In the early 2000s, I met with the executive director of an education fund in rural Virginia to kick off what would eventually be a seven-year engagement as a grant writer.
What’s the secret sauce in great funder/nonprofit relationships? Here’s a crowdsourced “recipe” straight from the participants in four programs we co-hosted with Exponent Philanthropy in 2017.
At the National Council of Nonprofits, we are constantly keeping our eyes and ears open for emerging trends or cultural norms: both those that prevent charitable nonprofits from advancing their missions, and those that get in the way of...
This past December was the fifth year of #GivingTuesday, and by all accounts the global day of giving produced a strong showing of support for causes of all types.
One of the benefits of serving as a resource and advocate for the nation's largest network of nonprofits is that we can listen and learn from local charitable nonprofits about their challenges.
The National Council of Nonprofits receives comments submitted on our website about many topics, including charitable solicitation registration.
Updated February 22, 2016 - Before a nonprofit asks supporters to make a contribution, it needs to determine whether those supporters are in one of the 39 states plus the District of Columbia requiring the nonprofit to submit a...
When should donors provide their Social Security number to a nonprofit?
Your nonprofit may be aware of its obligation to register for fundraising purposes in its own state (38 states and the District of Columbia currently have this requirement), but did you know that if your nonprofit is asking for donations...