Answers to your most pressing social sector and nonprofit questions.
When it comes to philanthropy, corporations give in various ways, including cash donations or grants, in-kind gifts, sponsorships, cause-related marketing, and pro bono services. Companies also like to promote workplace giving through employee matching gifts programs...
Cause-related marketing (CRM) is a mutually beneficial collaboration between a corporation and a nonprofit designed to promote the former's sales and the latter's cause. American Express first coined the term...
Many companies not only encourage their employees to give to and volunteer time to nonprofits in their communities, but also will match those efforts with dollars and other means of...
Corporate sponsorship is defined as "a form of advertising in which companies pay to be associated with certain events." Remember that unlike grants, sponsorships are awarded as much for the...
Corporate sponsorship is defined as "a form of advertising in which companies pay to be associated with certain events," according to Inc magazine. Remember that unlike grants, sponsorships are awarded as much...
Corporations provide support to nonprofits through direct-giving programs, private foundations, and/or public charities. This can sometimes be a source of confusion for grantseekers. Here are some of the elements that...
La filantropía corporativa se basa en las contribuciones que provienen del sector empresarial, específicamente de las ganancias corporativas que se utilizan para apoyar al sector civil y sin fines de...
Broadly speaking, a foundation is a nonprofit corporation or a charitable trust that makes grants to organizations, institutions, or individuals for charitable purposes such as science, education, culture, and religion....
An excellent source of overall statistics about the nonprofit sector is Giving USA. This annual report by the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University, provides giving estimates by...
Most foundations are set up to have a perpetual lifespan, spending out only the interests from their investments while keeping the initial endowment intact. Other foundations choose to have a...
Philanthropic transparency is a catalyst for social change. Foundations with greater transparency can increase their impact on specific issues and strengthen the field of philanthropy as a whole. Transparency offers...
There are two types of donations that can be made to a 501(c)(3). A cash donation is the transfer of funds to a nonprofit. An in-kind donation is the transfer...
If you are seeking free or low cost legal or accounting services, see Where can I find "pro bono" tax or legal assistance for my nonprofit? According to Giving in...
Grants.gov es el sitio Web oficial del gobierno federal de los Estados Unidos para la publicación de información sobre la disponibilidad de fondos federales. Administrado por el Departamento de Salud...
En Estados Unidos cuando se utiliza el término "foundation" o fundación, se refiere en casi todos los casos a una organización sin fines de lucro incorporada o un fideicomiso cuyo...
Sometimes foundations seek external help for a variety of purposes, from staff training to board development to program planning; there are consultants to fit most organizations' needs. What follows are...
Las empresas proveen apoyo a las organizaciones sin fines de lucro a través de fundaciones privadas, programas de contribuciones directas, y fundaciones donantes públicas. Estos múltiples canales para la filantropía...
Annually, to better understand the alignment between potential funders and their own organization, nonprofits view funder profiles on Candid’s Foundation Directory more than 4 million times. Here are more details...
At Candid, we are continually creating and gathering knowledge that foundations can use for their own learning. Scanning the field for knowledge about issues, program areas, lessons learned, and collaborations...
Foundation Directory is the smartest, fastest way to search for and identify funders interested in the work your nonprofit is doing. Although available via subscription, we recognize that the subscription...