Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

Most people are yearning for and want to provide inclusion. Those in positions of power can invite traditionally excluded people to the table, but to sustain meaningful dialogue, everyone must have some skills to hold these important and often difficult conversations. We need to meet people where they are and not “other” people.

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Candid

MARCH 23, 2022

After two years of teaching online in a variety of formats and structures, one thing that I’ve realized is that when the camera is off, people may be long gone—or at least disengaged. . People appreciate not having to leave their houses to attend. They lose touch with us and the topic and then they might as well not be there.

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Candid

AUGUST 30, 2023

This trend poses two important questions: Will people embrace and use it to make complicated processes (like writing grant proposals) easier? Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has been around for a long time, but the use of recent technologies— like ChatGPT— is new and still being explored.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 9, 2023

Flexibility and structure are not mutually exclusive. Many organizations tend to provide a quick overview of how things are supposed to work without a proper system to evaluate their staff’s understanding of the proposed changes. Without this, people will revert to what is easiest, most familiar, or most comfortable to them.

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Change Management Culture Change Management 76

Byte Technology

MAY 19, 2015

Virtually every sector of our economy—the government, the military, educational institutions, venture capitalist firms and multi-national corporations—use the Request for Proposal (RFP) process at one time or another. Likewise if the contract has a considerable payout, don’t be afraid to ask for a large and highly detailed proposal.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The tendency of philanthropic professionals, big donors, and other relatively privileged people to assume that they know what is best for the people who are directly affected by the problems that need to be addressed. Good People, Hidden Biases, and Navigating Your Blind Spots. Fund The People: Talent Justice Initiative.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

The Marrakesh Treaty was signed last year, and now the efforts are ramping up to ratify and implement the Treaty, with the goal of helping overcome the book famine faced by people with print disabilities. The Stakeholders Platform and the TIGAR project were time-limited and needed to be replaced by a new structure.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 17, 2023

You’ve completed thorough prospect research , cultivated and provided a site visit, prepared a first-rate proposal and secured a meeting to make a solicitation, but the major donor prospect responds with a “no.” Most people can be much more generous giving from their estates than from their income.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

For example, an organization that supports homeless families could have an Advisory Board made up of formerly and current homeless people. This structured approach works well for busy members who want to make an impact but don’t have a lot of time and like to be plugged in exactly where they are needed. Advisory Boards Need Structure.

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Roles Nonprofit Government Advice 111

Forum One

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Within Forum One, and among the mission-driven organizations we work with, I sense that more people understand that accessibility isn’t a box to check, but rather an integrated part of project design and delivery. Maybe that made a whole new set of people more empathetic to the idea of accessibility. We can’t connect. Focus on content.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

Don’t send your fundraising appeal to people who don’t want to hear from you anymore. A clean list , with the most current email and mailing addresses, will save you money and help you reach the right people fast. What will you ask people to give? This is the hook that gets people started reading your letter. Plan it out.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

More people working in or with grantmaking organizations now have some term related to knowledge work in their titles or job descriptions. Professionals tasked with a knowledge role often organize what feels like chaos—to create structure and focus attention on the most important information. Fast forward to today….

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sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2023

Operate More Efficiently Gartner projects that 70% of organizations will implement structured automation by 2025. Proposal writing : Using AI tools, automatically draft major giving proposals based on programs a donor has given to, interests they have expressed, and giving history. Many nonprofits are way ahead of the game.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 3, 2021

I was reminded of this recently, at the first evening of the online course in Grant Proposal Writing: Our fifteen working adult students logged in to Zoom and were welcomed into our shared virtual classroom. It can empower people across locations to share their individual ideas and build on others’ ideas. Except when it isn’t!

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sgEngage

APRIL 21, 2021

This requires a constant self-reckoning with your own power and privilege: both in your role as a funder, and in your position in a society that has systematically suppressed and oppressed Black, Indigenous and people of color communities, and other marginalized groups.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2022

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! Who you speak to and how you structure your research has a big impact on the findings you gather and insights you can take action on. Now more than ever, people rely on technology.

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Blue Fox

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

million people which is 10% of the US workforce. It’s time to evaluate your people resources. Take a look at each of your staff member’s compensation and overall staffing structure. Check this out: A few years ago when the overtime rules were first proposed, our friends at NonprofitAF published this article.

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Law Minnesota Nonprofit Industry 96

Bloomerang

MARCH 17, 2023

You’ve completed thorough prospect research , cultivated and provided a site visit, prepared a first-rate proposal and secured a meeting to make a solicitation, but the major donor prospect responds with a “no.” Most people can be much more generous giving from their estates than from their income.

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Lesson Donor Fundraising Gift 68

Twenty Hats

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

I was more focused on my vision for programs than the people I was supposed to empower. The new leader’s fresh approach included revamping the operational structure of the program, dividing, and sharing leadership responsibilities with two additional volunteers.

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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 20, 2010

My latest post on HuffPo is now up: Going to Davos to Redesign the Planet , about my proposal to the WEF's Global Redesign Initiative. What would you propose to global leaders to make humanity better off? That's not an endorsement of my proposal by the WEF, but I am certainly looking forward to going next week!

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

From recruiting, developing and sustaining Black teachers for schools, BTP works to develop recruitment strategies, create support structures and even conduct research to ensure long term sustainability for Black teachers. Black Teach Project is the definition of “small but mighty.” Black Public Media.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

You can even prime it with famous people – write our guide like Abraham Lincoln or Dalai Lama. Grant Proposals : AI writers can help nonprofits create persuasive grant proposals that secure funding and support for their initiatives.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 5, 2010

Here are my comments on the big picture and a couple of their proposals. Although the Clearinghouse and Awards programs could be helpful to the cause of greater access for people with disabilities, I don’t think they truly take on the biggest opportunity for change. Specific comments on the proposed Clearinghouse.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

The Ford Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals or inquiries; however, they do have a year-round open funding opportunity in the arts, specifically for documentary filmmakers. The Knight Foundation believes arts and culture are at the core of community, connecting people to place and to each other. The Ahmanson Foundation.

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Arts Culture Grant Fund 109

Get Fully Funded

JULY 9, 2023

A well-run capital campaign can benefit your organization long-term because once people make a gift of a larger-than-usual amount, they tend to want to give like that again. Many people make their first gift through a capital campaign. It would positively enable your organization to help more people or animals. New major donors.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 7, 2012

Water.org pioneers new ways to bring capital to sanitation and clean water for people around the world. How is it structured? While there, she met people from the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and that turned into a huge multi-year project for us, all because of the initiative of one of our (then-)junior team members.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 1, 2014

We imagined an cart at the farmer’s markets where people could record stories. The proposal to Metlife was all video. We found people would go in, do their story, come out, say it was so powerful and cathartic, but then the videos would be really bad—boring, too long, unstructured. You can come alone or with up to three people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Monitor Group senior consultant Heather Grant McLeod made the fascinating point that many of these established organizations began life as networks but adopted centralized organizational structures to bend to their funders or funding model. The visual is vertical as is the work of a traditional organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

The definition is a group of people who voluntarily organize themselves for collective action to solve a large, complex social problem. There is minimal structure or roles and as a living organism, the structure changes. There is minimal structure or roles and as a living organism, the structure changes.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 18, 2011

When building a campaign and exploring your options for the structure, actions and engagement pieces, look first at your organizational metrics. Maybe you want to run a campaign for awareness around one of your proposals and want to showcase teachers in the process. But, it doesn’t have to be that way! Start with Metrics.

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Qgiv

MARCH 28, 2022

Many people mistakenly assume that the term “nonprofit” means that 501(c)(3) organizations do not make profits. The first thing that comes to mind for many people when they consider how nonprofits make money is fundraising. When you create a membership program, make sure you have an established membership structure.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 5, 2011

The goal of the day was to develop a collaborative grant proposal for a project that would be pertinent and beneficial to each CMC. I really appreciated the structured and in depth discussion this activity created. I design and facilitate a day long, in person meeting every other month dedicated to one of these topics.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Organizational Overview: Background information on the nonprofit’s history, structure, and key personnel. Now, let’s say that, during a proposed budget review, you notice that the board has cut funding for a top-rated yearly educational program with your constituents. This also works in the inverse. 1-5) or as a percentage.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

You're susceptible to so many other people's choices, and you have no idea if you're making the right choice when you get to make one. That probably felt a little hard for some people. We'd defer to the fear of not seeming academic whenever someone proposed shocking changes, like bullet points in labels. It's exhausting.

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Care2

MAY 18, 2011

When building a campaign and exploring your options for the structure, actions and engagement pieces, look first at your organizational metrics. Maybe you want to run a campaign for awareness around one of your proposals and want to showcase teachers in the process. But, it doesn't have to be that way! Start with Metrics.

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Campaign Design Impact Metrics 73

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

By speaking to the people directly impacted by your work, you can uncover issues with your programs, identify new opportunities, and better understand the challenges they face. They could be helpful in finding new ways to talk about your mission in your fundraising appeals, grant proposals, and more. Who Do You Serve?

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