Letter of Inquiry for Grant Seeking
A Grand Rapids, Mich., childhood hunger organization uses this template as a starting point with foundations.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
How One Nonprofit Creates Streamlined One-Page Budgets for Grant Proposals
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine explains what it takes to produce their operating and program budgets.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Giving Is Expected to Rise Nearly 5% This Year and Next, Study Predicts
Grant making, fueled by foundations’ market gains, likely to see the biggest growth, say researchers.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Green Group Helps Citibank on $100-Billion Climate Effort
Citibank pledged Wednesday to pump $100-billion in loans and investment over the next decade into projects that reduce the impact of climate change under a plan co-developed by the Boston environmental nonprofit Ceres, The Boston Globe reports.
Gates Foundation Divests From McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Exxon
A Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation spokesman would not comment on why the world’s largest philanthropy sold its stake in three companies in the last quarter of 2014, Bloomberg reports.
MacArthur Fund Pledges $75-Million to Reduce Local Jail Populations
The grant maker wants to reduce the length of stays for nonviolent offenders and expedite court action.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
2015 Gates Letter Foresees Unprecedented Gains for Poor
The lives of the world’s poorest people will improve more in the next 15 years “than at any time in history,” Bill and Melinda Gates assert in their annual letter laying out priorities for their $42-billion foundation, the Associated Press and The Washington Post report.
N.Y. Governor Launches Office for Faith-Based Efforts
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced an initial $50-million grant round for the new state Office of Faith-Based Community Development Services, which will help religious organizations apply for and secure funding for social services, Capital New York reports.
As Donors, Our Obsession With Safeguarding Funds Blinds Us to Real Grantee Needs
Too many projects are doomed before they start because grant makers are unrealistic and shortsighted.
By LAURIE MICHAELS
Contributor
Schools Are Main Focus of Collective Action but Don’t Account for the Biggest Successes
Problems of student achievement at various levels are often so great that “niche” approaches won’t work, experts say.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Intensive Joint Efforts to Solve Big Problems Are a Work in Progress
Even some advocates of the approach say it’s being overhyped when the evidence is still out on how well it works.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
If Giving Makes People Happy, Authors Ask, Why Not Give More?
A new crop of social scientists wants to isolate the causes and consequences of giving. Will the nonprofit world benefit?
By Avi Wolfman-Arent
Contributor
Power to the People: Companies Hand Grant Decisions to Employees
Silicon Valley companies LinkedIn and VMware find a new recruiting tool in letting employees distribute thousands to charities.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Luring Money From Business: Advice From Corporate Grant Makers
Enlist somebody who understands the company you want to court and find out what engages the corporation’s employees.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Companies Burnish Reputations by Aligning Giving With Business
JPMorgan Chase is spending hundreds of million dollars to promote jobs and help low-income people.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
10 Companies That Gave the Most Cash in 2013
See how much they gave last year, what their projections are for 2014, and more.
By Sarah Frostenson and Megan O’Neil