Candid

MAY 2, 2022

The goal—supporting nonprofit transparency, especially through more comprehensive data around board and staff demographics, organizational structure, and DEI practices—underscores a lot of what the Center encourages through their own programs and training. . They shared quite a bit from Candid’s articles, social posts, and training.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Sending custom receipts recapping donors’ 2022 gifts to make tax season easier. Pro tip: If your organization offers a professional development budget, don’t let those dollars go to waste— use them. Exploring Candid’s free trainings and learning resources , which include popular courses like Intro to Fundraising Planning.

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Fundraising Training Goals Conference 105

Candid

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Their seminars support Spanish-speaking people in the Coachella Valley with training to succeed in business and make better communities. Information on organizations becomes quickly and easily accessible, getting nonprofits—irrespective of size, budget, or staffing—directly in front of those who seek to support their work.

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Candid

MARCH 11, 2024

Based on a 2022 survey of more than 3,000 nonprofit staff, The Push and Pull: Declining Interest in Nonprofit Leadership found that fewer respondents said they aspired to lead than in 2016 and 2019. What about positive factors such as training, mentorship, and other supports?

Nonprofit 69

Nonprofit Burnout Mentor Training 69

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Define your budget for both the assessment and any follow-up activities. This budget should include the cost of the assessment itself, such as any consulting fees, as well as the cost of investing in software optimizations (new software, data hygiene efforts, etc.). The technology consultant will then document all of their findings.

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Candid

MARCH 25, 2024

In 2022, foundation funding accounted for about $105.21 One of the first things you need to do, then, is to detail your expenses in a budget and determine what is eligible for grant funding. You may need to present your overall operating budget and audited financial statements. billion , or 21% of total U.S. charitable giving.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

But unfortunately, the average donor retention rate in 2022 was 42.6%, making it the lowest rate on record. Instead, consider choosing a few that work best for your staff size, budget, capacity, and organizational culture. If you don’t have a budget for that it’s OK. This made for a nice afternoon of networking and stewardship.

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Critical Fundraising

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Nonprofits may need to spend about one-third of their budget on overhead to thrive – contradicting a rule of thumb for donors The Conversation Hala Altamimi and Qiaozhen Liu describe their recent research that challenges the myth that low overheads are always a good thing. h/t Heather Hill for recommending this blog.

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Ethics Fundraising Donation Budget 52

California Grants Portal

MAY 4, 2022

The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) is hosting webinars throughout 2022 to help grantseekers learn about federal grants. Sessions focus on pre-planning steps, such as finding grants that fit, building partnerships, designing projects, and developing effective budgets. The series is presented by Assel Grant Services.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 17, 2024

As the fundraising arm of Medway Maritime Hospital in Kent County, England, the charity founded in 1995 supports projects across all wards and departments of the public hospital that fall outside the UK’s National Health Service budget. During the past five years, the charity has raised the equivalent of $2.4

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iGrantWriters

JANUARY 25, 2022

Developing and sustaining such a dynamic CI workforce presents challenges that are similar across science and engineering research and education fields, such as implementing effective institutional and on-the-job training and refreshing skills to keep up with evolving software, technologies, platforms, and application requirements [1].

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Assel Grant Services

MARCH 24, 2024

It’s alarming how much we lie on our org budgets and shortchange ourselves…. Stop thinking a shoe-string budget is some mark of resourcefulness and efficiency. Read the full posting here: Nonprofit AF, 2022 Where does this expectation come from? Don’t set a budgeting precedent that leaves your staff overworked and underpaid.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 24, 2022

And while having an official grant writer on staff is not a prerequisite to receiving grant funds, it is difficult to juggle the rules and regulations, deadlines, and application requirements on top of your typical workday duties when you are fighting fires, shaping young minds, running programs, balancing the budget, or leading your community.

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Grants Grant Grant Writing Grant Readiness 59

Grant Consulting Services

AUGUST 31, 2023

Per Omnistar (2022), grant management is the administrative work and process that goes into accessing and fulfilling the requirements of a grant. Provide training opportunities for team members involved in grant management. 2022, June 15). So, how do we manage grants? What is Grant Management? Don’t Forget The People!

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The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 25, 2024

She also runs the Nonprofit Academy training called “ From Start Up to Strong – Setting Expectations for Newly Formed Entities Serving the Greater Common Good.” ” From Idea & Start-Up to Strong & Sustainable by Rebecca Rodgriquez According to Giving USA, in 2022, Americans gave $499.33

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Candid

AUGUST 6, 2024

I am an economist by training. We surpassed the $1 billion milestone in 2022. Give in proportion to the challenge, not organization size The size of gifts should be based not on the size of the organization’s past or current budget but the size of the challenge to be addressed. But when my colleagues at the John D.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

When I got my job in 2014, there were 208 tenure-track Spanish positions advertised ; in 2022 there were only 44. So in Spring 2022, I decided to leave my academic job at the end of the semester. I wanted to get started right away in the nonprofit world, so in my final semester of school, I applied for nonprofit jobs in Oklahoma City.

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Ethics Publishing Grant Writing Contracts 98

Blue Avocado

MARCH 3, 2025

Was training insufficient? The dip from 2021-2022 was related to less activity stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Whenever possible, we make increases in increments over several years to allow nonprofits budgets to catch up. Was nonprofit management suddenly failing to keep clients safe?

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Before you head out with your team of volunteer wrappers, host a training session to make sure they’ve got the folding and taping skills they need for your fundraiser. While this event is being held in 2022, last year’s polar plunge raised over a million dollars! Ice-skating party.

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Fundraising Goals Donation Liability 52

ProposalPRO

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Following the passage of The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has been shepherding a multi-phased implementation process. We're talking about the government, so changes won’t happen overnight – but the train appears to have left the station.

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Government Federal Grants Publishing Grant Management 130

Blackbaud

JANUARY 24, 2024

Provide employees with the necessary tools and training to use AI effectively and responsibly. Finally, check your DEI-related training to ensure that it is inclusive, covers a variety of identities and experiences, cautions leaders against inadvertent discrimination, and has a positive tone that does not blame or shame.

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AI Policies Policy Pass-Through 94

Candid

JULY 23, 2024

Nonprofit VOTE’s analysis of 2022 midterm voter data found that people engaged by nonprofits were 10 percentage points more likely to vote than comparable voters who were not (56% vs. 46%). Post-training surveys led to the creation of $5,000 to $25,000 grants, provided in partnership with two other foundations, to fill budget gaps.

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Policies Policy Transportation Training 116

iGrantWriters

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Activities in this category may include entrepreneur-focused training, workshops, or presentations; the development of tools, material, or resources for public benefit; or the establishment of networks or consortia to promote beneficial policies or collaboration with U.S. component.

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Grants Grant Education Policies 40

Candid

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

In the wake of last weeks news regarding the Office of Management and Budget memorandum instructing federal agencies to temporarily pause all activities related to obligations or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, many of us are trying to understand the potential impact of a freeze on federal funding on the nonprofit sector.

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Nonprofit Award Grants Grant 109

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Some indications for emerging grant funding priorities include school choice (vouchers and/or charters), improving student educational outcomes and behavioral health post-COVID lockdowns, workforce development and vocational training, fossil fuels and nuclear power, small businesses and entrepreneurship, veterans services, etc.

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