The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Coastal Enterprises in Brunswick, Maine received $25 million, the Nonprofit Finance Fund was awarded $22 million, and Craft3 in Seattle announced it received $15 million. Scott’s Yield Giving earlier this year awarded $640 million to 361 organizations for work with people in places experiencing the greatest need in the United States.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 24, 2025

Donor-advised funds, or DAFs, have been in the news for a while now. The Latest Reports on DAF Giving In 2023, funding from DAF accounts made up almost 9.8% billion in 2023. With this funding available, securing DAF grants has become a staple of smart nonprofit cash management. In late 2023, the IRS and U.S.

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Candid

JANUARY 6, 2025

based donors in 2024, down just one from 2023. According to Dollars and Change , a report from Candid, GivingTuesday, and Network for Good, total dollars awarded and average grant or gift size increased between 2015 and 2022. And Steve and Alex Cohen awarded $116.2 billion from $5.4 That means the average amount fell from $216.36

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Candid

MARCH 11, 2025

Since late 2023, weve been talking with community members about how, together, we could make Kansas City a national model for equitable economic mobility. To address those gaps, in August 2024, as part of our refreshed grantmaking philosophy, we introduced two new funding types: Capacity Building and Collective Impact.

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GiveSmart

MARCH 20, 2024

We’re highlighting a year of growth, peer-to-peer wins, f undraising event success , industry trends, Community Award winners, top resources, and more. Measuring impact is crucial for nonprofit organizations to demonstrate the effectiveness of their fundraising programs, attract funding, and make the impossible, possible.

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Candid

JUNE 12, 2024

At the start of 2023 , some foundations were pessimistic about giving in the year ahead, with more respondents anticipating decreases in grantmaking than increases. Did fears about lower giving in 2023 play out? billion in 2023 (unadjusted for inflation), a 1.7% billion in 2023 (unadjusted for inflation), a 1.7%

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

According to 2023 IRS data, there are about 1.9 What do we know about the causes and states each type of funding flows to and the factors that affect giving trends? Both individual and institutional giving increased between 2015 and 2022, not only in terms of total dollars awarded but also in terms of average donation or grant size.

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Strategic Grants

JANUARY 27, 2025

Catch up on whats happening across the world of funding, philanthropy, and research with the latest updates from Team SGs busy research team. This approach promotes equity by shifting decision-making power from funders to the communities and individuals with lived experience who will benefit from the funding. billion in assets and $27.34

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OneCause

MARCH 27, 2023

Raise 2023, presented by OneCause, is for nonprofit and fundraising professionals wanting to raise their fundraising game. Join cutting-edge nonprofits for two full days (September 11 – 12, 2023) of trends, best practices, and sessions to unlock the innovator in all of us. Here are the top 7 reasons to be at RAISE 2023: 1.

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GrantNews

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The Minority Entrepreneurship Grant Program Act of 2023 waits to be signed into law. What is The Minority Entrepreneurship Grant Program Act of 2023? 1402 (IS), The Minority Entrepreneurship Grant Program Act of 2023” Some interesting Facts About the Minority Entrepreneurship Grant Program Act of 2023?

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Candid

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

He’s given tens of billions to Buffett family-affiliated foundations, and while not all are based in Nebraska, three of the state’s top 10 grantmakers are The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, The Sherwood Foundation, and Buffett Early Childhood Fund. Community involvement begins early in Nebraska,” says Malek-Madani.

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Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Congress passed the Grants Transparency Act of 2023 (H.R. The bill aims to ameliorate the complex nature of the grant application process, as well as the lack of transparency and accountability around funding decision processes, which are currently opaque at best. 5536), which goes into effect in April 2025.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Mary’s Pence funds women-led organizations and groups working for social change in the U.S., The first program is Mary’s Pence Grants , which funds women-led grassroots organizations in the U.S. Mary’s Pence is creative in funding ESPERA. Central America, and Mexico. Mary’s Pence accomplishes their work through two programs.

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 4, 2023

This year’s NonProfit PRO Rising Star Award recognizes William Jackson, membership coordinator at New Georgia Project Action Fund, who has proven he is up for the challenge. To not only succeed but excel in a new role is a challenging feat.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 31, 2023

The Government of Canada has rallied behind nonprofits with its historic Community Services Recovery Fund. Applications are due on February 21, 2023. Sign up for Community Services Recovery Fund tips and updates: We will be launching free resources to help with the application process in the coming days and weeks.

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Just Write Grants

OCTOBER 16, 2023

(Originally posted June 2020 and updated October 2023) I've never "met" a nonprofit organization that had an excess of money to spend on hiring staff or paying a consultant. One of the questions I get most often is: " Is it okay to pay a grant writer a percentage of the grant award?" The short answer is "no." And nobody wants that.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

While the amount held in DAFs hit new highs, both contributions to the funds and the amount of money awarded from them fell in 2023, according to a new report.

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RBW Strategy

MAY 14, 2024

The organization expanded its regional footprint and size upon acquiring an additional service provider, Southern Maryland, in 2023. Outcome For over five years, RBW Strategy and Cornerstone Montgomery have worked side by side on private and public grant opportunities, leading to millions in additional funding each year for the organization.

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2025

A 2023 report from the Do Good Institute found that 78.9% Nonprofits face a growing challengeaccording to Points of Lights Annual Affiliate Report 2023, half their volunteer positions remain unfilled, even as demand for their services surges. Volunteering is the backbone of the U.S. Volunteers may be unpaid; they are not free.

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RBW Strategy

MAY 13, 2024

Nevada Grant Lab “A nonprofit corporation, started in 2020 with a vision to help nonprofits, local governments, and State agencies better access and maximize historically underutilized federal funding that can be used to build greater quality of life and opportunity for all Nevadans.” million grant award.

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Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Most callers are surprised to learn from us that the federal government has relatively few programs to fund building construction or acquisition/renovation of buildings of any type. Congress in effect transferred funding for housing and community facilities from the federal government to the states and large cities/counties.

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Fundraising HayDay

APRIL 4, 2024

Grant funding is out there. In Fiscal Year 2023, the federal government awarded $1.7 So how do you wade through all those funding opportunities to find the right fit for your organization? Grant funding is out there. Grant funding is out there. In Fiscal Year 2023, the federal government awarded $1.7

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Candid

MAY 23, 2023

ABFE president and CEO Susan Taylor Batten gave this greeting to those of us who were able to experience the 2023 Harambee conference last month. Fittingly, the university hosted the session “A Report on Philanthropic Funding to Historically Black Colleges and Universities.” “Welcome home.”

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 5, 2024

Some of America’s biggest donors gave primarily to their foundations or donor-advised funds last year. Here is a sampling of how much those giving vehicles received and how much they awarded to nonprofits in 2023. Ben Gibbs Wendy and Eric Schmidt.

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Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Most callers are surprised to learn from us that the federal government has relatively few programs to fund building construction or acquisition/renovation of buildings of any type. Congress in effect transferred funding for housing and community facilities from the federal government to the states and large cities/counties.

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Candid

JULY 19, 2023

Source: Foundation Giving Forecast Survey, 2023 Twenty-one percent responded that inflation impacted their grantmaking decisions. We added 8% to each grant award.” There is a high possibility that inflation will impact grantmaking from our donor advised funds as many fund values are down due to market turn.”

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Candid

JUNE 29, 2023

Overall foundation giving from 2021 to 2022 increased by 3% Among the 557 survey respondents who provided funding data for fiscal year end (FYE) 2021 and 2022, cumulative giving increased from $25.3 Rather, the 2023 change in giving more closely matches findings from survey data in pre-pandemic years. The median and mode were 5.0%.

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RBW Strategy

MAY 14, 2024

This includes contributions on larger federal grant applications that were awarded. Recognized as a leading industry educational output, this work was featured at the 2023 GPA Grant Summit in a co-led presentation, The 4M Model: Determining when Grants Should and Should Not be Used to Fund Your Program.

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Candid

JUNE 12, 2025

Grantmaker size (based on grant dollars awarded in 2024) and grantmaker type had no statistically significant impact on foundations’ responses to this question. Changes in foundation strategy and initiatives : Foundations winding down funding portfolios or undergoing strategic planning anticipated a decrease in 2025 giving.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

And I loved it even more when we got an award letter. They often had firsthand experience working and interacting with those who benefitted from grant awards. I would hear about the people they helped feed, clothe, and employ; the puppies they saved; the research they funded; and more. Don’t get me wrong. What is yours?

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Candid

APRIL 9, 2024

And 2023 set records in disaster relief funding. The Maui wildfire response The Maui wildfires in August, which affected Lahaina and Kula, stand out for the funds raised. Beyond all past disasters In December 2023, we released our 10th SODP report , which tracked $3 billion in philanthropic giving for disasters in 2021.

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GrantNews

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Grant-makers provide capital funding and in-kind grants to fund projects like developing volunteering opportunities and volunteer management systems for your cause. Because of this, GrantWatch helps you find funding with their easy-to-use grant database. in 2023, a 5.3% Also, did you know? increase from 2022.

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GrantNews

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Awareness Days Calendar, National Military Family Month 2023) It’s a fact that a strong military relies on training and education to ensure every soldier has the tools they need to serve on active duty. Funding supports services for veterans and their families, teaching Native languages, environmental stewardship, and STEM education.

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GrantNews

MAY 3, 2024

Nonetheless, you must thoroughly read and ensure you meet the eligibility criteria for these funding opportunities before applying. Kennedy in 1963, to honor the top entrepreneurs in every state with awards and special recognition. Funding encourages business growth. Funding is intended to strengthen the local music industry.

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Strategic Grants

JUNE 2, 2024

Catch up on what’s happening across the world of funding, philanthropy, and research with the latest updates from Team SG’s busy research team. Latest sector news Philanthropy 50: Which Australians gave away the most in 2023? A list that is read by many to see who has donated the most funds in the last 12 months.

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Grant Consulting Services

MAY 31, 2023

Is your organization seeing more “ We receive many more funding requests than we are able to approve ” or other types of rejection emails and letters from funders in response to your grant request? Covid-19 and an increased awareness of systemic inequities has caused a shift in society and as a result, grant funding focus areas.

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Candid

AUGUST 7, 2024

In June 2024, Florida governor Ron DeSantis vetoed $32 million in state funding for nonprofit arts organizations. As I discussed next steps with a nonprofit partner—like educating their community about the impact of this loss of funding—concerns about engaging in “political talk” emerged. Most nonprofits make the same choice.

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