If you are new to fundraising or just want to check your
organization’s fundraising strategy this article from Blue
Avacado offers some excellent guidance.
Thirty-nine states and the District of Columbia have charitable
solicitation statutes that generally require nonprofits
soliciting contributions and, in most cases, their for-profit
fundraising professionals to register prior to soliciting
contributions or providing fundraising counsel services.
In the for-profit world, people are hired on commission all the
time. In other words, they are paid a percentage of what
they bring in. In the nonprofit world, this is considered
unethical. These resources explain why.
You should be aware that grant funding is only a small portion of
the private money (government funding is separate from this) that
supports nonprofits. According to Giving USA 2011 13% of private
funding comes from foundations, 4% from corporations while 83%
comes from private individuals. Raising this money requires
creativity, ingenuity, perseverance and a good mix of the
strategies described in this section.
According to Giving USA statistics, donations from individuals,
ordinary people like you and me, provide 83% of the private
funding that supports nonprofits. In this section you will
find tools and techniques you can use to raise money from
individuals.
“A social enterprise is an organization or venture that achieves
its primary social or environmental mission using business
methods. The social needs addressed by social enterprises and the
business models they use are as diverse as human ingenuity.
Social enterprises build a more just, sustainable world by
applying market-based strategies to today’s social
problems” social enterprise alliance
February 2, 2012Blog: Social Enterprise | Rolfe Larson | January 19, 2012
Following President Obama’s State of the Union speech, we
thought this would be a good time to evaluate the state of the
social enterprise sector. So here is the npEnterprise
Forum’s official, revised* State of the SE Sector 2012
address…
This report provides specific recommendations for nonprofit
planning and implementation based on an in-depth analysis of a
failed social enterprise and a general investigation of this type
of activity in the nonprofit field.
seToolbelt is an open content community resource center for
social entrepreneurs. It offers over 1,000 free toolkits, cases,
articles, videos, examples, manuals, interviews, podcasts,
business plans, frameworks, and templates that come from practice
and spans regions, sectors, industries, and business functions.
The Arts Loan Fund
(ALF) is a collaborative program of the members of Northern
California Grantmakers, a regional association of grantmakers. It
provides quick-turnaround, low-cost financial assistance to arts
organizations located in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey,
Napa (new!), San Mateo, Sacramento, San
Francisco, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano (new!) and Sonoma
counties, and individual artists located in the cities of Oakland
and San Francisco.
We express our gratitude to Wells Fargo for providing the funding
for our new website. The goal of this project has been to create
a highly accessible resource for all nonprofit organizations in
the region, providing information at the fingertips of executive
directors, staff and board members.
Wells Fargo has been a partner in the project from the beginning,
helping us to leverage the website grant into a regional resource
hub, and we appreciate their dedication.
Fundraising Basics
Fundraising Basics
What’s the Best Way to Raise Money?
Guidance from an expert
If you are new to fundraising or just want to check your organization’s fundraising strategy this article from Blue Avacado offers some excellent guidance.
State Charitable Solicitation Statutes
Thirty-nine states and the District of Columbia have charitable solicitation statutes that generally require nonprofits soliciting contributions and, in most cases, their for-profit fundraising professionals to register prior to soliciting contributions or providing fundraising counsel services.
Online Donation Engine Providers
Compare the options
by Marc Lee, CFRE of Affinity Resources LLC
Grant Funders
Sources of Grant Funding
Explore the four sources of grant funding: Clubs & Organizations, Corporations, Foundations & Government.
Ethical Fundraising
In the for-profit world, people are hired on commission all the time. In other words, they are paid a percentage of what they bring in. In the nonprofit world, this is considered unethical. These resources explain why.
Grant Professionals Association (GPA)
Northern CA Chapter established in October of 2008. Meeting times/days: vary – see website for details
Sources of Grant Funding
You should be aware that grant funding is only a small portion of the private money (government funding is separate from this) that supports nonprofits. According to Giving USA 2011 13% of private funding comes from foundations, 4% from corporations while 83% comes from private individuals. Raising this money requires creativity, ingenuity, perseverance and a good mix of the strategies described in this section.
Individual Donors
Individual Donors
According to Giving USA statistics, donations from individuals, ordinary people like you and me, provide 83% of the private funding that supports nonprofits. In this section you will find tools and techniques you can use to raise money from individuals.
How to Write Fundraising Materials That Raise More Money
by Tom Ahern
Writing to raise money takes more than a few choice words. Highly profitable communications use a wide array of “trade secrets” to boost response.
Social Enterprise
Social Enterprise
Applying market-based strategies to today's social problems
“A social enterprise is an organization or venture that achieves its primary social or environmental mission using business methods. The social needs addressed by social enterprises and the business models they use are as diverse as human ingenuity. Social enterprises build a more just, sustainable world by applying market-based strategies to today’s social problems” social enterprise alliance
State of Social Enterprise: 2012
The Limits of Social Enterprise
A Field Study and Case Analysis
This report provides specific recommendations for nonprofit planning and implementation based on an in-depth analysis of a failed social enterprise and a general investigation of this type of activity in the nonprofit field.
seToolbelt
Free, high quality tools for social entrepreneurs
seToolbelt is an open content community resource center for social entrepreneurs. It offers over 1,000 free toolkits, cases, articles, videos, examples, manuals, interviews, podcasts, business plans, frameworks, and templates that come from practice and spans regions, sectors, industries, and business functions.
Loans
The Arts Loan Fund
A collaborative of Northern California Grantmakers
The Arts Loan Fund (ALF) is a collaborative program of the members of Northern California Grantmakers, a regional association of grantmakers. It provides quick-turnaround, low-cost financial assistance to arts organizations located in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa (new!), San Mateo, Sacramento, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano (new!) and Sonoma counties, and individual artists located in the cities of Oakland and San Francisco.