The American Red Cross is assisting people in Moore, Oklahoma right now and has been literally since the tornado was touching down.Red Cross of Central and Western Oklahoma is providing u

Nonprofit organizations should produce an annual report...annually.  The annual report is not as much 'a pain in the butt without rewards' as it may sound.  In fact, it has tremendous potential to be a very powerful tool for the nonprofit to raise more money more frequently, clarify what your organization does for

From The Foundation Center..."Deadline: August 1, 2013 "Public Broadcasting System Seeks Applications for Program Challenge Fund"The Public Broadcasting System, in partnership with the

Immediately following the horror of the Boston Marathon bombing came bravery, selflessness, and assistance from first responders, medical professionals, and the general public.  The horrific footage of the bombing shows the deranged cowardice of the violent act but it also shares the tremendous humanity in response.&nb

If you are interested in doing so, you may support the victims of the Midwest Flooding; the West, Texas Plant Explosion; or the Boston Marathon Bombing victims through the

Each nonprofit needs board members, so each seeks out intelligent, supportive, committed members of its community to become effective and empowering leaders.For most nonprofits, board members (board of directors, board of trustees, board members emeritae, etc.) are non-paid volunteers who offer the organization

From The Foundation Center...[If you are interested in this grant opportunity click "Link to Complete RFP" at the bottom of this blog post for more information]."Deadline: May 31, 2013 "Alliance for Global Good Invites Proposals for Innovation Fund

What are In Kind donations, why does an organization want them, and how does a nonprofit raise them?  In Kind donations are unique, in nonprofit fundraising, as these donations are usually given based on a nonprofit asking for a specific item, for a specific need or use, for one of its specific program

From The Foundation Center...[If you are interested in this grant opportunity, click "Link to Complete RFP" at the end of this blog post for more information]."Deadline: May 15, 2013 and October 30, 2013 "RedRover Seeks Applications From Emergency S

Nonprofits need to reach their supporters (donors and volunteers), potential supporters, but too, their clients, and the community at large within which they provide their services to ensure their community knows what they do and why, what their successes have been most recently, their potential for success in the future, w

I just received this solicitation and organizational update letter from a local nonprofit and had to share it (with its organization, author, and other pertinent people and program names removed and replaced by fake likenesses).  It's a nice attempt at its goal but a poor letter and a terrific example for us to look at

From The Foundation Center...[If you are interested in this grant opportunity, click "Link to Complete RFP" at the end of this blog post for more information]."Deadline: Rolling (April 30, November 1) "Lawrence Foundation Accepting Proposals for Env

What Motivates Giving?Bring In Donations From Many Different Kinds of Sources

From The Foundation Center...[If you are interested in this grant opportunity, click "Link to Complete RFP" at the end of this blog post for more information]."Deadline: March 31, 2013 (Extended) "Deadline Extended for Innovations to Stop Unsustainable Fishing Award

On January 25, 2013, Bill Gates (founder and former CEO of Microsoft now active, since retirement, with his co-founded Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) wrote the Wall Street Journal's Saturday Essay,

From The Foundation Center...[If you are interested in this grant opportunity, click "Link to Complete RFP" at the end of this blog post for more information]"Deadline: March 5, 2013 "Citizens' Institute on Rural Design Invites Proposals for Rural C

The Pease Amendment.  If you read the nonprofit sector press at all you have also seen the myriad news and editorial pieces on the for now temporary decision most popularly detailing how much the wealthiest of Americans may deduct from federal income taxes for how much they have donated for a given year (as of 2013 and

Are you a nonprofit fundraiser interested in learning for free what to expect in 2013 from a talented expert?  Well, Grantcraft's free publication,

I have not been posting, here, on Seeking Grant Money Today, or on its Twitter account for the past two weeks because my computer (which is five years old) went on the fritz and then simply did

From The Foundation Center...[If you are interested in this grant opportunity, click "Link to Complete RFP" at the end of this blog post, for more information on it]"Deadline: February 1, 2013 (Online Concept Application) "Kessler Foundation Invites

Of the nonprofit donation remittance envelope, (the envelope of any varying legal size included as a donation request on its own, or included in a more formal donation request (such as folded into an annual appeal letter, for ex

From The Foundation Center...[If you are interested in this grant opportunity, click "Link to Complete RFP" at the end of this blog post for more information]"Deadline: January 15, 2013 "New National Competition Launches to Reduce Affordable Housing

We are fast approaching the end of the calendar year and there are certain fundraising methods that are particularly important at this time of year for any nonprofit to consider conducting.  Any one or more can be done for a year end boost to your organization's bottom line.__ Year End Appeal - The y

From The Foundation Center...[If you are interested in this grant opportunity, click "Link to Complete RFP" at the end of this blog post for more information]."Deadline: January 3, 2013 (Letters of Inquiry) "William T. Grant Foundation Accepting Let

Want to cheer up, hire, or assist, service men and women currently serving the United States, or veterans or their loved ones at home; or are you a veteran returning to the work force?  Here are some resources:To Cheer Up Or Support Those Currently Serving Our Nation and Their Loved Ones:

Hurricane Sandy weather and geographic details information is available at the National Hurricane CenterFederal Emergency Management Agency's Evacuation DirectionsFEMA's directions to find

My husband and I voted this weekend.  It felt good to get it done.  It's one less thing I have to do this week.  I know that you know what I mean.The way I look at getting to vote in our republic, our democracy, is it is a privilege given to me by my citizenship; by my country's founders, millions

From The Foundation Center...[If you are interested in this grant opportunity, click "Link to Complete RFP" at the end of this blog post for more information]."Deadline: January 14, 2013 "National Endowment for the Arts Invites Creative Place-Making

Do Not Chase Grants, Instead - Raise Them Again and AgainA Community's Confidence In A Nonprofit Is the Ultimate Key t

From The Foundation Center...[If you are interested in this grant opportunity, click "Link to Complete RFP" at the end of this blog post, for more information]."Deadline: December 3, 2012 "Wells Fargo and the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Accepting Applications for