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10/08/2026

Find the foundations most likely to support your nonprofit

Giftr is free to search: https://mycharity.app/giftr

Giftr finds the foundations most likely to fund your nonprofit. Tell it where you work, what you do, and a few organizations like yours. Smart Search returns a ranked list of funders and shows why each one is a match: which of your peers they have funded, whether they give in your area, and whether they accept applications.

From there, open any foundation to see its giving history, application details, and past grantees. Then use the research tool to find contact information for board members and staff.

What is inside:
- 140,000+ private foundations
- 8 million+ grants, sourced from IRS 990 filings
- Free to search. Contact research costs 35 cents per lookup.

Start here: https://mycharity.app/giftr

Giftr is built by myCharity, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Charlotte, NC.
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09/28/2026

What does 'nonprofit' even mean?

In this piece, Will Hedrick breaks down what the label actually means, and it isn't what most people think. Nonprofit doesn't mean an organization can't make money or that it runs on donations. 71% of the sector's revenue comes from earned income: hospital bills, tuition, ticket sales. Donations and grants make up under 30%.

What actually makes an organization a nonprofit is simple: profit can't go to owners or shareholders. It has to go back into the mission, and there are no owners to begin with, only a board that steers it.

8 new volunteer roles you can apply to today in Charlotte, NC 1. STEAMKit Build Volunteer with Digi-Bridge Assemble hand...
09/24/2026

8 new volunteer roles you can apply to today in Charlotte, NC

1. STEAMKit Build Volunteer with Digi-Bridge
Assemble hands-on STEAMKits filled with science, technology, engineering, arts, and math projects that students can explore at home. Digi-Bridge brings the materials to your location, facilitates the event, and distributes the completed kits to students who need them most. This role can take place at your office, Digi-Bridge HQ, or a community event, and fits groups of any size.

2. Custom Special Event Volunteer with Digi-Bridge
Help bring a co-branded STEAM event to life, from a Bring Your Child to Work Day activation to a family STEAM night or robotics competition. This role puts your team's talents to work creating an experience tailored to a specific community goal. A great fit for groups looking for a hands-on, customized volunteer experience.

3. Athlete Mentor with Kairo Link Foundation
Serve as a consistent, trusted presence in a student-athlete's life beyond the field. Athlete Mentors support players through academics, personal challenges, and the college preparation process, helping them stay disciplined and opportunity-ready. This role is about showing up, building relationships, and reinforcing that talent and character go hand in hand.

4. Soccer Coach with Kairo Link Foundation
Lead training sessions that build technical skill, tactical understanding, and competitive discipline. Soccer Coaches are responsible for developing players on the field while reinforcing the values of hard work and accountability that define the Kairo Link environment. This role requires soccer knowledge and a genuine investment in helping young athletes grow, both as players and as people.

5. NAMI Charlotte Volunteer with NAMI Charlotte
We are constantly seeking dedicated individuals who demonstrate commitment and compassion to assist us in offering vital support and outreach to those affected by mental health in Mecklenburg County. The success of our programs hinges upon the assistance provided by our rock star supporters. If you're inclined to help us continue our mission, please review the opportunities below and apply for more information.

6. Mental Health Navigator with NAMI Charlotte
Our mental health navigators are volunteers who are trained in case management and mental health education. Navigators will respond to incoming calls and offer mental health information, types of services available, and encouragement. No professional mental health experience is required.

7. Newsletter Support Volunteer with The Facts Initiative
Assist with writing, editing, and formatting our newsletter to keep supporters, partners, and community members informed and connected. This role helps us share stories of impact and updates on our programs in a clear, compelling way. Ideal for someone with strong writing or communications skills.

8. Data and Impact Volunteer with The Facts Initiative
Help us capture and communicate the difference we're making by supporting data collection, organization, and reporting.

You can learn more about these roles and apply to volunteer through the link in our bio.

We got to spend last Friday with TreesCharlotte collecting data in the Historic Hoskins Neighborhood in Charlotte. We sp...
09/23/2026

We got to spend last Friday with TreesCharlotte collecting data in the Historic Hoskins Neighborhood in Charlotte.

We spent a few hours collecting data on tree type, diameter, shade coverage, and uploaded all of that information into a centralized database to TreesCharlotte to reference later.

This was part of their "Treesilience Initiative". Per TreesCharlotte's Website: Treesilience is a program from TreesCharlotte that focuses on tree equity, or the idea that everyone deserves access to trees and their benefits, no matter where they live. Our goal is to protect and grow the tree canopy in neighborhoods that are under-canopied and underserved.

Currently, our Treesilience Initiative is activated in the Charlotte neighborhoods of Greenville and Historic Hoskins. These neighborhoods have 40% tree canopy or less, while the city’s average is about 47%. That difference matters, as less tree cover means more heat, more pollution, and fewer health benefits in these communities.

Participation comes at no cost to community members in these neighborhoods, as we rely on the support of grant funding and corporate partners to fund this initiative. Treesilience is more than a tree planting program. It’s a multi-year investment in each neighborhood, a long-term plan to create lasting changes."

Thanks TreesCharlotte for all you do!

Remember to log your volunteer hours on myCharity!

09/22/2026

How much should nonprofit CEOs be paid?

In this opinion piece, Will Hedrick uses Memorial Sloan Kettering's $7 million CEO pay package to make a case that might be a little unpopular. Sloan Kettering is functionally an $8.5 billion business. Ralph Lauren, a similarly sized for-profit, pays its CEO nearly $24 million, largely in stock and equity, something nonprofits structurally can't offer.

That gap trickles down the entire sector: nonprofit workers earn 4 to 7% less than for-profit counterparts doing the same job, and 67% are job hunting within the year, half citing pay as the reason.

Will's take: the CEO pay isn't the problem. Underpaying the entire sector is.

09/18/2026

New episode of Building a Better World is live. We sat down with Gia Claybrooks, founder of Thrive Liberation Collective, to talk about what it's like dealing with funding changes across all levels of government.

Click the link in our bio to listen.

09/18/2026

New episode of Building a Better World is live. We get to talk with Gia Claybrooks, founder of Thrive Liberation Collective, about her "why" behind starting her nonprofit.

Click the link in our bio to listen.

09/15/2026

An opinion short from our founder, Will Hedrick, on why transparency alone hasn't fixed nonprofit trust.

48% of Americans don't trust nonprofits. In 2023, the sector saw the largest trust decline of any American institution, including state, local, and federal government. The instinct has been to solve this with transparency, and that instinct wasn't wrong. Nonprofits disclose more than almost any other type of organization: 990s, audits, board reviews, meeting minutes, all public record.

And yet the most trusted nonprofit in the country, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, carries a net trust score of just 67%. One in three Americans actively distrust the most beloved charitable organization in the nation.

Transparency was necessary. It just wasn't sufficient. Trust isn't built through disclosure. It's built through relationship, through stories that make giving feel personal rather than transactional, through knowing your $25 reached something real.

The sector opened its books. It hasn't figured out how to open its doors.

Expert Article: 5 Marketing Questions Answered for Small Nonprofits with Nina Quiles from EleVaultEvery small nonprofit ...
09/14/2026

Expert Article: 5 Marketing Questions Answered for Small Nonprofits with Nina Quiles from EleVault

Every small nonprofit leader eventually runs into the same wall: there's a story worth telling, but no marketing team to tell it and no budget to hire one. Nina Quiles, co-founder of EleVault, spends her days helping organizations turn scattered ideas into a brand that actually connects.

We asked her five questions nonprofit leaders actually need answered, from common branding mistakes to what to do when there's no marketing budget at all.

1. Most small nonprofits have no dedicated marketing budget and no marketing staff. Where does a nonprofit with essentially zero resources start when it comes to building a brand that actually works?

2. Nonprofits often lead with their mission when talking to donors - "we feed hungry kids" or "we protect wetlands." As a brand strategist, what's missing from that approach and what does a nonprofit's story actually need to make someone stop scrolling and give?

3. Social media is where most small nonprofits try to show up first, but the results can be inconsistent and discouraging. What's the most common mistake you see organizations make with their social presence, and what's the fix that doesn't require a full-time content team?

4. Most small nonprofits have a mailing list that's either nonexistent, outdated, or sitting untouched in Mailchimp. How should a nonprofit think about building and maintaining an engaged audience over time, and what does a functional donor communication system actually look like at a small organization?

5. If a nonprofit executive director had one afternoon a week to dedicate to marketing, nothing more, what would you tell them to spend it on?

Check out the full article via the comments. Thanks again Nina Quiles & EleVault for helping our nonprofits!

09/10/2026

An opinion short from our founder, Will Hedrick, on why low overhead isn't the goal. High performance is.

61% of donors choose which nonprofits to support based on how little they spend on overhead. It's a reasonable instinct. Nobody wants their donation paying for office furniture.

But overhead is salaries, technology, fundraising staff, training. It's the infrastructure that lets a nonprofit function, grow, and serve more people. And the pressure to minimize it is quietly doing serious damage to the sector.

In 2013, GuideStar, Charity Navigator, and the BBB Wise Giving Alliance, the three organizations most responsible for popularizing overhead ratings, issued a joint letter to donors saying overhead ratio is a poor measure of a charity's performance. Many charities, they wrote, should spend more on overhead, not less.

45% of nonprofit employees plan to seek new employment in the next five years. Half say it's because nonprofits don't pay enough.

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