Big Grants, DAFs, Monthly Giving — How to Raise Money Now

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August 5, 2025

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Subject: Big Grants, DAFs, Monthly Giving — How to Raise Money Now

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Fundraising

How to Raise Money in a Volatile Economy

August 5, 2025

Fundraising is tough right now, but there are ways to bring in more money through monthly gifts and from donor-advised funds, foundations (including general operating support), and major donors.
Grant Making

$2.5 Billion Pledge Makes Women’s Health a Priority in Gates Spend-Down

By Alex Daniels August 5, 2025

The new commitment will triple the amount the foundation spends on women’s health innovation and signals its continued interest in the work after the departure of Melinda French Gates.
Advocacy

Nonprofits Fight Trump Insults With Story of Their Own

By Eden Stiffman August 5, 2025

A new digital ad campaign highlights the work of charities and encourages people to contact their lawmakers to defend the sector.

TRAINING

Today: August 14 at 2 p.m. ET | Register Now

Amid so much disruption in the nonprofit world, some funders are rethinking how to get money to the field quickly and effectively by investing in nonprofits’ capacity. Join us for the webinar How to Secure Capacity-Building Grants to learn from two funders who invest in organizational capacity as they explain ways to identify grant makers, craft compelling proposals, and build relationships with nonprofit associations that offer these grants to members.
October 8 at 1 p.m. ET | Register Now

The nonprofit sector today is under deep strain — the work feels more urgent than ever, and the way forward is anything but simple. Join us for Leading Nonprofits Through the Twists and Turns, an interactive workshop with Melanie Ho, founder of Strategic Imagination. You’ll have a chance to step out of survival mode, explore ways to manage change, and understand how to lead well as complexity becomes the norm.

ONLINE FORUMS

Today: August 5 at 2 p.m. ET | Register Now

Join us for How to Use AI Without Breaking Donors’ Trust to learn from Jeremy Morse of Anthos|Home, CJ Orr of the Orr Group, and Josie White of Shelter the Homeless as they discuss responsible ways to use AI. They’ll explain the importance of human oversight and share ways to increase productivity while avoiding potential pitfalls.

Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online

After promoting the idea that college campuses are intolerant bastions of leftist radicals for years, the publication Campus Reform now has the ear of the Trump administration. Federal officials are following up on 16 complaints about antisemitism at colleges filed by Zachary Marschall, the internet publication’s editor. Campus Reform was started in 2009 as a social media site by Leadership Institute, a conservative nonprofit with a $34 million budget founded by activist Morton Blackwell. (New York Times)

More News

Some Billionaires Pledged to Give Away Much of Their Wealth. Why They Haven’t. (Barron’s— subscription)
- Background from the Chronicle: Is the Giving Pledge Living Up to Its Potential?
New Firm Seeks to Confront Trump on Executive Power (New York Times)
South Africa, Gates Foundation Pledge Funds to Sustain HIV Research After U.S. Cuts (Bloomberg— subscription)
Nonprofit Hospitals Spend Millions on Stadium Naming Rights, Raising Eyebrows (Ohio Capital Journal)
Connecticut Agency Gets Subpoena in Federal Probe of Nonprofit Funding (Connecticut Public Radio)

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