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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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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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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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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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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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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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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CauseVox

OCTOBER 5, 2021

What are the best #GivingTuesday fundraising ideas to make you stand out in 2021? One of our top #GivingTuesday best practices for 2021 is to start preparing your campaign early (aka, now). 2021 has been stressful, and many people are feeling like they don’t have control over a lot. GivingTuesday Ideas & Best Practices.

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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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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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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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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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Strategic Grants

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The article ’15 learnings we’re sharing from 15 years of working with grant-seekers and fund ers’ by the Strategic Grants team first appeared in the Winter 2024 edition of the F&P (Fundraising & Philanthropy) magazine. And for those who we are yet to meet, we hope we get the opportunity soon.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Blackbaud

JANUARY 21, 2025

Their operations are sustained through a combination of hospital system funding, philanthropic contributions, and government grants, underscoring the collaborative effort to fulfill community benefit requirements while addressing health inequities.

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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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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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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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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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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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GrantNews

AUGUST 7, 2024

The center reported that in 2021 , there were 161,031 Black-owned businesses in the U.S., In 2021, only about 3% of (identified) U.S. 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. up from 124,004 in 2017.

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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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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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Millionaire Grant Lady

MARCH 5, 2024

In this series, Millionaire Grant Lady and Associates are sharing our insights into foundation giving. Prediction 3: Grant winning will become more competitive in 2024 with more organizations asking for more money. The post “Crystal Ball” Prediction for Foundation Giving 2024: Inflation appeared first on Millionaire Grant Lady.

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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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Candid

APRIL 20, 2021

On March 16, 2021, eight people were murdered in Atlanta. Six were Asian women: Soon Chung Park, Hyun Jung Grant, Suncha Kim, Yong Ae Yue, Xiaojie Tan, and Daoyou Feng. Corporate pledges in response to anti-Asian hate in 2021. The story so far in 2021 has been very different. Additional trends in 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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Penelope Burk

MARCH 31, 2021

A tuition grant from my college made me want to give back. I started with $10/month, my goal being to repay the grant. The post Stories from Donors in the 2021 Burk Donor Survey on Why They Give appeared first on Burks Blog. Once I had achieved that goal, I just kept going. And one I have tried to emulate all my life.

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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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Fluxx

OCTOBER 18, 2024

For any grant manager, operating in the ever changing world of public charities and nonprofits, nothing is more difficult and challenging than keeping grants in compliance. Getting compliant and staying compliant was never more important as grants from donor-advised funds topped $45.74 billion in 2021.

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