For a voluntary sector struggling to keep its head above water in the best of times, news of the economic climate continues to ripple through the nation, causing concern to charities, donors, and the much-relied-upon foundations that grant monies to those most in need.
This article discusses how to create a successful grant proposal. The article shows how to decide where to apply for funding and what funders like to see in submitted proposals.
Ten best practices for planning and and pitching your municipal funding proposal.
Stop repeating yourself in fundraising letters and find a new way to phrase the ask.
This article outlines how to get businesses to work with your charity, including with donations and sponsorships.
If you’re thinking about launching a social enterprise, you may want to give Tal Dehtiar a call. Having successfully launched MBAs Without Borders (MWB) in 2004 – supporting small businesses in Africa, Asia and Latin America – he recently sold that venture and started another.
Contemplating entering into partnership with a government body is something that can send shivers down the spines of executive-level staff at nonprofits and charities. But sometimes appearances can be deceiving and approaching a government – municipalities for the purpose of this article – can result in pleasant surprises, if you do it right, that is.
Many people believe that there are better approaches to running an organization that can benefit more than just their own pocket and the pockets of their investors.
If an event is cancelled or greatly scaled back at the last minute, due to circumstances beyond our control, what do we do about our vendors and sponsors?
Pardon the pun, but there’s an age old question asked in almost every era of marketing: how do you capture the imagination, attention and spirit of youth? And for practitioners in the third sector, the question is a burning one, considering that philanthropy is a trait that benefits from modeling examples at an early age.
© 2024 CharityVillage
v.4.5-3-g93dd547