Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Because most nonprofits are already highly digital, physical access is becoming less of an issue than electronic access to your organization’s assets. During a finance department’s staff transition, the risk of inappropriate access to company’s systems becomes elevated, as outgoing staff may “hold the keys to the kingdom.”

Finance

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

The purpose of grants is to fund projects, research, or programs that fulfill specific community needs or advance particular fields of study and innovation. Grant funding can be designated for multiple purposes, such as supporting social initiatives, enhancing educational opportunities, or promoting research and development.

Grant Writing

GrantNews

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Plus, foundation grants tend to have fewer restrictions, allowing for greater flexibility in how funds are used. Still, the effort is worthwhile, as many foundations strive to level the playing field, giving smaller organizations a fair shot at funding. Funding supports things like hospitals, schools, and museums.

Grants

Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2025

According to school fundraising studies , only 64% of parents, teachers, and administrators believe their school is well-funded. Spirit days Promoting school spirit through themed attire can boost morale and funds. Merchandise Selling school-branded merchandise is a great way to bring in funds while promoting school pride.

Fundraising

Center for Major Gifts

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

By focusing on automatic electronic funds transfers (ETFs), your donors will provide you with a reliable income stream to help bolster your general operating fund. Grow your planned giving program while you raise more funds by kicking off a monthly giving program. A monthly giving program generates predictable revenue.

Electronics

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Grant Writing Essentials Understanding the essential aspects of grant writing is critical for success in securing funding. Understanding the Purpose of Grants Grants are financial awards provided by various funding organizations or agencies to support specific projects or initiatives.

Grant Writing

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 29, 2025

For example, it’s risky if the primary checking account has 12 authorized signers, or if one person controls all electronic transactions. Even if your organization doesn’t manage federal funds directly, these insights inform the best practices that can protect your reputation and funding streams.

IT

GrantNews

JANUARY 21, 2025

Verified business grant s are available for industries like agriculture, electronic manufacturing, mental wellness, green building initiatives, environmental services, and more. To support these efforts, GrantWatch lists grant funding opportunities daily, empowering business owners to make a difference.

Grants

Blackbaud

MAY 8, 2025

But an automated payments solution in your fund accounting system creates the payments from the invoices, so there is no manual matching required. Plus, electronic document management gives you access to all the details you need and provides a better audit trail. Most automated payments systems can match up to 60% of expected invoices.

Finance

GrantNews

JUNE 26, 2025

These days, it’s easy to rely on our electronic devices and AI for everything, including communication and creative work. Funding is intended for printmaking, sculpture, drawing, and painting. Funding is for activities, including seminar series, science fiction writing and reading programs.

Grants

GrantNews

MARCH 6, 2025

Whether you’re a college student developing the next big tech innovation, a veteran pursuing a STEM degree, or a startup tackling climate change, grant funding opportunities can help turn ideas into reality. Finding the right funding opportunity is simple with GrantWatch. Opportunity for Product or Service Development Program!

Engineering

GrantNews

MARCH 24, 2025

These grants are highly sought after because they offer a more straightforward application process compared to government funding. With fewer restrictions, they provide nonprofits with greater flexibility in how funds are allocated. Since there are no legal limits on grant amounts, funding can vary greatly. One challenge?

Grants

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Regardless of where those funds came from, one thing is certain: not-for-profit (NFP) organizations must maintain the publics trust if they wish to continue receiving donations. Using a fund accounting system built for nonprofits simplifies designating and tracking funder intent. This statement is true regardless of a NFPs size.

Training

Blackbaud

JULY 7, 2025

With a complex financial structure that includes multiple entities managed within a single instance of their fund accounting software, Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT®, USC Foundations required a high degree of organization and control. Starting Small: Scanning the Paper Trail USC’s transformation began with a common challenge: physical records.

Finance

Blackbaud

JULY 31, 2025

Your first outreach should be an email welcome series , sent to everyone: Share information and updates about your institution Offer ways for grateful patients to thank their care providers Ask for feedback Grateful patients who have donated to the annual fund have a much higher likelihood of moving up the pyramid.

Ethics

DoJiggy

JUNE 26, 2025

Run a Charity Golf Tournament A golf tournament fundraiser is an ideal way to raise significant funds while building relationships with local businesses. Secure raffle prizes such as gift cards, electronics, or unique experiences. Host a Pet Photo Contest A virtual pet photo contest is a creative way to raise funds for Lions Clubs.

Fundraising

GrantNews

APRIL 21, 2025

Think of GrantWatch as your 2025 Grant Game Book , packed with the plays you need to secure flexible, high-impact nonprofit funding. With over 4,500 verified foundation grants and tools like the 990 Form Finder , GrantWatch helps you uncover funding aligned with your missionfast.

Grants

Blackbaud

JULY 2, 2025

As your fund accounting software has evolved, so have the opportunities to incorporate automation into your processes—and get rid of some of that paper and manual decision-making. Payments Using fund accounting software with native automated payments can help your team quickly process invoices and automate payments without lifting a finger.

Finance

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

DECEMBER 30, 2024

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. The GREAT Act requires that federal grant recipients establish and use data standards for information reported to funding agencies.

Federal Grants

Big Fundraising Ideas

MARCH 4, 2025

For many schools, it also signals an opportunity to raise funds for essential initiatives, such as new sports equipment, classroom supplies, field trips, or specialevents. They can purchase discount card tickets electronically, and you can host the drawing live on a social media platform.

Goals

Bonterra

JULY 3, 2025

Nonprofit event management software streamlines event planning, logistics, and execution, letting you focus on furthering your mission or successfully raising funds through your event , instead of manual event tasks. You can also automatically generate and send scannable electronic tickets. Reviews Ease of use 4.2 Customer service 4.2

Software

Big Fundraising Ideas

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Well discuss what activities work well in fall, winter, spring, and summer, plus ways to keep funds rolling all year. Impact: Reuses uniforms, saves parents money, and contributes to school funds in a simple, eco-friendly way. Offering a treat or small novelty is an easy way to raise funds regularly.

Fundraising

GrantNews

MAY 1, 2025

Finding Volunteer Grants On GrantWatch Grants can fund costly website updates, volunteer recruiting events, or improve the volunteer experience. Funding enables workers to take advantage of continuing education opportunities so they may better promote the healthy development of youth and children in Indiana.

Grants

Bonterra

JULY 31, 2025

We’re here to help you accelerate funding, improve efficiency, and provide comprehensive visibility across your full suite of funding programs. Let’s explore three transformative ways CyberGrants can streamline and elevate your grantmaking lifecycle.

Grant Management

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Whether you are attending in person or online, it is important to gain a return on your investment of time and funds. Whether you go old school with paper and pen or annotate electronically, capture important details while they are on your mind. Organize your electronic contacts or business cards you received.

Conference

Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

They might bury the ask in the appeal or think donors dont want to give during uncertain times, such as when there are proposed cuts in federal funding or a recession (absolutely not true). These can be print, electronic, or a combination of both. Other organizations are skittish about asking for money. You can also ask for a donation.

Donation

NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Vanguard Charitable launched Grant Payments with PayPal, enabling charities to receive funds from grantmakers faster and more easily. The initiative addresses the long-standing use of physical checks in charitable grantmaking, a method hampered by mail delays and administrative burdens for receiving charities.

Electronics

NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 29, 2022

PayPal announced Grant Payments, a new product that enables donor-advised fund (DAF) sponsors, community foundations, and other grantmakers to deliver grants to charities quickly and electronically via PayPal.

Funding

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The right fund accounting software can save you time and streamline your processes. Here are five tips to help your community health center’s fund accounting implementation smooth and seamless. In a small, grant-funded organization, you might not have these skills and that’s ok! Identify the right skills on your team.

Software

Candid

MAY 19, 2022

No, private foundations file Form 990-PF (PF stands for Private Foundation), which is a different version from the Form 990 filed by public charities (organizations that use publicly collected funds to directly support initiatives). This short electronic form tells the IRS that the charity is still operating.

Funding

Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Electronic thank yous aren’t good enough. You could also look for additional sources of unrestricted funding to cover cards and postage. How you can do better Make this the year you do a better job of thanking your donors. Remember, it should be a priority. Be personal and conversational when you thank your donors.

Electronics

GrantNews

AUGUST 27, 2024

Churches, ministries, synagogues, and other faith-based organizations always need of funding. However, these services often need more than donations alone to stay funded. With GrantWatch on your team, finding funding opportunities is easier than ever. Funding helps people help themselves.

Grants

Candid

MAY 12, 2021

How has funding for Black communities changed since George Floyd’s murder?” This is the data set we, and others, use to derive information about trends in grantmaking, such as on racial justice in education or funding for disasters. Are funders providing more general support than in previous years?” “How A status update on filings.

Grants

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

MARCH 27, 2023

If this gives you too many hits, then you can switch to narrower terms like low-cost housing, minority education, teen pregnancy, or electronic health records. Nevertheless, I think that adjusting your geographic focus will increase funding opportunities. Most grant funders, of course, focus their resources close to home.

Electronics

Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Your fund accounting system is a centralized location to house important grant documentation, invoices, and other program expenses. Mistake #8: Not Filing Electronically Since July 1, 2019, the IRS requires tax-exempt organizations to file their 990s electronically.

Electronics

Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2008

Last year, social bookmarking site Reddit partnered up to raise over $3,000 for the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF.org), a non-profit selected by the website’s users to benefit from the fund-raising drive. This year, they’re trying something different — raising volunteers instead of cash.

Electronics

Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Filing your organization’s annual return is an opportunity to show them that you are a responsible steward of funding and are committed to the mission statement. The IRS’s efficient processing of electronic returns further enhances financial transparency in the nonprofit sector. This number only continues to grow.

Electronics