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Understanding the Differences: Capital, Program, and Operating Grants for Nonprofits

Just Write Grants

Definition and Purpose Capital grants are funds specifically designated for the acquisition, construction, or renovation of physical assets. Definition and Purpose Program grants are allocated to support specific programs or projects within a nonprofit organization. Capital Grants 1.1 Program Grants 2.1 Operating Grants 3.1

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Convert the Next Wave of Rage Donors into Lifelong Supporters

Blackbaud

Unless the donors send a note of outrage in the comments section of your donation form, you might not have definitive proof that theirs is a rage gift. How can you pinpoint a rage donor among your many first-time spontaneous givers ? But you do have evidence in your fundraising CRM.

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Are You Rocking Donor Retention 101?

Clairification

Really, donors definitely want to rock and roll with you. You love me. I love you. Let’s hang out and rock! It brings them joy and meaning! Yet, I’m going to go out on a limb and say it’s doubtful you’re rocking along with your donors unless you’re making robust use of your donor database for this purpose.

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Helpful Ways to Measure and Optimize Your Nonprofit’s Performance

Blackbaud

If you are not sure which metrics are essential or how to convert your data into something stakeholders can grasp and absorb, start simply by setting clear goals. This can be inspiring, but it is not always scalable and definitely not measurable. Metrics for outcomes should include all measures that reflect organizational performance.

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Goals, Objectives, and Outcomes: The Difference + How to Write Them for Successful Grant Proposals

Cain Nonprofit Solutions

Others ask very few questions and don’t require much in the way of hard metrics. I’ve also included some short definitions and examples to keep you or other members of your team from getting confused on how to create great goals, objectives, and outcomes. All grant proposals are different. Let’s get started. What is a goal?

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Tips for nonprofits from Candid’s year of TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts 

Candid

While we are definitely not experts (every day we discover something new), we wanted to share what we have learned over the past year doing social media video. While video views are nice, we measure our success by engagement—using likes, comments, saves, or shares as our metrics.

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4 things we learned about foundations and general operating support 

Candid

Foundations don’t share the same definition of general operating support Foundations surveyed were also invited to add comments about their general operating grants. But it’s evident that foundations’ definitions and considerations of general operating support vary. private and community foundations by total giving.

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