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Grant application and review practices for more equitable and inclusive funding 

Candid

Grantseekers look to grantmaking organizations to demonstrate their commitment to fairness before applying for funding. The form should be as concise as possible, and the effort required to complete it should be proportionate to the amount of potential funding. Diversify and train the reviewer pool. Implement anonymized reviews.

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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds

Get Fully Funded

For the purposes of our exercise, let’s say our story takes place in India. Note – Photos or a video of your characters are HIGHLY recommended. In our story, the resolution would be raising enough funds to provide every school child with a nutritional breakfast and lunch. Setting: This is where your story happens.

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6 Ideas for Using the Instagram Donation Sticker to Raise Money

Nonprofit Tech for Good

While the photos and videos within each Story are never out of order, the accounts that get the most interaction and views on their Stories rise to the top of the pile. . Think of it like exercise – using social media with intention and purpose daily will get you better results than haphazardly throwing up some content once per week.

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How to Turn Video Views Into Life-Saving Dollars

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We at the Diabetes Hands Foundation started the Big Blue Test in 2009 with a simple premise meant to raise awareness about the importance of physical activity for diabetes management: testing your blood sugar, exercising 14 minutes, testing your blood sugar again and sharing the results with the community. Once we launched the video on Nov.

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The Practice of Personal Gratitude in Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

If you feel mired in stress and anxiety, you might have a tough time with this exercise. Gratitude is a muscle that needs exercise. Use this exercise daily to keep your head in the right place. But the exercise will help you move forward in a positive way. Or better yet, get them to participate in a Thank You video !

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[VIDEO] Creative Ways People Contribute to Community

Bloomerang

And then say, “Here’s what we’ve done with the fund so far,” or, “This is how we’ve had an impact on our mission.” It might be that I need funds, I need my cash flow, I need my job, but I also have a threat to my health, or I might have a X, Y, and Z. How can you demonstrate curiosity?

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How Nonprofits Can Steward Corporate Donors on Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Deciding how to handle donor recognition on social media is a complex exercise. In a tweet, Subaru tagged Feeding America, shared a video with the Feeding America logo and photos of the nonprofit’s impact on-the-ground, and linked to a webpage with more information about their partnership.