Major and Planned Giving

Discover everything you need to build relationships with your station’s most generous donors, including proven resources for moves management and step-by-step guides to prepare you for the ask.

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Grant-Seekers Toolkit

Make a compelling philanthropic case for station support with these step-by-step guidelines and templates. These tools can be adapted no matter what type of support you are seeking from foundation funders.

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Qualified Charitable Distribution Definition and Rules

The option for qualified charitable distributions first emerged as part of the Pension Protection Act of 2006. This provision has been extended several times since then but now has been made permanent through the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015. Here’s how it works:

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Grant Seekers Toolkit: What Is a Foundation?

All foundations are non-profit organizations that have been specifically established to support charitable efforts. That said, there are significant differences among foundations - in their structure, in the way they acquire and disperse funds, and, of course, in their missions and goals.

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Grant Seekers Toolkit: The Role of Foundations

In recent years, more and more people have established foundations as their primary philanthropic vehicle. The amount that foundations give in grants is determined by the size of their endowments.

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Grant Seekers Toolkit: Understand Your Project

One of the most critical parts of the foundation development process is planning your project. The more specific your plans, the better your proposals will be.

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Grant Seekers Toolkit Step 1: Define the Project

This article focuses on general support and project support grants, which are the ones most frequently requested by non-profits and most frequently awarded by foundations.

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