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FreeWill Acquires AI-Driven GrantAssistant

The NonProfit Times

FreeWill has acquired GrantAssistant, an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven platform designed to provide nonprofits and international development organizations with a proposal workflow toolkit that streamlines the grant application process. It is a Series B funding round with the latest infusion of $30 million in March 2022.

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GivingUSA 2024 | What Small Nonprofits Need to Know

Pamela Grow

in 2022 to 67.2% increase over 2022. increase from 2022, but a 2.4% Develop a system where you’re sending out proposals or letters of inquiry to new foundations on a weekly basis. Nonprofits have been concerned about the decreasing number of American donors for years, and the 2023 report reinforces these worries.

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Open for comment: Proposed changes to Candid’s taxonomy

Candid

Based largely on input we’ve received from individual organizations and partners, we’re proposing 205 changes to the PCS. Starting today and through August 5, 2023, we are making the proposed changes available for public comment. In early 2022, Candid solicited recommendations on how to improve the PCS.

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2024 holiday wish list: nonprofit edition

Candid

Where do foundations stand on AI-generated grant proposals? According to Candids 2023 survey, 90% of respondents awarded unrestricted funding in 2021 and 2022, allocating about 30% of overall grant dollars to GOSbut definitions of GOS and ways of tracking varied greatly by foundation.

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Grant Funding for Breakthroughs in Cancer Research

GrantNews

In 2022, around one in fifty people (1.8%) had cancer, with skin cancer being the most reported type. Proposals address research study methods, including theoretical and experimental methods to identify causes, mechanisms, prevention, and treatment therapies. These numbers are a sobering reality for all Americans.

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How to secure essential technology funding to deliver on nonprofit missions

Candid

However, troubling trends have emerged in two key areas: 1) The share of grantmakers providing technology and tools for nonprofits has decreased to 20%, from 23% in 2022; and 2) the share grantmakers willing to removing funding restrictions has also declined, to 30%, from 34% in 2022.

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Grant Writer Cost in 2025: What You Actually Need to Pay [Expert Guide]

Allied Grant Writers

Rates for simple foundation proposals typically range from $300 to $3,000, while complex federal grants may require significantly higher investments. Yet this payment structure can lead to unexpected total costs because grant proposals often take longer than planned. This prohibition exists for several key reasons.

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