sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

You’ve read about participatory grantmaking—and maybe even heard about other organizations using this model to distribute control of their funding strategy and grants decisions to the communities they serve. It is critical for you, foundation leadership, and community participants to be clear who is making which decisions. Is this you?

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NTEN

AUGUST 2, 2010

The 11NTC session proposal submission process is now open! Take a moment to review the guidelines and other fine print Anna's put together. > Submit your 11NTC Session Proposal Ideas. The NTEN Community is full of impressive speakers, thinkers, and doers who will come together for 3 days of sharing and collaboration.

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Proposal Time Case Study NTEN 96

Qgiv

APRIL 2, 2024

Nonprofit grant proposals can be a daunting task for fundraisers, but it’s a key way to help gain more sustainable funding for your organization. From finding the right grants to writing and applying for them, grant proposals require a lot of research and attention to detail! What is a grant proposal?

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 20, 2022

Start by reviewing your bylaws. Make reviewing and updating your bylaws something you do as a matter of routine every three years so you can ensure they’re current. For example: “The organization’s purpose is to fight hunger in our community.”. Just generally describe what your organization does to address a community need. “We

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Government Nonprofit Review Language 122

NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

They often resort to either tasking an ill-equipped staff member or intern to submit a grant proposal when that person has limited experience understanding the grantseeking process. Be sure to feature your mission and vision statements, impact on your community, and contact information.

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Grant Guide Proposal Nonprofit 79

NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

They often resort to either tasking an ill-equipped staff member or intern to submit a grant proposal when that person has limited experience understanding the grantseeking process. Be sure to feature your mission and vision statements, impact on your community, and contact information.

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Grant Guide Proposal Nonprofit 78

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Join online fundraising communities and ask lots of questions and monitor for great ideas. Help edit or review grant proposals and grant reports. Offer to draft, edit, review and improve the acknowledgment emails or letters the organization sends to donors. Facebook , Reddit , LinkedIn , and Twitter have great options.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 5, 2009

Background on this can be reviewed at the Knowledge Ecology International website. Most of this community doesn’t have access to formal education, most of this community doesn’t have access to jobs and most of this community isn’t recognized by larger society as equals. And famines have consequences.

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NTEN

JULY 25, 2011

The session proposal submission process for the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference is now open. Please take a moment to review the guidelines and other fine print Anna's put together. Thanks for being a part of our community! We look forward to reviewing your ideas. We look forward to reviewing your ideas.

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Proposal NTC San Francisco Guidelines 77

Top Nonprofits

JULY 1, 2022

Plus, they both have a strong user support community. After reviewing each platform, you might feel torn on which one is the right system for your nonprofit. Review industry resources such as Double the Donation’s roundup of top nonprofit website design companies or ask other nonprofits for recommendations.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

The BIPOC or LGBTQ communities? Your proposals serve to gain their interest and “buy-in.” Use social media as part of your communications strategy to promote your mission, foster connections, and increase visibility among secured and potential funders. Do you serve K-12 students? Senior citizens? In what zip codes do they live?

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Professional Leadership Develop Proposal 70

sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

Our review discussions became more interesting, and the impact of the entire program was strengthened. Ongoing shifts in the sector, the community, and philanthropy as an industry require that we assess the impact of those changes on our practices. When was the last time your application was given a solid review?

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Question Application Reflection Philanthropy 83

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Here’s my latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review – you can read the post and join the conversation on the SSIR Blog or below. Libraries, whether associated with a school, government, agency or geography, serve a community. Communities As A Model. Libraries can and should be doing the same.

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NTEN

JULY 5, 2013

It''s 14NTC Community Voting Time! Each page displays 20 session proposals. While we''d love it if you could review and vote for all of them, we know you''re busy. folks, so the community voting will count for 33% when we sit down to determine the final agenda. Q: What happens next after community voting is over?

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Look at who they’ve funded in the past by reviewing their IRS Form 990 (you can find these for free on www.Candid.org , formerly GuideStar.org) – this is always a revealing place to start. Also, don’t forget to review the funder’s grant guidelines , eligibility criteria, and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) if they have a website.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

However, nonprofits are guided by a mission- like providing education in under-served areas, supporting research to find cures to diseases, creating community among a specific group of people, and more. Others receive grant funding from governmental agencies, private foundations, and community funds. Many receive a combination of both.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

For instance, I wrote a paper for my Ethics in Nonprofits class that explored whether nonprofit theatres should pay actors more or use their resources to prioritize their communities. You can review nonprofits’ tax returns on GuideStar to find out more about their budgets, expenses, and how much top salaried employees are paid.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

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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People Community Video Podcast 76

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

The term “collective impact” has been used to describe community collaborations or alignments of local organizations that want to improve a local system.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Set criteria for contacts, proposals, planning, and forecasting. For example, you may want to measure total visits, the number of proposals submitted, the dollars raised, and first-time or qualification visits. Schedule regular meetings to review data points with your officers to build accountability.

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Classy

JULY 5, 2021

However, corporations also receive many requests for support from nonprofits, so it can be more difficult to make your proposal stand out, especially if you’re a smaller organization with less audience reach. Download the Guide to Pitching Corporate Sponsors. Small Business. Influencer.

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Donation Influence Local Nonprofit 108

Candid

MAY 31, 2023

Perfect Phrases for Writing Grant Proposals and Perfect Phrases for Fundraising by Beverly Browning. Check out these selections that promise to spark your imagination: Invitation to Impact: Lighting the Path to Community Transformation by Wendy H. Read this Philanthropy News Digest book review.)

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Free eBook Chad Nonprofit 105

Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

In recent years, the international humanitarian community has responded with a number of data protection guidance documents, such as those from USAID , ICRC , OCHA , and the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. Review Sessions to monitor access and remove if needed. Step One: Understanding Your Use Case’s Purpose and Threat Model.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2013

You’ve spent hours developing a workshop proposal, hoping it would be accepted and then working hard to make sure the actual session lived up to your original vision in the proposal. Now through November 8, we invite anyone who’s interested to submit a proposal to present a workshop at the Conference. Use a catchy title.

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Conference Service Volunteer Proposal 97

NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2011

Session proposals for the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference are due Friday, August 12. If you haven't submitted a proposal already, we hope you will. Every year, we receive a lot of great proposals from vendors and consultants who work with nonprofits – and we love to get those, so keep them coming! –

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San Francisco NTC Proposal Case Study 89

Neon CRM

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Finding Corporate Sponsorships for Your Nonprofit When seeking out a corporation to sponsor your nonprofit, you should look to smaller, local businesses that can provide community connections in addition to sponsorship funds. Be clear about what you do and how a corporate sponsorship can make an impact in your community.

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Tips Sponsor Nonprofit Relationship 52

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Review your initial list and ask yourself if any of your current supporters might be able to donate these types of items to your auction. Board members often have deep roots in the community and might be able to donate auction items themselves or ask their connections to donate. . Consider your current supporters. Board Members.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 14, 2022

Website review. Develop a request for proposal. A request for proposal (RFP) is a document that communicates your current needs and your expectations from your consultant. After you receive a response from each consultant, begin reviewing their proposals. Determine problem areas.

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Consultant Web Proposal Nonprofit 52

Greater Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

The key is to create a program that will energize the attendees and encourage a sense of community along with a desire to contribute funding. Set up a chatroom on your website or through a “messenger” feature on your most active social networks for your community to be able to connect with each other.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 20, 2013

"We hope that free Wi-Fi will be a resource that the city and other local groups will be able to use in their efforts to bridge the digital divide and make their community stronger," said Veronica Bell, a senior manager for public policy and government relations at Google, in a statement. Powering Communities with Tech.

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Twenty Hats

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Mary Ann Schmook, a 55+ Volunteer Leadership Program participant, presents her project proposal to classmates. We educated the volunteers about community challenges, provided them with project planning and leadership development training, and then asked the volunteers to come up with solutions to those challenges. The result?

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 24, 2021

Grantors can often be long-term relationships that have lasting impacts on organizations and the communities they serve. This includes the organization’s Internal Revenue Service (IRS) determination letter, list of current board members, and the proposed project’s budget. So, you want to start applying for grants?

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Grant Fund Proposal Exercise 48

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Start Your Grant Proposal with a Story. So, why would we not want to use this powerful communication tool when writing grant proposals? When I began writing proposals, storytelling was the only way I knew to convey the problems my organization faced and what we were doing to overcome those problems. Some Winning Stories.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 21, 2023

I started The Sponsorship Catalyst LLC to help close the knowledge gap for already underfunded nonprofits that often served marginalized communities. As a funder, I have reviewed hundreds of sponsorship pitch decks, negotiated, made fund allocation decisions, executed brand activations, and more. Bring awareness to your organization.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 26, 2013

This is part two of Carolyn Owen''s series on gathering and using data for grant proposals. So how do you intertwine data in the proposal so that it supports and amplifies your cause rather than obfuscate it? As local as possible, relating to the community, city or state where your program is located. proposing?

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NTEN

MAY 18, 2015

It's that time again to start the process of gathering session proposals from the NTEN Community to help inform the program for the 2016 Nonprofit Technology Conference (16NTC) in San Jose, California on March 23-25. We look forward to their contributions and insights throughout this process.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 11, 2011

My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review opinion blog is up – you can read the post and join the discussion on SSIR , or read the full post below. —– Have you thought about running a contest or crowdsourcing ideas for your organization or community group?

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