Getting Ready for Giving Tuesday Making sure your organization is set up to accept online donations on Giving Tuesday can be as labor-intensive and technical as compiling a grant application. Here’s your checklist for ensuring that your organization is ready to go on November 30, 2021. Our advice—complete this checklist well in advance of Giving […]
Creating a Budget for a Grant Proposal Besides submitting a written proposal, most grant funders require nonprofits to submit a budget to go along with their application. Typically, you will submit three different types of budgets on your grant proposals. (Not all proposals will ask for all three, but many will ask for at least […]
Spanx has set up the Red Backpack Fund. This fund is for dedicated to empowering women in entrepreneurship. They fund both for profit and nonprofit organizations founded by women. The are giving a thousand $5,000 grants with open application rounds starting June 1, July 6, and August 3. To learn about the application process and […]
There are thousands of foundations that do not hold open grant processes. Many are family foundations who don’t want to be contacted and don’t share what they fund. I am often asked how they find nonprofits to fund and I’ve learned there are several ways these foundations learn about nonprofits they want to support. Your […]
The Lawrence Foundation is a private family foundation that helps support environmental, human service and other causes. They fund both program and operating grants. The Lawrence Foundation has no geographic restrictions and a relatively broad scope including: Environment (US headquartered organizations operating programs in the US or elsewhere in the world), Human Services Disaster relief […]
State and Federal grants are not for the faint of heart. The applications can be long and tedious requiring information that can be confusing. Yet, there are millions of dollars in funding available for organizations across the country and accessing these funds could become a key component for a program dear to your organization’s heart. […]
Giving Tuesday is Tuesday December 3, 2019. It is a national, event international, fundraising day that encourages donors from around the world to donate to nonprofit organizations. It is a response to consumer holidays like Black Friday and Cyber Monday that was started by the 92nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation. It is […]
Easy platforms to get more donations for your nonprofit! I’m taking a bit of a turn in this grant heartbeat to share some social media and online giving methods offered by companies. Although some offer “grants”, these are mostly giving platforms that can be used to grow your online presence and receive donations. Many are […]
Infinite Hero can be thought of like an “investment fund” for nonprofit entities pushing the envelope on developing effective treatments for heroes’ service-related mental and physical injuries. Grant Size They grant between $25,000 to $100,000 per cycle, per year will be considered based on need and an approved budget. Funds must be applied directly to […]
Summary 3M strives to maximize our social impact within our communities and support a culture of service among our people. To do this, 3Mgives partners with leading organizations that are aligned to our global footprint and have proven track records for making a difference in our three areas of focus: Education – 3M supports initiatives […]
