GrantNews

JANUARY 9, 2025

Each rejection offers valuable lessons that can improve your chances of securing funding in the future. Unfeasible Budget: The higher the funding amount, the more stringent the rules. Missing Items: Have all documentation ready and attached before you submit. If they don’t, it’s unlikely they will fund your cause.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 22, 2025

Things like creating a new program to fit within the constraints of a major funding opportunity from a certain grantmaker. When your organization hasnt yet built a base of individual giving, and youre simply not ready. Download your free 2025 Fundraising Calendar for the tools and strategies to see your mission through any crisis!

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Strategic Grants

MARCH 25, 2025

As always, for our Grants Expertise Management System (GEMS) subscribers, your calendar will be updated by our Research Team with any new or updated funding opportunities relevant to your sector and you will receive an automatic email alert. This funding aims to deliver essential services and infrastructure. Additionally, $842.6

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Cain Nonprofit Solutions

MARCH 4, 2021

The National Endowment for the Arts (or “NEA”, for short) is the Federal funding agency for arts and culture organizations in the United States. First up, a disclaimer: Some of you reading this are not ready for NEA grants. You probably aren’t ready for federal grants at all. Is my organization ready to apply for a NEA grant?

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Blackbaud

MARCH 21, 2024

Projects like these can drain resources, take more time than necessary, and quickly become your least favorite meeting on your calendar. Any major project—such as implementing new fund accounting software—needs a well-developed charter to keep stakeholders focused on the goals and desired outcome.

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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 5, 2024

As the dissenting judge pointed out, the discrimination in access to funding that Fearless Foundation seeks to address is long-standing and irrefutable. Programs that exclude certain individuals because of their race such as the ones the Fearless Fund has designed and implemented are unjust and polarizing,” the statement continued.

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Assel Grant Services

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Several years ago, I worked with a nonprofit client who had received funding from a particular foundation many times in the past. This extra step can make the difference between receiving funding and being rejected. Serving on boards of other organizations funded by the funder. It is not just about applying for every grant.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Your nonprofit will be competing with thousands of others on December 2 to raise funds and awareness. Outline your campaign plan, and ask them to mark their calendars and spread the word in their networks. If you're working with a specific partner for #GivingTuesday, you should have a joint marketing plan ready to deploy.

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GiveSmart

APRIL 2, 2025

Offset Federal Funding Freezes While optimism is ever present among nonprofits, the federal funding freezes have a catastrophic, far-reaching impact. Momentive wants to help your nonprofit analyze donor behavior so you can better build lasting donor relationships and make your organization future-ready and adaptive.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

JULY 24, 2024

Millionaire Grant Lady and Associates has helped nonprofits earn more than $100 million in funding. Protip: Grant application data and goals should be based on fiscal years or calendar years (whichever is more appropriate for your organization). All of these questions indicate a need for data. 1 set of data, so many ways to use it.

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Cain Nonprofit Solutions

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

But it’s going to be absolutely packed with my best tips, strategies, and hacks for finding, writing, and editing grant proposals that get funded. Because here’s the thing that most of us who have written more than a handful of grants know: You can write the best proposal in the world and there will be times it does not get funded.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 18, 2022

If you want to raise enough money to fully fund your programs, you need to use more than one tool. Here are 8 fundraising tools that should be sharpened and ready to go in your fundraising toolkit. You must have stories ready to share about people whose lives have been significantly impacted by the work your nonprofit does.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 26, 2021

Here are 5 reasons why you should keep virtual fundraising events on your calendar: . Yet, having a virtual event on calendar, you’re able to secure vendors and create video conference lines in a matter of minutes. Ready to start planning your own virtual fundraising event? Check out these additional resources: .

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

After all, planned gifts are a little awkward to bring up at first, and theyre highly individualwhen the time is right for one donor to consider creating a bequest, theres no guarantee that others will be ready, too. Build your promotion calendar around these times, and youll be sure to catch more attention and inspire action.

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GrantNews

APRIL 18, 2024

We even have our own apiary on the roof of our Washington headquarters and a live bee-cam where you can watch our bees get ready for springtime. Because of this, having a pipeline of grants to apply for is the best way to secure funding for your organization. For democracy projects, the focus is national.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Start with a Social Media Editorial Calendar In order to plan out your social media, you first need to create an editorial calendar. An editorial calendar is basically just a content map or a guide that helps you map out your nonprofit’s content (including social media) for the year. Don’t let this term scare you.

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Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 3, 2024

Are you ready for a reset? Better yet, is your grant strategy ready for a reset? My process starts with gathering essential materials including: (1) Agency’s updated strategic plan, (2) Agency’s updated annual budget, and (3) Last year’s grant calendar. It’s January. I am just hunching here, but I think the answer may be “yes!”

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

But if you want to fully fund your nonprofit, you simply must have a plan. If you depend on only one source for funding, you will put your organization’s future at risk. Create a calendar of Asks. Some fundraisers swear by project management tools like Trello , but Google Calendar works great for many people as well.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

They’re excited to get their fledgling organization off the ground, and they need the funds to do it. Sometimes when people are looking for new fundraising ideas for nonprofits, they’re looking for a quick solution to solve their funding problems. Broken Funding Models for Nonprofits Truly, it’s not your fault. Avoid them!).

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CauseVox

JANUARY 3, 2025

It involves the buy-in of multiple stakeholders such as your staff and board members, and maps out a path forward as you raise funds. Download Our Free Fundraising Plan & Calendar Template: Why Do You Need a Fundraising Strategy? Problems such as an economic downturn or changes in federal funding can arise at any time.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 9, 2024

Securing funding for any cause can be a daunting task. FIRST, Are You Indeed Grant-Ready? FIRST, Are You Indeed Grant-Ready? Assess your grant readiness Assessment take a moment to discover what type of grants you are eligible for. New grant funding opportunities are created daily. Seeking Grants?

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The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 17, 2025

Planning events is essential for nonprofits, whether youre raising funds, building awareness, or forging new community connections. Crowdfunding platforms can also help you raise funds in advance. Utilize Targeted Advertising : If your budget allows, use social media ads or local event calendars to reach specific demographics.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Even if you don’t follow a definitive fundraising calendar, it’s still vital to come up with a year-end fundraising plan—and stick to it. It covers many bases, such as the date of the drive, the intended impact/fund recipients, and a call to action linking the reader up to “Learn More.”. Year-End Fundraising Campaign Goals.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 30, 2023

And plan out your year-end appeal so you’re ready to go the week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Once you have your Asks planned out for the Fall, lay out your content calendar. If you start now, you have plenty of time to warm up your biggest supporters so that when they receive your Fall appeal, they’re ready to give.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

In the beginning you may self-fund your fledgling organization. And unless you’re independently wealthy with an endless revenue stream, you can’t self-fund forever (nor should you – more on that in a minute). Then you figured out that you needed funds to pay for the good work. Are you ready?? Many founders do.)

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GrantNews

JANUARY 16, 2024

There are many reasons grant proposals are denied funding. Unrealistic Budget: The higher the funding amount, the more stringent the rules. Missing Items: Have all documentation ready and attached before you submit. Search by recipient type, location, category interests, funding source type, and deadline date.

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Just Write Grants

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Ready to turn your nonprofit's social media feed into a buzzing hive of activity? Whether you're a social media newbie or a savvy poster, get ready for some fresh, fun ideas that will make your nonprofit's message stick in the hearts and minds of your audience. So, keep posting, sharing, and connecting.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 9, 2022

For instance, a simple daily calendar listing the work I need to accomplish gets the job done. This year we finally decided to go all in with Asana, and I’m hopeful it will get the job done, because I’m ready for a consistent tool that serves all our needs. But once you find the one that works, there is no need to juggle three options.

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GrantNews

JULY 10, 2024

Ready to be inspired and get some valuable grant writing tips? Get ready to follow Libby’s incredible rise from a special education teacher to the top of the grant world! In addition, her new podcast, GrantTalk features interviews with funding sources and grant recipients. Then tune into BYB!

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 8, 2023

And financial breakdowns are helpful as you manage your finances each month, especially when funds are tight and you need to see exactly where every penny is going. Schedule Keep a work calendar and update it so it’s always current. Start filling your calendar by scheduling any important meetings or calls.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Think of it as your roadmap to success, guiding your organization not only in compensating for any lost funds but also in meeting your current goals and reaching your long-term destination. Calculate the Funding Gap: Subtract the guaranteed income from the total expenses.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 15, 2021

Are you entirely funded by donations? That’s not smart and you’ll end up frustrated and resentful when you have to miss a paycheck because there’s not enough funds in the checking account. If your organization is funded entirely by donations, as many nonprofit organizations are, you need more donors. Do you sell merchandise?

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Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

The topic is research funding. Through our work in grant development, we’ve met many faculty members who have not received training on how to find funding or write grant proposals. In this post, we share what we’ve learned about finding research funding based on our experience working with faculty at US-based universities.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

And your plan will give you a reality check to hold back when you are tempted to barrel ahead with a new program before you have fully figured out the funding for it. But … be ready to do it next year. Your entire fundraising plan should support your Impact Goal by providing the funding to make it happen. Set an Impact Goal.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

With the right text-to-give platform, your nonprofit will be able to quickly access any funds donated. And that means you can start using those funds almost as soon as they’re donated to help your organization reach its goals. From there, you’ll be ready to take off with text-to-give! Offer monthly/recurring options.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Getting grant funds is REALLY exciting! Conducting research to find grants and funding opportunities is definitely the place to start if you want to be successful at getting grants and separating yourself from the strugglers. Now, if you’re not quite ready to go after grants, that’s ok! For one, it’s usually a lot of money.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

OCTOBER 6, 2023

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. Gone are the days when organizations could rely on private donations for consistent, sufficient funding. We recently won a $1.5 million grant.

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