Candid

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

At a recent webinar hosted by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, Jennifer Chheang of The California Endowment (TCE) and Allie VanHeast of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation (KCF) shared how they are using Demographics via Candid in practice to better understand alignment with institutional goals and measure their progress.

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Demographics Lesson Action Data 107

Candid

APRIL 4, 2023

Why it pays to build relationships with nonprofit funders Grant funding plays a critical role in ensuring the survival and success of many nonprofits. Not to mention, securing these grants can be quite competitive, especially if you’re seeking funding for the very first time. However, finding these stakeholders can often be tricky.

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Relationship Build Tips Practice 119

sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Whether it be convincing a board of directors, finding the time and resources, or seeking funds from grantmakers, many foundations face hurdles in creating an advocacy agenda. A great grant proposal is really just exceptional storytelling that matches a need for financial support.”. Stay connected to your ‘Why?’,

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Podcast Advocacy South Carolina Create 84

Blue Fox

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

"Getting actionable financial data for grant writing all comes down to the setup of your financial systems." You know that you need to finish this grant request, but you’re stuck. The narrative is coming along, but your roadblock is the financial justification for the grant. And you’re right.

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Classes Grant Chart Tips 78

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Today’s question comes from a Director of Development who wants advice on what to do when the board thinks their individual fundraising success will depress grants. The future is bright, and our fundraising shows that donors and foundations agree. Or, they don’t want to grow. So help your colleagues by asking away.

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Grant Fund Giving Charity 86

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. In other words, is the nonprofit already thinking about what happens after this grant?

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Proposal Evaluation Grant Measure 30

sgEngage

MAY 13, 2022

In my years as a grantseeker and nonprofit consultant, I’ve waded through dozens of ambiguous foundation websites that make it impossible to know how to get even a foot in the door to be considered for funding. Being upfront in this way will save you from having even more awkward conversations down the road. Don’t lead anyone on.

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Relationship Foundation Grant Fund 83

sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

Those questions can be in an application, in conversations with program officers, or during the deliberation meetings with your board. Simply put, the people who write grant applications may be surprised to discover how difficult it can be for respondents to understand and answer their questions.” Take it out. Streamline your process!

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Question Application Reflection Philanthropy 90

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

I recently had a conversation with a friend and colleague about what I perceive to be a revolution in progress. Grant makers and nonprofit professionals are now talking openly about some very painful (and inter-related) issues in philanthropy, such as. Unicorns Unite: How nonprofits and foundations can build EPIC Partnerships.

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Philanthropy Open Participatory Evaluation 98

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2010

Meyer Memorial Trust is a private foundation in Oregon, USA, that has a pioneering spirit and is always up to something new, different, and meaningful – plus it is quite near to my heart. Meyer Memorial Trust is the largest private foundation in Oregon, established from Fred G. Meyer’s personal estate.

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Oregon Foundation Ideas Award 140

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Today, knowledge work is coming into fashion in foundations and the nonprofit sector. But it is not just a new buzzword, a box to be checked, or even a singular phase in the grant cycle. These are often perceived as disconnected from and less important than grant strategy. Philanthropy loves “new” things. Fast forward to today….

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Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 72

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. Your leadership may set some parameters or fixed criteria around grantmaking goals, grant use, or eligibility.

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Participatory Model Leadership Application 119

Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2021

Have you noticed that when talking about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in fundraising , the conversation frequently mentions the lack of suitable candidates of color? But if you want to diversify your development office, or even just start the conversation, here are a few relatively simple suggestions to consider.

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Develop Pennsylvania Mentoring Newsletter 123

NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

It’s what foundations were created to do. But all too often, foundations, corporate grantmakers, and donors end up unintentionally causing problems instead of helping to solve them. Even with the best intentions, foundations often take actions that oppose the outcomes that both they and their grantees hope to achieve.

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Problem Foundation Causes Time 45

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2012

Note from Beth : This is an ongoing series from the Organizational Effectiveness Program team at the Packard Foundation about developing their program funding strategy in an open way or what has been dubbed “Learning In Public.” Guest Post by the Packard Foundation OE Team.

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Effective Program Work Review 96

Candid

APRIL 15, 2024

Institutional funders are typically organizations with large budgets and long grant cycles, such as government agencies, corporations, and foundations. Assess your readiness to apply for grants You’ll need to assess your capacity before you start the grantseeking process and funder prospecting efforts.

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Grant Strategy Proposal Foundation 59

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2016

For their part, foundations have tuned in well to nonprofits’ focus on being mission-driven. In my experience, two dominant frames are now shared by foundations and nonprofits. The annual reports of foundations celebrate how much money they have spent in a given area. Achievement lets both foundations and nonprofits stand out.

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Language Foundation Proposal Nonprofit 20

Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

A strong fundraising strategic plan starts with a solid foundational case statement. Check your organization’s website, recent RFPs, grant proposals, etc. Use this section as the “elevator pitch” for your fundraising proposal. allows it to stand out in the larger conversation in our issue area?

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Guide Fundraising Nonprofit Template 108

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Your nonprofit’s mission is the foundation of everything you do. Conversely, what would happen to your community without your nonprofit’s presence? They could be helpful in finding new ways to talk about your mission in your fundraising appeals, grant proposals, and more. What Is Your Impact?

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Examples Language Iowa Nonprofit 95

Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

Whether you are new to grants, and re-evaluating how your organization seeks out grant funding, Rachel Werner will go through what you need to know to become more grant ready. We’re here to talk about how to build a better grant strategy in this post-COVID, to the extent that we are post-COVID world. Rachel: Mm-hmm.

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Grant Build Video Strategy 119

BoardAssist

APRIL 21, 2015

Potential Board Members should be treated as well as Foundation Donors. A senior staff or board member of a nonprofit meets a foundation head at a cocktail party. That foundation head says, “I’d love to learn more about your organization…send me a grant proposal by tomorrow at 5.” Imagine this. That’s crazy! .

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Donor Proposal Grant Foundation 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

(The event is sold out, but they are live-streaming it ) They are crowdsourcing questions for the conversation here. The study also found that despite perceptions that nonprofits are not doing enough to demonstrate the progress they are making, foundations do not appear to be making significant efforts to help nonprofits in this area.

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Data Measure Sample Seattle 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2010

Specchio Foundation. Through their conversation on Twitter, Amy recognized the potential for working together. After several weeks, JANJ submitted a proposal to ECS for funding for an inaugural event: the Women’s Future Leadership Forum. They were lucky enough to have Jason Falls help them out.

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Network Reflection Louisville Proposal 94

Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

That’s why more companies are turning to year-round strategies like corporate volunteer grants, matching gifts, fundraising matches, and corporate volunteering. With long-term partnerships, companies will be more receptive to continued funding proposals. Plenty of companies also offer volunteer grants to drive impact even further!

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Trend Examples Giving Ratio 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2009

That's the question that Kari Dunn Saratovsky asks in a post over at the Case Foundation blog , one of many blog posts and tweets about the controversy surrounding how the Chase Bank handled its online contest. The conversation provides a lot of good lessons for companies wanting to embrace selfish giving without cause washing.

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Learning Contest Lesson Philanthropy 100

NonProfit Hub

MARCH 23, 2021

Gemba walks help to see people in action, see their movements, their projects, their goals, their roadblocks and hear their conversations. Connection is essential to truly practice empathy, which is the foundation of the nonprofit sector. I’ve met entrepreneurs who started a foundation from personal experience.

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Nonprofit Voice Problem Professional 60

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2016

For the past few years, I’ve been facilitating a peer learning group with a small cohort of grantees , all community foundations, hosting Giving Days in their communities using the Giving Day Playbook. Community Foundations were thrown into crisis mode as the amount of time the server was down went from minutes into hours.

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America San Antonio Local Philanthropy 50

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 3, 2015

But why should this conversation be so tense? When considering whether to ask your board members to make a financial commitment, consider these scenarios: A notable foundation is willing to make a game-changing grant. The conversation surrounding a required financial commitment should be moot! The Expectation is There.

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Grant Charity Proposal Foundation 28

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2013

If you ask a filmmaker about evaluation, they will often grimace, as visions of foundation bureaucracy float into view. the conversation will likely become purposeful: What can be achieved? Who knows how many dinnertime conversations followed, and how many attitudes shifted? Who are we trying to reach?

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Measure Impact Evaluation Voice 106

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2007

And, I have to prepare some instruction in a completely different context, get organized to visit Sharing Foundation projects, pack T-shirts, AND finish the massives amount of work before I go. While I was on Facebook, I checked out my Razoo votes for speed granting. That in and of itsef is a little mind blowing. I am number 28!

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Jing Screencast SWF Project 50

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Rachel Sacks, MPH will help demystify all five phases of the grants lifecycle: identifying well-aligned prospects, cultivating funder relationships, preparing compelling submissions, maintaining grants through stewarding and reporting, and submitting renewals. We are here to talk about “Demystifying the Grants Lifecycle.”

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Grant Lesson Tips Video 77

The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

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

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Los Angeles Cancer Proposal Model 130

NTEN

OCTOBER 21, 2011

After a short conversation with the eccentric donor, she realized that every donor has a different motivation for giving, and a smart fundraiser should keep in mind the donor’s motivation when asking for a donation. The National Conference on Volunteering and Service is currently accepting session proposals for their 2012 conference.

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Oakland Classroom Chicago Conference 55

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 8, 2016

With recent budget and economic pressures on government funders and private donors, honest conversations are more critical than ever before. Since the Uniform Grant Guidance (2 CFR 200) passed, all federal awards after December 26, 2014 must allow for indirect cost recovery at your federally negotiated indirect cost rate.

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Fund Practice Grant Award 20

Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2017

We have been learning from both front line fundraisers and the organizations that fund them that stating intended outcomes in your pitch conversations and in your grant applications is becoming increasingly important so that funders can clearly see what specific results your organization is driving towards.

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Fundraising Measure Grant Collaboration 26

Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 10, 2007

Maybe it was to look for a job, or buy a futon, or find a "missed connection", but did you know that there is a Craigslist Foundation ? The Foundation also puts on smaller educational events. You can hear Darian, and other Boot Camp speakers on Social Innovation Conversations. You've used Craigslist before, right?

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Los Angeles Sacramento Proposal Chicago 40

Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

I bike to work and at least once every couple of weeks it’s Lindsay having an awesome conversation with somebody that speeds up that commute for me. Really cool conversations, lots of different topics, social justice, criminal justice, I think you talked about last week. . – [Steven] Yeah. – [Lindsay] Yup.

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People Community Video Podcast 81