Whole Whale

APRIL 13, 2022

The goal of the Request for Proposal (RFP) is to present a project in the context of the organization and its goals so that great vendors can submit the best possible proposals. Once you have written this proposal it is time to find great vendors to send you bids. Questions to ask a potential vendor (PDF). Check this out.

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Candid

APRIL 2, 2024

Raise your visibility online and beyond Effective fundraising requires more than providing meaningful programming and presenting a well-written grant proposal. Often, new and creative ways of explaining your nonprofit’s programming and its relevance to the community will be surfaced in these conversations.

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VQ Strategies

MAY 17, 2023

Driven by the power of volunteer energy and grounded in comprehensive research, the Initiative for Strategic Volunteer Engagement launched to answer this exact question. Just today, the Initiative has released Activating the Power of Strategic Volunteer Engagement for a Better World: A Conversation Starter for Funders and Nonprofit Leaders.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

It involves thorough research to align your organization’s mission with the right funding opportunities, ensuring that your proposals resonate with potential funders’ goals and criteria. The tune of your proposal should sing out clearly, highlighting how your mission aligns with the funder’s goals. And what’s more?

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sgEngage

MARCH 12, 2024

While this scenario represents a best practice for major donor portfolios, there is no one answer to the question of when to disqualify a prospect. 5 Key Qualification Questions Before we take a drive down Disqualification Road, let’s identify what it means for a prospect to be truly qualified.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 8, 2021

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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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

Ask probing questions, consider a variety of opinions, including ideas that may be unpopular, and insist on objective analysis. Welcome every proposal. We’ve tried to compensate for the lack of coffee machine/breakroom conversations in several ways. Set the example by modeling the behavior you would like to see.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Submitting a foundation proposal is straightforward. You can generally discern the foundation priorities doing online research; if not, you can call foundation personnel and have a conversation to assess how you fit. BOTTOM LINE 1.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 9, 2009

#4Change is a monthly Twitter-based conversation about how social media is helping to create change , and you can see it via the hashtag #4Change. However these conversations are less international and therefore less effective than they could be. How can you follow along or join the conversation? When: 5 - 7 pm US Eastern Time.

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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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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 9, 2016

This means every proposal or appeal you write has a lot of competition. The good part is, there are a few things you can do to make sure your proposal stands out from the pack. Before you even start your proposal, do some research on the potential investor. Tailor your language based on the answers to these questions.

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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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Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

Your team may be grappling with questions like, “How do we transform words on the page into reality?” Provide the tools Offer folks training to increase their skills so they can hold conversations about DEI. The most important skill in this work is how to self-manage during these conversations.

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2023

With the ability to continuously learn and adapt to new information, ChatGPT can remember past conversations and constantly iterate based on user prompts. Due to the vast amount of data that goes into training and optimizing ChatGPT, the AI-enabled tool can summarize ideas and answer questions with general accuracy.

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Bloomerang

JULY 28, 2021

By partnering with a skilled practitioner who understands your needs and is familiar with the field, the proposal you ultimately create has a greater chance of success. Consultant role – Are we looking for someone to advise, analyze, diagnose, propose solutions, implement solutions, or something else? Interview questions.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Ask if anyone has any questions. If it’s a significant other , maybe you’re excited they might be about to propose something helpful. If it’s your boss , maybe you’re filled with dread that they might be about to propose something that means extra work or something for which you don’t have the inclination or skills. Or even fun!

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 20, 2013

Although I do not claim to be an expert, I am happy to share what I’ve learned in more than a decade of mining the Internet for information to support grant proposals. you are proposing is effective in solving the problem? Conversely, does it confirm the problem you are addressing is a problem? Question: “What makes you happy?”.

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Candid

APRIL 4, 2023

One of the best ways to get your proposals on top of the pile is familiarizing funders with your nonprofit and mission. 4 actionable tips for growing your nonprofit funder network Now, it’s time to get the conversation started. Ask interesting questions or give thoughtful feedback on funders’ posts.

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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? Which leads us to #5….

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 4, 2023

A holistic provider may ask more probing questions than a traditional doctor. When you start with a pain point, you have a different conversation. A more meaningful conversation. Nine out of ten times a senior leader can quickly engage in a full conversation with these simple prompts.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Submitting a foundation proposal is straightforward. You can generally discern the foundation priorities doing online research; if not, you can call foundation personnel and have a conversation to assess how you fit. BOTTOM LINE 1.

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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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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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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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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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Top Nonprofits

JULY 1, 2022

Website conversion optimization. Submit a request for proposal (RFP). Review plans and get your questions answered. After sending your RFP to your top options, you’ll receive their proposed plans for guiding your website design project. Custom plugin, module, or theme creation. Third-party/custom integrations.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 18, 2021

These conversations are an opportunity to ask for something often overlooked in donor relationship building— advice. Pre-feasibility conversations are a great way to begin building a pipeline of campaign volunteers. It’s not possible or wise to act on every piece of feedback shared in pre-feasibility conversations.

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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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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Once we embrace knowledge work, not as a technical task but as social construction, we then start to ask exciting questions about relationships, purpose, and movement. When I proposed the concept of “datamaking,” I was seeking to bring as many aspects of the organization together as possible. Information is all around us.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 3, 2021

I was reminded of this recently, at the first evening of the online course in Grant Proposal Writing: Our fifteen working adult students logged in to Zoom and were welcomed into our shared virtual classroom. Participants can respond to questions and add their thoughts and we can see each other’s faces. And then ask more!).

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., 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. Have a question for our Fundraising Coach? Please submit your question here.

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2023

Maybe your organization even uses some early AI for administrative tasks, like a chatbot for questions. AI could certainly be used by applicants to fill out parts of the required forms, such as program summaries, leaving the questions that would need a human touch to finalize.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

Get the conversation started in an event chatroom. Most event planners are familiar with chatrooms and see the value in making them a part of their virtual gala, but why not take it a step further and let the conversation begin even before the start of the event? Shine a light on star talent. Encouraging connections on social networks.

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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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Forum One

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The Turing Test, proposed by Alan Turning in 1950, said that a computer would exhibit intelligence if it could hold a conversation with a person, in writing, and the person wouldn’t know they were chatting with a computer. With the advent of ChatGPT and GPT4, AI can now pass the Turing Test with ease.

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Candid

MAY 31, 2023

Perfect Phrases for Writing Grant Proposals and Perfect Phrases for Fundraising by Beverly Browning. Tough Conversations. If you have additional questions or want assistance navigating Candid’s educational resources , reach out to our team of online librarians at onlinelibrarian@candid.org or via chat during business hours.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

They might, for example, review synopses of eligible proposals and rank them, or vote to prioritize strategic issues or geographies. Meetings with participants, staff or donors, to talk through strategic questions, or grantmaking rules and regulations. Methods of participation that are easy, meaningful, and joyful.

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