NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Did you know there are more than 87,000 foundations that award grants? . They often resort to either tasking an ill-equipped staff member or intern to submit a grant proposal when that person has limited experience understanding the grantseeking process. Now more than ever, it’s vital for nonprofits to diversify their funding sources.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2017

Does my budget, location, or mission affect my organization's ability to be awarded grants? Applying for at least three grant awards increases the frequency of winning an award. No awards were won by 25 percent of organizations that submitted one or two applications.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 26, 2017

According to early results from GrantStation's Spring 2017 State of Grantseeking™ Report, 75 percent of those organizations that submitted just one grant application won an award. And the number of applications submitted increases the likelihood of winning awards. This can be difficult to do.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

A nonprofit’s volunteers are a great source for this type of collaboration. That’s okay—mine the ideas your organization already has, like old grant proposals, newsletter content, informational handouts, and other similar sources for inspiration. Another great topic is the history of your organization. Mind blank of ideas? Just start.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2010

I worked for the Chalkboard Project fresh out of university, a nonprofit organization founded and fueled by Foundations for a Better Oregon, a coalition of foundations in Oregon focused on collaborating to make a meaningful impact to issues in Oregon – in the case of the Chalkboard Project, that focus was on public education reform.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 28, 2023

grant proposals, solicitation letters, etc.)? I urge you to think creatively, collaborate with your fellow board members, and take bold action in pursuit of our fundraising goals. Implement recognition strategies such as awards, public acknowledgments, or special events to express gratitude and appreciation for their hard work.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2014

We submitted, with collaborators Aidmatrix, and made it to the finalist round. And then things really starting happening: Last week, we learned that the Collaborative was selected as one of the winners of the Challenge. The award amount is substantive enough for us to develop with real authority. The Importance of Collaboration.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

GCF seeks to target these areas to help fill the gaps in climate financing through Requests for Proposals (RfP) and pilot programmes which are focused on specific themes. Areas served: Worldwide. PADI AWARE Foundation. PADI AWARE Foundation is a publicly funded nonprofit whose mission is to drive local action for global ocean conservation.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2024

In FY23 they submitted 40 proposals for a total of $2.4M Your grants manager could be sending out carbon copy proposals every day of the week, but that’s unlikely to improve your ROI. What’s most important is you submit proposals only to funders likely to be a good fit for your particular project.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Lauren Jan n ey, Foundation Relations and S cholarship Coordinator at Cape Fear Community College Foundation , shared how they are using the new texting functionality in their award management solution to connect with their scholarship applicants and recipients in a new way.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

We’ve pledged to award more than $20 million to support innovative ideas that move communities forward. Each month, Pepsi will award grants up to $1.3 Each month, Pepsi will award grants up to $1.3 They are not paid for their efforts and they will not have any influence on the balloting or awarding of grants.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 6, 2016

Build in several collaborative partnerships: Farmers Market, school district, etc. Collaboration is no longer an option for grantseekers – it is now a necessity. A strong collaborative partnership will propel your request through the funding process. If you get a larger award than expected, go in and rethink the entire strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

Illustration by Jonny Goldstein of my SXSW panel proposal. I hope you’ll also vote for my panel proposal, Nonprofits and Free Agents in A Networked World and while you’re there vote for the other awesome nonprofit panel proposals (I’ve shared a list below). Crowdsourcing the Corporate/ Nonprofit Partnership.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 24, 2012

So, clearly, education-focused nonprofits are pursuing and being awarded private funding from both foundations and corporate giving programs, and may be starting to secure more private funds then institutions. What is going on here? Private Grantmakers Grow Support for Education-Focused Organizations.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

In the past, more than 20 grants have been awarded for each challenge. The foundation wants to get a short summary of what you propose to do, what you've done so far, a bit about yourself and your organization, and the outcomes you're working toward. Grants typically range from $35,000 to several hundred thousand dollars.

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AccelEvents

APRIL 21, 2021

See if the venue is working with an operational strategist to improve venue environmental impact by collaborating with building managers and engineers. Consider proposing these ideas with your venue or sourcing outside vendors to help in making this a reality. Looking to host your next virtual or hybrid conference?

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AccelEvents

APRIL 21, 2021

See if the venue is working with an operational strategist to improve venue environmental impact by collaborating with building managers and engineers. Consider proposing these ideas with your venue or sourcing outside vendors to help in making this a reality. Looking to host your next virtual or hybrid conference?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2016

Nonprofits are preoccupied with writing what the funder wants to read or hear, and foundations are compliant with proposal templates that change little over years or even decades. Over many years, my colleagues and I at The Rensselaerville Institute have learned that proposals based on process, structure, and beliefs are needlessly long.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

In 2013, the Council on Financial Assistance Reform (COFAR) announced sweeping changes to the grant management process for US federal grant recipients in both pre-award and post-award phases. What Changed: Focus on Performance Management. Why the Environment Changed: Federal Grant News. “It

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Award a prize to those that show most potential. But, are proposal based approaches good for finding people who are going to start new things? We do this through scouting and in the weekends as they are high pressure and fund and collaborative so you can really, really see how people work.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. Our institute will also provide opportunities for attendees to create meaningful connections and potential collaborations. Collaborate with peers from across North America who understand your challenges.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals about or by folks who work with nonprofits and voting. There's even a panel proposal for Slacktivism ). It was organized by Ed Schipul.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2008

A volunteer network of software developers, designers, and other collaborators have teamed up with the award-winning blog techPresident to launch Twitter Vote Report.     Twitter Vote Report was inspired by a techPresident blog post on October 6th proposing the use of Twitter for election monitoring.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

I did a roundup of nonprofit panel proposals a few weeks back and wanted to give you an updated list. At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals. It was organized by Ed Schipul. Submitted by David Neff.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

So, I design all of our in-house print and web-content, including proposals, email templates, social media posts, logos, invites, everything. Webby Awards. In this episode, we’re talking with Josh Tabb and Pratima Mani of Malaria No More in New York City. WHAT DO BOTH OF YOU DO AT MALARIA NO MORE? . Smashing Magazine.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals. There's even a panel proposal for Slacktivism ). These ideas inspired the SXSW panel proposal I submitted: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change. Doing More With Less: How Not-for-Profits Leverage Technology for Change: They've won Webby Awards.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 13, 2007

Gregg Swanson from HumaniNet picks out a few projects that are based on collaboration/partnership and a track of record of doing projects like the one proposed. Ten Tech Proposals Empowering Human Rights, Local Leadership, and Community Education is. Here's Steve Wright modeling his ).

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Through hurricanes, fires, floods, the pandemic, and more, Two Ten awards millions of dollars in emergency relief each year, and they rely 100% on donor dollars to do it. McKnight used to require two application steps: a letter of inquiry, followed by a full proposal.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. The NTC brings together the best and brightest nonprofit professionals from around the world to collaborate, innovate, and maximize effectiveness with technology. General / @southwestfdns. Accounting.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2008

We awarded $5000 to each exhibit design that was translated to real life. However, the contest also prevented us from legitimately fostering collaboration. We had several community discussions about the competition disincentivizing collaboration--the money sent a contradictory signal to all our talk about sharing.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And if you can develop those relationships with funders, if you can develop great core content, if you can leverage materials for different kinds of proposals, then that is really going to set you up for success. . If you are able to collaborate, if you have good relationships with different partners, I think that that’s wonderful.

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Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

The following organizations currently offer grant and funding opportunities for women and/or accept letters of inquiry or proposals. Historically for female entrepreneurs, the Amber Grant can now be awarded to female-led nonprofit organizations with vision and passion. Proposals can be for either core or project-specific support.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

The following organizations currently offer grant and funding opportunities for women and/or accept letters of inquiry or proposals. Historically for female entrepreneurs, the Amber Grant can now be awarded to female-led nonprofit organizations with vision and passion. Proposals can be for either core or project-specific support.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

They were able to use the platform for organizing offline events, finding and collaborating with volunteer organizers, and more. Butterfield was speaking from the floor about the proposed energy bill on the hill. They were active and dedicated to making it work and raised 90,000+ friends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

The measure of impact is to determine whether the comments and feedback strengthened or improved the final proposal. NTEN used a hybrid crowdsourcing approach to solicit panel proposals for its NTC 2011, similar in design and approach to the method SXSW has used. Crowdsourcing for knowledge creation can include “mashups of data.&#

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

anniversary celebrates British physicist Sir Tim Berners-Lee’s proposal for creating the World Wide Web in 1989. NPTech Contests and Awards. DoGooder Video Award Winners. Recipients of the Eighth Annual DoGooder Video Awards were announced this month at the 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference in Washington, D.C.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 24, 2019

From working with your applicants and reviewing proposals to making awards, tracking progress, and more, look for a solution that can streamline and simplify your business processes. So where does technology come in?

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