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2024 holiday wish list: nonprofit edition

Candid

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. 4 things we learned about foundations and general operating support.

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End-of-Year Giving Campaign: 13 Successful (Yet Underutilized) Strategies

CauseVox

Start Planning End-of-Year Giving Campaigns Immediately, Even If It’s A Fundraiser You’ve Done Before When it comes to fundraising, the early bird definitely gets the worm. Mentor of the Year Awards hosts an annual fundraising gala.

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What are the best strategies and tips for managing a nonprofit board of directors?

Blue Avocado

From the moment a person joins a board, there is a definition of a role, which may be a description in the bylaws. A structured onboarding process and the use of assigned mentors to guide, support, and encourage new members can be a very successful approach. Defining roles and understanding roles.

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Step Up Your Systems for Success: How to Simplify, Streamline and Support Your Team w/ Teresa Huff | Instrumentl

Instrumentl

​Teresa Huff is a nonprofit grant strategist and a grant writer mentor/coach. Teresa is a nonprofit grant strategist and a grant writer, mentor, and coach. I use a lot of Google sheets, Asana, Instrumentl, definitely. I definitely have always kind of had a weak spot for office supplies. Spreadsheets.

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Halfway There

HSF House

My mentor Dr. Wass and I spent time strategizing how to approach this without having her slip into “journalist mode” with her responses. Two photos taken at the festival of cultures After discussing this with my mentor, Dr. Wass, I realized my whole strategy needed to change.

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To be (Or Not To Be) Mentored

Grant Professionals Association

Mentor/Mentee Defined I wish I had a mentor. There are several reasons for both being a mentor and a mentee. There are several reasons for both being a mentor and a mentee. The mentee may also look at the connections that the mentor has and intentionally ask for help.

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Mentor New York’s Virtual Fundraising Event Raises 12x Their Fundraising Goal With CauseVox

CauseVox

This was the scenario for Mentor New York, a nonprofit that works with companies, schools and organizations to provide mentoring for organizations that serve more than 80,000 young people in New York. Like most nonprofits, Mentor New York had to pivot during the pandemic to virtual events and engagement for its supporters.