How-To Guides

Wichita nonprofit grants: local funder and public program guide for teams managing foundation grants, local public programs, and federal pass-through requirements.

How Albuquerque nonprofit accounting works when tribal pass-through funding, BIA and IHS grants, federal land management agency dollars, and New Mexico state audit thresholds intersect.

How Anchorage grant writing works - Rasmuson Foundation's outsized role, Alaska Community Foundation, ANTHC health funding, M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, and the unique dynamics of writing grants for statewide nonprofits based in Alaska's urban hub.

How Austin nonprofits build fundraising programs around tech-sector philanthropy, St. David's Foundation health funding, Dell Foundation cultivation, Austin Community Foundation, and RGK Foundation.

How Baltimore nonprofits navigate city, state, and federal pass-through government grants - BCHD, DHCD, Mayor's Office of Human Services, and Maryland DHMH - with compliance requirements and the post-consent-decree landscape.

How Boston nonprofits build fundraising strategies around the city's unique assets - university endowment wealth, Barr Foundation, Boston Foundation, Klarman Family Foundation, and New England's relationship-driven giving culture.

How Charlotte nonprofits write effective grant proposals for Duke Endowment, Foundation For The Carolinas, Belk Foundation, Leon Levine Foundation, and C.D. Spangler Foundation - application processes, typical grant sizes, and the banking sector's influence on corporate giving.

How Chicago nonprofits build fundraising programs - gala culture, corporate giving from major employers, community foundation grants, major donor cultivation, and the annual giving cycle from Giving Tuesday through spring galas.

How Cleveland nonprofits build fundraising strategies across the Cleveland Foundation, George Gund Foundation, Mandel Foundation, and the corporate giving landscape - with the annual cycle, grant sizes, and the unique philanthropic culture of northeast Ohio.

Step-by-step guide to starting a nonprofit in Columbus - Ohio incorporation, IRS 501(c)(3), Ohio Attorney General charitable trust registration, Franklin County property tax exemption, Columbus city income tax exemption, and the Columbus Foundation.

How Dallas nonprofits write effective grant proposals for Communities Foundation of Texas, Hoblitzelle Foundation, Meadows Foundation, Amon G. Carter Foundation, and Eugene McDermott Foundation - application processes, typical grant sizes, and DFW funder dynamics.

How Denver-area nonprofits prepare for audits - Colorado state thresholds, Daniels Fund reporting requirements, Denver Foundation expectations, federal single audit under 2 CFR 200, and selecting the right audit firm.