Just Write Grants

OCTOBER 16, 2023

(Originally posted June 2020 and updated October 2023) I've never "met" a nonprofit organization that had an excess of money to spend on hiring staff or paying a consultant. One of the questions I get most often is: " Is it okay to pay a grant writer a percentage of the grant award?" The short answer is "no."

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Cain Nonprofit Solutions

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Looking for the biggest key trends in grant writing for 2021? It’s almost the New Year (thank goodness and good riddance to the dumpster fire that is 2020) and that means a whole new year of grants! That means that most nonprofits will need to plan accordingly when it comes to pursuing grants. Look no further.

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RBW Strategy

JUNE 3, 2024

RBW Strategy has partnered with Maryland Nonprofits since 2020 on several grant projects and grant trainings, to support the organization, component organizations under its umbrella, and its member entities. All of this support has helped build the organization’s grant-seeking capacity.

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Fundraising HayDay

MARCH 20, 2025

In October 2024, the latest changes to the Office of Management and Budgets (OMB) Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (also known as 2 CFR Part 200 or Uniform Guidance) went into effect. Many changes were beneficial to grantees. Many changes were beneficial to grantees.

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Candid

MAY 9, 2023

foundations steadily decreased their support of HBCUs, in terms of both percentage of total giving and grant dollars awarded. Across 18 years, while foundations increased their overall giving by 124%, grant dollars to HBCUs declined by 30%. It should be noted, however, that 2020 data collection is still ongoing.

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Cain Nonprofit Solutions

JANUARY 14, 2021

Last year many arts and culture nonprofits struggling to cope with closures and restrictions in the wake of COVID-19 were able to take advantage of multiple relief grants and funding, chief among them funds made available through the CARE Act and forgivable loans that were part of the Paycheck Protection Program (known as ‘PPP’).

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Candid

APRIL 3, 2025

In 2020, Candid increased our efforts to include pledges in our databases to capture emergent trends in giving during a year of crisis. Funder X pledges $5 million to support education over the next decade), while grants tend to be narrow and specific (e.g., We also often filter specifically for cash grants. foundation grants.

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Candid

JULY 27, 2023

Candid’s grants data set currently includes comprehensive information about over 30 million grants and other philanthropic transactions, such as pledges, in-kind gifts, program-related investments, etc. This typically resulted in about 900-1,300 funders represented and 100-150k grants collected in a given year.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Both individual and institutional giving increased between 2015 and 2022, not only in terms of total dollars awarded but also in terms of average donation or grant size. By contrast, the largest share of institutional grant dollars supported education—on average 27%, compared with 19% of total individual giving.

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GrantNews

AUGUST 7, 2024

In addition to providing the list below regarding Black business support, GrantWatch also offers a list of over 2,000 grants in its BIPOC grants list category. nationaldaycalendar.com, “ Black Business Month “) Facts Regarding Black-owned Businesses In 2020, Black people represented 14.2% of employer-firm owners.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The nationwide racial reckoning triggered by the 2020 murder of George Floyd has resulted in a dramatic increase in funding for racial equity. We began tracking grants and pledges based on press releases and public announcements to tell a real-time story. . Why and how Candid updated our racial equity funding site .

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Candid

JULY 22, 2021

Her third round of grants in less than a year, Scott wrote that grant recipients were “286 high-impact organizations in categories and communities that have been historically underfunded and overlooked.” Editor’s note: Scott awarded a grant to Candid.) . Our analysis of Scott’s 2020 grants is available here.) .

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Candid

JULY 5, 2022

1 ] This year, we asked funders about their giving in FYE (fiscal year end) 2020 and 2021, including funding designated for COVID-19 [ 2 ] and what trends they are paying attention to this year. Giving increased in FYE 2021 for most foundations compared to 2020, though payout was not as likely to increase. .

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

Candid created this grant-mapping platform with generous support from the Knight Foundation and continues to offer it as a free resource with funding from the Tocker Foundation. Although we are still collecting data for 2020, the map already contains more than $21 million in grants in 2020.

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Fluxx

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Effective grant management is necessary for any government department if it has to foster transparency, accountability, and efficiency when disbursing or spending funds. In 2020, the United States government awarded $30.4 billion as research grants.

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Candid

JULY 1, 2021

A s of July 2020, we’d identified racial e quity grants and pledges worth $4.2 Pledges, which are distinct from grants, are commitments to dedicate a particular amount of funding over time to yet unspecified recipients. In other words, while grants represent guaranteed funding, pledges are promises about future spending.

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Candid

AUGUST 8, 2022

In 2020, the philanthropic sector started conversations about how philanthropy can better support Black-led organizations and the Black community. According to the 2020 Smithsonian Magazine article, The Storied History of Giving in America , the practice of philanthropy can reflect and reinforce inequity.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 15, 2024

Department of Labor announced the availability of roughly $19 million in grants for current national recipients in the Senior Community Service Employment Program to apply for additional funding in a demonstration of sector-based training for older workers. Learn more about the SCSEP Demonstration Grants and apply.

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The NonProfit Times

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

10 post on publishing platform Medium , Scott announced another round of grants to nonprofits, however, this time the post was titled, “No Dollar Signs This Time,” and did not include a breakdown of organizations or grant amounts. In three earlier rounds of donations dating to June 2020, Scott has given away about $8.5

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JANUARY 6, 2023

You won’t get the grant if you don’t apply.”. . Just write the grant.”. . “I I know someone who got the grant for this exact equipment, so we should go for it.”. . As a grant professional, it can be tempting to write every grant that comes across your desk, cross your fingers, and hope for the best.

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Candid

JUNE 29, 2023

This 3% increase in grant dollars is much lower than the 12% annual increase in 2021 and 24% increase in 2020 (all figures are unadjusted for inflation). From 2015 to 2019, the annual change in grant dollars ranged from a high of 7% in 2017 to less than 0.1% The median foundation awarded 4% more grant dollars. (We

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Unions award grants. According to the latest Candid data, unions paid out $252 million in grants. $ They were followed by the American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs (AFL-CIO), which granted $23 million. In 2020, unions spent $8 million on political campaigns and another $49.2

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Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 6, 2024

In 2020, three grant professionals ( Bachman, Planton, and Rodgers) set out to identify the prevalence of burnout among the grant profession. It’s a new year, and grant professionals constantly see an upcoming deadline, a great new opportunity, or a need to raise more money. And that “the flow of work never stops.”

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid—commonly known as FAFSA®—is the form current and prospective college and career school students must fill out each year to qualify for federal financial aid, whether that be in the form of grants, loans, or work-study funds. In 2020, the U.S.

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Grant Geek

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Grant Questions? What started as a hopeful outlook going into 2020 quickly changed gears in mid- march , motivating many nonprofits to change their focus and work to provide and operate to the best of their capacity due to COVID restrictions. Strategic Grant Program Design . by Resource Associates @ grantwriters.net.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness’ 2021 State of Homelessness report , there were 580,466 people in the United States who were experiencing homelessness in 2020, 30% of which were families with children. That’s why grants for homeless shelters are so important. Where to find grants for your homeless shelter.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Funders, for their part, went beyond awarding grants by learning about organizations’ agendas and aspirations, and by mobilizing other funders. For funders, that means strategically supporting power-building organizations with multi-year, general operating grants, and supporting 501(c)(4) organizations.

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GrantNews

MARCH 11, 2024

In recognition of this fine state, the site provides listings of grant opportunities specifically for the purpose of improving local community services throughout. Oregon Grants Grants of up to $1,500 to eligible Oregon nonprofits, individuals, and groups for arts and cultural projects to benefit residents and visitors.

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Candid

MARCH 28, 2022

However, earned income—as defined for organizations filing the 990—is an expansive category that includes not only revenue from the sale of goods or services rendered but also government contracts, and other forms of revenue that are not grants and donations. . One in five foundation grant dollars goes toward general operating support. [2].

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Candid

AUGUST 30, 2021

Total dollar amount of grants awarded . Comparing organizational data from 2019 and 2020, 52 percent of metrics that were intended to increase did, in fact, increase. The most frequently used metrics are : . Number of volunteers . Number of clients served . Total number of volunteer hours contributed to the organization .

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iGrantWriters

JUNE 12, 2023

This cooperation involves the State Fire Training Systems Grant (SFTSG) program, which offers grants to support various activities related to training delivery. Additionally, the grants help states supplement and customize their training delivery by utilizing NFA courses and programs.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Take, for example, Angela Marks, founder of Reading Allowed , who started working with our FIN in 2020. “there wouldn’t be an accessible, affordable nonprofit resource in Philly.”. Providing impact-driven nonprofit resources and services. During our first appointment, we met virtually to discuss Foundation Directory.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

More recently, Lawrence Mishel and Jori Kandra from the Economic Policy Institute placed the 2020 figure at 351:1. iii As the size of the grantmaker rises–as measured by grant dollars awarded or the total number of full- and part-time staff)–so does the ratio. those on the S&P 500).

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Think and Ink Grants

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Pursuing grants is hard work. Grants are time-consuming, very competitive, and after all the time, money, and energy spent writing grants, there is no guarantee that your nonprofit will be awarded. She is a grant professional, an active speaker, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Grant Professionals Association.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

In late 2020, we analyzed the organizations that participate in the Seals program. About 47 percent of Seal holders received at least one grant from a U.S. grant recipients were Seal holders, but the grants they received represented 32 percent of the overall $104 billion in grants dollars. Here’s what we learned.

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Candid

MAY 9, 2024

In 2020, we launched the Closing the Gaps Network —22 cities whose public and civic leaders are working to identify, support, and model real, tangible solutions that go beyond platitudes and partisan arguments to address the lasting effects of the systemic discrimination that continues to affect our economy.

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Candid

MARCH 21, 2024

While 2022 total assets and fundraising didn’t keep pace with 2021 levels, they were still significantly higher than 2020 totals, reflecting a long-term pattern of growth overall. billion, total assets in 2022 were well above 2020 totals. But again, the 2022 fundraising total is still significantly higher than the 2020 total.

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