Expertise area

Fundraising and grant writing

Finding the money to do the work: grants, individual donors, events, and partnerships with local businesses.

The kind of help on offer

Offering

A member charity
Example offer

Fundraising

Offering

An experienced nonprofit
Example offer

Fundraising

Looking for

A small charity
Example request

Fundraising

Looking for

A new nonprofit
Example request

Fundraising

Examples for illustration. Real offers, requests and top contributors appear here when the Exchange opens.

Building a donor base
How to find your first 50 donors, ask with confidence, keep people giving year after year, and grow toward monthly giving with a simple donor list.
Working with businesses: sponsorships, matching gifts and more
Donations versus sponsorships, how matching gifts and volunteer grants work, and where thanking a sponsor turns into taxable advertising.
Earned income: fees, social enterprise and UBIT
How charities earn money by selling services or goods, when that income can be taxed, and the $1,000 gross income line for filing Form 990-T.
Planning a first fundraising event
Do the honest math before you plan a gala, check your state's rules on raffles and games, and give donors the IRS disclosure for tickets over $75.
Building a grant budget
How to build a grant budget and budget narrative that a funder trusts: direct and indirect costs, in-kind gifts, and matching requirements.
Grant writing basics
How a grant application fits together, how to read a funder's guidelines, when to send a letter of inquiry, and what to do when the answer is no.