sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Today, knowledge work is coming into fashion in foundations and the nonprofit sector. Professionals tasked with a knowledge role often organize what feels like chaos—to create structure and focus attention on the most important information. Philanthropy loves “new” things. Whether knowledge is spoken or not, it is public.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2022

It starts with a six-week period to gather session proposals from the community, followed by two weeks of voting — which just started this week! Who you speak to and how you structure your research has a big impact on the findings you gather and insights you can take action on. Rethinking Your Digital Ecosystem from the Ground Up.

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Blue Fox

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

If you are a nonprofit executive director or a development professional who’s tasked with writing grant proposals, you’ve probably thought to yourself: there must be a better way. Grant writing is stressful enough without the added burden of working with bad (or at least useless) financial data. And you’re right.

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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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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 2, 2021

Experts are not sure when it will be safe to hold large gatherings again, which hinders nonprofits that rely on an events-based structure to generate donations. It is best to take the time to plan and evaluate issues before making a debut in the marketplace. How to start a social enterprise.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

There is a saying among fundraising professionals that proposal writing is both an art and a science. The science aspect refers to the comprehension of the technical structure upon which those words are arranged” (Blanchard & Bullock, 2010). Grant seekers must find ways for their proposals to stand out among the rest.

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Grant Effective Tips Proposal 40

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Your nonprofit’s mission is the foundation of everything you do. Two Signs Your Mission Statement Needs to Be Updated Experts recommend re-evaluating your mission statement every three years. They could be helpful in finding new ways to talk about your mission in your fundraising appeals, grant proposals, and more.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Fortunately, there are many formal and informal changes you can implement into your organization’s structure to keep your employees motivated. We’ll go over how to evaluate your organization’s own strengths and weaknesses when it comes to employee engagement strategies later on. Tech stack. Why is employee engagement important?

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Ideas Practice Leadership Roles 52

Qgiv

MAY 16, 2022

Grants aren’t always easy to get, but with a well-written proposal, you can blow your competition out of the water. A nonprofit grant is a financial donation given to an organization from a foundation, corporation, or the government, otherwise known as grantmakers. Private foundations. These are considered private foundations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Almost five years ago to the day, I was lucky enough to meet Peter Plastrik and Madeleine Taylor while I was Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation. Peter and Madeleine were the among the pioneers in writing about, designing, facilitating, and evaluating networks in the social impact space.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Participants will acquire a foundational understanding of this increasingly important component of fundraising strategy and will be able to identify and distinguish between the most common planned giving vehicles. Northern California Grantmakers and Silicon Valley Community Foundation / Redwood City, CA / $350. Planned Giving Primer.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Lisa Tacker and her team at Two Ten Footwear Foundation , a charitable foundation based near Boston, were scrambling. Reaching people in the midst of a major disaster is challenging, said Tacker, and the Foundation depends heavily on its technology platform for outreach and processing. “In

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

But my first gift was to the World Wildlife Foundation, and I just … I still support them. So that’s how you sort of lay that foundation, you start activating it, and then you progress. And then you’re always coming back to this same foundation. It was a little bit more of what Steven has already said.

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People Community Video Podcast 78

EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

The 33rd Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute features leading nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance and government to discuss the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Structuring Major Gifts Conference.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

We spell poorly, and we know less grammar and sentence structure now than when we played tetherball. One of the first major to-dos the staff tackled after I took the helm at SVAS was evaluating corporate documents and marketing literature. We suffer writer’s block. We struggle to organize thoughts. It’s all very humbling.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The WHAT IF Conference is for anyone who supports nonprofit organizations, especially staff and board members, volunteers, donors, foundations and corporate funders. Impact Convergence 2016 brings together leaders, practitioners, and professionals from around the globe who are interested in impact and evaluation. 11/28/2016.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Director of foundation relations, so you’ll probably know a few things we talk about today. Maybe you use a structured process and a grants database. I’m glad to see that more than half of you are using a structured process and a grants database. We’ve got some freelance grant writers. What a great group.

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Grant Lesson Tips Video 76

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. There is a big difference between a federal application and then a private corporate foundation application. This is through the Kellogg Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2010

In this interview, Jennifer Ford Reedy , VP for Strategy and Knowledge Management, at the Minnesota Community Foundation shares the how they designed this online social good contest for success. We talked to many others who have sponsored contests in Minnesota and around the country to develop our judging structure.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Maine Health Access Foundation did an experiment on Facebook , including it in its channel to promote a funding opportunity but also posted the initial letters of inquiry on their Facebook page to get feedback. The measure of impact is to determine whether the comments and feedback strengthened or improved the final proposal.

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