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Kari Aanestad

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​​#FixTheForm is a grassroots international movement to identify and fix the worst elements of funding application forms that waste time and money. By surveying more than 500 grant seekers across 9 countries, #FixTheForm has gathered comprehensive data on the grant seeker experience.The sixth episode of Impact Audio features Kari Aanestad, co-founder of #FixTheForm and associate director at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits. She shares insights that can help grantmakers across the philanthropic sector improve processes and make a real impact. Listen to learn about:• The top three pain points for grant applicants, by a landslide• Grantadvisor.org and the origins of #FixTheForm•Takeaways from the survey of more than 500 grant seekers (65% with at least 8 years   experience)• The potential limits of demographic data collection • Criticisms of (and future goals for) the movementDrawn from a longer conversation about #FixTheForm, these excerpts include great suggestions for reducing grantee burden in the service of equity. We hope you enjoy listening.For additional resources, visit our episode notes: https://www.submittable.com/impact-audio/kari-aanestad/

​​#FixTheForm is a grassroots international movement to identify and fix the worst elements of funding application forms that waste time and money. By surveying more than 500 grant seekers across 9 countries, #FixTheForm has gathered comprehensive data on the grant seeker experience.The sixth episode of Impact Audio features Kari Aanestad, co-founder of #FixTheForm and associate director at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits. She shares insights that can help grantmakers across the philanthropic sector improve processes and make a real impact. Listen to learn about:• The top three pain points for grant applicants, by a landslide• <a href="http://Grantadvisor.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grantadvisor.org</a> and the origins of #FixTheForm•Takeaways from the survey of more than 500 grant seekers (65% with at least 8 years experience)• The potential limits of demographic data collection • Criticisms of (and future goals for) the movementDrawn from a longer conversation about #FixTheForm, these excerpts include great suggestions for reducing grantee burden in the service of equity. We hope you enjoy listening.For additional resources, visit our episode notes: <a href="https://www.submittable.com/impact-audio/kari-aanestad/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.submittable.com/impact-audio/kari-aanestad/</a>

Kari Aanestad: Equity, Honesty, and #FixTheForm

Jon Pratt

Kari Aanestad is the Director of Advancement for the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN) and Co-Director of Grant Advisor. Jon Pratt is the Executive Director of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits. Kari recently published a blog post, Why Donor Advised Funds Aren’t Really for Grantwriters (But Can Be…) at GrantAdvisor.org. An increasing amount of philanthropic giving is moving through Donor Advised Funds (DAFs), and this raises more questions about the nature of DAFs, transparency in giving, and supporting charitable work in communities. Kari and Jon join host Steve Boland to talk about a special working group around DAFs convened at MCN, how nonprofits can use tools like NOZAsearch and DAFdirect links to improve their success with DAF donors, and efforts around legislation on how DAFs may change in the future. More information at https://NextInNonprofits.com/podcast Grant Advisor blog post on DAFs ::  Grant Advisor ::  Minnesota Council of Nonprofits ::  Jon Pratt ::  Kari Aanestad ::  NOZAsearch ::  DAFdirect :: 

Kari Aanestad is the Director of Advancement for the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN) and Co-Director of Grant Advisor. Jon Pratt is the Executive Director of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits. Kari recently published a blog post, Why Donor Advised Funds Aren’t Really for Grantwriters (But Can Be…) at <a href="http://GrantAdvisor.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GrantAdvisor.org</a>. An increasing amount of philanthropic giving is moving through Donor Advised Funds (DAFs), and this raises more questions about the nature of DAFs, transparency in giving, and supporting charitable work in communities. Kari and Jon join host Steve Boland to talk about a special working group around DAFs convened at MCN, how nonprofits can use tools like NOZAsearch and DAFdirect links to improve their success with DAF donors, and efforts around legislation on how DAFs may change in the future. More information at <a href="https://NextInNonprofits.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://NextInNonprofits.com/podcast</a> <ul><li><a href="http://blog.grantadvisor.org/dafs-for-grantwriters/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grant Advisor blog post on DAFs</a> :: </li> <li><a href="https://grantadvisor.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grant Advisor</a> :: </li> <li><a href="http://www.minnesotanonprofits.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Minnesota Council of Nonprofits</a> :: </li> <li><a href="http://www.minnesotanonprofits.org/about-mcn/staff-bios/jon-pratt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jon Pratt</a> :: </li> <li><a href="http://www.minnesotanonprofits.org/about-mcn/staff/kari-aanestad" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kari Aanestad</a> :: </li> <li><a href="https://www.nozasearch.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NOZAsearch</a> :: </li> <li><a href="http://www.dafdirect.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DAFdirect</a> :: </li></ul>

Donor Advised Funds with Kari Aanestad and Jon Pratt

Kari Aanestad is the Director of Advancement at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, whose mission is to “ inform, promote, connect and strengthen individual nonprofits and the nonprofit sector.” Part of Kari’s work is to understand trends in giving and how organizations communicate to supporters of their work. Changes in tax law last year means fewer people will itemize deductions, so while gifts to charities are still deductible, more people will not see a financial benefit from giving. Learn morea about those changes and tactics for nonprofits in our episode with Russell James. Kari joins host Steve Boland to discuss a recent report in the Star Tribune about early results from year-end giving campaigns in 2018, how these numbers don’t show a dramatic or pervasive decline in giving, what motivates donors to give beyond a tax deduction, and how to stay informed of trends in this area. M+R Labs has shared some thoughts, and some combined historic data is available from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project. More information at NextInNonprofits.com/podcast. M+R Labs year-end review ::  Star Tribune article on year-end impacts ::  Russell James episode about tax law changes ::  Minnesota Council of Nonprofits ::  Kari Aanestad ::  Fundraising Effectiveness Project :: 

Kari Aanestad is the Director of Advancement at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, whose mission is to “ inform, promote, connect and strengthen individual nonprofits and the nonprofit sector.” Part of Kari’s work is to understand trends in giving and how organizations communicate to supporters of their work. Changes in tax law last year means fewer people will itemize deductions, so while gifts to charities are still deductible, more people will not see a financial benefit from giving. Learn morea about those changes and tactics for nonprofits in our episode with Russell James. Kari joins host Steve Boland to discuss a recent report in the Star Tribune about early results from year-end giving campaigns in 2018, how these numbers don’t show a dramatic or pervasive decline in giving, what motivates donors to give beyond a tax deduction, and how to stay informed of trends in this area. M+R Labs has shared some thoughts, and some combined historic data is available from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project. More information at <a href="http://NextInNonprofits.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NextInNonprofits.com/podcast</a>. <ul><li><a href="https://www.mrss.com/lab/2018-eoy-fundraising-the-good-the-bad-and-the-meh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">M+R Labs year-end review</a> :: </li> <li><a href="http://www.startribune.com/twin-cities-nonprofits-report-no-drop-in-donations-after-first-year-of-tax-changes/504599491/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Star Tribune article on year-end impacts</a> :: </li> <li><a href="https://www.nextinnonprofits.com/2018/05/2018_tax_code_charitable_giving/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Russell James episode about tax law changes</a> :: </li> <li><a href="http://www.minnesotanonprofits.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Minnesota Council of Nonprofits</a> :: </li> <li><a href="http://www.minnesotanonprofits.org/about-mcn/staff/kari-aanestad" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kari Aanestad</a> :: </li> <li><a href="http://afpfep.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fundraising Effectiveness Project</a> :: </li></ul>

Charitable deduction impacts with Kari Aanestad