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‘We’re feeding more people with less’: What food security nonprofits need now

Candid

Participants spoke about the urgent need for funding that supports the full infrastructure of their workfrom staffing and transportation to cold storage, volunteer management, and data systems. Some groups have invited elected officials to volunteer at distribution sites so they can see firsthand the impact of funding programs.

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How to Prepare Your Grantmaking for Economic Uncertainty (and Why Now is Different)

Blackbaud

Not to mention shifting political policies and higher prices on everyday items. Many nonprofits are feeling the strain from a pause in federal grant funding and are working to shift their programs to align with the changes in government priorities. First, understand funding risks by evaluating your organizations primary income sources.

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The Elevator Opens: Are You Ready to Talk Planned Giving?

Planned Giving

Updated in 2003, 2008, 2017 and 2025. Pooled Income Fund Situation: I want steady income but also want to support a cause I care about. Pitch: Think of it like a charitable mutual fund. LIFE INSURANCE Donate a life insurance policy you no longer need. Originally Written in 1999. What do you do for the institution?

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Reporting & Recognizing In-Kind Donations: 3 Best Practices

Get Fully Funded

If youve run an in-kind donation drive before, youre likely familiar with some of the challenges of soliciting these valuable gifts, such as designating collection sites and creating policies regarding the types of gifts you can and cant accept.

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5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

from pitching your cause to donors and funding agencies, to delivering services to members and clients; and from seeking public support and the ear of decision-makers, to collaborating with other organizations in projects of common interest. Published Friday, June 06, 2008 8:13 PM by Rebecca. June 6, 2008 10:41 PM. May 2008 (9).

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The Ultimate Nonprofit SharePoint App: The Case Management Database of Children's Network of Solano County

Tech Soup

It secures funding for children’s services and programs, influences policy at the local and state level, helps families get services, and collects and publishes data on the health, safety and well-being of Solano County children.

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Why I Left My Job to Go to Work for the Nonprofit Sector

Tech Soup

In 2008, with support from the California Emerging Technology Fund , we established a formal digital divide program and, with the help of our community partners, connected more than 10,000 previously disconnected homes to broadband Internet. We had distributed more than 25,000 computers to 1,000+ nonprofits.