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Finding the Best Consultant for Your Nonprofit: Preparing for the Selection Process

Bloomerang

By partnering with a skilled practitioner who understands your needs and is familiar with the field, the proposal you ultimately create has a greater chance of success. Organizational roles – Who has advisory power? Do they articulate an understanding of and/or demonstrate affinity for your mission and vision?

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Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change

sgEngage

Professionals tasked with a knowledge role often organize what feels like chaos—to create structure and focus attention on the most important information. When I proposed the concept of “datamaking,” I was seeking to bring as many aspects of the organization together as possible. Fast forward to today….

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Preparing Your Nonprofit Board for a Fundraising Campaign

BoardAssist

What these folks miss is that helping fund the good work your nonprofit does is one of the most important roles that a board member can play. Can and do board members articulate this focus to others, particularly potential donors? Can board and staff clearly articulate what will be different as a result of the campaign?

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Bridging Social Technologies and Sustainable Development: Social Squared

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But I was able to catch up with this curated collection of tweets, blog posts, and videos. A column by Kriss Deiglmeier, executive director for the Center for Social Innovation (CSI) at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, caught my eye and she graciously agreed to republish it as a guest post. conference (Rio+2.0:

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The GRANTS Writing Formula To Secure Awards For Project Grants

Bloomerang

Having a framework is the magic wand to writing a successful grant proposal. Step #1) G – Get the FOA/RFP/NOFA The first step in developing a grant template with the GRANTS formula is to G et the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) or Request of Proposal (RFP) or NOFA (Notice of Funding Availability): i.e. the grant instructions.

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My Theory of Practice

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology My Theory of Practice July 10, 2008 I finally had the reason to begin to more completely articulate my theory of practice. My theory of practice is different than my consulting philosophy. Intermediation.

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Fascinating Meeting at the Copyright Office

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I came away with a much better understanding of the issues they are exploring and certainly did my part to articulate why I support the positions we have. We discussed Chafee, especially in the context of the Amazon text-to-speech brouhaha, and the proposed international treaty that was tabled at the WIPO SCCR meeting in Geneva last month.

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