Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

. “Innovating at the speed of communities&# is a big goal, but something organizations and civic institutions can learn a lot from as a model. Communities As A Model. Instead of grant deliverables or profit, passion and impact are the bottom line motivators for change. Photo credit: Flickr Rhys’s Piece Is ).

Community 167

Community Library Model Adopt 167

The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Maybe you need to create an appeal for an email campaign, a proposal, or a new set of thank you letters and you’re at your desk just wishing that coherent sentences would magically start appearing? I have used it to help me write appeals, emails, thank you letters, and draft some 1 and 2-page proposals. Fundwriter.ai Fundwriter.ai

Los Angeles 130

Los Angeles Cancer Proposal Model 130

Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

Whether you are new to grants, and re-evaluating how your organization seeks out grant funding, Rachel Werner will go through what you need to know to become more grant ready. We’re here to talk about how to build a better grant strategy in this post-COVID, to the extent that we are post-COVID world. Rachel: Mm-hmm.

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Grant Build Video Strategy 114

Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

But, are proposal based approaches good for finding people who are going to start new things? We do this through scouting and in the weekends as they are high pressure and fund and collaborative so you can really, really see how people work. From grants to venturing. Fundraise, grant, spend – it’s not efficient.

Social 105

Social Grant Fund Model 105

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2016

If you give us a logic model or a theory of change format, we work hard to not only embrace your words but to put them in the right rows and columns. 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.

Language 20

Language Foundation Proposal Nonprofit 20

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Chapter 3 is a discussion on Peer production – it talks about how it is that people have come together to collaboratively create software and content – basically, knowledge production. He spends a fair bit of time talking about the Wikipedia model, and how, basically, amazing it is. I found it through Beth’s Blog.

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Chapter Network Open Source Wikipedia 100

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Rachel Sacks, MPH will help demystify all five phases of the grants lifecycle: identifying well-aligned prospects, cultivating funder relationships, preparing compelling submissions, maintaining grants through stewarding and reporting, and submitting renewals. We are here to talk about “Demystifying the Grants Lifecycle.”

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Grant Lesson Tips Video 75

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2016

Think about how you feel when you have spent five hours writing a grant proposal only to have your computer crash and completely destroy your document. And finally, who will take responsibility and how will our sectors debrief with an eye towards prevention of such failures and potential reinvention of the model?”

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America San Antonio Local Philanthropy 50

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

The following organizations currently offer grant and funding opportunities for women and/or accept letters of inquiry or proposals. Amber Grant Foundation. Amber Grant Foundation. Historically for female entrepreneurs, the Amber Grant can now be awarded to female-led nonprofit organizations with vision and passion.

Empowerment 81

Empowerment Grant Fund Resource 81

Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

The following organizations currently offer grant and funding opportunities for women and/or accept letters of inquiry or proposals. Amber Grant Foundation. Amber Grant Foundation. Historically for female entrepreneurs, the Amber Grant can now be awarded to female-led nonprofit organizations with vision and passion.

Empowerment 104

Empowerment Grant Fund Resource 104

Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

Weave in stories that are connected to the podcast and I’m going to share some model language for you. . So here’s a model for how you can establish common ground. . But her business model is all about generosity, all about offering. Adam Grant, his book is right next to me. .

People 77

People Community Video Podcast 77

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 22, 2021

will focus on donor cultivation, an essential step to getting the grant. We are here to talk about how to get more grants, specifically through donor cultivation. You can even do grant tracking, which we love as well. Her initials may be MBP, but to me, she’s the MVP of grants. Margit Brazda Poirier, GPC, M.S.

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Grant Video Donor Foundation 98

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

That word change supports co-design, it encourages collaboration, and it ensures engagement. There are a few core elements of the way communities work that we can learn from as a model for innovation as well. Instead of grant deliverables or profit, passion and impact are the bottom line motivators for change. Principles.

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Library Model Adopt Community 241

EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. Grant Managers Network Annual Conference. Grant Managers Network Annual Conference. Grant Managers Network / New Orleans, LA / Less than $800. Grants / #GMN2016 / @grantsmanagers.

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Calendar Conference San Diego DC 177

Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2011

The project arose from a grant announcement from MetLife Foundation around community engagement and outreach. There hasn’t been a history of collaboration between the museum and the film center and we wanted the chance to partner more deeply, and build a platform where we could continue to do so. The proposal to Metlife was all video.

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Story Interview Museum Audio 53

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

And that might involve collaboration, saying, “We acknowledge that there are others in the community that do this better or more effectively. Robin’s asking, “Writing a grant, how can you report impact and add measures to success with looking for funding for a pilot program?” Grant proposals.

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Report Measure Impact Process 79

Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

Because those communications people need to really collaborate well with their colleagues in the development team and the programs team, you know, throughout your organization. Could you do it better by doing a list swap with another organization or doing social media or, you know, using some Google grant money to reach a target audience?

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Build Video New York City Communication 121

Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

What does it mean to be a leader working for social change, as a community organizer, where the emphasis is on collaboration, to build upon the natural skills and talents already present within the community and to share power? In other words, describe leadership models that support social change organizing.

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Podcast Impact Create Green 40

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

What happens when a formal art museum invites a group of collaborative, participatory artists to be in residence for a year? This issue is highlighted in the Giant Hand project at the Hammer, in which Machine Project artists and collaborators created a Monty Python-esque, oversized hand to help visitors navigate the museum.

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Artist Museum Project Public 39

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 11, 2011

Part of me wonders whether the organization was actually built to "sustain" anything (it may have been a deliberately unsustainable business model). These managers, directors, and leaders spend their time encouraging internal collaboration rather than furthering their own pet projects. and they go home for dinner.

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Discussion Minnesota Phoenix Structure 39

Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The memorandum outlined the three pillars of open government thereby narrowing the discussion to transparency, participation, and collaboration. Advancing students would be granted a paid summer internship at the Department of State ensuring that the reward is linked to both their educational and professional development.

Ideas 47

Ideas Share Disaster Government 47

Non Profit Quarterly

MAY 3, 2022

They generally have several core functions that work well: collecting, reviewing, and revising ideas and proposals; voting on proposals; and reporting outcomes. At FundAction , a European community of activists has used one such platform to make decisions about funding priorities and grants.

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Online Participatory Proposal Platform 98

Connection Cafe

JUNE 29, 2020

The practice of funding has traditionally been lopsided in favor of those doing the granting. Once submitted, the application is scrutinized and debated across the organization –often requiring time consuming revisions of the proposal. Other funders are exploring the idea of standardized grant applications.

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Change Proposal Grant Application 49