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Building a Strong Future: A Step-by-Step Guide to Non-Profit Planning

The Modern Nonprofit

It encourages brains to come together, keeps everyone rowing in the same direction, and brings a laser-like focus to hitting those big, audacious goals. Being ready for whatever comes your way keeps you nimble, relevant, and ready to serve those who count on you.

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Using Software and Data to Change the World

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Donors and communities are announcing big hairy audacious goals – end modern slavery, get to zero chronic and veteran homelessness, increase job opportunities for certain communities by a factor of two – or ten! Disabilities like dyslexia, vision loss, or a brain injury or physical disability that gets in the way of using a printed book.

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What I Learned From @nancylublin About #dataonpurpose

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

She shared that Bob likes to talk about nonprofit data scientists as being dot organisms. Just like your brain, you have nerves everywhere that tell you to take voluntary actions like “raise your arm.” Another example was to help Youth Homeless Shelters. Kids learned about homelessness.

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[VIDEO] Building a Better Grants Strategy Post-COVID

Bloomerang

So they provide emergency and longer-term, permanent supportive housing to individuals who are experiencing homelessness. Do you think that can be something that a grant could help with in terms of a specific funding designation, I suppose? And just my brain just explodes five minutes into any talk of hers. So check that out.

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Understanding Why People Give (hint: it’s not what you think!)

Get Fully Funded

For instance, they may give to the homeless shelter because they feel bad for people who don’t have homes or because it feels good to help someone in need or because their favorite uncle was homeless for a while or because of all those reasons! You can design your marketing and fundraising materials to appeal to the right emotions.

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