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Nonprofit Google Ads 101
Discover what a Google Ad Grant is, how it works, and how your nonprofit can take advantage of its free benefits in the new and ever-evolving search environment. Here’s a primer for 2026.
‘No one knows we exist’: How to fix a nonprofit marketing problem
What may look like a visibility problem may be a clarity problem. Effective marketing for nonprofits means asking: “When people do see us, do they understand us?”
What do we know about foundation funding for U.S. democracy?
An analysis of grantmaking for U.S. democracy shows grant dollars tripled between 2016 and 2020 and almost doubled between 2019 and 2020 alone. But only some grantmakers fund in this area consistently.
5 lessons learned from 50 years of community development finance
A community development financial institution supports local communities with the same goals as local nonprofit organizations: to create lasting change. What lessons can nonprofit leaders learn from Coastal Enterprises, Inc’s 50 years of experience?
