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How Can We Explain Generational Difference in Giving Behaviors? There are a number of theories that attempt to explain generational differences in philanthropy and giving behaviors. Typically, [...]

What Will You Resolve To Do In 2021? As we approach 2021, it is time for nonprofits to make their resolves to accomplish something new, different, and successful in the coming year. We suggest [...]

What is a Branding Partnership? One extraordinarily successful example of where partnerships help to promote a brand and encourage donors to participate is Toys for Tots, which is sponsored by [...]

Why Are We Celebrating? We are excited to announce that CommonWealth GrantWorks celebrates its first birthday on October 19th. We happily review our first year’s accomplishments of obtaining [...]

Introduction We are often asked about legal issues related to nonprofits. This post provides a brief overview of the legal needs of nonprofits as outlined in Rosenthal’s 2012 book titled, An [...]

Two Types of Funding Two kinds of funds are potentially available to the entrepreneur: debt and equity. This brief piece discusses the two types of funding, outlining their pros and cons from the [...]

What is Cash Flow? Cash flow is the inflow and outflow of money from a business. It is necessary for daily operations, taxes, purchasing inventory, and paying employees and operating costs. Cash [...]

Clean Slate In Latin, “tabula rasa” means clean slate. In epistemology and psychology, tabula rasa is a hypothetical condition that empiricists have attributed to the human mind before ideas have [...]

Where Did It Begin? The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law on March 27, 2020. Over $2 trillion was designated to providing fast and direct economic [...]

Those of us in the nonprofit world are facing the challenge to remain viable in a rapidly changing present and future, due to unprecedencted COVID-19 global challenges. We at CommonWealth [...]