PathFinder

This article provides a list of recommendations based on interactions and surveys conducted with foundation staff.

This article offers five suggestions for how to be pleasantly persistent and keep a foundation point of contact interested in an organization's work to secure an invitation to apply or upgraded renewal grant next year.

This course explains how non-governmental organizations and social enterprises can fundraise from Gulf donors and other non-traditional donor agencies.

This article aims to help grassroots organizations to start applying for grants and find a process that works for them. It looks at the pros and cons of soliciting grants from various types of funders and provides tips for how to prepare for applications.

This report discusses how to write a case for support, including why its important, what questions to ask, and how to deliver the message. (The link will download a PDF file of the report.)

This report is an explainer to help readers break through the buzzwords and find new ways to harness AI. It includes definitions and nonprofit use cases for machine learning, chatbots, large language models, and predictive analytics. 

This article is designed as a quick guide to help readers get to grips with all the jargon and fanfare that surround social change.

This article discusses common issues surrounding nonprofit overhead costs and how to build a comprehensive budget that accounts for overhead costs from the start. 

This article defines what a money story is and how to use it to bring an organization's fundraising to the next level.

This recorded online training is designed for public charities who are seeking funding from a private foundation to support advocacy work.