Decoding the Foundation Funders|Foundation Search Blog
Many grant seekers believe that these foundation funders are “captive funders” that act to support a single non-profit such as a school or hospital; or they have a small list of charitable organizations they wish to support and are not receptive to solicitations from new charities. In fa...
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ADA Compliance Websites & Their Importance
These organizations are among a fast growing group caught in ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) non-compliance lawsuits involving their websites’ failure to meet standards of accessibility. According to Seyfarth, 2018 saw a record 2,258 ADA lawsuit cases filed in federal cour...
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Best Funding Services | Fundraising Campaign | Foundation Search
Applicants ignoring even one of these when applying for Best Foundation Funding Prospects may see their requests being rejected, so it is clear that the best approach is to evaluate every funder...
02 March 2023
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Why You Should Care About “ADA”(Americans with Disabilities Act)
What do Dominos, Target, and Weightwatchers have in common?These organizations are among a fast growing group caught in ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) non-compliance lawsuits involving their websites’ failure to meet standards of accessibility. According to Seyfarth, 2018...
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Foundations – Should they be a vital part of your Pandemic Fundraising Strategy?
Our Foundationsearch support teams speak with over 10,000 non-profits and foundations each month.Over the course of these conversations, we have learned that many of the tried and true strategies char...
10 February 2023
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Foundations – Should they be part of your fundraising strategy?
In the course of speaking with almost 20,000 non-profits each month about their funding needs and plans, we sometimes hear that “foundation fundraising is not part of our focus”. We believ...
09 February 2023
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Year-End Thoughts and the “January Effect”…
At FoundationSearch, we are frequently asked whether there is a seasonality to foundation giving, as there is in individual giving.Unfortunately, foundations most often don’t report the exact month of their donations, however we can easily determine their fiscal year-end.Why is the year-e...
08 February 2023
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With foundation funders, does “No” mean “Maybe”? – Part 1
A sizeable number of the more than 121,000 foundations in the US -19,888- indicate that they do not accept unsolicited proposals.We also know that a significant number of current and past FoundationSearch members (more than 16,000) do not approach them for that reason. Is there a missed opportunity...
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Recommended Ask Amount
You have worked your way through over 120,000 US foundations to find the best foundation funding prospects for your organization (see my previous blogs on how to determine your best funders, and my review of some of the tools available to do this). Now, you need to answer a crucial qu...
06 February 2023
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Foundation Funding For Nonprofits | Learn More | Foundation Search
The Foundation Funding For Nonprofits factors that are the most determinate are:Location of Recipient or Project. Geography – yours and theirs – is important. Our research has shown that funders can be quite geographically specific in their mandate (think “community...
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Decoding the non profit foundation grants | Foundation Search Blog
Internet research on the topic reveals that Bradley Smith, the President of Foundation Center, wrote about this topic in 2011 in a blog post entitled “Don’t Call us, We’ll Call You”. In this piece, he addresses some of the reasons why non profit foundation grants st...
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7 Reasons Why Foundation Fundraising Should be Focused
Growth – the most recent GIVING USA report from Indiana University indicates that foundation fundraising was the fastest growing giving source in 2015, growing at a rate of 6.5%, compared to 3.8% for giving by individual donors. Foundations gave $58.46 billion, in the form of an estimated 832,...
31 January 2023
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The Best Foundation Funding Prospects | Foundationsearch
FoundationSearch provides Best Foundation Funding an analytic tool (My Best Prospects, or MBP) that greatly speeds up the review and ranking process—analysis of tens of thousands of foundation prospects is reduced to minutes rather than months of effort. Basically, this tool tak...
21 January 2023
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Which Foundations are your Best Foundation Funding Prospects
Defining what makes a best foundation funding prospect is easy to agree on – it is that foundation that is most likely to fund your organization, in the amount you need, when you need it
Multiple factors need to be considered when reviewing prospective foundation funders, and foundati...
10 January 2023
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Vital part of your Pandemic Fundraising Strategy
Beyond pandemic relief, there are some very compelling other reasons why your organization should emphasize foundation fundraising Strategy in 2021 and beyond.
Stable Giving – Foundations...
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Fundraising Platform Non Profit Organization
Non-profit Needs to Know about Crowdfunding
Fundraising Platform Non Profit Organization Online crowdfunding has exploded in popularity among non-profits of all sizes and types in the past few years. And it’s easy to understand why: an estimated $5.5 billion was donated through online crowdfu...
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