Equitable Grantmaking Assessment Guide
Vu Le (of "Crappy Fundraising Practices") teamed up with RVC, an organization he founded in Seattle to promote social justice, to create “Making Philanthropy More Equitable: Introducing the Equitable Grantmaking Continuum.” It outlines funding practices ranging from the most equitable to the most inequitable.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Funds take a unique approach. Two experts look at how to customize your message to reach them.

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Grant writing takes time — and time is one resource most nonprofits don't have enough of. Before you invest hours researching, writing, and compiling attachments, it's worth asking a simple question: is this grant actually worth pursuing?

Donor Advised Funds (DAF) are pools of money ($10,000 or more) created and financially sustained by individuals, families, businesses, or organizations (the Donors). These DAFs are managed and technically owned by non-profit organizations such as community foundations, colleges, and investment companies (such as Fidelity, Vanguard or Charles Schwab).

An advice piece in the Chronicle of Philanthropy goes after "Philanthro-speak" which often means one thing to a foundation program officer and another to people outside that bubble. Here are a few terms — suggested by the CP staff as well as nonprofit leaders and communications experts — that may alienate or confuse rather than inspire.

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Excerpt from The Chronicle of PhilanthropyThree seasoned fundraisers share proven tactics — and real examples — to help you adapt your big-gifts strategy to the current climate and maximize results.

Google Ad Grants is a philanthropic initiative by Google that provides nonprofit organizations with free advertising credits of up to $10,000 per month on the Google Ads platform.

In a Linkedin post, Jim Langley, President at Langley Innovations, asks: Are you counting everything spent to put on your event? Staging costs, staff costs, morale costs and more.

Caroline Altman Smith from the Kresge Foundation shares some lessons in the hopes that they help nonprofits use their introductory meeting to begin a beautiful friendship with a potential funder.

From Nonprofit Finance FundCrafting a financial story requires a shared understanding and interpretation of your organization’s numbers and how this connects to your current and continued mission success.

A number of recent articles have covered artificial intelligence gone awry: Microsoft’s AI’s strange declarations of love. ChatGPT’s inaccuracies. Midjourney's odd human portraits with too many fingers and too many teeth. And worse, accusations of plagiarism from both human and AI.

The Nonprofit Finance Fund is a NYC-based national nonprofit finance organization, awarding loans, making investments, offering consulting services and workshops, and occasionally offering grant opportunities via other grantmakers. Recently, the Fund published two great grant/loan tools: