Forum One

JULY 29, 2021

The art of naming comes with many challenges, but it can also be lots of fun deciding on a name that is timeless and represents the brand vision of your organization. Consider proposed name options through the filter of your brand pillars to help your stakeholders decide if a name authentically represents who you are.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

A more fun way to do a meeting icebreaker or check-in, is to use breakout rooms. Speed Dating: One of my favorite icebreakers is “speed dating,” a fun networking activity that allows participants to meet and chat with many other participants. For fun, here’s a pandemic bingo card. You put 2-4 people into each breakout room.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 28, 2010

Hello Have Fun Do Gooders! One of my 2010 New Year's resolutions is to complete either a book proposal, or a self-published e-book that I am tentatively titling, The Have Fun Do Good Guide. Anyway, I am writing The Have Fun Do Good Guide because: 1. You have no idea how scary it is for me to share that with you.

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Candid

MAY 31, 2023

Check out our specially curated reading list of 16 free nonprofit books perfect for any summertime occasion: If you’re short on time… Is your calendar booked solid with fun plans between Memorial Day and Labor Day? Perfect Phrases for Writing Grant Proposals and Perfect Phrases for Fundraising by Beverly Browning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Community voting on the 400+ session proposals has begun and will run through September 30th. So, I spent some time reading through the proposals and bookmarked the ones I voted for. Here’s three panel proposals from me or include my colleague, Geoff Livingston, from Zoetica. A few panel proposals.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Start Your Grant Proposal with a Story. So, why would we not want to use this powerful communication tool when writing grant proposals? When I began writing proposals, storytelling was the only way I knew to convey the problems my organization faced and what we were doing to overcome those problems. Some Winning Stories.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Writing Is More Fun With A Robot. This AI writing assistant will help you write appeals, proposals, thank-you letters and a lot more. In this part, we’re going to look at the statement itself… including what concepts should go into your case for support as well as the actual process of writing the document.

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TechImpact

APRIL 21, 2014

Get everyone out of their daily routine by making it fun. Propose an interesting caveat to your normal meeting routine by swapping roles, having people work in teams to accomplish a common goal. Do not worry about the “who, why, or what.” It is simply important that you have a goal and are actively working to achieve it.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

Brand Personality : XYZ has a fun and helpful tone. Grant Proposals : AI writers can help nonprofits create persuasive grant proposals that secure funding and support for their initiatives. XYZ’s founder was originally a comedian. Data : Here is a list of XYZ’s services and a recent email to customers {data}.

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AccelEvents

JULY 28, 2021

Gamification is a fun technique that can boost engagement at online events and garner statistics about your event-goers. They, therefore, decided to propose two blimps, one controlled by the online audience and the other controlled by the in-person audience, to create some healthy competition. .

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

If you get kids in on the fundraising fun, you have a great opportunity to teach them important values like leadership, responsibility, goal-setting, team building, and community engagement. For a fun twist the kids are sure to appreciate, turn your car wash into a dog wash for the furry friends in your community! Candygrams.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Wheeler wrote a proposal to reinstate net neutrality rules, which would allow Internet service providers (ISPs) to charge websites for faster services. The proposal is now being reviewed by the U.S. And as with the proposed net neutrality rules on fixed broadband, less lucrative content providers could end up in the slow lane.

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Classy

APRIL 2, 2021

Provide Fun Ways to Gather . Even if you’re hosting a crowdfunding campaign without a true “event” component, you can still gather your supporters virtually for a fun activity to foster a sense of community and connection. . Learn what to include in your proposal and tips for delivering an effective pitch in our free guide below. .

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 18, 2011

My job is so much fun! KoBoToolbox is a toolkit for making it easy to collect survey data on mobile devices (turns out, I later found out we're already proposing to use this to do a survey in Africa). Plus, we discussed much more exciting tech that's in the De Novo pipeline, contributing to areas Benetech is very interested in!

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DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

If you have a good relationship with a local vineyard, coffee roaster, or brewery, you might even propose a special vintage, roast, or brew just for your nonprofit or event. Flex your creative muscle with other fun themes that focus on: Major holidays or seasons. For instance, host a Winter Wonderland fundraiser around the holidays.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

One fun way to organize this in this transitional year (with not everyone ready to join others inside) is via a Zoom call with volunteers. Begin with an ice breaker to make it fun. So get those lists in order so you can get your proposals delivered in a timely manner in the coming year!

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Bloomerang

MARCH 21, 2023

proposal letters and pitch decks) to articulate the vision of an event in a way that makes the sponsor’s decision easier to make. Lastly, make it fun and have your team set goals for securing funders or making new contacts and reward them for doing so. As a sponsorship seeker, I prepare sponsorship materials (i.e.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2016

I find databases that let you search and visualize data fun and highly useful. It can also save you from jumping down the rabbit of hole of writing a proposal to a funder that is not a good fit. This specific database has a number of benefits for grantmakers and seekers alike.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 5, 2009

I am part of four different proposals and would love to have a chance to share some of the ideas and experiences I’ve had with all of you at the event (even if you can’t come in person, you know I’ll post my notes and ideas on this blog!). And now you get to vote on what you want to hear! >> Wiring a Movement.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 15, 2022

Takeaways: Bernard started with the 5 P’s that you use to influence your donor: passion, proposal, preparation, persuasion and persistence. I can’t imagine a more fun and inspirational person to boost your confidence as a presenter! Next, he gave everyone the winning prescription to give to your donors: DOSE, which stands for: .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Help edit or review grant proposals and grant reports. This can be fun, but set ground rules so you don’t disappoint. For example, could people who donate every year be cultivated for a larger or monthly gift? Is the donor renewal rate low? Can you survey nonrenewing donors to see why they didn’t renew?

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NTEN

MAY 18, 2015

It's that time again to start the process of gathering session proposals from the NTEN Community to help inform the program for the 2016 Nonprofit Technology Conference (16NTC) in San Jose, California on March 23-25. >> Submit your proposals here We are working on a different platform than previous years.

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Qgiv

MARCH 28, 2022

Standard events are great for bringing your donors together for a bit of fun. For a peer-to-peer 5K or fun run, your costs might include police for crowd control, permits from local governance to close off roads, EMT services, event t-shirts, snacks, opening ceremony costs (band, DJ, etc.), and signage to recognize your sponsors.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 21, 2022

Show your members your virtual fundraising campaigns are fun, convenient, and engaging, and they’ll feel much more excited to participate. P2P campaigns are typically coupled with an event, like a virtual 5K or fun run or a social media challenge (like the viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge). Promote matching gift opportunities.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 10, 2009

Introducing the National Talent Bank - The National Talent Bank is an idea proposed by the Council on Social Action. These are some links I wanted to share from August 10th. Find me on Delicious for more! Check out the news to learn more and download/read the discussion paper to join in!

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 14, 2020

Coming up with a fun, engaging, and accessible challenge is unfortunately only half the battle in a virtual world where people come and go as they please. I hope that these tips help you get started on the right foot for a fun virtual challenge that will engage your supporters. Connect the challenge to YOUR Cause.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 18, 2007

One new initiative that I got to hear about was the L3C proposed in North Carolina. My main contribution was to push for a matrix of all of the options that have been used or proposed, from the standpoint of a practitioner. It was fun, and quite windy! This meeting moved the conversation forward.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 18, 2011

For example , if you are an organization working on public education policy changes, you probably recognize teachers as a core demographic to your work – both in supporting the changes you propose as well as helping identify the changes that can and should be made.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

I’ve written about it , submitted a session proposal with colleague Debra Askanase to the 2011 NTC, and recently had the opportunity to start a conversation on the topic of engaging your community across platforms in a GroupVine message (more information about my use of the tool at the bottom of this post). We need them both.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2012

Proposals included fun geocaching activities to draw attendees into deeper engagement with the biennial; informative, interactive maps; and a personalized, art-enhanced experience to alleviate the stress of festival parking. Additionally, each team needed to provide a clear plan for the execution of the app by the end of summer.

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Care2

MAY 18, 2011

For example , if you are an organization working on public education policy changes, you probably recognize teachers as a core demographic to your work - both in supporting the changes you propose as well as helping identify the changes that can and should be made.

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Campaign Design Impact Metrics 73

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2011

Are there other organizations in the community that do what it is I propose to do? If so: Is what I propose different from what any of them already do? Youll need to determine whether your proposed program fills a specific niche or if its a duplication. So, lets say youve chosen the nonprofit route. All You Need is Love.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

The opening plenary was both fun and informative – an improv company “performed” the results of GEO’s latest research on the relationship between grantmaking practices and grantee success. A Culture of Learning – Guest post by Teri Behrens. The GEO 2012 conference is off to a great start.

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Culture Public Learning Reflection 91

Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 22, 2010

I know these posts are more about me than about providing you with have fun, do good ideas, interviews and inspiration (: Even if you don't have a blog, I recommend taking a little time to write/walk/paint with some, or all of the questions. All fun trips, but all places I've been before. I've really enjoyed the process.

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Tech Soup

JULY 14, 2014

If you're still not sure what all this means, John Oliver has an excellent and easy-to-understand explanation in the video below (it's not only fun to watch, but it's also laced with a smidge of profanity, so viewer be warned). You can also check out the guide at Consumerist for more information on Net Neutrality.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 23, 2018

It’s fulfilling and a lot of fun, but it can also be frustrating and tedious. Don’t be afraid to copy and paste chunks of previous grant proposals—after all, it’s not plagiarism if you’re the original author. And, almost always, grants are the driving force of that frustration and tedium.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2013

Infographics can be used in different and creative ways and some obvious ones such as marketing messaging , educating about a social issue , to celebrate a successful campaign , to report to stakeholders on key performance metrics , an annual report, and even a marriage proposal ! Need some more ideas?

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