Definition, Phase and Proposal - Nonprofit Technology

The Beginner’s Guide to Running Your First Capital Campaign

Get Fully Funded

JULY 9, 2023

This is definitely NOT a “build it and they will come” activity, meaning just because you post a Facebook fundraiser asking for $750,000 that you’ll get it. The Two Phases of a Capital Campaign You will be asking folks for a lot of money and support for this project, and it comes in two phases: the quiet phase and the public phase.

Campaign

Campaign Phase Guide Gift

The FCC and Accessibility

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 5, 2010

Here are my comments on the big picture and a couple of their proposals. Specific comments on the proposed Clearinghouse. Specific comments on the proposed Chairman’s Awards. It’s not clear that money awards would be an important driver of this Phase: the gift of attention to the issue would be the main payoff.

Accessibility

Accessibility Award Proposal Phase

Our EveryAction Hero: Reproductive Health Access Project

Everyaction

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

The 2016 election definitely threw us for a loop. It allows us to stay on top of each phase of the proposal we’re working on. You’re no stranger to the intense political climate surrounding reproductive rights. I imagine it has affected your organization to some degree, so what has been the reaction?

Accessibility

Accessibility Project Advocacy Grant

The Nonprofit Fundraising Strategic Plan Guide

Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

Check your organization’s website, recent RFPs, grant proposals, etc. Use this section as the “elevator pitch” for your fundraising proposal. This is definitely an “ask” worth making! The critical next step in this initial planning phase is to determine the assets your organization has at its disposal.

Guide

Guide Fundraising Nonprofit Template

Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

But it is not just a new buzzword, a box to be checked, or even a singular phase in the grant cycle. When I proposed the concept of “datamaking,” I was seeking to bring as many aspects of the organization together as possible. Philanthropy loves “new” things.

Knowledge

Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work

An Interview with BWF on the Value of the RFP Process

Cloud 4 Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Request for proposals, or RFPs, help define projects, set expectations, and ensure the right clients and/or vendors are selected to help businesses grow effectively and efficiently. When does the planning phase end? This staffing solution can range from full-time to part-time staff augmentation. .

Process

Process Interview Phase Map

Be A Citizen Reviewer for New Foundation Effort

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2007

Dear Friends: The Case Foundation is looking for external reviewers to assist with the first phase of a pilot grantmaking program that encourages citizen-centered civic participation. Speaking experiments and philanthropy, Lucy's post on Philanthropy 2173 the other day about Virtual Philanthropy Simulations is definitely worth a read.

Review

Review Foundation Philanthropy Blended

Nonprofit Consulting Firms: 26 Leaders in Their Spaces

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Create a request for proposal (RFP). Review their proposals. Develop a basic scoring system for each key stakeholder to use when reviewing and ranking each proposal. Your finances are one area of your operations where you definitely don’t want to leave things up to chance. Capital campaigns based on four primary phases.

Consultant

Consultant Nonprofit Strategy Philanthropy

[VIDEO] Demystifying the Grants Lifecycle: Grant Seeking Lessons and Pro-tips from the Field

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. So definitely knows what she’s talking about. It sounds cooler anyway.

Grant

Grant Lesson Tips Video

[VIDEO] Building a Better Grants Strategy Post-COVID

Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

So definitely, that’s been top of mind and something that I’ve seen quite frequently. . And I want you to think about this because in each of these different phases, there’s different components required. So if you are a smaller organization, you might not need to have 100k proposal in the pipeline.

Grant

Grant Build Video Strategy

Bay Localize & Green Roofs: An Interview with Ingrid Severson

Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 12, 2006

That's pretty much the last phase of the project, working on a policy level to create incentives, financial incentives, tax credits, things like, that would help people to implement these rooftop systems. It just so happend that Bay Localize was a good vehicle to propose this project, and so that's how it happened.

Green

Green Local Interview Oakland

5 Ways Nonprofit Facebook Messenger Bots Can Deliver Impact

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2017

A bot like this could be implemented on any of the bot building platforms , but you’d definitely need to have the content assets, stories, and spend a little time designing the decision-tree. Nonprofit adoption of bots is in the early adopter phase although we are well into the next technology disruption: automation. Conclusion.

South Africa

South Africa Facebook Impact Africa

What Makes an IT Project Successful? Nonprofit Edition

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2013

But as many of us have found out the hard way, on-time and on-budget projects do not necessarily mean a new system will realize proposed goals and yield expected value…or that users will even adopt the system as desired. Or, projects halt altogether when parties disagree and there is no way to make a definitive decision on a key issue.

Project

Project Articulate Nonprofit Adopt

Nonprofit Feasibility Studies: 6 Game-Changing Best Practices

Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2017

To learn if your donors will be interested in supporting your proposed campaign. Learn more about each phase in the feasibility study process with Double the Donation’s step-by-step guide ! However, another purpose of a feasibility study to determine whether or not your nonprofit should move forward with your proposed project.

Studies

Studies Practice Game Change

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