American nonprofits are in the midst of an existential crisis, specifically regarding funding and mission viability.
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5 Mistakes to Avoid in Building Your Grants Program
In my experience, too many nonprofits take shortcuts in building or growing their grants programs. Here are five key mistakes to avoid.
Read MoreIs It More Difficult to Ask for Donations or Fund Nonprofits?
What’s more difficult: raising money or deciding which causes to support? Here’s a look at the differences between the two.
Read MoreWhat Should Organizations Do With a Large Unsolicited — and Unrestricted — One-Time Gift?
In just three years, MacKenzie Scott has given more than $12 billion in unrestricted funding to hundreds of nonprofit organizations. While Scott’s efforts — and those of like-minded donors — are a welcome development, recipient organizations are left wondering what to do with these transformational gifts.
Read MoreKeystone Cops to the Rescue
If you’re in an organization that is overly dependent upon single-source funding, especially the structured variety of public and institutional sources, the time to create a program of diversification is now, not when you’re faced with the sudden loss of a major source of your revenue.
Read MoreDonor vs. Investor: An Important Fundraising Distinction
What exactly is a nonprofit investor? There are several very distinct differences between nonprofit donors and nonprofit investors and how each thinks. Take a look.
Read MoreTips to Keep Your Fundraising Efforts Out of the ER
Stopping a downward spiral is doable — but not without investing time and effort, and enduring some short-term pain.
Read MoreWhy Coordination Is a Crucial Component of Your Funding Strategy
Organizations require consistent, diverse funding streams to keep vital programming alive. However, many organizations lack comprehensive strategic plans that integrate philanthropic giving and grant seeking as an active component of resource development.
Read MoreTalking Grants With GE Foundation’s Asha Varghese
Asha Varghese, director of global health programs at the GE Foundation, discusses her foundation’s grant process and shares keys for fundraisers seeking grants.
Read MoreTale of a Philanthropist
I know the world is better because of Gene Glick. I miss him already.
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