NonProfit PRO

MAY 24, 2022

The number of donor-advised fund accounts in the U.S. surpassed 1 million in 2020, and grants to charities from the 10 largest donor-advised fund sponsors totaled 22.41 So, let's dive into how donor-advised funds can help you with your overall fundraising strategy.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

What do we know about the causes and states each type of funding flows to and the factors that affect giving trends? 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. According to 2023 IRS data, there are about 1.9

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Why and how Candid updated our racial equity funding site . The nationwide racial reckoning triggered by the 2020 murder of George Floyd has resulted in a dramatic increase in funding for racial equity. Tracking racial equity funding .

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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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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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NonProfit PRO

JULY 22, 2021

billion in grants, a 27% increase over the same six-month span of 2020. In the first half of 2021, donors have recommended a record $4.3 Fidelity Charitable, an independent public charity and the nation’s largest grantmaker, distributed those gifts to more than 123,000 charities.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

OCTOBER 6, 2023

A grant writer is vital for organizational growth, but hiring a full-time grant writer is not always the best fit. Grant funding is an essential part of fundraising for nonprofit organizations. Some nonprofits make grant writing a small part of someone’s job description. Read our article to learn more.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

MAY 3, 2024

Surely it can write grants…right? Since AI writing has become more accessible and received a lot of very positive press, you may be wondering if AI can write grants for you. Alex, the founder of Millionaire Grant Lady and Associates, has been working in the nonprofit and grant space for more than a decade.

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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

MAY 9, 2023

Candid and ABFE partnered to create and publish Philanthropy and HBCUs: Foundation funding to historically Black colleges and universities. foundations steadily decreased their support of HBCUs, in terms of both percentage of total giving and grant dollars awarded. In fact, large U.S. Ivy League schools received a combined $5.5

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ProposalPRO

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Ever read through a federal Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and exclaim, “What are these people thinking?” In the grants space, federal law requires that the public be made aware of proposed (i.e., Finally, please subscribe to my Fund the Change blog, below. You wouldn’t be the first. What is Public Comment?

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

National Philanthropic Trust (NPT), an independent public charity that manages donor-advised funds (DAF), granted $6.46 billion on behalf of its donors in Fiscal Year 2021, representing an increase in value of 179%, compared to Fiscal Year 2020. All eight charitable subsectors experienced increased volume of grantmaking.

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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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Candid

APRIL 20, 2021

Six were Asian women: Soon Chung Park, Hyun Jung Grant, Suncha Kim, Yong Ae Yue, Xiaojie Tan, and Daoyou Feng. In early 2020, I briefly debated the pros and cons of Wearing-a-Mask-While-Asian. In April 2020, I listened, sick to my stomach, as my mother told me she was a victim of a COVID-related anti-Asian hate incident.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Hiring a grant writer is one of the most important decisions a nonprofit can make. Nonprofit organizations rely on outside funding to operate. This funding can come in the form of donations, federal dollars, private funders, gifts, fundraising events, and grants. Applying for grants can kind of be hard, though.

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The Fundraiser Coach

MAY 30, 2023

I hear fundraisers complain about gifts received through Donor Advised Funds, known as DAFs. "I Giving through Donor Advised Funds has been going on for a long time. Donor advised funds today are wildly popular with investor-donors and represent a great deal of wealth poised to be applied to do good.

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Candid

JUNE 15, 2022

It’s been one year since Candid received the email every nonprofit dreams of: confirmation of your $15 million grant. As requested, we are submitting this brief annual letter on our use of these funds. Establish an innovation fund to seed next generation ideas . The Candid Innovation Fund. Take care of Candid staff .

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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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Grant Writer Team

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

According to US News , the number of individuals working from home has tripled since 2020. However, many grant writers were already accustomed to working from home long before that. All you need is an internet connection, a computer, a comfortable workstation, and of course some grant-writing skills!

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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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Think and Ink Grants

DECEMBER 11, 2024

If you are a grant writer aiming to advance your grant writing career or a nonprofit leader striving to sustain your organization, this guide is for you. Here are five actionable strategies to enhance your grant writing expertise today: 1. Its where I significantly advanced my own grant writing career.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

For example, about 75% of Candid’s grants data is sourced from Forms 990). After 2020, the time lag is closer to three years. We’re still waiting on tens of thousands of filings for 2019 iii and about 30% of 2020 filings; collection of 2021 filings has just begun. 990s submitted in 2020) is the first year impacted by COVID.

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Think and Ink Grants

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

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. Funders want to know how their investment aligns with their values.

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California Grants Portal

AUGUST 19, 2020

We wanted to create an easy-to-use website for all of California’s grantseekers to easily find and search for funding opportunities using filters like applicant type, grant category, deadline, and more. The project was born out of the Grants Information Act of 2018. Published on August 19, 2020

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Candid

JULY 15, 2024

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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Think and Ink Grants

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Professional Relationships in Grant Writing When it comes to professional relationships—particularly in grant writing—the same principles apply. At Think and Ink Grant Consulting, we emphasize the importance of stewardship. However, neglecting stewardship can hurt future funding opportunities. Shavonn Need help?

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Candid

JULY 1, 2021

Candid ha s been tracking racial equity funding for a decad e , but this recent philanthropy response was staggering. A s of July 2020, we’d identified racial e quity grants and pledges worth $4.2 In other words, while grants represent guaranteed funding, pledges are promises about future spending.

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Strategic Grants

OCTOBER 8, 2023

One of the most common questions we are asked by not-for-profit organisations at Strategic Grants is “Does your grants database have a list of Private Ancillary Funds?” commonly referred to as PAFs) along with the next obvious question of “Great – how can we receive funds from them?”. What does the PAF data show us?

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Think and Ink Grants

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Grant writing is a vital skill for nonprofits, artists, and educators in Atlanta, aimed at securing funding to enhance community projects and initiatives. This blog delves into the nuances of grant writing, exploring best practices, resources, and success stories from the heart of Georgia.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

To support that work, we’re pleased to share Visualizing Funding for Libraries. 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.

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Strategic Grants

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

.” And while it’s unlikely Albert spent much time pondering the challenges facing Australia’s not-for-profits, if you replace “energy” with “money” (specifically government funding), his quote still applies. Australian charities are competing for the same very limited and very finite pot of government funding.

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Strategic Grants

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Catch up on what’s happening across the world of funding, philanthropy, and research with the latest updates from Team SG’s busy research team. From the report it states: in total, as at 30 June 2021, there were 3,318 ancillary funds, with combined net assets of $16.39 billion in donations in the 2020–21 year and distributed $1.14

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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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Think and Ink Grants

JANUARY 19, 2022

The same applies to seeking grant funding. Each year, nonprofits should have consistent rhythms and activities in place to support grant seeking with built-in flexibility for when things “popup”. What should these rhythms and activities supporting grant-seeking look like? The reality is, every nonprofit is different.

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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

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Donations from individuals and trustees, the second-largest revenue source for the average arts organization, declined slightly in 2020. This decline hints at a longer-term shift in how people engage with the arts, further exacerbated by rising costs. In 2021, the median amount of working capital for nonprofit arts organizations was 9.8

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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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