Connection Cafe

MARCH 20, 2017

Ensuring that your foundation makes impactful grants to the right nonprofit partners starts with a thorough proposal evaluation. A proposal should include more than just the organization’s mission statement and program description. Detailed Budget: Does the proposal include a detailed line-item budget?

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Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

Your team may be grappling with questions like, “How do we transform words on the page into reality?” With that, here are three starting points for activating DEI in your organization: Provide the tools Normalize feedback Evaluate and Reevaluate 1. The most important skill in this work is how to self-manage during these conversations.

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Bloomerang

JULY 28, 2021

This will help you discern what you really need in a consultant, how you will evaluate their suitability up front, and how you will hold them and yourself accountable throughout the project. Consultant role – Are we looking for someone to advise, analyze, diagnose, propose solutions, implement solutions, or something else?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Prior to soliciting proposals from vendors in a formal request for proposals (RFP), you can have informal conversations with them in a request for information or RFI process where you articulate your needs and invite them to provide feedback and express interest in your project. Step 5: Finalize a Budget and Timeline.

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Candid

JANUARY 24, 2023

The experiment: taking a big swing at short-form video for social media Candid’s communications and brand awareness team proposed creating 22 social media videos that were under 90 seconds in duration over a three-month period, with the caveat that staff would not be overly burdened by the tasks involved.

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M+R

JUNE 18, 2024

Google and many advertising platforms propose that we replace this identifier (cookies) with alternatives based on first-party data (like email, name, or phone number). However, it raises a lot of questions around privacy: is giving your supporters’ email addresses to Google actually good stewardship of their data?

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The goal of the Request for Proposal (RFP) is to present your development project (or any project, really) in the context of your organization and larger goals. Quick pre-RFP conversations are very helpful for getting better quality proposals. Filter out the junk and only share the top proposals with the team.

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sgEngage

JULY 31, 2024

You can’t start the conversation with someone capable of making that kind of commitment with a brochure. As one multibillionaire said recently in a confidential interview, “If they want my support, they need to bring me problems, not proposals.” You can’t wow a venture philanthropist into making an investment of that magnitude.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 24, 2021

Some foundations have open RFIs (Request for Information), open LOIs (Letter of Inquiry), RFPs (Request for Proposal) and others have open calls for applications around a campaign. Here are 13 tips for writing a grant proposal: Keep the narrative on how the world or community will be different as a result of the work.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 21, 2023

Develop Your RFP Once you know the scope of your project, you can begin developing a request for proposal (RFP). An RFP is a document you will share with consultants that provides details about your project and requests a proposal for how they would go about completing that project.

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Bloomerang

MAY 8, 2021

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who needs advice on how to deal with a potential legacy gift that has conditions attached. . Have a question for our Fundraising Coach? Please submit your question here.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

We’ll finish with 10 minutes to evaluate the brainstorming session, get clarity on points of agreement and disagreement, and discuss next steps. Ask if anyone has any questions. If it’s a significant other , maybe you’re excited they might be about to propose something helpful. Now… you’re ready to begin! Well, almost.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 18, 2021

A feasibility study when a third party gathers feedback to evaluate the viability of the fundraising goal and then recommends a path forward. These conversations are an opportunity to ask for something often overlooked in donor relationship building— advice. Talk about the need you see and your plans for addressing it.

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Bloomerang

MAY 8, 2021

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who needs advice on how to deal with a potential legacy gift that has conditions attached. . Have a question for our Fundraising Coach? Please submit your question here.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Essence of knowledge After more than two decades in the knowledge field—located at various times in community program evaluation, academia and philanthropy—I have come to the conclusion that our biggest problem in maximizing knowledge work is that we too often conflate knowledge with learning. Information is all around us. Data is a decision.

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Media Cause

JUNE 29, 2024

AI Tools for Customer Service and HR Zendesk AI – Zendesk offers AI-powered customer service solutions, including chatbots and automated ticketing systems to handle common questions and support requests. Ada – This AI-powered chatbot automates customer service interactions by providing instant responses to common questions.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 18, 2021

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who wants advice on ways to stay in touch with potential donors who have major donor potential. . I’ve had several conversations with him, and he says I can stay in touch.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Note from Beth: How often have those of worked in nonprofits asked the question or been asked the question by funders, “What’s the impact?” ” And that’s a difficult question to answer – whether it is your social or network strategy or a work of art.

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Everyaction

MAY 2, 2018

Convincing your board to invest in something new, however, can be another question altogether, and t his is especially true for fundraising and technology related issues, where in-depth knowledge may be required to truly understand the important details. Ditch the tech lingo. Frame it as part of your strategic plan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

” The four of us didn’t propose to do this panel together but since our initials proposals were all on the topic of “training” they were merged together. This took an extensive amount of planning and design on our part, an estimated 30 hours. We were also accommodating a remote audience as well.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Two Signs Your Mission Statement Needs to Be Updated Experts recommend re-evaluating your mission statement every three years. If you answer yes to any of the following questions, you’re likely due for a rewrite. Conversely, what would happen to your community without your nonprofit’s presence? Do you offer any new programs?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2012

We have set up a Web site, [link] , to share information and conversation about the ongoing review. Here is a partial list of what we’ve completed as part of this review: Program evaluation based on a sample of 169 OE grants closed in 2007-2009, conducted by TCC Group (2011).

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Whole Whale

MAY 24, 2023

Used in the wrong way, AI toys will suck people into productivity holes of asking never-ending ‘what if’ questions. Welcome: AI 2-Minute Rule As a starting point, assume what takes you 2 hours can take AI 2 minutes , consider this when evaluating tasks. Wait, when is this AI going to start saving me time?

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Classy

APRIL 22, 2021

Through research and many conversations, we solidified Classy’s sustainability charter and corporate commitments. . Evaluate existing company incentives and their environmental implications. Propose new incentives: In progress. Classy’s Sustainability Commitments .

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Organizations should critically review proposed data collection and ensure that the intended benefits and impact justify the risks of data collection in the first place. This may be done through a formal Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) or other mechanism. The real world is simply far too complex for that!

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2015

While there are always lessons to be learned as we gather feedback—through evaluations, emails, and conversations with members of the Community (yup, we really do read them all)—we wanted to take a moment to share some of the highlights.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2009

Jason Falls shares in a post about measuring engagement, " The problem with trying to determine ROI for social media is you are trying to put numeric quantities around human interactions and conversations, which are not quantifiable.". And, as stubborn as it sounds Mr. CEO, you don’t get money out of a conversation.". Do you agree?

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DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Are you ready to evaluate the success of your major gifts program? But, to be honest, carefully tracking and evaluating each and every point would be more stress than it’s worth! These gifts require impactful, one-on-one conversations between your team and prospects. 3 Tips to Track Major Gift Metrics More Effectively.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

But most importantly, please feel free to send in any chats or questions or comments along the way. We’ve got an awesome expert here that’ll answer as many questions as we can before the 2:00 hour. Really cool conversations, lots of different topics, social justice, criminal justice, I think you talked about last week. .

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Forum One

JUNE 18, 2009

A couple of weeks ago a group of Seattle global health data experts met at the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute to continue a conversation we started earlier this year on global health data. how do you evaluate the health significance of "one glass of rice wine per day" in China vs. Japan?).

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See3

JANUARY 30, 2008

I had a conversation today with a major Jewish Federation about technology change. He writes: To put it plainly, most Jews do not see the added value in being part of the Jewish People – and therefore would be hard-pressed to answer the question, “Why are you Jewish?” I too was thinking of it when reading these proposals.

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Candid

APRIL 15, 2024

To receive a grant, you’re typically required to submit a proposal, progress reports, and a final narrative and financial report. Depending on the funder or type of grant, you may have to conduct program evaluations and/or more complex financial reporting. Leverage the relationships you already have.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

Proposed solutions: To address these challenges, L&D professionals must: Adopt a more flexible and learner-centric approach to designing and delivering training programs. Proposed solutions: Designing intuitive, streamlined, and user-friendly interfaces that are easy to navigate and understand.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 16, 2023

Calculating an indirect cost rate and applying it to direct program costs can help organizations identify where they may need to raise additional funding, cut costs, or include more right-sized requests in grant proposals. Indirect Costs Help Quickly Estimate Proposed Program Costs. Begin Your Indirect Cost Conversations Today.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Below, I’ve shared my keynote remarks and slides and I hope you’ll share your ideas and further the conversation in the comments. From listening, to creating to evaluating and then back to the listening again so that you can modify and then evaluate, and so on. Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 24, 2021

Instead of going back to your stale fundraising strategies, use this checklist to evaluate your fundraising and take the opportunity to rethink how your organization moves forward. Evaluate all fundraising activities to understand which are profitable or outdated. Use proposals as a planning tool.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 16, 2023

Calculating an indirect cost rate and applying it to direct program costs can help organizations identify where they may need to raise additional funding, cut costs, or include more right-sized requests in grant proposals. Whenever an organization can, it should include indirect costs in grant budgets.

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