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. Make small changes, perhaps tweak the language a little or edit the question into a simpler format. What if English is not their first language?

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Question Application Reflection Philanthropy 91

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

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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Grant Award Project Proposal 99

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2016

At the level of language, there is not. 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. The big idea as I see it is to speak the language of results together. The first is compliance.

Language 20

Language Foundation Proposal Nonprofit 20

Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

If this isn’t practical for you, you can also suggest language callers can use in an email–especially if this is your donor’s preferred method of communication. Assume in your tone and language your donor simply has forgotten or has just not got around to it due to the busyness of daily life. Personal handwriting packs a punch!

Action 138

Action Strategy Donor Calendar 138

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Whether it’s rethinking how they contact their donors, the language they use on donor calls, where they ’ re direct ing their funds, or even how they ’ re partnering with students to drive donor engagement. So how do we combat this? Throughout bbcon, we heard time and again from customers how they ’ re finding new ways to drive giving.

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Virtual Blackbaud Award Wisconsin 28

Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

There are grants out there for programs, general operations, projects, and capital – but not all funders award all of these. Sometimes that one phone call can give you a leg up when it comes time for the funder to review grant proposals. Know which kind of funding you need. Get clear on the type of funding you are seeking.

Grant 98

Grant Place Free Nonprofit 98

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.

Ideas 36

Ideas San Francisco Proposal Application 36

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). This was no traditional case of post-partum blues.

Measure 106

Measure Impact Evaluation Voice 106

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 8, 2016

Since the Uniform Grant Guidance (2 CFR 200) passed, all federal awards after December 26, 2014 must allow for indirect cost recovery at your federally negotiated indirect cost rate. If the request for proposal or award doesn’t include indirect costs, you can use the language at CFR 200.414 (c) to remind funders of the requirements.

Fund 20

Fund Practice Grant Award 20

CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

For example, Woven Health typically has their annual award ceremony in November, kicking off the giving season. Woven Health Clinic is on their third year of hosting an awards ceremony fundraiser, but this year they did things a bit differently – they went virtual.

Guide 73

Guide Giving Campaign Social Media 73

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Let me give two specific examples that came up in my first conversation with a lawyer about the proposed bill: 1. We work all over the world, and our Martus software has been translated into Spanish, French, Russian, Arabic, Khmer and other languages. Bookshare is an online library for people who can’t read standard print books.

eBook 107

eBook Copyright China Law 107

Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

She has been the recipient of many awards, including Fast Company's 2007 Social Capitalist Award, and the League of Women Voters' Women Who Could Be President Award. Therefore, we are the only foundation I know of that will accept requests in any language, and in any format.

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Global Fund Interview United States 44