Category: grants-for-nonprofits

Nonprofit Grant Writing 101: So You Want to Write a Grant? Here’s How to Get Started! It’s one of the biggest ways to secure funding for your nonprofit projects. And no, we’re not talking about reaching out to donors. We’re talking about nonprofit grant writing in this article! If you’re looking to start writing nonprofit grant proposals, then get ready – we’re giving you the basics on how to get started. Class is in session! What Are Nonprofit Grants? A nonprofit grant is a financial contribution given to a nonprofit organization to help them with their mission or with smaller nonprofit projects within one, overall mission. Now, we know. That sounds a lot like reaching out to donors and...

Grants for Nonprofits: Why Should You Build Relationships with Grantmakers? Submitting grant proposals for your nonprofit doesn’t have to be an impersonal action. It can very well be an entire process that also consists of a helpful relationship between you (the grant writer) and the grantmaker. But getting to that point doesn’t happen by chance. Normally, it takes work to establish relationships between the two parties. We’re discussing why you should build relationships with grantmakers in a free video training at the end of this article! In the meantime, let’s dig into how to create relationships to help you secure more grants for nonprofits. Who Are Nonprofit Grantmakers? A grantmaker...

In the first blog of this two-part series on How to Launch Your Endowment Giving Program, we discussed the fact endowment is not just for large organizations. Any nonprofit can benefit from having a pool—or pools—of money that could help to ensure the organization’s future. An endowment can fund a program, pay for staff, help to enhance operations. And having an endowment program signals to funders and donors that your organization plans to be around for the long haul.

Over the course of two blogs, you will be guided on how to launch an endowment-giving program for your nonprofit. In this first blog, we will look at what endowment is, what endowment funds are, how endowment funds are given, and—most critically—whether endowment is a good fit for your organization. In Part 2, we’ll look at all those policies and procedures, and consider who your endowment donors are and how you can find them. We’ll drill more deeply into how endowment funds are given and then we’ll look specifically about launching an endowment giving program. Let’s get started by looking at endowment and what it actually is. 01 Introduction When the topic of endowment comes up in...