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Prioritizing authentic connections through trust-based philanthropy 

Candid

We understand this as an approach that reimagines relationships among donors, nonprofits, and communities to rebalance power dynamics and decision making, prioritizing authentic connections and mutual learning. We only ask for the information we need to understand the proposal and then dive deeper via phone calls.

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Essential Grant Writing Tips for Your Nonprofit

The Modern Nonprofit

Read on to see how you can maximize the effectiveness of your grant proposal: 1. The funder’s interests should match well with your organization’s mission, and your proposal should follow the funder’s guidelines. In your proposal, explain how and why your organization fits those guidelines.

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LGBTQ+ advocacy strategies to generate advocates year-round

EveryAction

While there’s often increased attention on issues affecting the community during Pride month, meaningful and lasting change happens when advocacy happens year-round. To illustrate, by the time 2023 Pride began on June 1, there were already over 500 pieces of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation proposed or passed in state legislatures across the country.

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Giving Trends in Kenya: How the Growth of Mobile Payments Are Transforming Community Giving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

As a result, the focus has been writing grant proposals rather than appealing for individual support. However, this type of community giving (known as Harambee in Kiswahili) usually goes towards individuals rather than organisations, common examples include medical bills, funeral costs & weddings. Why is that?

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4 Strategies to Retain Your Nonprofit’s Corporate Sponsor

Achieve

Communicating with your corporate partner shows that you’re invested in your mutual success and want to create the best outcome possible on both ends. Decide with your corporate partner who the designated point people from each of your teams will be as well as the method of communication you’ll use, such as email, phone calls, or a messaging app.

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[VIDEO] Creative Ways People Contribute to Community

Bloomerang

Lindsay Simonds will decode the top five most impactful ways people contribute to communities. By understanding core motivations, intentions, perspectives reflected in this webinar, you will be able to build a stronger case for support, increase the impact you have, and gain strategies for creating and preserving community.

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Net Neutrality Update: The Google/Verizon Proposal

NTEN

(Thanks to the nearly 500 NTEN community members who signed the nonprofit petition!). On August 4, the New York Times broke the bombshell that Verizon and Google were meeting about net neutrality to broker their own proposal. All that data you send and receive on your phone? So what can you do?