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FreeWill Acquires AI-Driven GrantAssistant

The NonProfit Times

The beta version was started during early 2023 and the 1.0 “Grant Assistant is a vertical application built on top of industry leading AI technologies but really we are workflow focused,” said Mustafa Hasnain, founder and CEO of GrantAssistant. version launched in April of this year.

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4 Top Donor Retention Strategies to Keep Your Year-End Donors

CauseVox

To do this you can: Gather the total number of donors in 2023/2024. You can also look at the number of first time donors from 2023 who gave a second gift in 2024 (your first-time donor retention rate). Typical fundraising software is clunky, complex, and contract-bound, but CauseVox actually tidies up your digital fundraising.

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New FTC Rules Could Aid Donors In Opting Out

The NonProfit Times

While nonprofits are referred to in the FTC rules as not being directly impacted, businesses with which nonprofits contract are subject to the regulations. So, we don’t ‘clear off’ or approve any particular companies or industries.”

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Candid and Urban Institute: Decoding our data on government funding to nonprofits

Candid

Candids analysis of IRS Form 990 data i and Urbans results from a panel study on government grants and contracts for public charities ii reveals three common themes: 1. Urbans panel study found that two-thirds of public charities receive either government grants or contracts. nonprofits rely on government grants.

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American Red Cross Sued Claiming Haitian Relief Funds Misused

The NonProfit Times

This exploitation mirrors the actions of the defendants in this case, who leveraged the catastrophic 2010 Haiti earthquake, and several subsequent earthquakes, and other natural disasters occurring in 2016, 2018, 2021, and 2023, to raise over five-hundred millions of dollars in donations, purportedly for relief efforts in Haiti.

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Planned Gifts: A Quick Guide To Help Nonprofits Raise More

The Fundraising Coach

billion in charitable contributions in 2023, representing about 8% of total giving in the U.S. Charitable gift annuities (CGAs): CGAs are contracts between a donor and a nonprofit. Planned giving is a strategic approach that can benefit your nonprofit both immediately and in the long term.

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Opinions Differ On If Donors Will Show Up On GivingTuesday

The NonProfit Times

At DonorsChoose, a platform that allows donors to contribute directly to classroom projects, Chief Revenue and Marketing Officer Katie Bisbee is similarly holding the line with a cautious $5 million forecast, the same forecast her organization made in 2023 when it ultimately pulled in $6 million. The event was not held in 2023.