Blue Avocado

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Add to your knowledge on how best to protect your nonprofits from potential legal headaches. Our simple 3 question quiz helps you get smarter about nonprofit contracts. Christopher Reed serves as Corporate Counsel for Nonprofits Insurance Alliance. Take the quiz.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Read contracts carefully to avoid surprises. Purpose-built for fundraising : Is the CRM youre considering designed with nonprofits in mind? Im a huge fan of online nonprofit communities and software review sites , as well as local communities such as Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) chapters.

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GrantNews

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Engineering Education : Grants to nonprofits for engineering education. Advance Diversity in Entrepreneurship : Funding for nonprofit organizations to advance diversity in the fields of entrepreneurship and investments. Funding supports improvement, expansion, and strengthening of businesses that impact families, girls, and women.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 6, 2025

Engineering Education : Grants to nonprofits for engineering education. Development for Female Entrepreneurs : Grants up to $30,000 to nonprofits to support business growth and development for female entrepreneurs. Funding supports improvement, expansion, and strengthening of businesses that impact families, girls, and women.

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 22, 2024

FreeWill has acquired GrantAssistant, an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven platform designed to provide nonprofits and international development organizations with a proposal workflow toolkit that streamlines the grant application process. The post FreeWill Acquires AI-Driven GrantAssistant appeared first on The NonProfit Times.

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The nonprofit sector is essential to helping to mitigate the impact of climate change on communities around the world. But there are structural problems that create inequality which, in combination with climate change, pose an existential threat to the nonprofit sector itself. We are facing a future of growing human need.

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GrantNews

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Municipalities Grants, In-kind Support and Contracts for Services Community Service Projects : In-kind grants of volunteer services to government entities, tribal governments, community-based organizations, to benefit local communities. It’s no wonder that municipal governments help to create strong, cohesive communities!

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RBW Strategy

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Thinking through the post-award experience from a pre-award vantage Picture this – you work at a nonprofit and have a big, audacious project that you are looking to get off the ground. It is also essential to assess the potential risks when partnering with other external parties (subrecipients and contractors).

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In a historic move, all 19 members of the 2022-2023 women’s gymnastics team at Michigan State University have received name, image and likeness (NIL) contracts with an emphasis on charitable giving—an agreement that will strengthen Spartan athletics while empowering student-athletes to change the world.

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GrantNews

MARCH 10, 2025

Development for Female Entrepreneurs Grants up to $30,000 to nonprofits to support business growth and development for female entrepreneurs. The purpose is to help small businesses increase capacity, acquire development assistance, and compete for government contracts. Women-Owned, Grant-Fueled, Unstoppable!

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Blue Avocado

MARCH 3, 2025

If you’re reading this, you probably already know about the problems that nonprofits like yours are facing with their insurance: Rising insurance premiums, poor coverage from commercial insurance carriers, and in some cases, the loss of coverage altogether. Many of these nonprofits have never made a claim.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 2, 2024

There is no merit to the Office of the Haitian Diaspora and the Haitian Diaspora Political Action Committee lawsuit regarding American Red Cross relief and recovery efforts in Haiti,” a spokesperson wrote in a statement to The NonProfit Times. The total of expenditures listed was more than $490 million.

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

But as a nonprofit professional, you dont have to feel this fear regarding your organizations audits! Audits are actually essential to build a strong managerial and financial foundation for your nonprofit. In this guide, youll learn four key things you need to understand about audits as a nonprofit professional. Lets dive in!

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GrantNews

DECEMBER 11, 2024

These include state and local governments, foundation and corporate grant opportunities, individual contracts, and all federal grant-making agencies. To help you get started, we recommend you view sample grants , resources for nonprofits , 990s , and grant application toolkits.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 10, 2023

Charity workers want better pay, benefits, and equity, but contract talks can be contentious. By Jim Rendon. Jenna Schoenefeld FOR THE CHRONICLE. Is there another way? Plus: See the rest of our January issue , posted online today.

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GrantNews

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Blind and Visually-Impaired : Up to $25,000 to nonprofit organizations in multiple states that are working to improve the lives of blind and visually-impaired individuals. Community Programs : Grants to nonprofits, schools, fire departments, religious institutions, agencies, and hospitals in the funding source’s service area.

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Clairification

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

They begin sentences with contractions. The post Nonprofit Fundraising: WHY You Should Sweat the Small Stuff appeared first on Clairification. Incomplete Sentences You want your letter to come across the way you talk. This makes your message relatable, and easy to understand. People talk in incomplete sentences.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2021

The increasingly globalized nature of businesses today — nonprofits included — has created a need for formal contract processes that do not require the signer to be physically present. signNow from airSlate is a great tool that helps nonprofits be more efficient, delight donors and volunteers, and save both paper and money.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

At Candid, we get a lot of questions about nonprofit boardsfrom how to recruit members, to what their obligations are, to how executives can best work with them to advance their organizations missions and growth. Heres a curated collection of articles and resources covering a wide range of topics on nonprofit boards.

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Grant Professionals Association

JULY 30, 2024

Even though I don’t plan to use subcontractors for grant writing purposes, I’ve contracted a virtual assistant with design skills to help develop templates and workbooks. Louis area nonprofits and governments to secure federal and nationally competed funds. There's always a way to be more efficient. And, if you haven't yet, why not?

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Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 24, 2012

I’m writing this post in Kansas City where I presented at the Philanthropy Midwest Conference on How Mobile is Changing Nonprofit Fundraising and Marketing. I had four main suggestions to get nonprofits started on mobile NOW without going broke or crazy. Mobile starts with you. The list goes on and on.

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Candid

AUGUST 13, 2024

Developing an effective funding strategy is vital to any nonprofit’s ability to sustain or increase its impact. And nonprofit boards play an important role in virtually every organization’s funding strategy. Too often, nonprofits jump at flashy fundraising tactics (“Let’s host a gala!”) So how does that play out?

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Grant Writer Team

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

As a grant writer with GrantWriterTeam, you hold a position of power in the nonprofit and business sectors. Make a Difference With GrantWriterTeam, you connect directly with nonprofits, small businesses, and individuals in need of funding. Agreements are only finalized when both parties sign the contract.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

So, it’s hard to imagine cutting additional costs at a nonprofit. The best leaders understand two things must happen to sustain a nonprofit: SAVING money and RAISING money. Afterall, nonprofit is your tax status, it shouldn’t be your business model. Speak with your accountant to explore what “contract positions” entail.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 30, 2025

Researchers, nonprofits, libraries, and schools rely on grant funding to provide critical studies, educational programs, and community services that enhance the lives of individuals with ASD and ADHD. Grants to Nonprofits for Programs There are grants of $5,000 to nonprofits for programs to improve the lives of children and youth with autism.

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Grants Plus

JANUARY 19, 2024

By: Laura Altieri According to the National Council of Nonprofits, more than 30% of nonprofit revenues come from government grants and contracts. Since our founding in 2007, Grants Plus has helped hundreds of nonprofits to secure over $150 million in government grant funding.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 29, 2023

As leaders in the nonprofit and social impact space, it’s so important for you to project a clear sense of trust into the world. More specifically, nonprofits that went from not transparent at all to fully transparent via their Guidestar profile raised 53% more in contributions in the following year.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Here’s a familiar scene: your nonprofit organization just won its first big grant, and you’re ecstatic. On top of that, there’s a lengthy contract to review and sign. We’ve had our own share of nonprofit compliance undertakings over the years. Ultimately, we avoided this common nonprofit compliance pitfall.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

AUGUST 1, 2023

Creating the right funder prospect list is also a critical part of my work with clients who contract with us for grant writing services, and is included in our grant writing service contracts. If you need help with a funder profile list that is customized to your organization, you can find one here.

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Blue Avocado

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Nonprofits that do not deliver on the terms of a grant contract are at risk of having to return the funding. Make sure you have a plan. The post You Got the Grant! appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2025

The second piece of the equation is that many nonprofits struggle with donor retention. I know its tough to hear, but the average nonprofit loses 60% of its donors each year. Most nonprofits and charities measure donor retention year over year. Thats tons of money that is being missed out on.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JANUARY 18, 2023

Dear Experienced Grant Writer, I recently left my fast-pased position as the Director of Grants at a nonprofit. Do you have suggestions for getting your name and expertise out there as a contracted proposal writer? The post Do you have suggestions for getting your name and expertise out there as a contracted proposal writer?

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Has your nonprofit dabbled in the world of business sponsorships? Instead of collaborating on a single event, your nonprofit and its corporate partner merge marketing stra tegies for an entire campaign to spread awareness of your cause. Similarly, your nonprofit may set a goal of recruiting 200 new donors and increasing revenue by 15%.

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Selfish Giving

JUNE 28, 2023

The American Revolution started over a broken contract. So, discussing partnership contracts the week before Independence Day seems only appropriate. According to the Declaration of Independence, King George III broke the social contract between himself and his subjects, the American colonists. But what should be in a contract?

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GrantNews

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Cooperative agreements to nonprofits and Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) to provide technical assistance to local government agencies to reduce pollution in wastewater treatment systems. There are grants to eligible nonprofits for environmental stewardship projects benefiting watersheds. Reduce Wastewater Treatment Pollution!

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Blackbaud

MAY 6, 2024

Like a good recipe, your nonprofit budget requires high-quality ingredients, easy-to-follow steps, and a knowledgeable cook or two to put it together. And remember, just because you are a nonprofit organization, you can still have revenue that exceeds your budget. Without those, it can be a struggle just to make a plate of spaghetti.

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GrantNews

MAY 8, 2024

Are you or someone you know considering taking the plunge to start a nonprofit? For this reason, GrantWatch has listed below 7 of the most common nonprofit startup costs. The work done by nonprofits is inspiring and so important! Hiring a lawyer can also be extremely helpful when it comes to picking a name for your nonprofit.

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