Author: Stacey Abate

According to Candid there are currently more than 1.8 million nonprofits registered in the U.S. Those nonprofits include approximately 350K religious, 261K educational, 160K human services, 134K arts & culture, and 66K public-society benefit nonprofit organizations. These organizations work in every US community supporting our neighbors with housing, educational activities, and the entire range of… Continue reading Advocating for Federal Spending: A Practical Guide for Nonprofits

Behind every breakthrough program and community milestone is a dedicated grant professional. We are the architects of impact—working tirelessly to secure funding and breathe life into projects that protect our environment, educate our youth, and care for our most vulnerable. Shore Points Grants Professionals is a Woman Owned Business with 3 principal partners. Combined we… Continue reading International Grant Professionals Day!

Our friends at the National Council of Nonprofits are reporting that a coalition of 19 Republican state Attorneys Generals are working with the US Dept. of Justice to target nonprofits working on environmental and other issues. This is a coordinated legal and political push by Republican officials targeting climate-focused and "left-leaning" nonprofit organizations. Organizations like… Continue reading Federal Investigations and Inquiries into Nonprofits

You cannot be a good writer of any sort if you are not an avid reader. This is surely the reason that I have never met a grants professional that does not read voraciously – books, newspapers, magazines, journals, RFPs, reports, guidelines, etc. As the year comes to a close (and what a year it's… Continue reading 2025 Reading Roundup

Much has been written about researching and writing grants but not enough about the actual application process. Almost all grants are submitted online yet the process varies widely from the federal site grants.gov to various state sites (e.g. New Jersey's SAGE) to the numerous private and corporate foundations that use private vendors like Zoom grants… Continue reading Grants Portal Hell

Current events and an unsettled funding landscape are conspiring to push nonprofit executives to the brink yet our work is more important than ever. A 2025 article reported that over 50% of nonprofit executives reported burnout severe enough to consider leaving their roles, posing significant risks to organizational stability and mission fulfillment. This finding corroborates… Continue reading Nonprofit Burnout

Since the inauguration in January, the current administration has launched an unprecedented attack on the nation's nonprofit sector. In response, last month, our friends at the National Council of Nonprofits announced the official launch of a new ad campaign: Nonprofits Get It Done. It is up to all of us to push back, denounce false… Continue reading Nonprofits need your help

As professional writers we normally write our own posts but this one is too accurate to be improved upon - https://grantprofessionals.org/news/707444/What-Grant-Professionals-Need-to-Know-About-the-New-Definition-of-Federal-Public-Benefit-.htm Our GPA colleague clearly explains how the current administration continues to make life harder for the nonprofit community and the millions of people who rely on the essential services they provide. While the never-ending… Continue reading Federal Public Benefit