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How corporations can scale nonprofit partnerships

Corporate social responsibility
Employee giving
Employee volunteering
Grant management & grant making
Corporations
Foundations & grantmakers
Corporate Social Responsibility

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What’s new for Bonterra Strategic Philanthropy 2H 2024?

Corporate social responsibility
Employee giving
Employee volunteering
Grant management & grant making
Corporations
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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Top 10 questions to evaluate and choose CSR software

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Employee giving
Grant management & grant making
Corporations
Corporate Social Responsibility

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How grantmakers can build strategic charitable partnerships

Corporate social responsibility
Grant management & grant making
Corporations
Foundations & grantmakers
Corporate Social Responsibility

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How Black history has influenced the world of fundraising

Grant management & grant making
Philanthropists
Foundations & grantmakers
Grants Management
Diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging (DEIB)
Social justice

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Equitable grantmaking: How to implement impartial practices

Capacity building
Grant management & grant making
Philanthropists
Foundations & grantmakers
Grants Management
Diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging (DEIB)
Social justice

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Understanding and reducing implicit biases in grantmaking

Capacity building
Grant management & grant making
Foundations & grantmakers
Grants Management
Diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging (DEIB)

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Supporting and investing in BILPOC nonprofit leaders

Grant management & grant making
Philanthropists
Foundations & grantmakers
Grants Management
Diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging (DEIB)
Social justice

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3 reasons grantmakers are investing in capacity building

Capacity building
Grant management & grant making
Foundations & grantmakers
Grants Management

A group of grantmakers take notes on the importance of using inclusive grant language.

The importance of using inclusive grant language

Capacity building
Grant management & grant making
Philanthropists
Foundations & grantmakers
Grants Management
Diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging (DEIB)

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Improving data-driven storytelling for grantmakers: 3 steps

Capacity building
Grant management & grant making
Foundations & grantmakers
Grants Management

Two young businesswomen work on a laptop and tablet to secure grant funding for transitional housing programs.

How to secure grants for transitional housing programs

Coordinating social services
Grant management & grant making
Nonprofits
Public agencies
Program Management
Human services

Resources

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Guide

Buyer’s checklist: CSR software

Corporate social responsibility
Employee giving
Employee volunteering
Grant management & grant making
Corporations
Foundations & grantmakers
Corporate Social Responsibility

A group of employees wearing red shirts and nametags volunteer to pack donation boxes, demonstrating the impact of CSR for employees.

Infographic

The CSR evolution: a brief history

Corporate social responsibility
Employee giving
Employee volunteering
Grant management & grant making
Corporations
Foundations & grantmakers
Corporate Social Responsibility

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Guide

Grantmakers guide: defeat grantmaking complexities

Corporate social responsibility
Grant management & grant making
Corporations
Foundations & grantmakers
Corporate Social Responsibility

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Guide

Overcome grantmaking challenges: NPO matching

Corporate social responsibility
Grant management & grant making
Corporations
Foundations & grantmakers
Corporate Social Responsibility

A man is sitting on his couch and using his tablet to review Bonterra Grants Management.

Guide

Overcome grantmaking challenges: complex workflows

Corporate social responsibility
Grant management & grant making
Corporations
Foundations & grantmakers
Corporate Social Responsibility

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Guide

Bonterra’s Disbursements Service

Corporate social responsibility
Employee giving
Grant management & grant making
Corporations
Foundations & grantmakers
Corporate Social Responsibility

A diverse group of workers sit around the table and shake hands. Learn about how to surpass the grantmaking racial funding gap in this guide.

Guide

Overcome grantmaking challenges: managing payments

Corporate social responsibility
Grant management & grant making
Corporations
Foundations & grantmakers
Corporate Social Responsibility

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Guide

Overcome grantmaking challenges: reporting impact

Corporate social responsibility
Grant management & grant making
Corporations
Corporate Social Responsibility

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Guide

Buyer’s guide: selecting the right CSR software

Corporate social responsibility
Employee giving
Employee volunteering
Grant management & grant making
Corporations
Foundations & grantmakers
Corporate Social Responsibility

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Guide

Solution brief: Bonterra Grants Management

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Grant management & grant making
Corporations
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Guide

The social impact transformation

Corporate social responsibility
Employee giving
Employee volunteering
Grant management & grant making
Corporations
Foundations & grantmakers
Corporate Social Responsibility

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Guide

Equitable giving assessment

Corporate social responsibility
Employee giving
Employee volunteering
Grant management & grant making
Corporations
Corporate Social Responsibility

Case Studies

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Energizing communities with Xcel Energy

Corporate social responsibility
Employee giving
Employee volunteering
Grant management & grant making
Corporations
Energy
Corporate Social Responsibility

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How Sanofi accelerates treatment for patients in need

Grant management & grant making
Medical affairs
Corporations
Life sciences
Corporate Social Responsibility
Healthcare

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How Novartis slashed turnaround time for managed access

Corporate social responsibility
Grant management & grant making
Corporations
Life sciences
Grants Management
Disaster relief

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How to embrace employee-centered philanthropy

Corporate social responsibility
Employee giving
Employee volunteering
Grant management & grant making
Corporations
Corporate Social Responsibility
Environmental change
Diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging (DEIB)
Disaster relief
Education
Volunteerism

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Tri-Town Council

Capacity building
Digital communications & marketing
Fundraising ideas
Grant management & grant making
Nonprofits
Grants Management

Heaven on Earth NOW

Capacity building
Fundraising ideas
Grant management & grant making
Nonprofits
Grants Management

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How investing in capacity building empowers BIPOC organizations.

Capacity building
Fundraising ideas
Grant management & grant making
Philanthropists
Foundations & grantmakers
Nonprofits
Grants Management
Diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging (DEIB)

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No Boundaries Coalition

Capacity building
Fundraising ideas
Grant management & grant making
Philanthropists
Foundations & grantmakers
Nonprofits
Grants Management
Human services
Social justice

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Chesterfield Education Foundation

Digital communications & marketing
Fundraising ideas
Grant management & grant making
Philanthropists
Nonprofits
Donor Engagement
Education

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Fort Wayne Pet Food Pantry

Capacity building
Fundraising ideas
Grant management & grant making
Nonprofits
Fundraising
Animal welfare

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Central Carolina Community Foundation

Capacity building
Grant management & grant making
Foundations & grantmakers
Donor Engagement
Diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging (DEIB)

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Jesse Parker Williams Foundation

Capacity building
Grant management & grant making
Foundations & grantmakers
Nonprofits
Grants Management