ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Fund , released a report revealing some unfortunate statistics which provide real insight into the fundraising industry. It’s no secret that fund development is tough work. A mentor at my first fundraising job once told me that I was “too naïve to know what won’t work.” Lindsay Walker. Executive Director. Be innovative.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Share why you’re raising money and what the funds will be used for. Remember, since most of your volunteers probably haven’t participated in a P2P fundraiser before, they’ll need some advice and guidance to ensure they reach their personal fundraising goals. Use social media to connect with potential participants.

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NTEN

JUNE 25, 2014

The longer version of the story is that in a previous role, I was a part of a grantmakers'' group that was talking about funding NTEN back in the very early days. So we went back to the drawing board to develop a mobile platform that could provide them with a tether to a mentor. Doesn’t everyone just know NTEN?

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 17, 2014

The family foundation members were interested in funding the development of a unique anesthesia machine that neither requires electricity nor compressed oxygen to function. Click here to learn more Risk: Funding innovation requires foundations to take a risk. 2015 Forum on Nonprofit Effectiveness: Save the date!

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 17, 2014

The family foundation members were interested in funding the development of a unique anesthesia machine that neither requires electricity nor compressed oxygen to function. Risk: Funding innovation requires foundations to take a risk. Conclusion: Foundations have long been drivers of innovation through programmatic funding.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

If part of the donation included goods or services, such as dinner at an event, an auction item, of a raffle ticket, seek advice from your tax advisor on properly wording the IRS language in your donation receipt. These seven children are receiving a quality education, three meals a day, mentoring, and medical care.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 31, 2009

is a nonprofit project pioneering “community funded reporting.” is trying to pioneer this concept of community-funded reporting which is the act of distributing the cost of hiring a reporter across a lot of different people. For a while, we were actually funding one story a week and trying to cycle through those.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2020

Not enough funding from Federal / state government. – Plan a weekly “teach in” series about COVID facts and advice. Facilitate virtual mentoring, college application review, or interview skills workshop, like Mission Graduates is doing. HUMAN SERVICES. Urgent issues. Specific examples of virtual solutions. Urgent issues.

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Tech Soup

MAY 2, 2013

Hi friends, I've been inspired by this community for a long time - from being mentored by Britt Bravo when first starting a little Net2 chapter in Vancouver (which Elijah van der Giessen and team have turned into something huge and magnificently helpful), to being inspired by Amy Sample Ward to grow conversations and dig deeper.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 4, 2010

This is great advice for writing grants. From this space of OMG I LOVE WHAT WE DO, take a sheet of paper and write: Funding my project is important because: We will accomplish with the funds so generously given. _#_ lives will be changed in ways. Close your eyes, (Yes, right now.) million dollars in grants.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Most importantly, a special event will bring in money to fund your mission. Talk to other organizations and ask for their advice on executing a successful event. A fund-the-need or raise-the-paddle? If you’ve never created this kind of detailed schedule before, find a mentor who can guide you. Yay, right? A wine pull?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

They reach out and welcome and mentor newcomers and newer people to the community. Each session has someone assigned from the community to help curate and assist. It is great to observe a conference where the “elders” and the next generation of young leaders provide mutual respect and support.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2010

Somewhere around 2006 or 2007, I got a call from Michaela asking for advice on a career path for Nonprofit Technology. At this year's SXSW, I was invited to participate on a flash panel about women and technology conferences which ended up being about mentoring. We had to replace one of the speakers and I recommended Michaela.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 13, 2017

Whether it’s a picture of people being served or a colorful chart showing the total funds raised, visuals can strike a chord that words alone often miss. Nonprofits have a handful of problems across the board, like needing more volunteers, needing more exposure, or wanting to share their impact to raise more funds.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 18, 2009

I also liked Pulitzer prize-winning author Dr. Robert Coles' advice in the Volunteerism section about how to avoid, "the dangers of smugness and self-importance that can come upon a person who sees himself as reaching out to others."

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 4, 2014

As I was developing my advice I asked myself where does change really start and that lead me to Jim Collin’s book Good to Great. Professional development focuses on tomorrow – a combination of training, mentoring, and enlightenment that harnesses the power of the person and what they will become. Jim Collin.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

I get training, my employer pays for me to go to these conferences, webinars, but I prioritize that, but I really could use a mentor. And she really guided me and mentored me. Hopefully, you can connect with other people who are in the chat and get a mentor. I have no mentor in my area, and I am lost.”

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Qgiv

JANUARY 13, 2022

Yes, volunteering to execute an event or raising funds for a campaign can be a lot of work, but it should also be fun and fulfilling for your volunteers. Of course, be sure to work with your staff team to get an outside perspective and seek advice from trusted colleagues, mentors, and managers.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

What are the conversations that should be happening and what advice do you have for organizations on how to be the teacher? But finding a mentor and a champion, we were able to make things happen. Suzy : the payment is also different so people give right away but we get the funds once the phone bill goes through.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

Here’s my full list: Peer Mentors : When I was at larger orgs than I am now, there were usually people who knew how to do things I wanted to learn. Even if they don’t have time to be your mentor, read their blogs, and see if they'll give you tips on where to go next to get the skills you need. Seek permission to work with these people.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 19, 2022

She’s written a lot about managing teams and being a mentor. The thought leadership, the advice, these are the intangibles that major donors often bring to the table. And I’ll say too that many foundations are not keen on funding capital projects or making capacity building grants. ” No. Be prepared.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 21, 2011

After all, any great idea needs a vote of confidence, great advice and an infusion of cash to have a large-scale impact! He argued that I could have a bigger impact on the world by mentoring new social entrepreneurs, finding resources for them and helping them avoid the pitfalls I had experienced.

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

What are the conversations that should be happening and what advice do you have for organizations on how to be the teacher? But finding a mentor and a champion, we were able to make things happen. Suzy : the payment is also different so people give right away but we get the funds once the phone bill goes through.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

We hope you find their advice for nonprofit multi-channel marketing helpful! For example, instead of simply stating that your nonprofit provides mentors for women of color who work in STEM fields, tell the story of one specific woman and where her mentoring experience has led her. Identify the beginning, middle, and end.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

We tell our colleagues, other folks have mentors, or we do some research about it. And funding opportunities, I’ve experienced, start to kind of just roll in. Too many of us have experienced programs that pulled out right when they’re doing so well because funding has changed, right? We start to take action. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

There is prize money available for the organizations attracting the most donors and funds. Follow his blog for expert Ning advice. Global Voices Bloggers Mentor Others. I think it is really cool that Tharum, a Cambodian Blogger, is mentoring a Danish blogger launching a climate change blog! Projects working in the U.S.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 9, 2007

She said it can happen in one of two ways—either the organization is small enough that no one will notice, or has a director with such strong vision they can charm and fund the pants off of a new idea. We selected girls and they go out on the road and we get them with great mentors. So when it comes to Web 2.0, it's what they want.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

She has worked in rural Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda with the Village Enterprise Fund, and Project Baobab on impact evaluation and program development. In the very, very beginning, Matt and I had this idea like, "How neat would it be if we had individual, real people on our web site with their needs, and the amount of funding that they need?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 16, 2009

I decided that I was going to reach out to the mentors and the adults who I could learn something from. What advice do you have for people who are listening and who are aspiring political artists? I decided that, "Hey. You know what? Little by little, I feel like I got this huge set of skills. That's really what I did.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

I asked four of the women who I had previously interviewed for the Big Vision Podcast to share what brought them to their work, and their advice for the graduate and undergraduate women who attended the conference. I hope you'll take the time to read it, because they all have some great advice.

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