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Advocacy for everyone: 6 ways to help your supporters take action

EveryAction

No matter how your nonprofit organization is making change in the world, it’s impacted by others’ decisions, whether those decisions come from local and national legislators, corporations, institutions, or others who hold power and shape the way we live our lives. Lobby days (in-person or virtual!)

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Quick Guide to Grants for Nonprofits: Tips, Resources & More

Qgiv

Grants are a fundamental source of revenue for growing organizations to accomplish large projects and receive financial support outside of individual donations. Grants come in all shapes and sizes and are often accompanied by strict rules and regulations to determine an organization’s eligibility to receive the grant.

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Nonprofits, Have You Taken The Board Doctor’s Wellness Test?

Blue Fox

Have you ever been at a flea market or street fair and come across the booth run by the local health department? That is the thinking behind The Board Doctor's Wellness Test with 10 questions designed to provide a snapshot of how well a nonprofit board of directors is functioning in its governance role.

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So Now What? Finding Funding for Your Nonprofit

Tech Soup

Well, that's an awful lot of pages of data and words, and you want some quick-fix guidelines and benchmarks. If your organization is like those of many of our respondents, there is never enough time or staff to devote to grantseeking. First, you need to determine how your organizations self-identifies.

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Ready, Set, Tech: The Edge Initiative Is Officially Here!

Tech Soup

The Edge Initiative was developed by a coalition of library and local government organizations (including TechSoup for Libraries!) Since August 2012, TechSoup for Libraries has been interviewing librarians , hosting webinars , and writing blogs about the Edge benchmarks and the libraries that have benefited from it.

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What are the nonprofit management implications of Pay for Success programs?

ASU Lodestar Center

The blurring lines between government, nonprofit and for-profit sectors have led to innovative vehicles to fund interventions that address society’s most intractable problems. In June 2016 a bipartisan bill passed the House of Representatives to allocate $300 million for state and local SIBs over ten years (Wallace, 2015).

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Great reads from around the web on April 23rd

Amy Sample Ward

One of the findings that stood out to us: Only 40% of respondents reported that their organization has some type of formal technology plan. One of the findings that stood out to us: Only 40% of respondents reported that their organization has some type of formal technology plan. Change the internet?

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