Grant Proposal Bootcamp
Are you hungry for knowledge and raring to go as a new or aspiring grant proposal writer? Pull on your boots and join this learning intensive Boot Camp where experts will help you lay the foundation for your nonprofit grant proposal writing! With decades of experience, these presenters will get you ready and prepared for […]
Social Enterprise
Applying market-based strategies to social problems “A social enterprise is an organization or venture that achieves its primary social or environmental mission using business methods. The social needs addressed by social enterprises and the business models they use are as diverse as human ingenuity.” The Social Alliance For profit alternatives to the traditional nonprofit corporation […]
Donors
Raising money from individuals According to Giving USA statistics, donations from individuals, ordinary people like you and me, provide 85% of the private (non-government) funding that supports nonprofits. In this section you will find tools and techniques you can use to raise money from individuals. Direct mail fundraising is simply soliciting funds through a mass […]
Grantmakers
Who They Are and How to Find Them Clubs & Organizations Professional societies, trade associations, labor unions, cultural and religious organizations, and other groups of all types offer support to nonprofit organizations. The first step in accessing these resources is knowing your community well. Corporations A number of corporations and local businesses donate some of […]
What’s the Best Way to Raise Money?
Guidance from an expert If you are new to fundraising or just want to check your organization’s fundraising strategy this article from Blue Avocado offers some excellent guidance. Just Tell Me: What’s the Best Way to Raise Money? Choosing a Revenue Strategy
GrantAdvisor
A review site for foundations (like TripAdvisor) GrantAdvisor is a web service that facilitates open dialogue between nonprofits and grantmakers by collecting authentic, real-time reviews and comments on grantseekers’ experiences working with funders to encourage more productive philanthropy. Feedback is shared anonymously and once a funder receives 5 reviews, the data on that funder will […]
Cause Marketing
Partnerships between nonprofits and for profits for mutal profit Selfish Giving has hundreds of posts on cause marketing, fundraising with businesses, nonprofit branding, mobile technology, content marketing and sponsorship.
Quick Tips For Locating Federal Grant Opportunities
Foundation Center Blog | Cheryl Kester | January 9, 2017 One of the questions we get asked most often is how to find federal funding opportunities. People really want to know how to find out about funding opportunities before they are announced in the Federal Register or on Grants.gov. If you wait until the announcement […]
