Qgiv

APRIL 2, 2024

Nonprofit grant proposals can be a daunting task for fundraisers, but it’s a key way to help gain more sustainable funding for your organization. From finding the right grants to writing and applying for them, grant proposals require a lot of research and attention to detail! What is a grant proposal?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2012

A range of highly innovative ideas emerged for potential new apps that would benefit from ultra high-speed Internet speeds. The ideas addressed major areas of concern for the U.S.: They were developed for a local Mozilla Ignite Idea Jam hosted by TechSoup. A full run-down of the ideas can be found here.

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The origins of some foundations’ wealth, which in some cases includes slavery and other forms of exploitation. The tendency of philanthropic professionals, big donors, and other relatively privileged people to assume that they know what is best for the people who are directly affected by the problems that need to be addressed.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

For some reason, and I’m not sure how this ever got started, some nonprofits think grants are a magical solution that will solve all their problems. Here are a few questions to get you started: What is an appropriate ask amount for a nonprofit who has never been funded by your foundation? foundation profiles.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

Look to the New Donor Timeline for ideas. Eroding Trust The loss of trust is now a global problem. And it’s one of the biggest problems nonprofits face. Your emotional case for support drives all donor communications, from grant proposals to web copy to fundraising appeals. Build your fundraising program around retention.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Today, knowledge work is coming into fashion in foundations and the nonprofit sector. In social theory this is sometimes called social interactionism, the idea that humans are social beings and everything we think or do is affected by our understanding of the social world around us. Philanthropy loves “new” things.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Impact Challenge ” is based on Google’s belief that artificial intelligence can provide new solutions to old problems and improve people’s lives. I’ve been leading this work at Google.org for five years and was previously at The Bridgespan Group where I helped nonprofits and foundations address strategic questions.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 26, 2013

This is part two of Carolyn Owen''s series on gathering and using data for grant proposals. Data can illustrate the scope of the problem, the need for your program, and why it will be successful. Data can illustrate the scope of the problem, the need for your program, and why it will be successful. You get the idea.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Maybe that made a whole new set of people more empathetic to the idea of accessibility. The “checkbox” approach to accessibility rested on the idea that someone—usually a developer —managed accessibility and had the power to make a website accessible or not accessible. When the website launched, we knew it had a stronger foundation.

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Forum One

MAY 3, 2021

This should serve as a foundation for your new website content and structure. A general, open-ended Request for Information (RFI), in which you ask for approaches to solving specific problems can also help but adds a step to the process. The primary goal of your website should be to meet the needs of your key stakeholder groups.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Those that have opened themselves up to using these tools and connecting with passionate people in their networks find abundance. Here’s one story about how one free agent, a social media savvy volunteer for a local food bank, saw a problem, reached out to her network, and helped solved in collaboration with the local nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2016

For the past few years, I’ve been facilitating a peer learning group with a small cohort of grantees , all community foundations, hosting Giving Days in their communities using the Giving Day Playbook. Community Foundations were thrown into crisis mode as the amount of time the server was down went from minutes into hours.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2016

Since the first NetSquared challenge in 2006, TechSoup has continued to offer people and organizations opportunities to connect, share ideas, and collaborate; they work on solutions online and offline through events, meetups, and hackathons. Making Everybody Part of the Process of Problem-Solving. How an Idea Becomes an App.

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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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NTEN

APRIL 13, 2012

The Rockefeller Foundation would like to know if you have an answer to a 21st century problem. They want to know what innovative ideas you have that could solve a problem for the next 100 years. Use the discount code “PRESS” for a free registration!

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Achieve

JUNE 8, 2023

Your campaign’s objectives create a foundation that sustains the campaign’s energy, shows others what it’s all about, and motivates donors to give. Consider this pitfall: Your board loves the idea of ratcheting up your organization’s capacity and impact, and they like the shiny campaign objectives you’ve proposed.

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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. Here’s a few ideas, concepts, and insights from the book that resonated. Generative Social-Impact Network. They act as either individuals or on behalf of organizations.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2013

Philanthrocapitalists Propose a Social Progress Index. He explains, however, why despite the increased amount of data that's available, problems with measuring social progress persist. How NGOs Are Using Data Maps to Communicate Problems. at the recent Skoll World Forum. We Need Open Data To Change The World.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

In short, the Rocekfeller Foundation funded a recent challenge on behalf of the TB Alliance to researchers in the Innocentive community to find simpler and safer ways to produce the TB drug candidate PA-824. The two winning proposals were identified as coming from a scientist in China, and a research fellow in Germany. "These

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

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 / San Francisco, CA / $350. Planned Giving Primer.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Maybe you need to create an appeal for an email campaign, a proposal, or a new set of thank you letters and you’re at your desk just wishing that coherent sentences would magically start appearing? I have used it to help me write appeals, emails, thank you letters, and draft some 1 and 2-page proposals. Fundwriter.ai Fundwriter.ai

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2022

Define the problem. Describe how donors’ gifts will enable your nonprofit to help solve the proposed issue. Offer suggested giving amounts to give donors an idea of what types of donations you’re looking for and help them decide on their donation amount. Wrap it up with a call to action. Make the issue as tangible as possible.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2016

Most grant proposals require a budget. The problem is simple: grants are complex and take time to manage appropriately. It’s important for the grant writer to engage the finance department in the proposal from the very beginning. But the last minute frenzy to include the finance department is all too familiar.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

On the federal grant side, and increasingly on the foundation side, new regulations and policies have made survival as a grant-funded organization more challenging by adding additional layers of accountability and complexity for grant recipients. It seemed like a good idea at the time” are often the famous last words before a great disaster.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 11, 2017

If people of different groups don't feel comfortable at your office, then they aren't going to share their ideas and contribute in the way that will most help your organization." " This post is a quick, easy read and might give you some good ideas for creating inclusivity within your organization in 2017.

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Kindful

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Everyone sees problems in the world, but true visionaries have the drive and the passion to engage everyone around them to help solve them. Perhaps you are one of those people who have a unique solution to solving a problem or filling a need and the drive and ambition to accomplish it. Is your idea an unmet need?

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

You likely already have an idea of the kind of support you’re looking for. The most effective nonprofit consulting projects will address immediate problems and provide long-term strategic value that helps you grow. Create a request for proposal (RFP). Review their proposals. Why should I hire a nonprofit consulting firm?

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2010

The Minnesota Open Idea is an example of an online social good contest that works. It combines expert judging with popular vote, online strategy with good old fashion off line organizing, links objectives to a theory of change, and incorporates a fun and engaging way for people to learn about and take action on a timely community problem.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 18, 2022

Regularly adding new donors is how you grow your donor base, and a big, loyal donor base is a foundation for success. The problem is that you don’t know anything about these people other than you think they have money. Sending a letter based on an assumption of wealth is a bad idea and will waste a lot of money and time.

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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. The Great Ideas Conference. The Great Ideas Conference.

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sgEngage

MARCH 27, 2023

Foundations and grantmaking organizations are trying to untangle some of the world’s messiest problems: homelessness, food insecurity, climate change, and the rights of people who are often overlooked, to name a few. Not only are the issues multifaceted and overlapping, but they can also change based on location.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

You need to make sure that what you create actually solves a problem your potential donors want to solve! Your guiding principle gives you a foundation for fundraising, which is the same foundation you can use to attract new donors. The important thing is to understand their problems as related to your expertise.

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Forum One

MAY 7, 2006

Read More » Webinar Recap: Foundations and Online Collaboration Joe Anderson in Influence 24 Jun 2010 Forum One hosted a webinar on June 23 on online collaboration for philanthropic organizations.

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Forum One

MAY 7, 2006

Read More » Webinar Recap: Foundations and Online Collaboration Joe Anderson in Influence 24 Jun 2010 Forum One hosted a webinar on June 23 on online collaboration for philanthropic organizations.

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Influence Social Media Internet Web 52

Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

There is a big difference between a federal application and then a private corporate foundation application. And if you can develop those relationships with funders, if you can develop great core content, if you can leverage materials for different kinds of proposals, then that is really going to set you up for success. .

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Whole Whale

MARCH 28, 2023

For the nonprofit communications professional, Chat-GPT can summarize meeting notes, create essay outlines, write emails, draft grant proposals, write social media posts—and provide a firm foundation for nearly any text-based assignment you can dream of. Ignoring this can lead to the Grey Jacket Problem.

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