Clairification
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
No matter your politics, this is crisis time for many nonprofits who rely on federal grants and loans (about 30% of all charities ). It’s also crisis time for the beneficiaries of many nonprofits, who are scared, stressed, depressed and otherwise at loose ends due to the rapidly changing environment. Many of the resources on which folks once relied have disappeared or are at risk.
RBW Strategy
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Thinking through the post-award experience from a pre-award vantage Picture this – you work at a nonprofit and have a big, audacious project that you are looking to get off the ground. You are carefully researching different funding sources and feel strongly that federal grant funding will help provide the financial boost that you need to get things moving.
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Pamela Grow
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Accountability is at the heart of nonprofit accounting. Because your organization cant turn a profit by definition, the goal of tracking your finances is to demonstrate to donors, funders, the government, and the community that youre using your funding responsibly to further your mission. Financial reporting is critical for accountability, and financial statements are among the most important reports your nonprofit will create each year.
Blackbaud
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
As a nonprofit finance leader, you are constantly aware of the many different pulls on your funding availability. One program could use more headcount to serve more people. A new van can provide more opportunities for your senior care program. The best way to manage those differing priorities is through budget management tools that give you a clear view of each program, instead of trying to pull apart the organizational budget.
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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.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
As the U.S. funding freeze cascades through the international-development ecosystem, nonprofits are fundraising to help organizations struggling with the cuts. By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press NEW YORK Jose Luis Magana, AP photo Flowers and a sign outside the headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development in Washington. As the U.S. funding freeze cascades through the international-development ecosystem, nonprofits are fundraising to help organizations struggling with the cuts.
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
For inspiration, they should consider the successful example of Hillsdale College, which cut the federal funding cord four decades ago. By Craig Kennedy Hillsdale College Hillsdale College, a small conservative Christian liberal arts school in Michigan, opted to forgo all government support in 1984, when faced with the imposition of federal Title IX anti-discrimination regulations.
amplifi
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Discussions around retention strategies come up every year. And every year, we promise to do more to ensure our donors stick around. Yet, retention rates have not drastically improved. Its no secret.Long-term, repeat donorshelp you raise more money.Yet, the average donor retention rate hovers between 40 and 45 percent. And the Fundraising Effectiveness Project has reported a 4.5 percent decrease in donor retention year-over-year.
Grant Writer Team
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Imagine this, you are hosting a fundraiser in the near future. Today, you need to order costly promotional items to distribute at your event. However, you find that your budget won’t allow for the purchase and now you’re stuck. You can’t host an event without merch to spread your brand. After all, branded items a a must-have for wide-spread exposure.
Center for Effective Philanthropy
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
I am still pinching myself from the first gift we received from MacKenzie Scott in December of 2020 and somehow Undue Medical Debt (formerly RIP Medical Debt) has now […] The post A Margin for Error: How Big Gifts Help Nonprofits Go From Surviving to Thriving appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy.
Get Fully Funded
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Launching a new nonprofit is an exhilarating feeling. With 501(c)(3) status, you have the beginnings of the framework to improve your community, change lives, help others, and realize your bold vision. But big goals cost big money. And that means you have to figure out how to fundraise for your new venture. Figuring out how to fund your vision can feel like a steep mountain to climb.
Candid
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
As the daughter of a preacher, I know a thing or two about passing the collection basket. Growing up, I watched my father inspire people to givenot just their money but their time, their energy, and their heartsto something bigger than themselves. It taught me a lesson Ive carried with me ever since: When we come together with a shared purpose, we can change the world.
Get Fully Funded
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Imagine youre opening a nonprofit thrift store. With the help of generous donors, youve secured funding, rented retail space, and sourced inventory. Before opening to the public, you just have to nail down the finer details of your stores operations, including your thrift store pricing strategy and layout. Although youve done a lot of work to establish your store, none of it would be possible without the donors who have gotten you to this point.
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Nonprofits have come under congressional scrutiny for their civic engagement and election administration activities. Here's what to know.
Get Fully Funded
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Planned giving can transform your nonprofit and its capacity to drive impact. It not only provides a steady, predictable revenue stream but also forges deep, meaningful connections with your most loyal supporters. Unlike other forms of fundraising (most notably broad annual fundraising , which naturally gets more attention at year-end), building a consistent promotion strategy for planned gifts may pose a bigger challenge.
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
With the U.S. government proposing major funding reductions for nonprofits, the time to act is now. Relying on grants and federal dollars is no longer a guaranteebut those who pivot fast can turn this crisis into an opportunity. This session will equip nonprofits with bold, actionable strategies to replace lost revenue, build stronger donor pipelines, and ensure financial sustainability.
Future Fundraising Now
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Fundraising is all about a call to action. You want the donor to do something — usually make a donation that makes something good happen. There are a lot of ways to get that wrong! Here are 10 mistakes in calls to action from the Stelter Blog: Make It About You. (Donors don’t give because your organization is awesome. They give because they are awesome and you’ve shown them you can help them be their awesome selves.
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
The American Water Charitable Foundation invites grant applications from nonprofits that promote clean water, conservation and more.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
The move was prompted by the Trump administration's freeze on federal foreign aid and the now-suspended freeze on federal grants. By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press NEW YORK Julia Demaree Nikhinson, AP Saying he wanted to review whether federal grants aligned with his policies, President Donald Trump suspended foreign aid and directed the Office of Management and Budget to temporarily suspend all federal grants and contracts.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
The president's order for probes of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs targets philanthropies that hold $900 billion in assets and account for roughly 55 percent of all grant making. By Drew Lindsay Simon Luethi/Ford Foundation The public gardens in the atrium of the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice. The president's order for probes of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs targets philanthropies that hold $900 billion in assets and account for roughly 55 percent of all grant
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