Greater Giving

JANUARY 23, 2024

Why is a CFRE certification important for fundraising professionals, and how can it elevate your career? The CFRE certification is an accredited credential designed specifically for fundraising professionals. Job Development Having a CFRE certification offers you greater confidence in the work you already do in nonprofit fundraising.

Fundraising

CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

In the world of nonprofit fundraising, stories are more than just words on a page or images on a screen; they are the beating heart of your mission. The Power of Storytelling in Fundraising Humans are meaning-making creatures. Personal stories have an undeniable impact on fundraising efforts.

Nonprofit

Candid

APRIL 1, 2024

Within the social sector, AI is a powerful tool for fundraising , researching, grantwriting , and maximizing organizational impact. So in 2023, Candid’s executives, human resources team, compliance manager, and legal counsel collaboratively developed guidelines for AI use.

Policy

Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 11, 2024

There is growing consensus that the expectation of “gratitude” in the form of thank-you notes actually perpetuates an imbalance of power between nonprofits and funders and negatively impacts the great work you could be doing together ( NonprofitAF Blog, 2023 ). Others find handwritten thank-you notes to be a disappearing art form.

GPC

Strategic Grants

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The article ’15 learnings we’re sharing from 15 years of working with grant-seekers and fund ers’ by the Strategic Grants team first appeared in the Winter 2024 edition of the F&P (Fundraising & Philanthropy) magazine. Fundraisers are braver and bolder than ever. Don’t be afraid to use your networks.

Grant

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

To be a skilled fundraiser, you need many skills. You’ll make mistakes, miss opportunities, and learn valuable lessons on your journey to becoming a seasoned fundraising professional. That being said, everyone makes fundraising mistakes, it’s how you learn from them that matters most. Top fundraising mistakes to avoid 1.

Fundraising

Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Grant professionals cannot successfully and ethically develop grant proposals and applications without learning “tricks of the trade.” For the 2023 GrantSummit, GPF awarded 14 scholarships for grant professionals to attend virtually and in person. In 2023, GPCI presented three CMP awards and 11 GPC TM Exam scholarships to recipients.

GPCI

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. It is also in contrast to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for nonprofit fundraising. Think of it less as an expense and more as an investment.

Award

Millionaire Grant Lady

OCTOBER 6, 2023

This funding can come in the form of donations, federal dollars, private funders, gifts, fundraising events, and grants. Half (51.7%) reported more vacancies in 2023 compared to 2020. A grant consultant is a grant professional or a team of grant professionals who work with many organizations to meet their fundraising goals.

Consulting

Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Did you miss the 2023 Trends Report webinar last week? adults who make or change a purchase based on environmental, social, or ethical concerns. Manager, Fundraising & Corporate Development, Conquer Cancer , Remote 4. Is the consumer backlash against tipping a threat or an opportunity for checkout charity? No worries.

IT

Assel Grant Services

APRIL 29, 2024

Certifications help uplift the profession by establishing a level of knowledge and ethical practices and acknowledging experience and expertise within an industry. Certified Grants Management Specialist (CGMS) There are just over 300 CGMS professionals at the end of 2023; only five have also received their GPC, including two AGS staff.

GPC

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 21, 2023

However, with the rise of ChatGPT in early 2023, there has been more buzz surrounding AI than ever before, especially in the nonprofit sector. Amidst all of this confusing discourse, nonprofits are looking for ways to keep up with new technological trends, maintain trust with their communities, and fundraise more effectively.

AI

The NonProfit Times

JUNE 24, 2024

And perhaps underscoring the divides in the nation, new data shows that when asked if they trust people in their communities to “do what is right,” just 36% had high trust in their neighbors, down 13 points from 2023. Just two of the 16 silos tested were in positive numbers.

Nonprofit

Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Sessions included both practical how-to demonstrations of emerging tools and thoughtful debate on the theoretical and ethical implications of the oncoming digital apocalypse…oops…sorry…I mean, the brave new world of AI and how it will make our lives better. I always say no but some threats are concerning.

AI

Grants4Good

JUNE 17, 2023

As grant pros, we need to consider ethics, so this is a big issue. Then sign up to watch my on-demand webinar, ChatGPT and AI for Nonprofit Fundraising and Grant Writing. ©2023, Grants4Good LLC® The post Using AI to Improve Your Grant Writing first appeared on Grants 4 Good. What about plagiarism? Want to learn more?

Grantable

Pamela Grow

AUGUST 14, 2024

These steps have been synthesized from the 2023 Ethical Storytelling Report , which includes the perspectives of 20+ storytelling experts and boots-on-the-ground nonprofit professionals. Founder of 4 Da Hood Ethical storytelling starts with story collection. Words matter; actions speak.

Ethics

Candid

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

This suggests 2023 is likely to join 2022 as another blockbuster year for giving in higher education. In June 2023, for example, famed investor, T. Over the last year, there’s been an explosion of multi-million-dollar gifts from donors to their alma maters. In fact, last year, alumni giving to U.S. billion in funding.

Education

Strategic Grants

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In what can only be described as an immense and intense one day program, Philanthropy Australia ’s 2023 Philanthropy Meets Parliament Summit certainly provided robust discussion, thought-provoking content and a lot of calls to action for all concerned; philanthropy, government and the community sector.

Government