Sponsor a PurposeFundraising guides
The renewal playbook: turning one grant into five years of funding
The first grant from a funder is the expensive one to win. Here is how to work the twelve months after the award so the second, third, and fourth grants take a fraction of the effort.
5 min read · 2026-09-16
How much should a small nonprofit ask for? Grant sizing explained
How to pick a grant request amount using a funder's own giving history, why asking too little hurts you as much as asking too much, and how to build a budget the number actually comes from.
5 min read · 2026-09-09
Grants for animal rescues: where the money really comes from
A breakdown of who actually funds animal rescue and welfare work (family foundations, breed-specific funds, community foundations, corporate giving) and how to find the ones that fund groups like yours.
5 min read · 2026-09-02
Letter of inquiry template that gets responses
A structure for the letter of inquiry that gives funders exactly what they need to say yes, plus the parts that commonly get left out by mistake.
4 min read · 2026-08-26
How to read a foundation 990 in 15 minutes (and what to look for)
A quick, practical walkthrough of the four things that matter on a foundation's 990, so you can qualify a funder before you spend an evening on an application.
4 min read · 2026-08-19
How to find grants for a small nonprofit (a realistic guide)
A practical, no-fluff process for finding foundation grants when you have no grant writer and no budget for paid databases.
3 min read · 2026-08-16
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