sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2024

Grantmaking equity lies at the heart of philanthropy’s mission to create positive social change and address systemic injustices. These include disparities in funding allocation, lack of representation and diversity among leadership, and a tendency to prioritize short-term outcomes over long-term systemic change.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

Community leadership, based on my research and consulting with foundations, combines the defined concepts of collective leadership, civic leadership, and community engagement into a comprehensive approach that seeks to work alongside communities—geographic, identity-based, or faith-based—to create a positive change.

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2023

Or it can be your research and conversations to confirm the dedication to a shared mission. While there will always be a baseline of information needed to make sure your grant funds are stewarded well, the best place to start is with trust. As a grantmaking organization, you feel strongly about your impact area.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

One such data story is this: Though long suspected, we finally have the data to confirm that 39 percent of our grant applications are duplicative across funders. In this blog post, we'll review the research results, discuss implications, and identify the soul-searching needed to move forward in new alignment with our values.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For those familiar with the process, developing an application for any type of financial support (grants, corporate sponsorship , contract, etc.) requires preparation, strategic thinking, technical writing, and research skills. For some, it might seem more like an art than a science, as there is confusion about the process.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Since then, Candid has been evaluating the way we identify this type of giving, both going forward and looking back over the last decade. In 2018, Candid created a website to track racial equity funding, news, and research reports. service delivery, research, advocacy). underlying systems and structures that?

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Grant makers and nonprofit professionals are now talking openly about some very painful (and inter-related) issues in philanthropy, such as. Letting grantees lead: What we’re learning from the BUILD evaluation. The state of grant seeking. Answers on grant proposals if nonprofits were brutally honest with funders.

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Bonterra

APRIL 11, 2024

Plus, help your staff easily and efficiently manage projects with Learn more “Having enough funds to truly invest in a robust research and evaluation system like we have allows us to continue to get bigger opportunities because we have better data to show for it.” Request a demo

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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. Knowledge insights, grants and learning, information systems, data discovery, or relational analysis are just some of the terms showing up alongside the more familiar phrases of research and development and data analysis.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Like it or not, grants are a necessity for nearly all nonprofits to stay alive and do good work. One tip I could have used early on was to plan and design the grant project before writing up a query letter or proposal. Once you plan your project, it will be easier to evaluate specific funding sources (our next step!) Outcomes 3.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This shift was marked by commitments of increased funding, greater flexibility in grantmaking practices, and a focus on social and economic systems transformation. Based on Candid data processed as of October 2023, approximately 78,133 grants valued at $16.8 billion have been awarded to advance racial equity since 2020.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 21, 2013

Unpacking the Relationship Between Volunteering, the Brain and the Body ” featuring author Adam Grant, “ Give and Take.” The session was framed by some recent research from UnitedHealth Group and the Optum Institute called Doing Good is Good for You: 2013 Health and Volunteering Study. Reduce the costs. Show the impact.

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Bonterra

APRIL 10, 2024

Our system allows you to develop a number of different assessments, surveys, screenings, etc. They are updated any time there is a change in regulations or policy. They can be customized to your specific needs or sent as is to funders. How does your solution measure impact? to track and measure the impact of your programs. Request a demo

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This might mean educational resources, research reports, and industry insights that non-members cannot access. Access to Research and Data Access to research reports, market trends, and extensive research libraries is another perk that your organization should seriously consider making available for members.

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DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

A SWOT analysis is a strategic planning technique that involves evaluating your organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Fundraising You can also use a SWOT evaluation to analyze your organization’s fundraising streams. You don’t have a clear system for tracking metrics such as donor retention rates.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Empathy I have had the honor of being both a grant researcher/writer/steward and a re-grantor. I have felt the frustration of completing horribly constructed online grant applications and experienced the exhilaration of being awarded significant funds. What would be possible if a grant application had some wiggle room?

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Volunteer Hub

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Choosing the right online volunteer management system is an important decision. Is your nonprofit considering the leap to an online volunteer management system ? Strategic reporting: We all know how important statistics are for board reports and grant writing. Updated: 2/14/2022. Is it financially stable? Preparing Your Data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Note from Beth: This post, Evaluation for Learning , was originally published as a guest post on the Good blog as a response to “ How Might We Celebrate Learning through Evaluation? I tweeted the link to the original and one colleague, Michelle Murrain, wrote a reflection called " Evaluation and Being A Learning Organization.".

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sgEngage

APRIL 18, 2023

For example, bringing your community leaders closer to the decision-making process creates more effective grant programs. As a funder, you are giving control over who is awarded grant money to these members of your community. There are several benefits to adding participatory grantmaking to your funding programs.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 12, 2022

Using information from philanthropist and nonprofit expert Adrian Sargeant , Bloomerang created a unique feature as a part of its donor management system called the engagement meter. based on how much they could potentially give to your organization according to available prospect research. Engagement meter. Fundraising metrics.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Your work behind the scenes is to establish a structure—plans, systems and processes—by which the nonprofit may reach its advancement goals. If your organization relies on individual fundraising, you should understand your nonprofit CRM system and work it to its fullest. Organized recordkeeping is key. In what zip codes do they live?

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Professional Leadership Develop Proposal 72

Bloomerang

AUGUST 11, 2021

No matter how urgent the issue, many people and organizations, nonprofits included, still find it challenging and uncomfortable at best and triggering at worst to address systemic and institutional racism and to go so far as to implement JEDI-centered hiring practices as the norm rather than as a box-checking activity. .

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Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2011

How to Evaluate Your Digital Literacy Program Thursday, June 30, 11 a.m. Pacific In this free webinar , Linda Hofschire, Research. Analyst at the Colorado State Library and a BTOP grant recipient, will discuss. the systems they use to track their impact, what they report, other indicators. grant recipients.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

It’s designed to consolidate and integrate data from various sources, including CRM systems, fundraising software, financial databases, program management tools, and more. Additionally, this makes it a breeze to provide past impact reports and future projections for grant proposals. Strengthen your financial reporting efforts.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

As soon as your communication materials are ready to go and your team is on the right page, test out the methods and systems you’ll use to attract donors and accept donations. Evaluate their feedback and make changes as appropriate. Encourage monthly donations.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Common examples include volunteer management, grant management, and sustainability reporting. No more researching company guidelines or filling out forms. Know which programs you’re implementing, so you can purchase a system that supports those efforts without wasting money! Submit volunteer grant requests.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 6, 2021

Notably, about 32% of nonprofit funding comes from government contracts and grants. Engaging with both allows nonprofits to address the immediate needs of their beneficiaries, while advocating works to reform the larger system to benefit them. Is reviewed and evaluated annually for relevance and effectiveness. Establish support.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2016

In ten years we have grown the IssueLab collection to 20,000 publicly available, searchable resources, organized across 38 issue areas, authored by 15,000 researchers, and published and/or funded by more than 7,000 institutions from across the globe. Nobody thinks they are investing enough in evaluation and research.

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NTEN

APRIL 16, 2009

Maren, German, and Kristie, Google Grants. On the Google Grants team, we receive a lot of questions from grantees on how best to evaluate their AdWords performance. We put this article together to give guidance around monitoring and evaluating your Google Grants account using a few strategies we find valuable.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

There is a lot of experiments and research in different areas, including the international development sector to address the 2030 development goals, emergency and humanitarian aid, medical fields and many others. There are also research reports , events, fellowships, and bootcamps , and an annual AI4Good Global Summit.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 24, 2020

Tax-exempt hospitals may also offer community benefit through supporting medical education, health services research, subsidized health services, community health improvement activities and cash or in-kind contributions. Grants offer hospitals a tangible, powerful way to demonstrate their community support. Communicate a clear story.

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sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

This could limit the resources available to enhance the education, research, and extracurricular opportunities that attract students, resulting in fewer revenue streams and subsequent financial challenges. Re-evaluate your messaging. Expand online education, corporate partnerships, and research collaborations.

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Candid

MAY 4, 2023

It also seeks to provide a common baseline of the diversity of the field, as well as ensure that demographic data is available to those who can make use of it to evaluate their programs and assess progress around equity. This initiative aims to standardize and centralize nonprofit demographic data collection. Source: Candid, 2023.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

A nonprofit CRM (also referred to as a donor management system ) is a software platform that allows nonprofits to store, update, and report on supporter data. However, most nonprofit CRMs share a few standard features to help nonprofits evaluate and act on donor data. Cast a wide net with your initial research.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Strategic partnerships and research inform her approach to new challenges and when drafting fundraising communications. The challenge can be in knowing which nonprofit data to prioritize, along with how to evaluate it and use it to make improvements. What can data help your nonprofit achieve? What tools should we invest in?

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Nonprofit technology consultants can help you complete a technology assessment, develop a new technical strategy, implement new systems, and provide reliable ongoing support. Nonprofit consultants have a wide range of specialties, including consulting services for marketing, grants management, capital campaign planning, and more.

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NTEN

APRIL 16, 2009

Many programs, when evaluated, have been shown to be ineffective or have negative outcomes. When faced with grant applications from organizations that can show results and organizations that cannot, most funders' choices are clear. Data systems have come a long way from unwieldy Excel spreadsheets and calculators.

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