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3 strategies for more meaningful donor engagement 

Candid

Yet, according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , donor retention rates have been falling since 2020. Such meaningful relationships can expand nonprofits’ networks, ensure funding for critical initiatives, and strengthen bonds with longtime supporters. Engage in meaningful conversations and radical listening.

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Trust-based considerations for demographic data

Candid

Prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic and racial uprisings of 2020, many of these shifts were seen as essential to healing and repairing a society in crisis. Demographic data can help funders advance equity both through identifying BIPOC-led grantees, and through assessing their current funding gaps and biases. Center relationships.

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“Seeding by ceding”: What we know about the latest group of organizations funded by MacKenzie Scott

Candid

Our analysis of Scott’s 2020 grants is available here.) . In other words, recipients in this latest round of funding tended to be smaller. . This time around, more than 30 recipients were fiscally sponsored entities, collaboratives, or specific funds within organizations. Organizational size . Geography . and Puerto Rico.

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Hard and Fast Proof: The Quest for Demographic Data

Grant Professionals Association

Fortunately, at Census.gov, Narrative Profiles offer a terrific way to get critical demographic data for almost any geographic zone or community in just minutes, no database or spreadsheet expertise required! Fortunately, obtaining demographic data with Narrative Profiles is simple, effortless, and intuitive. What Is It?

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Where are we seeing sustained changes in grantmaking practices to reduce grantee burden?  

Candid

Early evidence suggests that many funders have stayed the course, especially in the areas of grant reporting requirements, funding restrictions, and proposal processes. Reducing or eliminating funding restrictions We also see continued progress around reducing or eliminating funding restrictions from multiple data sources.

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Essential Grant Writing Tips for Local Nonprofits

Think and Ink Grants

Grant writing is a vital skill for local nonprofits seeking funding to support their missions. This blog will explore key strategies and tips to enhance your grant writing skills, helping your organization to secure the funding it deserves. Moreover, understanding the vision and mission of the funding organization is pivotal.

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GlassPockets at sunset: reflections from working at the intersection of power and light 

Candid

But 2020 changed everything, as philanthropy tried to reinvent its practices to address longtime disparities brought into sharper focus. Demographic data is another area where participating foundations have made gains, growing from 16% three years ago, to 22% today. From pain to gain. What’s next?