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The Ultimate Guide to Accounting Software for Nonprofits

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Keep reading this Ultimate Guide to Accounting Software for Nonprofits to learn what makes accounting for nonprofits unique and get tips on choosing the best accounting software for your organization. You need to ensure that any money raised specifically for scholarships actually goes into scholarship awards. public service?organizations

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Investigating and Improving the Questions You Ask Grantees

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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. Over the years, we noticed that excellence in the sector was evolving, but our questions felt like they were behind the curve. We needed to change up our questions.

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How to Apply for Grants: A Guide for Parks and Rec Orgs

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To help you successfully apply for grants, this guide will take you through the different steps and provide some tips for a great application. Keep your lines of communication open in case they contact you with additional questions or requests for extra materials. What is a grant? How do I stay in compliance with my grant?

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International Leadership, Women’s Issues, and Branding—A Conversation With Allison K. Summers, CAE

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Zonta International, where Allison served as Executive Director* and Chief Staff Executive, was honored with the 2021 ASAE Summit Award for the UNFPA-UNICEFF Global Program to End Child Marriage. Our discussion about the Summit Award launched a wide-ranging conversation. Zonta offers a variety of scholarships and awards.

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5 Ways to Empower Scholarship Reviewers

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Reviewers are a critical piece to the award cycle, and scholarship administrators are dependent on them to complete the rest of the scholarship process. If reviews are delayed, awards are delayed, which ultimately means students do not get the funds they need on time. Share final award acknowledgements. Life happens.

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A Guide to bbcon 2021 Virtual for Nonprofits

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She will deliver an interactive session on how to build your personal resilience and calm and will answer your specific questions to help you succeed despite COVID. . Using data as a guide, Ashley will uncover clues to illuminate the contemporary nonprofit’s journey.

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What Are You Really Asking? A Checklist for Grantmakers

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As a grantmaker, questions are your tools. But are you asking the right questions? We will also give you seven questions to ask yourself about your questions, to make sure they are relevant, clear, respectful, and useful. Why Change Up Your Questions? And are you asking them in the right way?