Spark Point Fundraising

Spark Point Fundraising We leverage decades of fundraising experience to ensure success. Our passion is helping social movements thrive.

Spark Point is the resource that nonprofits are hungry for – a whip smart, creative, and entrepreneurial thought partner that guides clients to a tailored, forward-looking approach for achieving growth. We are committed to equity and impact and we work to advance those values within our organization and in our community. Whether you’re just starting up or seeking support to expand your reach, we can help you generate the revenue to advance your mission.

Today marks the start of Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month! Over the next month, we're celebrating the histories, culture...
09/15/2026

Today marks the start of Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month! Over the next month, we're celebrating the histories, cultures, and leadership of Hispanic and Latino communities--and the nonprofits rooted in those communities that do transformative work every day.

This month, consider volunteering with, donating to, and following the work of organizations like these:

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Friends of Puerto Rico, advancing economic development, education, and opportunity for the people of Puerto Rico and Puerto Rican communities across the U.S.
🌱 EcoLatinos, working with Latino communities at the intersection of environmental and social justice in the Chesapeake Bay Region.
🎓 San Miguel School Washington DC, providing a tuition-free, transformative education to Latino boys from underserved DC-area families.
⚖️ Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), providing legal representation and support to unaccompanied immigrant children, many of whom are from Latin America.

Not sure which Spark Point service is the right fit for your nonprofit? Our quick self-assessment quiz asks about your f...
09/14/2026

Not sure which Spark Point service is the right fit for your nonprofit? Our quick self-assessment quiz asks about your funding model, prospecting, donor communication, and stewardship, then points you toward the strategy that matches where your team is right now.

Take the quiz: https://monkeylink.co/921a1c

09/11/2026

AI can be a powerful drafting partner for LOIs, proposals, and reports, but it's not a subject matter expert, a compliance officer, or a fundraiser. Before anything AI-assisted goes out the door, run it through a real quality-control process: fact-check every stat and citation, make sure it sounds human (not like a sales pitch), and center your organization's values and voice.

Our blog breaks down exactly how, plus the "tells" that give AI writing away.

Read the blog: https://monkeylink.co/178695

Only about 1 in 10 grant proposals gets funded on average (Source: GrantBoost). With competition that high, submitting a...
09/10/2026

Only about 1 in 10 grant proposals gets funded on average (Source: GrantBoost). With competition that high, submitting an inaccurate, poorly aligned, or generic AI-assisted proposal isn't just a missed opportunity, it's costly. Spark Check gives your AI-assisted drafts a second set of expert eyes before they go out the door, so what you submit is accurate, on-strategy, and sounds like you.

Learn more about Spark Check: https://monkeylink.co/f05e7f

AI has changed how nonprofits write grants. It's faster, it's helpful, and in many cases, it's necessary. But AI doesn't...
09/08/2026

AI has changed how nonprofits write grants. It's faster, it's helpful, and in many cases, it's necessary. But AI doesn't make judgment calls, you do. And when you're juggling deadlines and wearing five hats, it's easy to assume a draft is fine when it isn't.

We built a practical AI Quality Control Checklist from the real-world review process we use with clients every day, so you can catch what AI gets wrong, what it overgeneralizes, and what just doesn't sound like you before it goes out the door.

Get the checklist: https://monkeylink.co/fcfe51

Happy Labor Day! Today we're honoring the organizers and advocates whose fight for fair wages, safe workplaces, and the ...
09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day! Today we're honoring the organizers and advocates whose fight for fair wages, safe workplaces, and the eight-hour day built the labor protections so many of us rely on. That work isn't finished, and nonprofits across the country are still carrying it forward: defending workers' rights, supporting safe and dignified employment, and standing up for communities facing new threats to the protections generations fought to win.

Team members pushing back on AI? Hear them out! Our latest blog takes on the most common concerns we hear from nonprofit...
09/04/2026

Team members pushing back on AI? Hear them out!

Our latest blog takes on the most common concerns we hear from nonprofit fundraisers: "the writing won't sound like us," "what if the information is wrong," "our funders might not like it," and more.

Let us separate fact from fiction so you can move forward with a plan instead of a stalemate.

Read the blog: https://monkeylink.co/b9a50b

47% of nonprofits have no AI governance policy in place, according to a new 2026 report from Virtuous and https://monkey...
09/03/2026

47% of nonprofits have no AI governance policy in place, according to a new 2026 report from Virtuous and https://monkeylink.co/18ec2c. Nearly every organization is using AI in some form, but without shared guardrails, adoption often stays scattered, one person quietly using ChatGPT while the rest of the team works the old way. Amped Grants gives you a more thoughtful, controlled way to bring AI into your grant writing, built around your organization's voice, your programs, and your team, not a free-for-all.

Learn more about Amped Grants: https://monkeylink.co/4ae064

AI tools can speed up a first draft, but they can't replicate the strategic thinking, storytelling, and relationship-bui...
08/31/2026

AI tools can speed up a first draft, but they can't replicate the strategic thinking, storytelling, and relationship-building that actually win grants. Our blog breaks down why human expertise still makes the difference between a proposal that gets noticed and one that gets passed over.

Read the blog: https://monkeylink.co/fe3de0

Lack of time and staff is the number one challenge nonprofits face when grantseeking, cited by 19.3% of respondents as t...
08/28/2026

Lack of time and staff is the number one challenge nonprofits face when grantseeking, cited by 19.3% of respondents as their greatest obstacle (Source: GrantStation, 2025 State of Grantseeking Report).

If your team is stretched thin, you're not alone, and you don't have to keep doing it all from scratch. Amped Grants builds AI around your organization's voice, programs, and team, so every draft starts stronger and your staff gets more time back for the work only they can do.

Learn more about Amped Grants: https://monkeylink.co/4ae064

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