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Prioritizing authentic connections through trust-based philanthropy 

Candid

Importantly, TBP also acknowledges that funders do not inherently have more expertise or knowledge than grantees do, and that we can only achieve sustainable impact if we work together as equal partners. We only ask for the information we need to understand the proposal and then dive deeper via phone calls.

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Conservation Planners Use Benetech's Miradi Software to Help Save Reefs in Guam

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Elaina Todd, an environmental planner who develops social marketing campaigns with the nonprofit conservation group Rare, is profiled in our most recent case study for Benetech’s Miradi software. Miradi, is used by nature conservation practitioners around the world to design, manage, monitor and learn from their projects.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Arts & Culture

Bloomerang

The Ford Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals or inquiries; however, they do have a year-round open funding opportunity in the arts, specifically for documentary filmmakers. Daniel & Pamella DeVos Foundation. Albuquerque Community Foundation. The Ahmanson Foundation. RedLine Contemporary Art Center. Ford Foundation.

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Supporting a Nonprofit Business Plan: A Leader’s Guide to Guiding Your Board

Neon CRM

As an example, assume you run an environmental nonprofit whose mission statement says the following; Our mission is to preserve and restore the natural environment for present and future generations by promoting sustainable practices, advocating for conservation policies, and fostering environmental awareness and education.

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Science Technology and Society Forum in Kyoto

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Dan Goldin (former head of NASA) and Charlie Kennel (former head of the Scripps Institiute of Oceanography) pulled together a proposal for what they call "Knowledge Action Networks," to help local community get access to data about how climate change was likely to affect their communities.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Arts & Culture

Kindful

The Ford Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals or inquiries; however, they do have a year-round open funding opportunity in the arts, specifically for documentary filmmakers. Daniel & Pamella DeVos Foundation. Albuquerque Community Foundation. The Ahmanson Foundation. RedLine Contemporary Art Center. Ford Foundation.

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Fundwriter.ai 101 – Can A Robot Write Better Than You?

The Fundraising Authority

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