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When a Federal Grant Suddenly Ends

The Grantsmanship Center

In the first few months of 2025, many federal grants and contracts have been terminated. Unfortunately, sudden loss of grants and contracts can result in program termination completely. See upcoming related article: Communicating About Federal Grant and Contract Cancellation, Pauses and Uncertainty.)

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

CauseVox

Its officially 2025! Now is the time to make sure that your organization has donor retention strategies in place to bring those year-end supporters with you into 2025. Typical fundraising software is clunky, complex, and contract-bound, but CauseVox actually tidies up your digital fundraising.

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How to Develop Your Nonprofit Operating Reserves

Blackbaud

This post was originally published October 2016 and updated January 2025. The more dependable and regular your funding is, the less risk you have and the lower your reserves can be. Operating reserves are a crucial part of a healthy financial statement, and there are several ways to calculate, hold, and manage those funds.

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The most read Candid insights articles in 2024: Fundraising, AI, and diversity 

Candid

Candids contracts and compliance manager explains how an AI policy can help maximize the benefits of using these toolsby proactively mitigating risks inherent in AI, establishing clear operational standards and procedures, and preparing for the future. Of course, the impact of AI use is not limited to grantwriting.

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Top Reasons to Connect with GiveSmart by Momentive at AFP Icon  

GiveSmart

From April 27 to April 29, thousands of fundraisers from around the globe are following the road to Seattle for Elevating Impact: Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) ICON 2025. Our fundraising team is already including more consultation time with every GiveSmart contract to best support our partners.

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But what about private grants? Fundraising Strategy Under the New Administration

Elevate

For many nonprofits, federal grants and contracts are just one part of their larger revenue profile. In early 2025 […]

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What Is E-Rate?

Grant Consulting Services

However, starting in 2024, the program has added Wi-Fi for buses as an eligible item, and in 2025 wifi hotspots for offsite use will be eligible to help bridge the homework gap When the Erate program launched, only 14 percent of the country’s K-12 schools had internet access. E-Rate makes it possible for more schools to provide it.