How important is government funding to nonprofits?
According to our report Causes Count: the Economic Power of California’s Nonprofit Sector – New Findings, government funding represents 30 percent of nonprofit revenue in California – that’s more than foundation funding and individual giving combined! In total, government provides more than ten times the funding to nonprofits as foundations, especially in human services, health and education, but also in the arts, environment, animal welfare, consumer protection, and elsewhere. What we also know is that nonprofits struggle to find and secure government grants – particularly their first one. In response, we created A Nonprofit’s Guide to Getting Your First Government Grant. You’ll learn:
- How to find the opportunities and get your foot in the door
- How government proposal writing is different from foundation proposal writing
- Potential pitfalls of government funding
