer respondents said they aspired to lead than in 2016 and 2019. These findings raise real concerns about the future of leadership in the sector.

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Client Spotlight: Byte Back

Qgiv

Byte Back was named “One of the Best” nonprofits by the Catalogue for Philanthropy in 2019, 2014, 2018, and 2019. They expanded classes to Baltimore in 2019 after winning CAD $1 million in the TD Ready Challenge. Background. He realized that IT professionals didn’t need a degree to get a great job.

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Corrections Podcast Series

iGrantWriters

Edison Research and Triton Digital reported that nearly a quarter of Americans in 2019 over the age of 12 listened to a podcast in the past week. Given the growing popularity of podcasts, they have been used by various organizations to meet a variety of goals, including business development, mentoring, and education.

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Interview with Carolyn Appleton: How to Launch Your Grant Writing Career

Qgiv

Carolyn has been part of the Qgiv extended family since 2019—we proudly partner to help make a difference in our communities. If you can get “real life” experience with a mentor(s) by volunteering for a nonprofit in the development office, do it! Four years later, I was assigned to coordinate a $6 million endowment campaign.