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Getting from “no” to “yes” for climate justice

Candid

A philanthropy insider once shared during a presentation that foundations develop guidelines so they know to whom to say “no.” The experience has also shown us that, when pressed, philanthropy can flex its guidelines and meet the moment to address urgent need. . Though it sounded cynical and harsh, it also rang true.

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4 Ways Funders Can Help Grant Writers Submit a Great Application

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Also review your formatting guidelines and templates. Even if your organization isn’t ready for a full participatory approach to your grantmaking, for example, understand the core tenets so you can address questions and get feedback from grantees. Does this seem commensurate with the amount of funding you are providing?

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Equitable and Inclusive Messaging: Retaining Donors in a New Age of Storytelling

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Whether your donors are transactional or high value (including mid-level and recurring donors) or participatory (like event participants and volunteers), building healthy relationships with them today—and retaining them—recognizes the responsibility we all have to our constituents, our communities, and, ultimately, to ourselves.

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How can the strategic planning process promote effective nonprofit decision-making?

ASU Lodestar Center

Stakeholder involvement will drastically improve the final plan and create a culture of participatory decision-making. In order to improve the strategic planning process and create a truly usable document, organizations can follow these guidelines: Give the process time.

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How to Keep Your Virtual Meetings on Track, Inclusive, and Engaging

Top Nonprofits

It can be inclusive and participatory. My goal is to design virtual experiences to be as inclusive and participatory as possible. Here are five guidelines I’ve created after learning from experiences over the past year: 1) Design the technology experience with the lowest barrier to entry. Except when it isn’t!

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Trainer’s Notebook: Making Accommodations In Workshops

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My style of teaching is participatory; I don’t lecture with PPT endlessly and involve the audience. Here’s additional points to consider when making accommodations for walking meetings: Begin the meeting with the guidelines about “slowest pace sets the pace for the group and the activity is not a race.”

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Social Media Adoption and Deconstructing the Scare House on Santa Cruz Boardwalk with Nina Simon

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, what better metaphor for this is to deconstruct the scare house by riding it with an expert in participatory exhibit design? To create your social media guidelines, examine the worst possible scenario, ask what if questions, wallow in all your fears, etc. What's out there in the darkness that might catch us off guard?