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.

People in Philanthropy - May 23 - The philanthropic sector is only as strong as the people who lead it. Here's a look at the latest appointments, promotions, board additions, and transitions shaping foundations and nonprofits across Minnesota and beyond.

People in Philanthropy - July 27 - The philanthropic sector is only as strong as the people who lead it. Here's a look at the latest appointments, promotions, board additions, and transitions shaping foundations and nonprofits across Minnesota and beyond.

People in Philanthropy - August 23 - The philanthropic sector is only as strong as the people who lead it. Here's a look at the latest appointments, promotions, board additions, and transitions shaping foundations and nonprofits across Minnesota and beyond.

People in Philanthropy - September 23 - The philanthropic sector is only as strong as the people who lead it. Here's a look at the latest appointments, promotions, board additions, and transitions shaping foundations and nonprofits across Minnesota and beyond.

People in Philanthropy - October 23 - The philanthropic sector is only as strong as the people who lead it. Here's a look at the latest appointments, promotions, board additions, and transitions shaping foundations and nonprofits across Minnesota and beyond.

People in Philanthropy - November 23 - The philanthropic sector is only as strong as the people who lead it. Here's a look at the latest appointments, promotions, board additions, and transitions shaping foundations and nonprofits across Minnesota and beyond.

People in Philanthropy - December 23 - The philanthropic sector is only as strong as the people who lead it. Here's a look at the latest appointments, promotions, board additions, and transitions shaping foundations and nonprofits across Minnesota and beyond.

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:

From matching in-kind gifts to the right giving technique to finding a line of credit for a late-paying grant, this month's toolbox rounds up six practical resources to help your organization fundraise smarter and manage money more effectively, covering gift planning, financial management, peer-to-peer fundraising, LinkedIn, and nonprofit lending.