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Fulfilling Your Obligation: A Guide to Paying Zakat
Prolusion
Zakat, one of the five pillars of Islam, is a mandatory act of charity that purifies wealth and fosters social responsibility. For eligible Muslims, paying zakat is a cornerstone of their f...
25 April
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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...
11 February 2023
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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...
07 February 2023
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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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