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How to Develop Your Nonprofit Operating Reserves

Blackbaud

This post was originally published October 2016 and updated January 2025. However, this is not a universal benchmark. It really does depend on the needs of your individual organization. The Workgroup concluded that each organization must arrive at its own rationale for what it considers adequate for financial stability.

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The deep and lasting implications of funding cuts for psychological research 

Candid

There has always been discussion around concerns that a focus on obtaining positive results to meet funding criteria may amplify publication biases, where studies with null or negative outcomes are less likely to be published. This selective reporting can distort the scientific record and impede the development of effective interventions.

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With the rise of AI, Candid continues delivering philanthropy news with context 

Candid

They evaluate the provenance of the information we publish, ensuring that it is timely, correct, truthful, and well sourced. By providing timely examples of philanthropy in action, we help our audience see beyond numbers and statistics. But delivering philanthropy news is more than assembling stories and headlines. But limitations remain.

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3 Strategies to Build Your Organization’s Financial Capacity

Blackbaud

Calculating indirect costs can be challenging. Let’s face it—budget planning can cause a lot of stress and anxiety for nonprofits. Do we have the funds this year to maintain our programs? And what do we do if the answer is “no”? Just because a program takes more from your budget than it gives doesn’t mean it needs to be cut.

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The Grants Transparency Act of 2023: Good idea or spitting in the wind?

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

One of the requirements of the bill is that evaluation criteria (weve often written about evaluations ) be published in the RFP, although many federal grant-making agencies already do so. The Grants Transparency Act complements the Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency (GREAT) Act passed in 2019. What does other factors mean?

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Up Close and Personal with Viken Mikaelian

Planned Giving

Viken Mikaelian is the CEO of PlannedGiving.com and Publisher of Giving Tomorrow Magazine. He was widely published in peer-reviewed medical journals. Number 3: Not putting a direct or indirect ask in every single marketing piece you put out. Interviewed by Karen Martin and Patrick O'Donnell, Editors, Giving Tomorrow Magazine.

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Bridging the Digital Divide? Tell Us About It!

Tech Soup

The LIM is a highly visual tool that uses mapping technology to plot success stories in a global context. It is a place for funders, and NGOs alike to find inspiring stories about tech use. Stories on the LIM are people-focused, highly engaging and optimized for social media sharing. Interesting proposition. This Challenge is void in the U.S.

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