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Navigating the nonprofit RFP process

EveryAction

At a bare minimum, the RFP should include: A description of your organization and your work, Why your nonprofit is issuing the RFP, The project requirements along with the software and services you need, and Your proposal submission, review, follow up, and selection process. Have you set deadlines for the next steps?

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Artificial Intelligence: The Hotdog Conundrum

sgEngage

AI and machine learning predictions are—essentially—a collection of algebraic equations that articulate the most probable outcome to a very specific question. Articulate how removing the uncertainty would be valuable for the organization. What impact on the organization would you see as a result of less uncertainty in this area?

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Avoiding Conflict: It’s All about Expectations

VQ Strategies

That’s the first opportunity to clearly articulate the expectations for the volunteer – and to assess whether the role is, in fact, realistic. The next step is reviewing these with the prospective – and eventually the placed – volunteer. What are your checkpoints for progress review? Discuss how to evaluate the assignment.

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Seeking a Sponsor for Your Nonprofit Event or Program: A Q&A With Mariah Monique

Bloomerang

As a funder, I have reviewed hundreds of sponsorship pitch decks, negotiated, made fund allocation decisions, executed brand activations, and more. proposal letters and pitch decks) to articulate the vision of an event in a way that makes the sponsor’s decision easier to make. Can you describe your work in those positions?

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

sgEngage

Essence of knowledge After more than two decades in the knowledge field—located at various times in community program evaluation, academia and philanthropy—I have come to the conclusion that our biggest problem in maximizing knowledge work is that we too often conflate knowledge with learning.

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What strategies should nonprofits implement for high-performing cross-sector collaboration?

ASU Lodestar Center

Resources, symbolic attraction of alliance members, and expanded networks” as stated in a review from AIM Alliance , are all compelling benefits to joining forces, however, organizations should proceed with caution as these solutions are not sole problem solvers.

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What grantmaking practices should foundations adopt to best support nonprofit organizations?

ASU Lodestar Center

The leaders of a foundation must ensure that the foundation’s mission is clearly defined and articulated. Research shows that grantmakers that are more connected to their grantees—those that have an ear to the ground—are more likely to provide the support that nonprofits need to be successful” (Stanford Social Innovation Review).

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