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​A nonprofit Swiss Army knife: How fiscal sponsorship works to help advance shared goals

Candid

Fiscal sponsorships also enable existing nonprofits to collaborate by pooling and administering funds toward a shared goal. This, at scale, might begin to address the imbalance of power over policy between the nonprofit sector and the corporate sector, which pours immense resources into lobbying for their business interests.

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30 Best Silent Auction Ideas That Don’t Cost A Dime

GiveSmart

This guide covers tips on understanding your donors, key questions to consider before your auction, data-informed goal planning, and more. Plus, more than one person can donate dollars for each superlative, quickly generating funds as people cast their votes. Download the guide and stop relying on guesswork.

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Primary School Fundraising Ideas for Every Season | Big Fundraising Ideas

Big Fundraising Ideas

Youll find practical tips on planning, organizing, and engaging the community, all designed to help your school meet its goals while keeping the excitement high. On the one hand, you want to spark enthusiasm, creativity, and community spirit; on the other, you have financial goals and deadlines to meet.

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Nonprofit vs. not-for-profit: Definitions and differences

Bonterra

Nonprofit vs. not-for-profit organizations Where nonprofits serve a broad purpose for the public good with funding from donations and grants , not-for-profit organizations serve a smaller community or member base and are primarily funded by membership dues and fees. Limit its documented goals to one or more charitable purposes.

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NPO Leaders Walking An Advocacy Tightrope

The NonProfit Times

That report found a substantial decrease in nonprofit advocacy and lobbying in the United States since 2000. While public policy advocacy efforts are often selective and directly relevant to their missions, nonprofit leaders may also see many aspects of their work — from funding to community outreach — as forms of advocacy.

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Nonprofit Leaders Lobby To Get Earmark Ban Lifted

The NonProfit Times

The development comes after House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) announced last week that nonprofits would be prohibited from receiving earmarks from 2025 funding authorized by the committee for the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) community project grant program.

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Crafting Effective Tours with a Major Gifts Strategy

The Fundraiser Coach

Align impact with donor values or corporate social responsibility ideals Since the food bank doesn't fit neatly into the usual funding goals of this company, I agreed this was an important opportunity (but the "one bite at the apple" moved the team into a scarcity mindset). Here were my suggestions to make it more strategic.