Bloomerang

MAY 19, 2023

Your mission statement and supporting language should clearly articulate why your organization exists and may include elements about the impact you expect to have on the population you serve. While not all, most grantmakers will require this designation for their grant recipients. Do you have a well-defined mission statement?

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Achieve

JULY 27, 2017

If you’re still stuck, check out these additional tips: When crafting your belief statement, try starting with “We believe…” and then follow with a clear articulation of what your organization stands for. Include participatory, “you”-centric language (e.g., “Are Use emotive language that shows rather than tells. Are you in?”)

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Step #2) R – Research the needs Having appropriate R esearch in the needs section is critical to scoring high on a grant proposal. The reason is that research anchors and validates the entire reason for your project. This will give more validity for your program and show that you’ve done the research.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 25, 2017

In fact, when I was conducting research for my book Data Driven Nonprofits , I spoke with data champions in a wide variety of organizations across numerous focus areas. In recent years, we’ve seen a major uptick in organizations across the social good sector looking at data – and how to use data – in new ways.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

I''ve spent a lot of time reading and engaging in visitor research, and I don''t feel like I have a grasp on what visitors need. It''s really important to be able to articulate what we need to achieve our institutional missions. Some need to conduct programs in multiple languages. They are human beings. They are complex.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

But… you might find something interesting if you do a little research. Often when a person struggles to put something into words, it means the issue is very important to them and they want to articulate it in an accurate way. Not only can you ask questions, but you can read body language which is very hard on the phone.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 7, 2019

In six years, I received over $160,000 in federal, state, and university grants to support my research, present and network at conferences, and conduct field work—all on a relatively niche topic (contemporary French literature, film, and graphic novels). Do you have adequate staff and time to devote to grant applications?

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 18, 2012

Major research studies by the NEA and others demonstrate that adults well into their 60s are highly motivated to participate actively with cultural experiences. If a four-year-old can articulate the design message of an exhibit and respond to it accordingly, surely an adult can as well. But I don't think that theory holds up.

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Candid

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Over the last two years, I’ve talked to dozens of foundations, nonprofits, researchers, and diversity, equity, and inclusion experts about the term “BIPOC-led.” I’ve also reviewed dozens of articles and collaborated on several research projects related to the term. However, the term BIPOC is not always ideal—e.g.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2009

This could also include increase understanding of customers (listening) for marketing research, or warning stakeholders about potential detractors before they become real issues. In order for your community strategy to be sustainable, you need to be able to articulate value back to the organization. Reduction in support costs.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

You don’t need to know a single programming language. You need to be able to clearly articulate the need for automation and new low-code/no-code platforms, identify the expenses involved, and define the returns you and your organization can expect to see. to teach our computers to do our work for us. And the best part? The solution?

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

Even worse, they don’t appear to be speaking the language and may work as isolated islands instead of finding ways to build bridges together to cultivate and engage supporters and do it with common values, culture, vocabulary, and practices. Research shows that an organization’s culture dramatically affects its ability to get results.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 29, 2010

This question is a byproduct of the reality that most participatory projects have poorly articulated value. If you don't have a sense of an outcome--whether that be internal research, community conversation, or something else--you can't decide how or whether contributions should be documented or archived.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 7, 2023

Iterative prompt refinement forces clearer articulation of intent and goals upfront, enabling more aligned responses. Enhancing Clarity Pinpoint confusing phrases, vague language, and complex sentences in the previous reply. Increasing Approachability Pinpoint any overly academic language, jargon, or complex vocabulary.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Here’s what their donation page looked like: Notice how the language on the donation page encourages donors to take advantage of the opportunity to increase their impact! According to our research , 57% of people who watch a nonprofit video go on to make a donation. How is it relevant to your larger mission?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 30, 2020

Chapter 5 synthesizes research on the role of speech in projecting an image of expertise and provides tips for speaking like an expert. Chapter 6 emphasizes the importance of body language that demonstrate competence. Use clear pronunciation and precise articulation. Speak somewhat deeper and louder than you usually would.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And then unpacking some case studies that can articulate some of these strategies in action. Is that when fundraising expectations are clearly articulated during recruitment 52% of CEOs report that their boards are actively engaged in an organization’s fundraising efforts. Steven: I love that.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Chapter 5 synthesizes research on the role of speech in projecting an image of expertise and provides tips for speaking like an expert. Chapter 6 emphasizes the importance of body language that demonstrate competence. Use clear pronunciation and precise articulation. Speak somewhat deeper and louder than you usually would.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2021

Research potential vendors. Are they able to articulate this in straightforward language? To summarize, planning and research at the beginning, careful evaluation of proposals, and ensuring your vendor has a reliable infrastructure of staff, processes, and systems will go a long way to ensure your project will be a success.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 2, 2019

Chapter 5 synthesizes research on the role of speech in projecting an image of expertise and provides tips for speaking like an expert. Chapter 6 emphasizes the importance of body language that demonstrate competence. Use clear pronunciation and precise articulation. Speak somewhat deeper and louder than you usually would.

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Qgiv

JUNE 12, 2023

When done well, these statements breathe the essence of your organization into language that can reach diverse audiences. Well-crafted statements give them the language and the confidence to make the important asks! Writing nonprofit mission and vision statements can be an exciting (and often anxiety-causing) exercise!

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Museum 2.0

JULY 9, 2007

Former museum start-up queen, Jen is taking a small organization whose goal is to promote girls’ involvement in math and science through research and programming to new, innovative, exciting places. It was done with about $250,000 of market research about what girls knew, liked about science, how they wanted to be approached about science.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

So, anyway, Dr. Adrian Sargeant and Elaine Jay do a lot of research on donor retention and fundraising. And then you also need to be able to articulate that, without fundraising or without a steady income from which to draw upon, you could cease to exist. They found that 88.7% So, if donors are okay with it, you should be too.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 2, 2023

Crafting a good nonprofit mission statement forces you to examine your organization’s purpose at its core and then mine the English language for just the right words to convey that purpose in as few words as possible. Everything the center did connected people—all people— with the natural world. Sounds good, but what do they actually do?

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

If you do choose to invest in dedicated course authoring software, pay careful consideration while researching solutions to ensure you choose a tool that will benefit your association for your current and future projects. Articulate 360. Articulate 360 is a suite of eLearning authoring apps to align with your various authoring tasks.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Such a goal, and the language used to articulate it, can be hard for many people to process. Derrick Feldmann is a sought-after speaker, researcher and advisor in cause engagement. Allow me to give you an example. About the Author. Derrick Feldmann.

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Bloomerang

JULY 23, 2021

Our goals are really easy to articulate.” But they didn’t know how to take that relationship, grow it in that peer-to-peer kind of CEO to CEO type of investment level conversational language and lead them to their best gift. So we want to double the families. We want to replicate our model across the country.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

And there’s lots of research. I want to make a distinction, which is, if people don’t know the language here, endowment is money that’s parked in the bank. And a lot of major donors we found there’s a big research study and 50,000 plus donors. So simplicity is your friend here. . Great book by.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Here are three techniques I use: Connect with and research audience via social media. I was also impressed with the report out, not only were they brief and to the point, but they were able to clearly articulate social outcomes in the social media strategy. A lot of it is re-framing and re-purposing. Customize once you get on-site.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Lupus Research Alliance. Every nonprofit site should include the organization’s mission statement somewhere, and Mustard Seed’s Mission and Vision page does a great job of articulating their purpose using short paragraphs and to-the-point language. Top Nonprofit Website: Lupus Research Alliance. North Shore Animal League.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Few were able to articulate a response policy that wasn't based entirely on the volume of the ire raised. Failure of NIH drug testing design An exhibit only in a language other than English Santa Claus – Real or Not? Museum professionals don’t have the tools to make wise decisions about when and why to self-censor.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 4, 2018

The results of the research burst several myths surrounding CEOs. Most important, the research reveals the four key behaviors shared by those who reach the top : They are decisive. How is your research different? Get all the facts out, admit all know shortcomings, and clearly articulate what has yet to be determined.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 2, 2024

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation , for example, went so far as to invest in preparatory research to explore the implications of an unfavorable decision for the philanthropic efforts of charitable foundations and the activities of nonprofit organizations, which they shared on their website. Recommendation 1: Stay on message.

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