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Grants for Church: A Comprehensive Guide to Securing Funding for Ministry and Community Outreach

Allied Grant Writers

Tithes and donations, while essential, are often subject to fluctuations due to economic cycles, demographic shifts, or changes in community engagement. Grants provide a means to diversify income streams, reducing financial risk and enabling churches to plan long-term capital projects, with greater confidence.

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GlassPockets at sunset: reflections from working at the intersection of power and light 

Candid

What we learn from this view is that foundations struggle the most when it comes to sharing information about overall foundation performance, demographic data, executive compensation processes, and strategic plans. But today, nearly half of participating foundations have created values or policies prioritizing transparency.

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The Status of Fundraising 2024: Global Research Highlights

Blackbaud

Despite this, very few say their nonprofit has an AI policy in place—at 5% in the UK, 5% in Canada, and 6% in Australia/New Zealand. Considering the speed of AI adoption, it is vital that nonprofit-wide policy making is accelerated, especially when most participants say they, in fact, already use AI.

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What we’re reading: 5 popular Issue Lab reports from 2024 

Candid

It offers a collaborative strategic planning tool to help funders, nonprofits, and communities center the needs of children over the next decade, including a “foresight framework” that highlights how a strategic action taken now can make a long-term impact. The state of diversity in the U.S. nonprofit sector by Candid.

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Should You Have A Grant Writers Kit?

Red Tape Busters

At a minimum, this should include the Certificate of Currency and the Policy document, including any supplementary documents. This information should exist for each type of insurance held (public liability, business, contents, etc) and will need to be updated each year, as well as when any policy changes are advised by insurers.

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Board Diversity: Why and How You Should Diversify Your Board

Qgiv

Boards can no longer be out of step with these fast-changing demographics. What do your policies and practices look like? Is equity embedded in your bylaws, in your strategic plan, or fundraising? Read through the tips below to learn how you can begin to increase your board’s diversity! Tips from The Board Pro: 1.

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Stop Begging, Start Planning: Why Foundations Are Done Funding Complacent Nonprofits

Planned Giving

PlannedGiving TWEETABLE INSIGHT Tweet The Compounding Impact of Policy Shifts: Political Changes and Government Funding Reductions Smart nonprofits build funding models that withstand policy changes under any administration. Personal impact stories beat tax explanations every time.

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