The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Many non-profit organizations rely on grants from foundations, corporations, and government agencies to round out their fundraising efforts. If your non-profit is looking for new grant opportunities, here are six tried-and-true places to find them: #1 – Your Board I always start my grant research with my board.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In Reimagining Nonprofit Boards , a three-part series based on the NPQ webinar, A New Framework for Boards, Ananda Valenzuela challenges traditional governance models and offers a new vision for boards that empower rather than constrain. To get there, however, requires an understanding of how boards came to be.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MARCH 1, 2022

Shortly after, in January 2003, I began to work full-time as a reporter at Agencia EFE, where I covered the three branches of government, especially the Legislature, until 2006. After graduating in 2002, I did an internship at the newspaper El Nuevo Día. In that last year, I started working at Primera Hora, until 2017.

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Communication Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits 287

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Liesl has spent most of her career in the non-profit sector, working for notable organizations such as KERA Channel 13/Dallas and Girl Scouts of Texas-Oklahoma Plains. Additionally, she has worked in local government and in the corporate world. Previously, the organization had been all-volunteer run.

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Pam Moore

APRIL 11, 2018

It's even more challenging if your business is in a highly regulated industry such as healthcare, financial, insurance or government. Content tips and tricks – actionable strategies to create engaging and profitable content on a tight budget. Marketers working on government programs. Non-profits. Consultants.

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Non-Profits Insurance Manufacturing Healthcare 152

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

nonprofit sector really sees the organization as anything other than a commercial firm (it has a capped profit structure, which limits the amount of profit to be returned to shareholders, but only designates profits to be reinvested in the organization (as nonprofits due) after investors are paid out).

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Nonprofit governance Governance Civil Society Non-Profits 87

The Charity CFO

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Look beyond government funding and explore community support. Miller highlighted how Penn-Mar’s board, comprising leaders from major businesses, brings valuable insights and challenges the organization to operate with the same level of sophistication as for-profit entities.

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Recruitment Retention Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profit Management 52

Joe Garecht

OCTOBER 3, 2021

If you want to find new donors for your non-profit, you need to get out of the office. A great way to put yourself in the same room with new prospects is by attending large networking events on behalf of your non-profit. This strategy is different from a non-ask event strategy. That’s ok….

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Non-Profits Homelessness Poverty Children 52

Anedot

MARCH 11, 2025

Have deep experience in non-profit development, both grant seeking/writing and fundraising and have overseen successful grant applications that garner $10k and up. Represent the organization at key conferences/events, and at meetings with external partners, government agencies, nonprofits, and funders.

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The Charity CFO

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Today we welcome Jennifer Drago, the founder of Peak to Profit , where she serves as a strategy consultant. On today’s episode Jennifer and Tosha will cover the concept of vision-directed strategic planning, non-profit life cycles, and how to build a sustainable organization. Please be sure to engage with the interview.

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Pam Moore

AUGUST 11, 2018

It's even more challenging if your business is in a highly regulated industry such as healthcare, financial, insurance or government. Content tips and tricks – actionable strategies to create engaging and profitable content on a tight budget. Marketers working on government programs. Non-profits. Consultants.

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Marketing Marketing Insurance Non-Profits 132

CNPE

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Dear Friends, With continued changes in government funding, the financial outlook for nonprofits feels more stressful than ever. Scrutinize your budget trim non-essential costs and consider delaying investment in discretionary items. Running a non-profit organization is stressful work.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 13, 2020

The current social media environment has caused non-profit marketers to re-evaluate their content aware of the acute conversations being had on every channel, at a global level. Posting without a mindfulness of the trending topics and conversations can cause organizations to appear insensitive and tone-deaf.

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Non-Profits Civil Society Health Poverty 134

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 22, 2023

trillion figure any investment by firms that analyzed “ESG” factors when deciding where to invest funds and/or advocated for shareholder resolutions that seek some non-economic social benefit. Specially, US SIF counted in its $17.1-trillion This makes ESG investment easy to do—no need to sacrifice financial return.

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Selfish Giving

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Today on CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to Racquel Russell , Senior Director, Government Relations and Public Affairs of Zillow Group , about a $5 million pledge in cash and in-kind contributions over the next five years to address housing insecurity as part of the company's first social impact program, The Home Project.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Yet in that year, the World Bank’s International Development Assistance alone had pledged about a third of that amount to governments affected by fragility and conflict. Paradoxically, some of these governments contributed to the violence against their people. Those controlling the taps need to readjust the plumbing.

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Poverty Finance Governance Health 115

Selfish Giving

APRIL 10, 2017

Brands that embrace employee volunteering and giving reap a bounty of rewards, and see a fantastic ROI - not least of all because their employees demand them - but in terms of more authentic marketing, improved employee engagement, better retention, and even higher profitability. This process is ripe for disruption.

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Retail Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Public and Nonprofit Management 213

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 8, 2024

But when the (often white) leaders had funder relationships that could allow them to write their own checks, governing boards didn’t ask too many questions. That goes for all types of organizations: nonprofit or for-profit. How should governing boards move beyond performative change? The country’s 33.2 million (9.6

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Nonprofit governance and management Leadership Governance Non-Profits 124

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 25, 2023

Many in the nonprofit sector look at their income statements (also known as the “profit and loss” report), but unless you’re a chief financial officer or perform a similar role, you may spend far less time looking at your organization’s overall financial position. The most common form of fixed income investments are bonds.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 126

Fundraising Leadership

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Read more in Take The Lead on fight for ERA Angela Greiling Keane, president of JAWS and news director for Bloomberg Government, interviewed Nunes and added, “Aggressions against women in quiet spaces” has been a constant. Explaining the role of NOW in today’s culture, Nunes said, “We are non-partisan and issue-based.”

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Non-Profits Leadership Culture Education 124

Nonprofit Fixer

AUGUST 28, 2024

Responsibility 1: Nonprofit Boards Set and Enforce Policy At the most basic level, boards are the governing body of the nonprofit organization. The laws and rules of that state govern the makeup of the board and these rules normally make it into the bylaws when the nonprofit entity is formed.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 111

The Charity CFO

JANUARY 31, 2022

You may also know it as a profit and loss statement or income and expense report. In the for-profit world, they call the difference between revenues and expenses net income. Or profit. . It includes donations, grants, fundraising, earned revenue, government funding, and special events.

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Activism Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

The CauseWay Agency is a purpose-driven, full-service cause communications agency that works exclusively with leading non-profit organizations and government agencies to address important social issues. This post is sponsored by The CauseWay Agency. Learn more about The Causeway Agency here.

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Non-Profits Governance Foundations Marketing 113

Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Below is a chart that outlines the state registration and reporting requirements applicable to for-profit companies conducting charitable sales promotions: Commercial Co-venturer Registration and Reporting Requirements. 6] Moreover, this prong discusses the receipt of online donations by a charity, not sales proceeds by a for-profit company.

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Law Advertising Non-Profits Charitable Organizations 147

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

By Wouter Vandersypen , Chris Claes & Steven Serneels Imagine being in charge of a profitable vegetable cooperative in Benin. You know the cooperative can increase its income and improve its resilience if most of this year’s profit is set aside for investing in new hardware. You also know that your members are very poor.

Finance 121

Finance Agriculture Governance Non-Profits 121

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 17, 2025

In Nigeria, where health inequities are deeply rooted in systemic issues such as poverty, 1 gender inequality, 2 and inadequate governance (poor administration/planning), 3 the introduction of new technologies can sometimes deepen these disparities rather than alleviate them. In Nigeria, the doctor-to-patient ratio remains a critical concern.

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Health Technology Healthcare Medical 53

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In 2020, Lyft was ordered to pay $40,000 to the US government over a lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice, which found the ridesharing app in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Across the country, the news is full of stories from people who say they were denied rides because of their disabilities.

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Non-Profits Technology Law Governance 122

Candid

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

This includes AI-driven financial decisions, health-tech solutions based on incomplete data, and the use of digital surveillance against communities that already distrust law enforcement and government agencies. Nonprofits step up to defend data equity The good news is that more nonprofits are stepping up to protect data equity.

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Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 105

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

It’s a common misconception that nonprofits don’t focus on financial goals since they’re not generating a profit. Furthermore, nonprofits receive different types of revenue than most for-profit businesses. of resources more than profitability,?with by donors, grantors, governing boards, or by law.???.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 30, 2024

By prohibiting any future sale of the property to Black or other non-white owners, restrictive covenants gave white buyers confidence that their homes and neighborhoods would remain white enclaves and therefore retain the “ enduring value ” that Cafritz promised for his “lifetime homes.” It was profitable to do so. As historian N.D.B.

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Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Advertising Universities 134

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2024

CRH’s salvation eventually came in the form of a collaborative approach, pivoting toward a combination of emergency funding provided by a small family foundation; a nonprofit, non-extractive loan fund; a third-party investment firm; and a coalition of Latinx community development financial institutions (CDFIs).

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Non-Profits Finance Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management 124

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As the Nicaraguan government tightened its grip on authoritarian rule, it was threatened by civil society organizations who possess the power to hold them accountable, receiving funds they do not control and investing those funds in services that preserve human rights, protect democracy, and empower individuals.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 9, 2023

The economic benefits they provide continually miss the communities that need these benefits the most because governments have structurally excluded them in the past. Customer-owned energy generation also reduces utilities’ potential to invest in more profit-generating infrastructure, like long-distance transmission power lines.

Public and Social Policy 115

Public and Social Policy Energy Environmental Non-Profits 115

The Charity CFO

JANUARY 17, 2022

The basic accounting principles for nonprofit organizations are the same as accounting for for-profit companies. . And it may also include non-cash donations (or in-kind donations) of goods or services. Plus, non-cash outflows, like when you use or give away, resources you received as a donation. Grant funds. Office supplies.

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Nonprofit Accountability Non-Profits Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 98

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In the case of disaster-prone states like California, some insurance companies may feel it’s not profitable to insure homeowners there anymore and are pulling out of those markets. Grist cites one city in California, San Bernardino, where between 2015 and 2021, non-renewals of policies jumped 774 percent.

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Insurance Construction Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 131

NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 21, 2021

At the same time that government and philanthropic funding is compromised, the needs that nonprofits serve are escalating. . He enjoys training non-profit boards on fundraising best practices and overcoming the fear of asking for gifts. It feels terrific. . Fundraisers aren’t magicians.

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Non-Profits Fundraising Fundraising Ethics 90

Pam Moore

APRIL 2, 2022

It has worked with over half of the current Fortune 1000 companies, as well as governments, professional athletes and sports teams, and many other organizations. Founded in 1971 by Lou and Diane Tice in Seattle, Washington, TPI has served clients in over 60 countries and 23 languages. Related Stories Marketing that Works Now!

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