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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. Take some time to think through and write out all of the details. . Time-bound – By what date do we need to achieve the goal? . Project details.

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Social Actions API, Semantic Web, and Linked Open Data: An Interview with Peter Deitz

Amy Sample Ward

Around the time of the Nonprofit Technology Network ’s 2008 NTC conference, an even brighter light bulb went on. These were changes that we had wanted to make for a long time. I wrote about the potential for aggregating RSS feeds of giving opportunities in a blog post called, Why We Need Group Fundraising RSS Feeds.

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Book Review: The Nonprofit Business Plan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This week I attended a session with David La Piana , author and long-time nonprofit consultant, hosted by the Foundation’s Organizational Effectiveness Program. David gave a talk about his new book, The Nonprofit Business Plan , and mini-workshop about what makes a good business plan from a funder’s point of view.

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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.

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Do they “get it” now? The value of #musesocial and #musetech in the era of COVID-19

Museum 2.0

It’s our time to shine. Consider too that it’s not easy to articulate this value for those who are in it.you just do it, because you’re awesome at it. You’ve taken the time out of your head-spinning busy days to respond in a Basecamp, Twitter, or Facebook thread about a timely technical topic. This time is historic.

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So You Want to Be a Consultant? Part II

Robert Weiner

Finding the match between market needs and skills — try informational interviewing with other consultants. Be able to articulate what you help orgs do and accomplish, not necessarily the technical products/skills? Hourly billing — it’s always in our interests to spend more time, so we could easily spend too much time.

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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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