Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 6, 2025

Data is a key component of any strong grant application. When grant applications call for evidence that your proposed intervention works, citing scientific articles can strengthen your case. This search yields the article Motivational interviewing for cannabis use disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2021).

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The decline in contributions to DAFs follows two years after the sharpest increase on record in 2021, attributable to donor response to urgent needs created by the coronavirus pandemic. The grant payout rate (a calculation of grantmaking dollars from DAFs to charities relative to total DAF charitable assets) was 23.9%

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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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Millionaire Grant Lady

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Let’s look at a foundation grant prediction for 2024. And yes, the ups and downs of the stock market are also impacting foundation grants. In this series, Millionaire Grant Lady and Associates are sharing our insights into foundation giving. This is our first foundation grant prediction.

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Candid

MAY 12, 2021

At Candid, grants data from 990s flows into tools such as Foundation Directory , public dashboards that provide insights into philanthropy in different regions across the U.S., Sourcing grants data from 990s isn’t ideal to begin with—grant descriptions from filings are often sparse, and sometimes grants lists are missing entirely.

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CauseVox

APRIL 20, 2021

We’re now a few months into 2021 and a full year into the COVID-19 pandemic. Will there be a return to in-person events and normal fundraising for 2021? Here’s what nonprofits should plan for the rest of 2021 to navigate through fundraising during COVID. In 2021 it should be the opposite. Raise More in 2021 With CauseVox.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

JULY 30, 2024

Inflation is also affecting grant trends. Even if you don’t have a full-time grant writer to address these ever-changing issues, for many organizations, hiring a grant consultant can be a much better fit. The team at Millionaire Grant Lady and Associates think and write about these issues every day so that you don’t have to!

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Qgiv

JULY 8, 2022

On Tuesday, June 21, Giving USA released The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2021. billion in 2021. billion in 2021, which is an increase of 4.0% Giving by individuals, foundations, and corporations all increased in 2021. billion in 2021. between 2020 and 2021. between 2020 and 2021.

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Cain Nonprofit Solutions

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

All grant proposals are different. This is something that many grant writers, particularly those who are newer to the field struggle with. Or an individual nonprofit staffer (like you) might have a goal to “gain a grant writing certification” or something similar. Some have strict requirements and lengthy lists of questions.

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Candid

DECEMBER 14, 2021

As COVID-19 continued to dominate world headlines in 2021, Candid’s blog readers looked to us for guidance on fundraising in a largely digital world, along with related news and trends in the social sector. Top fundraising trends to capitalize on in 2021. Top fundraising trends to capitalize on in 2021. By Scott E.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

MARCH 19, 2024

This is the fifth of a six-part series on 2024 predictions for grants. In this series, Millionaire Grant Lady and Associates are sharing our insights into foundation giving. This means we are still receiving a significant amount of data from 2021 as well as 2022. appeared first on Millionaire Grant Lady. We can help.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Just Community was in the running for a $10 million Lever for Change challenge in 2021, which it did not get, but other grants followed because of the exposure the nonprofit received from being a finalist.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The “Great Resignation” is a recently coined phrase that describes the phenomenon of nearly four million Americans leaving their jobs per month in 2021 in the wake of the pandemic to reevaluate their careers and lifestyle priorities, preferring jobs that add meaning to their lives and greater flexibility like working remotely.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 4, 2021

Let’s dig into the lessons of 2020 and use those to make 2021 an online fundraising success. For more information about virtual fundraising in 2021 check out our latest webinar: “ Virtual Gala 2.0-Going For example, Facebook grants provides assistance to get your ads up on their platform. Planning with a Focus on Virtual.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Nonprofit fundraising in 2021 is dominated by the digital space. To help you pinpoint the best platform for your needs, we’ve compiled this list of the 10 best fundraising platforms in 2021. Here in 2021, silent auctions look quite a bit different than they did 10 years ago. Let’s be real: it can be overwhelming.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 19, 2023

By Elizabeth Schmidt Some groups with ties to the extremist Oath Keepers whose leaders who were found guilty of seditious conspiracy connected to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol were granted nonprofit status.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 22, 2021

GivingTuesday 2021 is on November 30, 2021 and will be here before you know it. Consider one or more of these different techniques: Get a matching grant from a partner or major donor. Campaigns with matching grants work extremely well for short timelines. Ready to make 2021 your best #GivingTuesday, yet?

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 1, 2023

National Philanthropic Trust (NPT) granted $6.06 billion on behalf of its donors in 2022, representing an increase of 18% in dollars granted compared to 2021 and an increase of 263% compared to pre-pandemic giving in 2019.

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GrantNews

MARCH 8, 2024

Affordable housing grants are currently available on the GrantWatch database. The spike in rental and property prices that started in 2021 is slowly but steadily declining. GrantWatch has a list of grants available that can help ease the burden of rising housing prices. Funding includes housing and shelter referral.

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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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ProposalPRO

MAY 1, 2022

Grant writers – have you ever seen language like this in a NOFO, issued under a heading that reads: Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking? This is the first grant competition for this program, and therefore qualifies for this exemption. How Does This Impact Grant Writers? institute a federal advisory board of nonprofit leaders.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Their hopes and struggles and agonies Get us grants and consulting fees. There’s a market for their pain, Votes and glory and money to gain. Let us celebrate the poor. Their ills, their sins, their faulty diction Flavor our songs and spice our fiction. Celebrate thugs and clowns, Give their ignorance all renown.

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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. Please note that 1 and 2 were only green-lighted last month, due to our planned leadership transition in October 2021. To MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett, . Establish an innovation fund to seed next generation ideas .

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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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Blackbaud

MAY 8, 2023

Of the many ways a nonprofit organization can get funding, grants often seem like the holy grail. There is a lot more to grant funding than “free money.” Before you start applying for grants, you need to understand where the funding is coming from and the expectations from that organization. billion in grants in 2021.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 24, 2025

Charitable donations and grants help hospitals hire and train more CHWs, increasing their reach within underserved communities. Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Community Health Workers was established in November 2021 through a multimillion-dollar gift from the Jones Day Foundation.

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Candid

JUNE 29, 2021

Looking forward, in FY 2021, most foundations aim to sustain FY 2020 levels of giving but expressed concerns about being able to extend themselves further. . In early 2021, Candid sent an online survey to roughly 4,000 of the largest foundations by total giving. [1] The pandemic halted all grant/recognition activities.” .

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

APRIL 29, 2024

Key types of non-cash gifts that should be on nonprofits’ radar include: Grants from donor-advised funds (DAFs). in 2021 , hitting $45.74 Nonprofits also received 32% more DAF grants and 56% more grant dollars in 2022 than in 2021. Gifts of stock. Payouts to nonprofits from DAFs grew a record 28.2%

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Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 8, 2021

According to one study, 2021 has not been a good year for corporate giving. Why do grant makers refuse to fund it? And I really need to get busy and join the ten million other dog owners in this country who have created Instagram accounts for their dogs! ?? Partnership Notes 1. The NFL's My Cleats My Cause is back.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 22, 2021

In the first half of 2021, donors have recommended a record $4.3 billion in grants, a 27% increase over the same six-month span of 2020. 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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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 19, 2022

Vanguard Charitable announced that granting increased 14% over the first half of 2022, totaling a record of $952 million. Donors distributed 83,838 grants with an average grant amount of $11,354, a 7% and 6% increase, respectively, compared to the first half of 2021.

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 4, 2022

billion already given through June of this year, Fidelity Charitable is on pace to surpass $11 million in grants this year. billion for the grantmaker in 2021. . The largest donor-advised fund announced its grantmaking increased 11% in the first half of 2022. The rise comes after a record $10.3

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Candid

JUNE 11, 2021

More than half of respondents also reported increases in government grants, including Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding (58 percent), and foundation grants (52 percent), and nearly half saw increases in major gifts from individual donors (46 percent) and gifts from those giving less than $7,500 a year (45 percent).

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2021

GrantStation helps nonprofit organizations fund their programs and fulfill their mission. Many organizations struggle to find new funding sources. A GrantStation membership includes a curated database of carefully vetted grantmakers, providing you with a "hot list" of potential funders that accept unsolicited requests.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 27, 2021

5 Places to Find Grants for Your Nonprofit for FREE! Knowing where to find grants is critical if you want money to pay for programs and projects. The post Top Fundraising Articles of 2021 appeared first on Get Fully Funded. Being strategic about research makes all the difference in the world. Comment below and let us know!

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Candid

JUNE 29, 2023

i (See previous blogs from the 2022 and 2021 surveys.) Overall foundation giving from 2021 to 2022 increased by 3% Among the 557 survey respondents who provided funding data for fiscal year end (FYE) 2021 and 2022, cumulative giving increased from $25.3 The median foundation awarded 4% more grant dollars. (We

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Before launching Infinite Giving in Atlanta, Georgia in 2021, Houghton was the vice president of the Atlanta Tech Village, a venture partner with Atlanta Ventures. She also founded a nonprofit supporting coffee-growing communities in Rwanda.

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