Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Every change, every burst of creativity, begins with the identification of a problem or opportunity that somebody finds meaningful. We’ll finish with 10 minutes to evaluate the brainstorming session, get clarity on points of agreement and disagreement, and discuss next steps. Do you have one in place? Ask if anyone has any questions.

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Generation Ideas Arts Share 94

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Peter and Madeleine were the among the pioneers in writing about, designing, facilitating, and evaluating networks in the social impact space. Almost tend years ago, they co-wrote “Net Gains,” one of the first practical handbooks on building and working in networks for social change. Generative Social-Impact Network.

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Review Change Cleveland Generation 106

Blue Fox

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Over the past month, we’ve answered these questions a lot: How will changes to the federal overtime law will affect my organization? When do changes need to be in place? Visit your State Department of Labor before making salary changes. Accept the change. It’s time to evaluate your people resources.

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Law Minnesota Nonprofit Industry 96

Qgiv

APRIL 2, 2024

Nonprofit grant proposals can be a daunting task for fundraisers, but it’s a key way to help gain more sustainable funding for your organization. From finding the right grants to writing and applying for them, grant proposals require a lot of research and attention to detail! What is a grant proposal?

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Proposal Grant Template Guide 52

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

The good news is that the myth that you can’t make systemic change quickly is just that, a myth. You are in the business every day of figuring out how to have people engage, have fun, and build skills – change their behaviors through games. That said, there are structures within government that can handle risk.

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Game Education Change Classroom 132

Blue Fox

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

If you are a nonprofit executive director or a development professional who’s tasked with writing grant proposals, you’ve probably thought to yourself: there must be a better way. How game-changing would this type of reporting be for you? There has to be a better way to set-up QuickBooks for your nonprofit's specific needs!

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Classes Grant Chart Tips 78

Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Together, participants collaborate, innovate, and discover new ways to spark change with technology. It starts with a six-week period to gather session proposals from the community, followed by two weeks of voting — which just started this week! Every year NTEN uses a community-driven process to develop the agenda.

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Colorado Digital Audience Denver 46

Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Fortunately, there are many formal and informal changes you can implement into your organization’s structure to keep your employees motivated. We’ll go over how to evaluate your organization’s own strengths and weaknesses when it comes to employee engagement strategies later on. Tech stack. Why is employee engagement important?

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Ideas Practice Leadership Roles 52

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

It’s your north star, your guiding principle, and your roadmap to changing the world. Two Signs Your Mission Statement Needs to Be Updated Experts recommend re-evaluating your mission statement every three years. If your organization changes its scope, you need to adapt your messaging. Have you had any major changes in funding?

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Examples Language Iowa Nonprofit 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2012

Here is a partial list of what we’ve completed as part of this review: Program evaluation based on a sample of 169 OE grants closed in 2007-2009, conducted by TCC Group (2011). Over the next month, we’d welcome your input on our thoughts, what we are proposing to change or add, and what we plan to keep.

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Effective Program Work Review 96

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 18, 2011

. —– Whether it’s political or personal, global or local, funded or a grassroots effort, organizations and communities are campaigning for change in many ways, all of the time. When building a campaign and exploring your options for the structure, actions and engagement pieces, look first at your organizational metrics.

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Campaign Design Impact Metrics 114

NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

NTEN's Amy Sample Ward shares from her experiences at the Games for Change Festival. The good news is that the myth that you can't make systemic change quickly is just that, a myth. You are in the business every day of figuring out how to have people engage, have fun, and build skills - change their behaviors through games.

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Game Education Change Classroom 60

Qgiv

MAY 16, 2022

Grants aren’t always easy to get, but with a well-written proposal, you can blow your competition out of the water. These grants can be difficult to get and require a well-thought-out grant proposal. Letter of inquiry, grant letters, and grant proposals. There are three types of proposals you may face when searching for grants.

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Proposal Grant Instruction Instructional 52

Care2

MAY 18, 2011

Whether it's political or personal, global or local, funded or a grassroots effort, organizations and communities are campaigning for change in many ways, all of the time. When building a campaign and exploring your options for the structure, actions and engagement pieces, look first at your organizational metrics.

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Campaign Design Impact Metrics 73

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. Creating Change Conference. Creating Change Conference. The National LGBTQ Task Force’s 2019 Creating Change Conference convenes in Detroit, Michigan January 23-27, 2019. Finance / @nysscpa.

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Calendar Conference Las Vegas San Diego 111

Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2013

End-users ask, “can we make changes to the ‘out of the box’ software to meet specific needs?” Be sure to understand the nature of any proposed “customization” first in order to avoid misunderstanding. Complex configurations or business process changes that still use the standard software.

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Build API Evaluation Exercise 32

Cloud 4 Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Request for proposals, or RFPs, help define projects, set expectations, and ensure the right clients and/or vendors are selected to help businesses grow effectively and efficiently. The second phase is more focused and concentrates planning on migrating specific business processes, testing, launching, and change management.

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Process Interview Phase Map 92

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

That changed after the pandemic when Tacker and her team streamlined their tech systems for more efficiency. “In It has created more structure and consolidation across the organization and saves money too. The amount of money we can give isn’t life-changing for them, but it can help out in a tight situation.

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Advice Tech Sharepoint Grant 74

Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

The leadership changed. The goals changed. So it’s not just what’s your baseline, but it’s also, how do you hope to actually change the world in a grand way? . And what she offers is structure and strategy to how to become a better fundraiser through doing some of your own self-reflection. .

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People Community Video Podcast 76

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2010

It combines expert judging with popular vote, online strategy with good old fashion off line organizing, links objectives to a theory of change, and incorporates a fun and engaging way for people to learn about and take action on a timely community problem. How does your innovation challenge connect with your theory of change?

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Minnesota Contest Ideas Open 103

Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Affect is a new community event highlighting the diversity of work and design behind social change. Convene with thought leaders in social change from around the world. Impact Convergence 2016 brings together leaders, practitioners, and professionals from around the globe who are interested in impact and evaluation. State/Local.

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Conference Calendar DC Washington 111

EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Discover how these and other factors are irrevocably changing the ways donors structure their largest gifts of a lifetime.

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Calendar Conference San Diego DC 177

Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2019

Tax-exempt organizations have seen significant changes to financial accounting and reporting standards in recent years. This article and infographic provides tips for getting started with compliance change management. Maintain a clear accountability structure. Compliance change management can be time-consuming and onerous.

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Tips Nonprofit Policy Structure 37

Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

Whether you are new to grants, and re-evaluating how your organization seeks out grant funding, Rachel Werner will go through what you need to know to become more grant ready. But there are still opportunities, and there is some changes that funders have made to be mindful of those things during COVID. Are you going to change?

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Grant Build Video Strategy 114

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Maybe you use a structured process and a grants database. I’m glad to see that more than half of you are using a structured process and a grants database. First, I mentioned you should use a database and a structured process to search for funders. . So maybe your board members randomly tell you about grant opportunities.

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Grant Lesson Tips Video 75

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

It was good opportunity for me to look back at the crowdsourcing chapter in our book, The Networked Nonprofit , and update the examples and thinking. The presentation was followed by a discussion about how one might evaluate efforts to engage crowds. What do you track? What domains of impact should be considered (e.g.

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Measure Fund Impact Minnesota 96

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 11, 2011

Some are primarily "what" innovators--changing the prevailing wisdom about what their organization should do or whom it should serve. Because the focus of the book is on organizational structure and not on specific acts or events, Light spends almost no time describing each organization or its particular innovations.

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Discussion Minnesota Phoenix Structure 39

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

JUNE 8, 2006

We've read all your the product descriptions and proposals. I'm always surprised how prospective customers will present us with an agonizingly detailed RFP for the written proposal, but have not put together any structure for the demo. Do you really want to evaluate each module based on five minutes of presentation?

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Module Proposal Evaluation Demonstration 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 10, 2014

The Greenpeace Mobilization Lab has a project proposal idea for a “ Mobilization Journal ” as part of the Knight News Challenge. We also embrace a decentralized, networked approach, allowing Greenpeace and its allies and supporters to be nimble, agile and react quickly to a constantly changing landscape.

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Journal Change Learning Technology 101

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2009

Museums are changing. Like many other organizations, our hierarchical structure has historically disseminated information from our experts to our visitors. Five years ago when I first proposed doing Eye Level, American Art’s blog, I looked at the ways young people were consuming culture. Collaborator. Not really.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 14, 2008

The IMLS (Institute for Museum and Library Services) has commissioned a preliminary proposal for an NAS (National Academy of Sciences) report on museums and libraries in the 21st century. The accelerating rate of technological change suggests that we have no way of determining what comes next on a ten-, twenty-, or fifty-year timescale.

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