September October 2024

Get Money Moving – In Conversation: Akruti Desai, Gates Foundation

By Nick Palahnuk, Founder of PhilanthPro, talks with experts about strategic philanthropy as a part of a series with Foundation Magazine. PhilanthPro is an innovative software that helps advisors bring the power of financial planning to philanthropy so that charitable account holders can be more intentional about their giving. In …

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September October 2024

Seven Post-Award Grant Management Best Practices for Nonprofits

By Natalie Anderson If your nonprofit organization utilizes grant funding, you know managing grants takes a lot of work. The grant management lifecycle has two parts—pre-award and post-award. Pre-award encompasses all the work that goes into earning a new grant. First, you need to research different opportunities to find grants …

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September October 2024

Succession Planning: A Strategic Treasure Hunt

By Cynthia J. Armour, CFRE Succession planning is a critical yet often overlooked component of organizational sustainability. Over the past 30+ years, I have observed firsthand how staff and boards grapple with leadership transitions, often precipitated by a chief executive’s or board chair’s departure. This challenge is especially evident in …

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September October 2024

Planning for Giving Tuesday

Based on an Insights and Research Report by Qgiv and Bloomerang Giving Tuesday is one of the biggest days of the year in the fundraising world, but it hasn’t always been that way. Giving Tuesday is a relatively new “holiday” that’s been on fundraisers’ radar for only 10 years. The …

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