5 Reasons Funders Should Exercise Their Convening Power to Meet this Moment
As funders, it’s hard to know how best to use limited resources to best benefit your communities, grantees, and issue [...]
What Are Giving Circles?
A giving circle is a group of individuals who pool their charitable donations and collectively decide how to distribute those [...]
Researching Your Grantmaker: 3 Questions to Consider
Let’s be honest: Not all grants are a good fit for your nonprofit. It can be easy to get caught [...]
Prevention with Purpose: Making Summer Safety a Strategic Community Benefit
“School’s out for summer!” It’s the anthem of joy as kids burst from classrooms, cars blast music in school parking [...]
How Can I Raise More Money with My 5K?
The 2016 Blackbaud Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Study gives us interesting insights into different types of fundraising events, like how to raise more with 5Ks.
How a Streamlined K–12 Business Office Improves Your Family Experience
Running a private K–12 school requires more than a strong academic program. It takes a business office that’s streamlined, transparent, [...]
The Different Types of Grant Reviews: What Grantmakers Need to Know
After a lot of research, conversations with community members, and writing—and re-writing—questions, your application for funding is live. And you [...]
How to Leverage Your Grants Management System to Elevate Grantee Well-Being
Philanthropy is known for stretched dollars and thin margins so one more meal can be served and one more person [...]
5 Ways Funders Can Address Nonprofit Burnout
Nonprofits play a critical role in addressing our most pressing issues and addressing gaps for the most vulnerable among us. [...]
Strategies for Impactful Grantmaking During Funding Uncertainty
It’s been a wild few years for the philanthropy sector. Just as we finally got our footing from a global [...]
