Clairification
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Throwing shade or throwing light? One takes a little more effort than the other. While throwing shade might be more fun, it eventually runs out of energy. It’s designed to end conversations, not start them, to intimidate, not encourage. Turning on lights helps everyone. — Seth Godin You are on a meaning-seeking journey. Through your work, you create positive change and make lives easier and better.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose surveyed 219 large companies about their giving from 2021 to 2023. By Rasheeda Childress Getty Images Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose surveyed 219 large companies about their giving from 2021 to 2023.
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GiveSmart
OCTOBER 17, 2024
On Tuesday, December 3, nonprofit organizations will come together for one common purpose—to celebrate and encourage giving. From fundraising to volunteering, #GivingTuesday is a great way to engage your community of supporters and become part of a larger, worldwide movement that promotes generosity. This year, expand your fundraising efforts with online giving, making it even easier for your donors to give on any device. 1.
Center for Effective Philanthropy
OCTOBER 17, 2024
The recent settlement reached in the case against the Fearless Fund, which provides grants to businesses led by women of color, should not deter funders from supporting racial and gender […] The post In the Wake of DEI Attacks, Philanthropy Must Stand with Black Women 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.
Wild Apricot
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Learn effective strategies to grow your nonprofit's donor base, engage supporters and drive meaningful impact with lead generation. Learn tips, tools, and best practices to maximize your organization's outreach.
Grants & Fundraising Brief brings together the best content for grants & fundraising professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
OCTOBER 17, 2024
With USAID funding under threat in Congress, grant makers should ensure local nonprofits across the globe can continue their critical work. By Kathleen Enright Michael Jamson, AFP via Getty Images Democracy-strengthening efforts supported by philanthropy have led to concrete changes, including the lifting of a six-year ban in Tanzania on opposition rallies.
CauseVox
OCTOBER 17, 2024
If you work for a nonprofit, you understand the value of teamwork. When you combine the efforts of nonprofit organizations, donors, governments, businesses and other institutions, things really begin to get done. This efficacy is why we encourage nonprofits to think about utilizing GivingTuesday partnerships in their campaign. In fact, one of the primary reasons the annual giving day has been so successful is because it appeals to everyone – not just nonprofits.
Gail Perry Group
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Here is some encouraging news: there is actually plenty of funding available right now for your organization. Even more, there are more than enough gifts out there to take your year-end campaign over goal this fall. Best of all, these gifts are the easiest to raise of all. So, where are these easy gifts? You can find them right in your donor files. Your easy gifts this year-end will come from donor renewals.
Future Fundraising Now
OCTOBER 17, 2024
If you’ve ever made a political donation, your email inbox soon fills up with political fundraising. They seem to indiscriminately share or sell names. It’s annoying sometimes, but it’s also educational. Just the subject lines tell us something. Most of these political emailers are highly sophisticated groups with large lists and constant testing. Political and philanthropic fundraising are not exactly the same.
Qgiv
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Your nonprofit donation page is a crucial tool for gaining and keeping new donors for your organization. Online donating is far and away donors’ favorite method, with 63% of donors saying they prefer to give online with a credit or debit card. Figuring out how to make the best donation page for your organization may seem tricky, but luckily, we’ve compiled some valuable tips you can keep in mind to create and design a great one.
Center for Major Gifts
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Forget What You’ve Heard About Planned Giving Just Do the Math … Baby Boomers, who are among the wealthiest and most charitable Americans, are dying at a rate of about 6,000 per day. They’re taking around $6 billion in estate dollars with them. (Now, many of you do not know the difference between a million and a billion. Just read on for some staggering numbers.
Grant Professionals Association
OCTOBER 17, 2024
In the wake of the October Ethics Month articles, you are all now experts on the GPA code of ethics! You read every article and are ready to take on any situation, no matter how sticky…right? Even with an irrefutable command of grant writing the GPA Code of Ethics , you will encounter situations that give you pause. As grant professionals, we can rely on the GPA Ethical Decision-Making Best Practices for Grant Professionals as our roadmap for making important ethical decisions.
Sharpshooter Communications
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Are you grant ready? As a 35+ year veteran of nonprofits, including the last 17 years as a full time grant consultant, I have celebrated many successes and cried over some spectacular failures. After a few years of working with various nonprofits, I started to notice patterns. While some clients found success easily, others progressed slowly, and some absolutely floundered.
Grant Professionals Association
OCTOBER 17, 2024
I have been in chat rooms and webinars with people who are new to the grants profession and have been asked to stand up the grants management function for their organization. This was the case when I started my current position. I spent many years as a successful grant professional and managed grants that were not from public sources. But managing publicly funded grants is not the same.
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Join us for an enlightening session on how to leverage matching gifts during the crucial end-of-year giving season to boost your fundraising outcomes. Don’t miss out on top strategies for doubling or even tripling your revenue with practical advice on how to align your tech & teams to exceed your goals. Access the top best practices for implementing a matching gift strategy that generates results during the busy giving season.
Grant Professionals Association
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Those of us who feel drawn to become grant professionals often do so because we desire to make a difference. Grant funding, after all, can be transformational and create long-lasting positive impacts in our communities. I know that is why I became a grant professional. I wanted to make a difference. I think back on the truly incredible grants that I have had the honor of working on in my career, and I am so thankful to have been a part of each and every one.
DoJiggy
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Hosting a charity golf tournament can be a fantastic way to raise funds, but ensuring a successful event starts with getting players excited to participate. If you’re wondering how to attract players to a fundraising golf tournament, there are several strategies you can implement to boost registration, create buzz, and make your event a huge success.
Grant Professionals Association
OCTOBER 17, 2024
You have what it takes to be a mentor—even from the middle. So, what is middle mentoring, you ask? Let me share my mentoring experience as an example. When I received the email asking if I would provide mentorship to the Arkansas Chapter’s new innovative C4C program, I didn’t think I was qualified. I could not imagine what I would have to offer as a mentor.
Double the Donation
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Collecting employer information in volunteer registrations is a crucial strategy for nonprofits seeking to maximize their outreach, fundraising, and engagement potential. By understanding where their volunteers work, organizations can identify opportunities for corporate volunteer incentives and more. In this post, we’ll explore the benefits of gathering employer details in volunteer registrations.
Fluxx
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Managing federal and state grants can offer numerous cumbersome procedures that tribal governments need to go through to manage different grants which help to fund vital programs in education, healthcare, infrastructure, and more. Effective fund management ensures that resources are well used to create impacts that are long-lasting within their communities.
Candid
OCTOBER 17, 2024
As generative AI tools like ChatGPT become increasingly widely available, the need to ensure they’re used safely and ethically also becomes ever more urgent. While AI technology can create efficiencies for cash-strapped nonprofits, we need to make sure the way we use AI is aligned with our missions to do good. Here are some articles to help you get started.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
OCTOBER 17, 2024
As the election approaches and tensions mount, executive director Nealin Parker — a veteran of conflict zones abroad — talks about the red flags in the United States. By Drew Lindsay As the election approaches and tensions mount, executive director Nealin Parker — a veteran of conflict zones abroad — talks about the red flags in the United States.
Fundraising HayDay
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Have you ever worked at an organization where you were expected to bring in all the funding plus a million other things? Your title might be Development Director, Grants Administrator, Director of Fundraising, or anything along those lines. But that title alone doesn’t mean you have the time, skills, capacity, and energy to do all the things dumped in your lap.
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Engaging new donors who will volunteer is a major challenge. Here are some strategies to connect with Gen Z donors and keep them involved.
The NonProfit Times
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Foundation Source , a cloud-based platform than manages family, corporate and professionally staffed foundations, acquired Vennfi, the financial technology company powering Charityvest, a donor-advised fund (DAF) sponsor. The Charityvest DAF program was launched to the public in December 2019 as a partnership between Vennfi and Charityvest, a 501(c)(3) public charity and DAF sponsoring organization.
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