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Bill Conway's $1 Billion Plan to End the Nursing Shortage

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The co-founder of the Carlyle Group is using big education gifts to shore up the nursing profession. By Maria Di Mento WASHINGTON, D.C. The Catholic University of America Bill Conway (center) is about a third of the way toward his target of giving $1 billion to nursing. So far he’s supported student aid, new buildings, efforts to recruit and retain faculty, and more at 22 nursing schools, including Catholic University.

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5 Ways to Use Your Digital Impact Report as a Marketing Tool

Blackbaud

If you’ve done all the work to compile compelling stories, gather impressive statistics, and produce a visually engaging digital report, then why only use that report once? A digital impact report is an amalgamation of components demonstrating your organization’s impact – all your very best evidence of the ways in which you are changing lives for the better.

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Veterans Groups Receive Grants for Housing, Oral Health, and Arts Programs

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By M.J. Prest The Home Depot Foundation U.S. Army Sergeant Anesi Tu’ufuli, who was severely wounded in 2005 during Operation Iraqi Freedom, cuts the ribbon on a specially adapted house constructed for him with help from the Home Depot Foundation and Jared Allen’s Homes for Wounded Warriors, in San Antonio, Tex. Also, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas has awarded $79 million for affordable housing in five southern states, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation gave $12.5 million to expand acc

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3 Benefits of Using an Online Fundraising Platform 

CauseVox

In today’s digital world, running a successful fundraiser goes beyond traditional methods; it requires innovative approaches that meet donors where they are—online. Leveraging an online fundraising platform allows your nonprofit to streamline its efforts, connect with supporters more effectively, and make the giving experience easier and more impactful for everyone involved.

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AI for Grant Writing: 20+ ChatGPT Prompts You Can Use

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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Smart Nonprofit Funding: A Bargain Hunting Guide to Grants

GrantNews

Are you a fan of bargain hunting? Always on the lookout for a great deal? There’s a certain thrill in finding discounts on the items you need. As consumers, it spurs us to think outside the box and find ways to make new connections and spend our money on things that are both functional and meant to bring joy. Those individuals who are adept at bargain hunting also know that starting close to home is always best.

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Grants: Positioning Your Organization For 2025

The NonProfit Times

By Jackie Sue Griffin It’s time to start thinking about your nonprofit’s grant strategy for 2025. Early planning is key to securing the funding your organization needs to thrive in the new year. Before diving into grant applications, take a step back and reassess your organization’s goals for 2025. What projects or programs do you want to fund?

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8 ways to serve and keep post-election “rage givers”

Future Fundraising Now

Depending on your cause, you may be seeing a post-election influx of new donors. It happened in in 2016, and is likely happening again. Last time, a handful of organizations got a big windfall of rage-motivated donations. But many of them found many of those donors to be one-time donors. Rage givers are not just like “typical” donors: Their motivations for giving, their age, their sense of connection with your organizations are different.

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Assets, Giving At Family Foundations Growing

The NonProfit Times

Nearly half (47%) of family foundations have assets of more than $10 million, an increase of 17% during the past 10 years. They are also spending beyond the required minimum of 5% of their corpus (71%) compared to 2020 (56%) and 2015 (55%). According to new data from National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP), in collaboration with and support from Bank of America, the number of funders with annual grantmaking greater than or equal to $1 million has grown from 23% to 36% during the past dec

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3 Solutions to Multichannel Fundraising Challenges

NonProfit PRO

If case studies and data show success when targeting audiences with a multichannel approach why aren’t all nonprofits adopting this approach? Here are three challenges they encounter.

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Question of the Month: How do facilitation skills make you a better fundraiser?

Veritus Group

It takes practice to facilitate a donor meeting in a way that’s respectful of the donor’s time and energizes them to give. The post Question of the Month: How do facilitation skills make you a better fundraiser? appeared first on Veritus Group.

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How to Run a Silent Auction: 11 Essential Planning Steps

Qgiv

Silent auctions are a classic go-to fundraising event, and for good reason. Guests bid on items, have an exciting time with friends and neighbors, and go home with a valuable prize. From large in-person events to casual virtual gatherings, fundraising silent auctions can generate much-needed revenue and strengthen donor relationships. To run a silent auction, you’ll need to plan many logistics, such as how guests will bid on items, what items you’re procuring, and how you’ll process donations.

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Post-Election Analysis: Why Philanthropy Needs to Pivot — Fast

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Democracy Fund president Joe Goldman on what's next, how funders can show up for their grantees, and the need for a more ideologically diverse coalition to strengthen democracy. By Chronicle Staff Democracy Fund president Joe Goldman on what's next, how funders can show up for their grantees, and the need for a more ideologically diverse coalition to strengthen democracy.

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4 Qualities of a Strategic Major Donor Thank-You Letter 

Center for Major Gifts

A major donor thank-you letter is a huge part of the major gifts retention process. Letting your supporters know that your organization appreciates their contributions goes a long way toward building long-term relationships with those committed to supporting your mission. A mass-produced, generalized document sent to all donors doesn’t cut it, however.

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Adding Corporate Programs to our Workplace Giving Database

Double the Donation

In today’s landscape, companies are increasingly focusing on giving back through a variety of corporate social responsibility (or CSR) initiatives. Among these are workplace giving programs, which include matching gifts, volunteer grants, and more, all designed to amplify the impact of employees’ contributions to nonprofits.

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Yes, the GrantSummit is Still Relevant to Me, a Grant Professional of over 20 Years!

Grant Professionals Association

I have been a member of the Grant Professionals Association for 17years (though it was the American Association of Grant Professionals when I joined!) and each year I wonder if the GrantSummit will be my last. Will I find enough sessions which teach me new concepts? Will I meet people who are new to me? Do the grant activities I regularly engage in match in relevant ways to others at the conference?

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Best Grant Management Software for Federal Grants

Fluxx

Federal grant management involves its own myriad of challenges. Foremost among them is the appropriate selection of grant management software, or GMS, which would minimize burdens for agencies supervising such funds and ensuring compliance, making the processes less cumbersome and more able to realize their impact. Equipped with a strong sense of transparency and efficiency, the best grant management systems help you manage large-scale federal grants with ease.

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What does a good donor experience look like?

Candid

Your nonprofit’s mission may be the first thing to catch a donor’s eye, but it’s the experience you offer that not only converts them into a donor but keeps them coming back. In a landscape where charitable giving is declining and attention spans are shrinking, standing out isn’t just about what your nonprofit stands for. It’s about how it makes donors feel.

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Discounted Hiring Solutions for Nonprofits

NonProfit PRO

Attract and hire talented candidates from LinkedIn’s pool of 24+ million nonprofit professionals. Eligible nonprofits get a discount. Learn more.

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The Movement to Bring Americans Together Sees an Opportunity. Do Funders?

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Exhaustion from three divisive presidential elections plus curiosity about a broadened Trump coalition may be leading to a reset of attitudes on the left and right, leaders say. By Drew Lindsay JON CHERRY/The New York Times/Redux Members of the Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange gather for dinner in Campbellsville, Ky. Exhaustion from three divisive presidential elections plus curiosity about a broadened Trump coalition may be leading to a reset of attitudes on the left and right, leaders say.

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Donorbox Unveils AI-Powered CRM to Transform Nonprofit Fundraising

NonProfit PRO

Donorbox launched its new nonprofit CRM product designed to simplify donor management and enhance fundraising efforts.

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Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Darling, Kids’ Champion, Dies

The NonProfit Times

Elizabeth “Liz” Darling, former president and CEO of the OneStar Foundation in Austin, Texas, died Nov. 12. Darling, 68, succumbed to ovarian cancer after a more than two-year battle with the disease. OneStar Foundation was created to support the state of Texas by strengthening the nonprofit sector. She was appointed president and CEO in 2009. Darling served as the vice chairman of the Texas Department of Human Services, overseeing welfare-to-work programs under the 1996 welfare reform act.

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Ensuring The Right To Free Association Online

The NonProfit Times

By Stephen Jackson From supporting a local museum to responding to climate change to aiding people in the midst of a health crisis, nonprofit staff turn time and attention to a variety of issues, working on them in creative and hyperlocal ways. They also play a critical role in holding open spaces where individuals can gather and respond to issues in their communities, and much of this takes place online.