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How to Thrive When Work Doesn’t Love You Back

sgEngage

Review your calendar and see how many meetings you have scheduled next week and their combined length. If you want to lower your meeting number, try time-blocking your non-meeting activities, such as writing a grant proposal or working on the budget for next fiscal year. Start with your top two.

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Fundraising Planning Guide, Calendar, Worksheet, + Template

CauseVox

For example, if your total operating budget is $250,500 and you have $25,000 in government grants, $20,000 in foundation grants, and another $50,000 in pledges already committed, you must raise an additional $155,500 through other fundraisers. Study Past Fundraising Trends. Fundraising Goals.

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10 Tips for Mastering Your Grantmaking Dashboards

sgEngage

The dashboards on your grant management system give you a similar snapshot of your grantmaking programs. What Are Dashboards in Your Grant Management System? The dashboards act as the welcome screen in your grant management system. Are you going too fast? Is there enough air in your tires? Is it time for an oil change?

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Tech Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace: Tips for Avoiding Collaborative Overload

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The potential for being overwhelmed by technology is magnified in the workplace by something called “ Collaborative Overload ” Rob Cross and Adam Grant in a recent Harvard Business Review article. Take a trend-line view. What is Collaborative Overload? Is your on the same page about what matters most? Create Device Free Zones.

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Exhausted and Exhilarated: #16NTC Session Round-Up

Connection Cafe

Reading through 400+ session proposals made my brain hurt, but at the same time pumped me up. Great Stories Grant Wishes: Using Audience Personas to Update Make-A-Wish’s Messaging : Learn how to identify your target audience based on learnings from Make-A-Wish’s audience persona development. Nearly impossible. Don’t Panic!

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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. Look for emerging trends, changes in regulations, or shifts in funding sources that could impact your operations. On the income side, identify and evaluate potential funding sources.

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[VIDEO] How to Raise 25% More from the Right Funders in 2022 and Beyond

Bloomerang

So, if you have to leave early or maybe you get interrupted, or you just want to review the content, maybe share it with a colleague, don’t worry, you will be able to do that. So another way I think about this is like it’s opening up so many tabs in our brain. Steven, I don’t know if there are any questions.

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