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If You Do Nothing Else, Use An Editorial Calendar and Measurement for Your Digital Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: Last week, I had the pleasure of facilitating two workshops on becoming a Networked Nonprofit: Effective Social Strategy for nonprofits in Santa Barbara hosted by the Fund for Santa Barbara. Become Your Own Publishing Powerhouse with LightBox Collaborative’s 2014 Editorial Calendar guest post by Holly Minch.

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4 practical tips for building relationships with nonprofit funders 

Candid

Why it pays to build relationships with nonprofit funders Grant funding plays a critical role in ensuring the survival and success of many nonprofits. Not to mention, securing these grants can be quite competitive, especially if you’re seeking funding for the very first time.

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5 Places to Find Grants for Your Nonprofit for FREE!

Get Fully Funded

Getting grant funds is REALLY exciting! Conducting research to find grants and funding opportunities is definitely the place to start if you want to be successful at getting grants and separating yourself from the strugglers. Before you start researching, make sure you understand what you need funds for exactly. Determine costs.

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What to do after your grant proposal is rejected 

Candid

Even if you write a perfect grant proposal, it still might not get funded—simply because there is so much competition. Other times, you can have a fantastic grant proposal, but there just isn’t enough funding to go around. Anyone who has sought a grant has probably heard “no” as often—or more often—than they’ve heard “yes.”

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8 Must-Have Tools For Your Fundraising Toolkit

Get Fully Funded

If you want to raise enough money to fully fund your programs, you need to use more than one tool. Detailed activity calendar. A calendar of fundraising activities, including grant deadlines, newsletter send-out dates, and warm touches for donors will get you on the path to raising all the money you need to fully fund your programs.

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Adapting to Changes in Facebook Fundraising Tools: A Guide for Nonprofits

The Modern Nonprofit

With its billions of users, Facebook has been a beacon for nonprofits—especially small ones—looking to spread the word about their cause and raise funds. Moreover, foster a relationship with them through updates, newsletters, and acknowledgment, ensuring they remain connected and loyal to your cause. in a calendar quarter.

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Five Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits That Don’t Work (or Why You Aren’t Raising Enough Money)

Get Fully Funded

They’re excited to get their fledgling organization off the ground, and they need the funds to do it. Sometimes when people are looking for new fundraising ideas for nonprofits, they’re looking for a quick solution to solve their funding problems. Broken Funding Models for Nonprofits Truly, it’s not your fault. Avoid them!).

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