Bloomerang

JULY 10, 2023

More extensive research (that can be gleaned by engaging a professional prospect research service) would include finding out what they’ve given to other nonprofits and if they have a donor-advised fund or family foundation. Consultants gather this information to guide you in your cultivation and solicitation.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

The more they tell you about what matters to them, the better job you can do of customizing an Ask for them that is an exact fit between your funding needs and their philanthropic desires. Often when a person struggles to put something into words, it means the issue is very important to them and they want to articulate it in an accurate way.

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Achieve

JULY 27, 2017

Sure, responses like “It’s the last chance for you to claim a tax deduction” or “Matched funds are available for a limited time” are valid, but end-of-the-year appeals really are your chance to think big. Include participatory, “you”-centric language (e.g., “Are Use emotive language that shows rather than tells. Are you in?”)

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 7, 2019

Which means if you’ve found a grant for which you are a good fit, and you can convincingly show that you’ll steward the funds effectively, and you take the time to apply and write a strong application, you have a pretty good shot of getting the grant. Does your application make grantors confident you’ll be a good steward of their funds?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2013

Enough that I could understand the language, but where the speakers were new and I was drawing parallels to my own work rather than knowing the script by heart. Real collaboration takes time, and funding, and a shared vision and putting aside our desire to get all the credit, among other things.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

The case studies were presented by Zoe Blumenfeld, communications manager for Global Fund for Women , and Viktor Sjöberg, digital services librarian at Escondido Public Library. Blumenfeld also suggests that organizations move from classic corporate-speak to more natural, emotional language.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

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. Ensure that any unallowable budget items are NOT in your budget.

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Candid

DECEMBER 8, 2022

BIPOC CEO, or 51% BIPOC Board, or self-defined BIPOC-led organization), because they only fund BIPOC-led organizations and they want to be inclusive in who qualifies for their giving. From a diversity, equity, and inclusion standpoint, being clear about language and identity is important. it is less relevant to non-U.S.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And then unpacking some case studies that can articulate some of these strategies in action. Is that when fundraising expectations are clearly articulated during recruitment 52% of CEOs report that their boards are actively engaged in an organization’s fundraising efforts. And so really, our focus was on the annual fund.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

Even worse, they don’t appear to be speaking the language and may work as isolated islands instead of finding ways to build bridges together to cultivate and engage supporters and do it with common values, culture, vocabulary, and practices.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 26, 2021

Since its inception, the new brand has attracted 30 new families to the synagogue and coalesced the existing members around the clearly articulated, distinguishing features of the community. 3) Speak the language of your community. New Israel Fund. See more at cbsteaneck.org and on Facebook @CBSTeaneck. ALYN Hospital.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 29, 2012

But the arguments trotted out represent how far we have to go in articulating the public value of arts institutions (and helping our supporters speak the same language). There's a missed opportunity to reframe what the millage means and the role of community support in museum funding when saying thank you.

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Bloomerang

JULY 23, 2021

So I started migrating my corporate career a long time ago now, if you do that math, and had some early success in scaling the organization, and specifically scaling the organization’s unrestricted charitable funding. Our goals are really easy to articulate.” A little stressful too, but really fun. And so how do we do this?

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2009

When you speak in the language of the institutional mission, executives will understand you better and be attentive to the new connections you draw from the mission to proposed projects. If your institution says it is bold and fearless, how do your programs support that? What new projects might allow you to better reflect those aspirations?

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 2, 2023

Crafting a good nonprofit mission statement forces you to examine your organization’s purpose at its core and then mine the English language for just the right words to convey that purpose in as few words as possible. The post How to write a strong nonprofit mission statement appeared first on Get Fully Funded.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

And then you also need to be able to articulate that, without fundraising or without a steady income from which to draw upon, you could cease to exist. So imagine that you could expect a piece of your annual funding pie as bequest expectancies or as income from endowment. Do you publish your annual audit results? of all giving.

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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. So to get the design and language geared to them is very difficult because most of the stuff for them is ads and magazines.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 9, 2017

With year-end fundraising season fast approaching, it’s easy to fall into the trap of focusing solely on the one special project or initiative your organization would really like to fund. Such a goal, and the language used to articulate it, can be hard for many people to process. Allow me to give you an example.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

About if we’re raising money for endowment funding, how do we create a sense of urgency around that? . But I do have a personal thing around endowment funds is I don’t like them. I want to make a distinction, which is, if people don’t know the language here, endowment is money that’s parked in the bank.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Nasscom Foundation has an impressive Corporate Social Responsibility Program where they work directly with corporations and small business that want to fund social change initiatives. For the report out, Rufina Fernandez , the CEO of Nasscom Foundation, suggested that they do their report as if they're making a pitch to CEO for funding.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

This is your “what” Be specific about what you’re raising funds for and the impact it will make. Is there a program or project that you want to get off the ground and need to raise some funds for? Inspiration: The African Wildlife Foundation does a great job of articulating urgency in both its appeal language and its CTA.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

This is your “what” Be specific about what you’re raising funds for and the impact it will make. Is there a program or project that you’re wanting to get off the ground and need to raise some funds for? The first step is to set a goal. You will need to determine what you want to fundraise for. Why – THE STORY.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 2, 2024

Nonprofit funding is vital in addressing discrimination against historically marginalized groups (the central principle of affirmative action), even as funders fail to prioritize this work in a way that is proportional to other giving. These questions have caused concern among many in the nonprofit sector.

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