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What Are You Really Asking? A Checklist for Grantmakers

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In this blog post, we will share some insights and best practices from our recent webinar, Change Up Your Questions: Exploring and Shaping What You Ask Grantees and How You Ask Them , where Marshall Ginn of Capital Philanthropy discussed how to evaluate and improve your application questions. If you want numbers, ask for numbers.

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QuickBooks for Nonprofits PRO TIP:  How to Use Classes for Painless Grant Writing

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"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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We’re 39 percent similar; how can we be exponentially better?

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

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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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Don’t Let Staff Turnover Affect Your Grantmaking Data Quality

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Create a link to the guide anywhere that would be convenient for your team members to find, such as on your organization’s internal website or in a Links tile on your grant management system dashboard. Evaluate the tasks the new user will perform regularly before handing over keys to the system.

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Customized vs. Configurable Software Solutions: Which Should You Choose?

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As we evolve into a society that increasingly relies on software to manage everything from personal communications to banking needs, the debate over the pros and cons of configurable vs. customized solutions is a part of every software evaluation. What is the Difference Between Customized and Configured Software?

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The 10 roles and responsibilities of a nonprofit Board of Directors

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In other words, your Board should help you see problems before they occur, they should evaluate how well things are working, and they should help you find new and better solutions. Having 100% Board giving is important for getting grants and also lets donors know that the entire Board is fully behind the nonprofit.

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