Category Archives: Grants
4 Rules For Grant Partnerships In The AI Era
Collaborating on grant-funded projects, and particularly proposal development, is essential for nonprofits. Subject matter partnerships benefit programs, organizations, and teams through shared knowledge and divided challenges. However, fostering a productive proposal-building environment often presents scheduling and communication hurdles. Moreover, Artificial
Giving By Evangelicals Continues Post Covid Plunge
The COVID pandemic is often pointed to as a reason that certain silos of giving declined during roughly 2019 through 2022. A new survey shows that evangelical giving has not rebounded and continues to plummet. The numbers for evangelical giving
Tips For Maximizing Grant Opportunities
By Jackie Sue Griffin Securing grant funding is crucial to a nonprofit’s growth, and it starts with crafting a well-planned and realistic budget. Before diving into the budgeting process, it’s essential for nonprofit managers to thoroughly review the grant guidelines
Crisis, Climate And Conflict Drove Disaster Philanthropy
Image from Depositphotos.com Giving to disasters by the 1,000 largest funders was more than seven times greater during 2022 than 10 years early, hitting $860.2 million compared to $111.4 million for the decade earlier. New Data from the Center for
Grants: 10 Ways To Maximize Your Investment In Conferences
Professional development is an important investment and conferences remain valuable experiences in many industries including education, business, and nonprofits. Whether you are attending in person or online, it is important to gain a return on your investment of time and
Standing Up A New Grants Management Function
Often when grant professionals come into new roles, they are responsible for standing up the new grant management function at their organization. If this includes the capacity to manage grants with a federal origin, the task can be daunting. According
Applying The 10 Stages of Group Development To Grants
By Shauna O’Toole, CFRE, GPC You encountered inefficiency, frustration, or even conflict when working with a group to develop a grant proposal. Most teams flounder before they begin performing at their peak. The Stages of Group Development framework, developed by
Assets, Giving At Family Foundations Growing
Nearly half (47%) of family foundations have assets of more than $10 million, an increase of 17% during the past 10 years. They are also spending beyond the required minimum of 5% of their corpus (71%) compared to 2020 (56%)
Grants: Positioning Your Organization For 2025
By Jackie Sue Griffin It’s time to start thinking about your nonprofit’s grant strategy for 2025. Early planning is key to securing the funding your organization needs to thrive in the new year. Before diving into grant applications, take a step
Go Fast and Far By Creating Efficient Grants Systems
By Roxxi Bartlett From the inner workings of a busy nonprofit comes a shared scenario. As a grant professional, you have identified a great grant opportunity but the lead time is short. It’s a perfect match, but you know you’re
