How to Build an Effective Nonprofit Board That Supports Your Mission AND Your Fundraising A strong nonprofit board can be one of your organization’s greatest assets. The right board members bring far more than governance. They bring experience, ideas, community connections, professional expertise, credibility, advocacy, and perhaps most importantly, a genuine commitment to helping your…
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Need Sponsors for Your Next Fundraising Event? 10 Companies That Accept Online Sponsorship Requests When nonprofits begin planning a fundraising event, one of the first questions is usually: Who can we ask to sponsor it? Most organizations immediately start making a list of local businesses. Banks, insurance agents, restaurants, real estate companies, law firms, and…
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Fall Grant Deadlines Nonprofits Should Know About in 2026 What grant deadlines are coming up this fall for nonprofits? Fall usually the busiest grant season of the year, with private foundations, corporate giving programs, and community foundations all releasing deadlines between September and November. If your nonprofit hasn’t started prepping applications yet, now is the…
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20 Free Software Tools Every Nonprofit Should Know About in 2026 Running a nonprofit means doing more with less in order to serve your community and be a good steward of funds and resources. The good news is that “less” does not have to include your software budget. Between platforms created specifically for charitable organizations…
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We Reviewed Over 1,000 Grant Applications Last Quarter. Here’s What Surprised Us Most. Every quarter, our team at Impact Funding Solutions sits on the other side of the table. Through our Impact Grant program, we review grant applications from nonprofits and small businesses across the United States and Canada. Last quarter we received and reviewed…
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THANK YOU to everyone that submitted a grant application during our most recent grant cycle which was open from April 1st to June 30th 2026. We were overwhelmed with all of the responses and to read about all of the amazing IMPACT you are having on your community. Don’t forget to apply for the next…
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Nonprofit Email Marketing: Why Your Email List Is Your Most Valuable Fundraising Asset Email marketing remains one of the most effective fundraising and donor engagement tools available to nonprofits. Yet many organizations collect hundreds, or even thousands, of email addresses without using them consistently. If your nonprofit has an email list that hasn’t been updated…
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Can a Grant Pay for a Grant Writer? Exploring Operating and Capacity Building Grants for Nonprofits “We know we need help with grants, but we simply don’t have the budget for a grant writer right now.” As a grant writer and fundraising consultant, I hear this all the time. Many nonprofit leaders understand the value…
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Google Just Changed Search Forever – How This Affects Your Nonprofit I recently sat with a client and worked through some Google Searches together exploring how their nonprofit organization appeared when we typed in relevant search terms and questions. He was shocked how invisible his nonprofit appeared, even though it was one of the only…
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Summer Funding Starts Now: How Nonprofits Can Use the Summer Months to Build Their Grant Pipeline As we welcome the first days of summer, many nonprofit leaders are looking forward to a slightly slower pace, summer programs, community events, and perhaps even a little time away with family. While summer can certainly be a wonderful…
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