Grants | Fundraiser Ideas and Events - Part 2

Free Software For Your Non-Profit

If you’ve been considering filing for 501(c)(3) status for your group, but are still hesitating, here’s another good reason not to postpone it any longer: If your group has current 501(c)(3) status (K-12 schools also qualify), you’ll be eligible to apply for free software donations from Adobe. (Fees apply.) Adobe creates and distributes such great [...]

Understanding The Grant Application

You might have already had to answer the following question when you applied for non-profit status. However, instead of just copying the same answers into your grant application, take a second look and see if you can’t possibly tweak or update this information. Maybe your organization has grown considerably or maybe your board has new [...]

To Use Or Not To Use: Grant Writers

In the world of grant-writing, there are good reasons and not-so-good reasons to hire a professional grant-writer. Take some time to evaluate whether or not it makes sense for you to hire one. Teach Your People How To Fish The Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu said, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for [...]

Finding The Right Grant Opportunities For You

With a shrinking base of foundation money to draw from and more and more organizations looking for grants, it’s essential for organizations to make sure they spend their time wisely, targeting grants they are actually qualified for. Not every grant is right for every organization, and vice versa. Which One Are You? There are grants [...]

Raise Funds For Yourself?

Maybe you’ve been raising funds for your kids school, cancer research programs, or other good causes for quite some time, but now you find that you need some financial help yourself. Maybe you’ve lost your job or had your hours cut back. Now what? The only thing that can help long term of course is [...]

Google Grant: Free Advertising For Non-Profit Organizations

Google is showing that they care about bettering the world we live in by offering a grant program for non-profit organizations, the Google Grant. The Google Grant is a program which provides free Google AdWords advertising for selected non-profit organizations. The Google Grant is an easy way to significantly increase traffic to your non-profit group’s [...]

Grants: Find Free Government And Foundation Money For Your Non-Profit

Many groups, businesses, and agencies – governmental, corporate and private – have money they are just waiting to give away to the right non-profit recipient. Locating and applying for monies from these organizations is a great way to get free money for your non-profit. Free Money For Non-Profits – The Search Is On! Finding sources [...]