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Improving Student Communications in Your Scholarship Process

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Communicating with students is a key part of the scholarship process. Yet in a Blackbaud survey, only 50% of institutions felt like their communications to students were streamlined efficiently. Below are a few tips on how to streamline communication with students for efficiency and engagement.

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Navigating the nonprofit RFP process

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She asked for some advice around her (bumpy) request for proposals (RFP) process at her nonprofit. Her board had approved the budget for a new CRM and asked her to follow this process to find the right software. I thought we’d be done with the selection process in a month, but it’s month four with no end in sight.

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How to Streamline Your Grant Management Process with Technology

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You want applications from organizations that align to your mission, but the frequency of the requests can easily bog down your processes if you aren’t careful. To avoid overwhelming your team, standardize how you receive and process grant applications at your organization. Will several teams review the requests? How long is it?

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Grow the Human Skills: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication

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Accountants Content moderators Legal Assistants Proofreaders Entry-level stock traders Transcribers Graphic designers, where creativity isn’t a priority Customer service representatives Soldiers Writers, where quantity is a greater concern than quality I reviewed several of these lists. I’m not sure communication is the priority it should be.

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10 Considerations for Creating a Budgeting Process

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That includes both the budget and the process for creating it. In addition to reviewing and updating your nonprofit operating budget each year, your financial team should also regularly evaluate your process for creating that document. What Does a Nonprofit Budgeting Process Include?

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The Top 9 Nonprofit Credit Card Processing Solutions

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Nonprofit credit card processing solutions are tools nonprofit organizations use to complete credit and debit card transactions securely and quickly. Leveraging a secure payment solution throughout the donation process strengthens donor trust and allows them to use a convenient payment method. per transaction. per transaction.

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10 Tips for Better Grant Management Processes

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Whether you are thinking about applying for your first grant or your organization manages several grants each year, it’s important to have clear processes to meet those mandates and avoid straying outside your mission. Clearly communicate to staff the objectives of the grant and why you applied for it. Communicate outcomes.

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