Gyrus

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Gyrus Systems' earned this award by developing GyrusAim features that "are admin focused and have skills, competencies, audit trails, electronic signatures, strong ILT management, facility and resource management, broad content support and powerhouse reporting."

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Award System Learning Case Study 45

Candid

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

billion have been awarded to advance racial equity since 2020. My many years of experience collecting and analyzing data as an evaluator naturally lead me to ask: What has been the measurable impact of this important shift? Based on Candid data processed as of October 2023, approximately 78,133 grants valued at $16.8

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Data Support Demographics Evaluation 59

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

The book’s material will help you quickly evaluate challenges in your presentations and make simple corrections that can expand your influence and generate better outcomes.” Question: You've likely heard that presenting is reported to be more feared than dying for many people. Sjodin : Great Question!

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PowerPoint Blended New York Industry 81

Bloomerang

MAY 19, 2023

Similar to having strong leadership, your organization also needs the people power required to implement a new or expanded program. It is important to be aware that some current internal personnel will be involved if the organization is awarded a grant, so you will want to ensure the added responsibilities will be manageable.

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Grant Organization Proposal Evaluation 86

Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

Normal” Was a Place Where Many People Hid their Heads in the Sand. We need a bit of time to take a step back, evaluate what worked and didn’t work, and realize we’re not in a “new normal” but an “interim normal.” Once people walked toward online channels; today consumers are running towards them. . People are people.

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Digital Strategy Nonprofit Phase 120

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 26, 2012

Last year, Opportunity Knocks commissioned a report 1 to evaluate this question of engagement across the nonprofit workforce. Provide recognition awards. In Good to Great , Jim Collins spends 24 pages dissecting employee selection and management before ultimately concluding that “people are not your most important asset.

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People Pennsylvania Philadelphia Culture 84

sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

People have been choosing to have fewer children, and that decline has significant implications for educational institutions worldwide. Re-evaluate your messaging. Award Management System Transform your institution’s student awards program. The phenomenon of our shrinking school-aged population is well documented.

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Education Student Award University 83

Candid

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Since then, Candid has been evaluating the way we identify this type of giving, both going forward and looking back over the last decade. Under PRE’s recommendation, we now define funding for racial equity as grantmaking explicitly awarded to benefit people of color broadly or explicitly awarded to organizations that serve these populations.

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Fund Pledge Grant Map 105

Candid

MARCH 26, 2024

Data is critical in evaluating programs, demonstrating the need for new services, and helping nonprofits build an airtight case for support. This can lead to funding shortages: A 2021 study by Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy found that AANHPI communities receive just 20 cents of every $100 awarded by foundations.

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Resource Data Community Aggregator 59

Neon CRM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Online forums and communities with members-only access can also provide a platform for people to exchange ideas and collaborate. Community Engagement Benefits Lots of people like the idea of giving back to their community, but it can be hard for them to nail down how they’ll do it. Let’s get at it!

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Benefit Associations Nonprofit Grant 52

CauseVox

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

This was the scenario for Mentor New York, a nonprofit that works with companies, schools and organizations to provide mentoring for organizations that serve more than 80,000 young people in New York. Pivoting To A Virtual Awards Ceremony. Mentor NY Used Ticketing For Their Virtual Awards Ceremony To Drive Higher Gift Amounts.

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Mentoring Virtual Goal Raise 77

sgEngage

AUGUST 30, 2021

According to IRS Publication 3833 ( Disaster Relief: Providing Assistance Through Charitable Organization ): “A charitable class must be large enough or sufficiently indefinite that the community as a whole, rather than a pre-selected group of people, benefits when a charity provides assistance. When can an application be submitted?

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Disaster Fund Guide Classes 97

Bloomerang

JULY 28, 2021

This will help you discern what you really need in a consultant, how you will evaluate their suitability up front, and how you will hold them and yourself accountable throughout the project. Now you need to figure out what kind of person (or people) will help you meet those goals. Evaluation matrix . Interview questions.

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Consultant Process Proposal Nonprofit 125

sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

Back in the mid-2010s, I served as chair of the selection committee for the Washington, DC region’s biggest award recognizing excellence in nonprofit management. I led a group of fellow volunteers who evaluated applications from diverse organizations. Questions are critical tools for good grantmaking.

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Question Application Reflection Philanthropy 88

Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Focus on selling – Judge ads by sales results, not awards. There are a few key ways a nonprofit’s mission or program can become the “hero” of their fundraising campaigns: Tell emotional stories about the mission’s impact on real people’s lives. Helping real people should be the star.

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Lesson Fundraising Digital Test 59

Bloomerang

AUGUST 7, 2021

But our head of development is super resistant and will rarely go out and meet people. Teach your staff to fish: People aren’t born knowing how to build a major donor pipeline and expertly move folks through this pipeline. — Fear of Being Held Back. Dear Fear of Being Held Back, You are right to be concerned about this.

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Develop Gift Charity Teach 122

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

When evaluating an accounting system for your nonprofit, look for a segmented chart of accounts and record-based subfund tracking capabilities. From the notice of award to the reporting schedule and requirements, there can be significant non-financial information that informs what you track and how you track it.

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System Grant Chart Fund 75

Bloomerang

APRIL 14, 2021

The growth of any nonprofit requires the constant evaluation of where their untapped potential resources lie. . In no other industry do people of every walk of life offer their time, experience, and labor for free like they do for nonprofits. Too often volunteers become people offered the menial jobs. Regular thank you cards.

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Skills Volunteer Tips Nonprofit 138

Whole Whale

MARCH 24, 2021

If the grant is awarded, the foundation will depend on this kind of data reporting to tell the story of their impact to their funders. Check out our upcoming course on program evaluation. Interested in program evaluation? Coming Soon: Program Evaluation for Nonprofits. Who else is working on this issue or these issues?

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Grant Foundation Tips Proposal 52

sgEngage

APRIL 18, 2023

Focusing on Workplace Wellness for You and Your Grantees While it’s safe to say that no one wants another worldwide pandemic anytime soon, we did learn a lot about workplace wellness and the effects it can have on people dedicated to making the world a better place. Participatory grantmaking does require a mindset shift.

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Trend Participatory Philanthropy Grant 76

Bloomerang

MAY 25, 2023

Donors must conduct research, commit time to evaluate the impact of nonprofits, and ask timely questions about the return on their philanthropic investment. Millions of people from all different socio-economic backgrounds come together to make a difference in every dimension of the quality of life.

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Philanthropy Gift Demonstration eBook 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Leadership skills are only just about our inner-selves, it is also how we relate to other people and manage those relationships, especially in the workplace. Level 2: Feelings Factor – Do people feel appreciated and respected? Level 3: Friendship Factor – Do people feel connected to one another? Responsive tech support.

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Culture Activities Active Activism 125

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Fine Blog – "The Case Foundation has just released an evaluation of their innovative “Make It Your Own&# program. " Tags: roundup bookmarks broadband casestudies evaluation list postalicious report research resources volunteering. Reflecting on “Make It Your Own&# « A.

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Web Bookmarking Evaluation Lesson 120

Volunteer Hub

MARCH 7, 2022

When someone shows up to volunteer, often there are many people making bids for his or her time. Everyone’s “to-do” list rolls out, and a volunteer may find himself or herself shuffled to a variety of people doing a range of tasks. Understanding Motivation. Skill Development. Personal Growth.

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Retention Volunteer Mentoring Skills 92

Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

People continued to give more generously than before – often referred to as a “ bump ” – and the predicted “slump” never really arrived. . No matter what happens in the economy or world, be it war, recession or natural disaster, people who can help DO. But people are generous, and generally want to help. . Wonder no more.

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Trend Strategy Giving Fundraising 137

Bloomerang

JUNE 18, 2021

If people remember one thing about you, what would you like it to be? This would be out of whack with other programs operating at a lower cost and serving much greater numbers of people. This keys you into information about what type of impact your donor is hoping to have and how they evaluate opportunities. .

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Donor Children Gift Charity 87

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Most people don’t write grants with this in mind. Example #1) Flowery wording in grants that doesn’t get awarded. Example #2) Grant appropriate language in the need’s section that gets grants awarded. Include the task description, role responsible, start date, completion date, evaluation that the activity is completed.

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Grant Award Project Proposal 97

Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

They “consume” or “buy” who you are, what you do, the values you stand for, and how you approach your work and treat the people you work with. It’s not about pandering to people with money. It’s about lifting people up—because a rising tide raises all boats. Yes, your nonprofit is a brand. And, yes, your donors are consumers.

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Donor Strategy Retention Relationship 141

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2013

This was an award-winning filmmaker, who had spent years of her life, thousands of her own dollars, and probably a relationship or two to bring her poignant, hybrid, social issue documentary to the light of day (or in her case, a night on PBS following a limited theatrical release). But they don’t necessarily think of this as evaluation.

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Measure Impact Evaluation Voice 106

sgEngage

OCTOBER 18, 2023

I have felt the frustration of completing horribly constructed online grant applications and experienced the exhilaration of being awarded significant funds. When I was a grant writer, my favorite people to connect with inside foundations were those staff who had previously worked in nonprofit organizations.

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Grant Foundation Philanthropy Application 86

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 30, 2020

Llewellyn , PhD is a sports psychology consultant who has helped a major league baseball pitcher become a Cy Young Award winner, A NASCAR driver go from number six overall to number one and with the Winston Cup Series Championship, and countless leaders at Fortune 500 companies. My favorite chapter is the one titled, Winning versus Surviving.

Attitude 52

Attitude Environment Leadership Chapter 52

Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2017

evaluate visual content using design standards and best practices. Design ain't easy, or we'd all be making Clio award-winning designs in our sleep. Although we can't promise to make you an award-winning designer, we can give you a foundation and some more advanced understanding of what qualifies as well-designed materials.

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License Design Adobe Library 65

NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

Create Awards to Recognize Your Staff. The most direct way we recognize our volunteers is with traditional awards. We give our highest honor at our largest service of the year, but almost every formal other award is handed at our recognition banquet. These awards are well-established and carry a good deal of prestige.

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Attitude Award Student Volunteer 61

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2014

We knew we needed a cross-sector perspective on the problem , so we awarded a grant to Hattaway Communications to convene stakeholders (including Beth!) Could funders prioritize storytelling as a reporting and evaluation mechanism? People are overwhelmed by the number of digital tools available. Storytelling'

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Storytelling Digital Report Impact 115

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Llewellyn , PhD is a sports psychology consultant who has helped a major league baseball pitcher become a Cy Young Award winner, A NASCAR driver go from number six overall to number one and with the Winston Cup Series Championship, and countless leaders at Fortune 500 companies. My favorite chapter is the one titled, Winning versus Surviving.

Life 52

Life Attitude Environment Leadership 52

NTEN

APRIL 6, 2021

Evaluating and determining what barriers your organization’s volunteer programs have and then working to break them down is a solid first step in attracting and retaining a more diverse and welcoming volunteer workforce. Can you incorporate some other languages to include more people from your community? Host giveaways.

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Volunteer Ideas Develop Management 110

Everyaction

MAY 30, 2018

Because of these principles, the process of evaluating and deciding on investments such as technology tools can be difficult for many nonprofits, because it requires a complicated process of weighing short term costs with long term benefits, while keeping multiple stakeholders happy.

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Technology Comparison Evaluation Template 49