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We’re 39 percent similar; how can we be exponentially better?

Candid

One such data story is this: Though long suspected, we finally have the data to confirm that 39 percent of our grant applications are duplicative across funders. Analysis of grant applications from 130 funders. Where contact information is requested, provide (if applicable) Name, Title, Address, Email Address, Phone Number.

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6 Surefire Tips for Asking for Donations Over the Phone

Qgiv

Have a script when you ask for the donation…. When they are the ones making donation appeals, the asks are more genuine and sincere as opposed to scripted and stiff. Ask donors and prospects how they are and thank them for past donations and volunteer time if applicable. Make it personal when making your call.

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The AI Writing Prompt Formula and Prompt Ideas

Whole Whale

It may be hard to believe but there is a near future when your organization will likely be hiring a AI Prompt Architect to build custom applications for your staff and stakeholders. These histories can be built on but there is a risk they begin to drift from the original prompt and even forget key elements.

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APIs for Nonprofits 101: How to Share Data Between Systems

Tech Soup

The good news is, there is a widely-available technology available to help bridge the gaps: the Application Programming Interface, or API. Many companies like Twilio and Tropo offer APIs to integrate phone call and text message features into your web applications. Using APIs for Political Advocacy.

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Open Source Database solutions part I

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I’ve been using databases since I was a grad student in the 80s, and I’ve been designing and developing database-driven applications for the web since 1995. Wikipedia has a great entry on PostgreSQL, including some history). It has a very long history, though, since it is based on Borland’s InterBase codebase.

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Open Source Database solutions part I

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I’ve been using databases since I was a grad student in the 80s, and I’ve been designing and developing database-driven applications for the web since 1995. Wikipedia has a great entry on PostgreSQL, including some history). It has a very long history, though, since it is based on Borland’s InterBase codebase.

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NpTech Tag: Roundups from and about Facebook and More

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

non-IT professionals understand web applications for collaboration. The best question to come through the "Ask Your Friends" application on Facebook thjs week is "Have you used Mechanical Turk?" Compete provides information on every site on the Internet including site traffic history and competitive analytics.

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