Grants

The Technology Association of Grantmakers and Tech Impact (a Money-Saving Partner of the Center) partnered to compile resources and topical toolkits within How to Fund Nonprofit Tech: A Guide for Funders and Nonprofits.

Nonprofit Build Up is a podcast hosted by A. Nicole Campbell, Founder and CEO of Build Up Advisory Group. "Discover insights from nonprofit and philanthropy leaders about assessing and building better organizational infrastructure, programmatic strategies, and challenging traditional sector approaches on how to support some of the world’s most vulnerable communities."

This webinar is designed for the nonprofit leader who is committed to the needs of their community and is searching for ways to take their organization to the next level. Using tried and true strategies, you will learn alternative ways to generate revenue for your organization without writing grants. These strategies will help create clarity and long-term sustainability so your organization can easily fulfill its mission. In this process, you will learn the nonprofit entrepreneurial mindset (NEM).

Demystifying the 990-PF outlines the anatomy of the 990PF document and has a glossary of terms. The 990-PF is the information return U.S. private foundations file with the Internal Revenue Service. This public document provides fiscal data for the foundation, names of trustees and officers, application information, and a complete grants list. The 990-PF may be the only source where one will find complete grants lists for smaller and mid-sized foundations. (Foundation Center)

Originally written by consultant Barbara Davis as a part of MCF's Guide to Minnesota Grantmakers, "Writing a Successful Grant Proposal" gives an excellent overview of the key components of a grant proposal with tips on how to present your case effectively. (Minnesota Council on Foundations)

Today's environment for nonprofits is full of tempting traps that can take the organization off its core mission. Learn about the top ten traps and how to avoid them. (North Carolina Center for Nonprofits)

On January 31, 2013, a bill (H.B. 58) was introduced in the N.C. House of Representatives to improve accountability of nonprofits with state grants. An identical bill (S.144) was introduced in the N.C. Senate on February 27. H.B.

Understanding a nonprofit’s costs is necessary in order for charitable nonprofits to be financially sustainable. Rather than reporting artificially low costs, or ignoring what it really costs to deliver programs and services, the National Council of Nonprofits is encouraging all nonprofits and board members to model transparency of full costs. (National Council of Nonprofits)

#OwnYourOwnCosts

Knowing your nonprofit’s actual costs is common sense. Fortunately, an increasing number of enlightened donors, grantmakers, and government partners are recognizing the reality that essential costs include not only direct program costs, but other costs too – whether referred to as "overhead," "management and general," "administrative," or "indirect costs."

What does it cost to deliver your nonprofit's mission?

When has it ever been easy to secure funding for rural communities? Is there a way to level the playing field so rural nonprofits as well as small towns and counties/boroughs can compete for both government and private sector grants? What are the other options for financially supporting a rural project whether you are a nonprofit or local government? Are collaborative efforts worth the effort? And, of course the biggest question: Who is funding rural America? During this webinar, Cynthia Adams, CEO of GrantStation, answers these and other questions as well as current trends.