The legal status required for organizations to receive most federal and foundation funding.
What 501 (c) 3.
100
A category of support, this type of grant funding allows you to pay rent, utilities, staff and other necessary costs associated with running your organization.
What is operating support (general support or unrestricted income)?
100
Constituents that may be motivated to donate to your organization, typically through and annual membership drive.
What are prospective donors?
100
In APA style, names of websites should be presented in the reference list in this way.
What is italicized?
100
This type of fundraising may seem a bit antiquated, but is often a great way to engage prospective and older donors.
What is direct mail?
200
Often the second step in prospect research, this brief document summarizes the organization's mission, fit with the foundation, and request for support.
What is a Letter of Inquiry?
200
This section of the proposal systematically walks reviewers through your proposed activities.
What is the methods section?
200
Before embarking on fundraising, this type of plan will ensure that your organization has the necessary components in place.
What is a development plan?
200
During the semester, Kim and Kanye name their child this.
What is North West?
200
While fun, this type of fundraising has the lowest ROI.
What are special events?
300
The yearly tax document that shows a foundation's history of giving, as well as asset holdings, investments, and board members.
What is an IRS Form 990?
300
A project management tool, this type of chart clearly indicates the timeline, tasks, and staff associated with each stage of your project.
What is a Gantt chart?
300
A visually compelling source of information, this document describes your agency's background and request for support from donors.
What is a case statement?
300
Frequently underutilized by millenials, this punctuation mark is used after the second item on a list of three.
What is the oxford comma?
300
The practice of engaging and building a relationship with a potential donor.
What is cultivation?
400
This happens when organizations alter their priorities to better fit with priorities of a potential grant-maker.
What is mission drift?
400
A valuable tool that shows how the program is intended to work, this diagram includes inputs, output, outcomes, etc.
What is a logic model?
400
This group of individuals should consist of representatives across your organization. They are tasked with strategic planning for fundraising.
What is a development or fundraising team?
400
The state flower Tennessee.
What is the tulip poplar?
400
When prospecting for donors, you can anticipate that those in your highest giving tier will donate this percent of their net worth each year.
What is 3-5%?
500
This is an analytic tool that may help you assess your organization's capacity for seeking external funding.
What is SWOT? Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats.
500
Additional support offered from collaborative partnerships, donors, or volunteers, grant-makers often like to see this type of support on your application.
What is matching or in-kind?
500
According to the giving chart, how may prospects will you need to find for each level of giving?
What is four?
500
Also called Starbuck in the hit TV series, Battlestar Gallactica, this character is placed by Kattee Sackhoff.
Who is Kara Thrace?
500
As explained by Kristin Brumm, our guest speaker, this PR strategy is more effective for social media than simply sharing statistics.