GrantNews

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Nonprofits all over the globe make real-world impacts. Generally, covering overhead for nonprofits can be quite challenging. For example, offering competitive salaries is critical to attract talented employees. However, research shows that donors expect their philanthropic donations to go directly to the cause rather than overhead. To reassure potential donors a nonprofit must first build trust with their supporters.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Evaluating Your 2024 Fundraising Events: What Worked and What Didnt? As 2024 wraps up, now is the perfect time for evaluating fundraising events. By analyzing what worked and what didnt, you can refine your strategies for 2025 to maximize engagement, revenue, and donor retention. Whether your events included auctions, galas, or virtual campaigns, understanding key metrics and takeaways will set you up for even greater success next year.

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Heres a statistical summary of our 2024 coverage to help you and your nonprofit grow your impact and revenue in 2025.

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

DECEMBER 17, 2024

When I first met Michael Bailin in the office of the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (EMCF) in New York in 2001, he described a new effort the Foundation was undertaking: […] The post Bold Leadership and Uncommon Decency: In Memory of Mike Bailin appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy.

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This prompt guide for ChatGPT contains 20+ tested ChatGPT prompts, along with tips on how to use this tool the best way. Nonprofits can engage with ChatGPT to brainstorm ideas, refine project plans, and craft compelling narratives for grant proposals.

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DoJiggy

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Starting an animal rescue is an inspiring journey where you get to save lives and make a real difference. While compassion is at the heart of it, animal lovers contemplating starting their own rescue organization must truly understand animal welfare, as well as implement careful planning and coordination to make their project truly effective. This guide will break down the essential steps to get your rescue up and running with purpose.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Nonprofits have a conversion problem. The data speaks for itselfaccording to the M+R Benchmarks 2024 report : Of desktop users who made their way to a nonprofits main donation page, only 16% completed a gift. For mobile users, the primary donation page conversion rate was just 10%. Many organizations are experts at driving traffic to their online donation forms, but plenty struggle to actually secure donations and reach their fundraising goals.

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Future Fundraising Now

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Is your fundraising starting to look a little dated? Ready for a refresh to pump life back into it? You need to read this LinkedIn post from Mark Phillips. In short: A charity with a long-running and highly effective Christmas appeal programme decided to give its design a makeover… Still Christmassy, but brighter, bolder, and more contemporary.

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re:Charity

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Your nonprofit works to make a difference in the lives of its beneficiaries every day, whether youre focused on finding homes for pets in need or providing opportunities for at-risk. The post Maximizing Your Nonprofits Impact: 3 Surefire Strategies appeared first on re: charity.

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Charity Navigator launched the Beneficiary Voices Fund, a curated list of nonprofits that prioritize beneficiaries' feedback and input.

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Just Write Grants

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Discover the power of engaging partners for grant writing success. Learn how collaborative strategies can enhance proposals and maximize funding opportunities.

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Fluxx

DECEMBER 17, 2024

For those types of organizations and community groups with meaningful differences in Auckland, finance can be the key component that makes the ideas become a reality. The Auckland Foundation Grassroots Giving Programme is a great opportunity for tapping into community-focused initiatives. Whether you're working with family- and whnau-focused programs or broader community projects, this grant brings those ideas into life.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Reed Hastings and Michael Bloomberg made the largest contributions in 2024. By Maria Di Mento Chronicle illustration; Getty Images Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, gave stock valued at $1.1 billion to their Hastings Fund at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Michael Bloomberg gave $1 billion through his Bloomberg Philanthropies to Johns Hopkins University to make medical school free for most students.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Accounts Payable are like the gears inside a clock. When they are turning smoothly, everything works, invoices get paid, and the organization hums along. But if one of those gears stops unexpectedlybecause of a sick day or the check printer goes downeverything comes to a screeching halt. For lean accounting teams, this can be especially challenging, as each member is critical to maintaining the flow of operations.

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Center for Major Gifts

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Does your life feel too cluttered? Is your schedule bursting at the seams, making you feel overwhelmed with all you have to do? Does it feel like you own too much stuff and its just piling up around you instead of improving your life? Most people would benefit from at least a little decluttering, but how do you get started? Decluttering your space: Limit your decluttering to one small area at a time.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 17, 2024

States are the best hope for clean-energy action during the Trump administration. But steps must be taken to prevent new legislation from falling into regulatory black holes. By Ted Ko dane_mark, Getty Images States are the best hope for clean-energy action during the Trump administration. But steps must be taken to prevent new legislation from falling into regulatory black holes.

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Candid

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Principles of resiliency and adaptation are just as important for the infrastructure of our democracy as they are for our built world. Democratic systems, processes, and institutions must be able to respond to shifting demands to address challenges created by durable changes to geography, population distribution, and economic centers caused by extreme weather events.

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