Words to Avoid
What Makes Funders Happy
Best Practices
Wild Card
Strength in Numbers
100

This is the term we use to describe how an organization will ensure a project or building endures past a fundraising campaign

Sustainability

200

This common exhibit shows funders you have qualified volunteer leadership engaged at the organization.

Board List
300

The Latin American Association delivered 5,000 services in 2024.

Is this an output or an outcome?

Output

300

Which data source would be most effective when pulling demographic information to support a grant that will fund a project in Atlanta?

a) The U.S. Census Bureau

b) The Atlanta Regional Commission

c) U.S. News and World Report

b) The Atlanta Regional Commission

500

This is the person-first language that we've adopted to replace the term "homeless people"

People experiencing homelessness

500

This is the term we use to describe when two or more nonprofits partner and/or share resources.

Collaboration