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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Youth Programs

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For nonprofits whose target audience is primarily underserved youth, the task of finding funding shouldn’t be difficult. The Dallas Foundation. The Dallas Foundation. Areas served: Dallas/Texas. Many foundations focus much of their philanthropy work on youth empowerment—and for good reason. Daniels Fund. Robin Hood.

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10 Soft Skills to Nail the Ask

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A face-to-face solicitation comes at the culmination of you gradually deepening your relationship with your donor to understand his or her passions and interests. Strong and effective body language can help establish an immediate rapport with your audience and signal confidence in your message. Asking is part art and part science.

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Memo from the Revolution: Six Things I've Learned from our Institutional Transformation

Museum 2.0

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to give one of the closing talks at the Theater Communications Group annual conference in Dallas. Given TCG''s multi-year Audience (R)evolution initiative, I took the opportunity to write a new talk about what revolution has looked like at our small museum in Santa Cruz. More audience.

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Guest Post: Community and Civic Engagement in Museum Programs

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Deeper community relationships through focus groups or community advising committees can further help museums connect with issues relevant to their communities while also hold the museum accountable for their responses. Collaborative programs with diverse groups bring in a variety of visitors causing new audiences to interact and connect.

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The 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

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Join us and hundreds of fundraising and marketing professionals at the Washington Nonprofit Conference, a two-day event where you will exchange innovative marketing and fundraising ideas, generate insightful solutions and think creatively to help you make the relationship with your donors even stronger. State/Local / #DCNP2018 / @DMANF.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

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With continuous shifting trends in the landscape of arts marketing and audience engagement, arts organizations must go beyond “embracing” change. Council on Foundations / Dallas, TX / Not available. National Arts Marketing Project Conference. Nov 11 - 14. National Arts Marketing Project / Austin, TX / $575. Fundraising & Grants.

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Are the Arts Habit-Forming?

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Others layer these new activities and audiences on through monthly late nights or short-term installations. In most cases the goal is the same: to attract new audiences and help them understand how the institution (and the arts experience) might fit into their lives. Introduce new participants to committed members at every new event.

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