Learning from peers to refine your nonprofit funding strategy
Candid
JANUARY 29, 2025
These include categories like grants, donations from individuals, support from companies, and earned income from services or products.
Candid
JANUARY 29, 2025
These include categories like grants, donations from individuals, support from companies, and earned income from services or products.
Blue Avocado
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
As smaller donations continue to decline, the philanthropic system is at risk of catastrophic failure if high-net-worth individuals, driven by natural human fears, feel a need to give less and less as insurance against a dangerous future.
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Blackbaud
MAY 6, 2024
Review funding history, including donations, grants, sponsorships, or program income, to determine which sources can be repeated for the budget year, what areas have room for growth, and where diversification is needed. These are set costs like headquarters rent, insurance, and administrative salaries.
Get Fully Funded
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Speak with your accountant to explore what “contract positions” entail. It might be possible to keep staff members on a contract basis until your organization can sustain employees long-term. Service Contracts – Don’t forget to reassess annual service contracts.
Get Fully Funded
MARCH 20, 2023
Expenses Staff Payroll Benefits Payroll taxes Contract staff Facilities Rent/mortgage Utilities (electricity, water) Pest control Maintenance Program Equipment Supplies Materials Mileage (specifically related to conducting your program’s activities) Administrative Office supplies Software (Quickbooks, donor tracking software, merchant account, etc.)
Qgiv
APRIL 15, 2024
Legacy giving is a committed donation a donor plans to leave to a nonprofit organization as part of their estate after they’ve passed away. Donors who wish to make a legacy gift can work with their chosen organization to plan what’ll be donated and what the gift will be used for. Gifts of life insurance. What’s a legacy gift?
GiveSmart
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Get insurance policies. You’ll need to be sure that any paid vendors or professionals are registered with the state and have updated contracts. In most states, your organization will also need to register on an annual or biannual basis for charitable solicitation to continue asking for donations. Process your payroll.
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