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How Guarantees Can Advance Community Development and Racial Equity

NonProfit Quarterly

While many foundations screen their endowment investments based on environmental, social, and governance factors, only a few optimize their investment strategies for mission impact. There is, however, a way for nonprofits to gain greater access to “flexible” capital and for foundations to generate a financial return.

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Best Practices when Accounting for Grants

The Charity CFO

Grants are the lifeblood of nonprofits, giving them the much-needed cash injection to market the organization, fund a project, or get an initiative off the ground. Having a full grant pipeline increases your nonprofit’s chances of success and improves your visibility and credibility. What is a Grant?

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How To Use Numbers To Inspire More Giving (and How You Should NOT Use Them)

iMarketSmart

For nonprofit managers, numbers are important. It’s called behavioral finance. In charitable giving, the math system works only as a brake, not as an engine. Waking up the math or finance side blocks the social emotion side. In experiments, reminding people about money or finances reduces: Charitable giving [10].

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5 Reasons Why You Should Focus Your Fundraising On Foundations, Funds, Trusts, and Endowments

iMarketSmart

Step 1: Donor gives to a charitable fund that he controls. Step 2: Donor manages the assets in the charitable fund. The government recognizes this. In between these two steps, the donor manages his charitable fund. This transfer to charity doesn’t affect the donor’s personal finances.

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Cancelling Student Debt Is Necessary for Racial Justice

NonProfit Quarterly

For decades, student loans have been a huge moneymaker for the federal government, which holds over 90 percent of all student debt in the US. Black women struggle to manage repayment. And it’s worsened over the past decade, during which $700 billion—over 40 percent—of student debt accumulated.