Nonprofit Fundraising

Raising funds to support your nonprofit will be one of your first tasks as well as an ongoing challenge. Yet it doesn't need to be a burden. Fundraising is part and parcel of every nonprofit's need to reach out for community support and involvement. Learn more about effective methods and best practices.

A look at your options: soliciting individual donors, holding events, applying for grants, and more.

How to steer clear of IRS concerns with your nonprofit earning money in the same way a for-profit business does.

Nonprofits need to get comfortable charging fees, because not only is doing so perfectly legal, but such fees can be an important source of additional revenue, allowing for growth and ultimately serving the mission.

Some donors who can't help you now can make significant legacy gifts.

You've received a major bequest, but with major conditions. Now what?

A comprehensive guide to all types of nonprofit fundraising, with stories and insights from experts around the U.S.

If your nonprofit is fundraising, does business, or owns property in California, it likely has to register with the California Attorney General's Registry of Charitable Trusts.

The most important things to know before planning a special fundraising event.

If a live auction isn't in the cards for your organization anytime soon, how about an online one?

If you are part of a nonprofit's fundraising efforts, then chances are you will, at some point, seek out grant funding from a foundation. Learn what types of foundations are out there, and how to best locate them.

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