Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 26, 2023

Applying for the Google Ad Grant can help you reach new heights with your digital marketing. Whether you want to boost donations, promote your services to beneficiaries, or share educational content about your cause on Google Search, the Google Ad Grant can help you get there. However, the free funding is undoubtedly worth it!

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

You’ve read about participatory grantmaking—and maybe even heard about other organizations using this model to distribute control of their funding strategy and grants decisions to the communities they serve. Your leadership may set some parameters or fixed criteria around grantmaking goals, grant use, or eligibility.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

Our review discussions became more interesting, and the impact of the entire program was strengthened. Simply put, the people who write grant applications may be surprised to discover how difficult it can be for respondents to understand and answer their questions.” When was the last time your application was given a solid review?

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Question Application Reflection Philanthropy 83

CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2023

I’m referring to ChatGPT , a revolutionary language model developed by OpenAI that’s changing the game in every industry. ChatGPT (Chat Generated Paragraph Techniques) is an advanced natural language processing tool to provide information and cobble content together based on prompts entered by a user. Well, there’s a solution.

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Language Generation Nonprofit Social Media 94

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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sgEngage

MARCH 15, 2024

Without a clear understanding and representation of your outcomes, it can be hard to secure funding or make improvements to better serve your community. Outcomes are becoming increasingly important when seeking grant funding, so it pays to fine-tune the details. This is how you show what success looks like.

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Measure Help Analysis Metrics 88

Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

They have to do all this while regularly drafting and submitting grant requests from funders who have different and changing priorities. Often, nonprofits react to funders’ requirements regarding what to measure, though it can be difficult to obtain funding for impact measurement.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 7, 2019

In graduate school, they called me the queen of grants due to my ability to track down grants and help other people with their applications. The biggest lesson I learned is that there are a lot of grants out there, which means you can nearly always find a grant that is a fit for your project if you know where to look.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

One study found that 86 percent of respondents believed that having a strategic plan positively impacted revenue generation through grants, donors, events, and other avenues. Generally, strategic planning forms look similar to this: This template outlines all of the essential planning steps that we’ll review in the next section.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Having a framework is the magic wand to writing a successful grant proposal. Most people don’t write grants with this in mind. Most grant writers just start with long responses to grant applications, instead of first setting up their own plan. This 6-step GRANTS Writing Formula can help!

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Nonprofits solicit and raise funds as a fact of their existence. Traditional solicitation methods are what you might expect, such as sending letters, making phone calls, and applying for grant funding. When it comes to online activity, that may mean reviewing where the organization receives repeated or substantial contributions.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Nonprofits solicit and raise funds as a fact of their existence. Traditional solicitation methods are what you might expect, such as sending letters, making phone calls, and applying for grant funding. When it comes to online activity, that may mean reviewing where the organization receives repeated or substantial contributions.

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Develop Strategy Online Fundraising 52

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

we all know nonprofits rely on a combination of government grants, philanthropic donations, and earned income to support their operations. However, BIPOC-led organizations are at a statistical disadvantage when it comes to securing funding, particularly from philanthropic sources. Add advancement of BIPOC staff where you can.

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Accessibility Challenge Leadership Tips 106

Candid

AUGUST 25, 2021

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is making a bold and public move to use Candid’s GuideStar profile and demographic survey to track data from grant applicants and recipients. Nancy: We explored two viable options carefully, with a review of the pros and cons for each approach.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

Give Context : Make your style clear by using descriptive language about your audience and flex that thesaurus for tone. When building through the API For more advanced users, there are ways to better tune models with more variables beyond language. This helps the AI understand your requirements better and provide a relevant response.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

Then orient callers around the evening’s purpose, review a suggested script you’ve shared in advance, and answer any questions. If this isn’t practical for you, you can also suggest language callers can use in an email–especially if this is your donor’s preferred method of communication. Begin with an ice breaker to make it fun.

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Action Strategy Donor Calendar 139

sgEngage

JUNE 28, 2023

Monique Couvson, President and CEO for Grantmakers for Girls of Color , Natanja Craig-Oquendo, Executive Director of the Boston Women’s Fund , and Marsha Morgan, Board Advisory Member of the Community Investment Network and Black Women Give Back honoree. Artwork by Toya Beacham See Women and Girls.

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Voice Strategy Mississippi Boston 66

DNL OmniMedia

JULY 1, 2021

To help your nonprofit understand and make better use of your current technology, this guide will review optimization strategies for four software types: CRMs. Grant Management Software. Grant Management Software. Researching, managing, and applying for grants is an intensive undertaking requiring both time and work.

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Software Tips Grant Database 52

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

Yea us we got the $150,000 HUD grant! . Make the Ask using as specific language as possible. Review your email carefully and trim any unnecessary words. Review your current, urgent need. I recommend writing your email then let it sit for a couple of days before you review it. New business partnerships.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

The foundation plans to fund 20 plus projects with new ideas on how to increase participation in U.S. They'll be providing $3 million in grants to individuals and organizations working on civic participation. Grants typically range from $35,000 to several hundred thousand dollars. and James L. Be brief and be visual.

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Ideas San Francisco Proposal Application 36

Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2017

We have been learning from both front line fundraisers and the organizations that fund them that stating intended outcomes in your pitch conversations and in your grant applications is becoming increasingly important so that funders can clearly see what specific results your organization is driving towards.

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Fundraising Measure Grant Collaboration 26

Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

You might determine that you can better fulfill your mission by developing a volunteer program that supports your staff’s efforts by helping raise funds. This will allow you to manage no-shows and late volunteers throughout the day in real time and review volunteer performance later. Track progress. Maintain open communication.

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Volunteer Program Roles Training 89

Get Fully Funded

JULY 4, 2022

Language about your annual campaign or broad fundraising goals won’t cut it. Seek funding for very specific needs, such as heartworm prevention medicine for dogs in your care or laptop computers and internet access for families in your education-focused program. Research new grant opportunities. We need money NOW.

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Method Fundraising Social Media Calendar 75

Museum 2.0

JUNE 19, 2013

Grant application feedback. You spend hours agonizing over the language for a grant application. You put it in, wait a couple months, and then you get a one-page form letter informing you that you did (or more likely, didn''t) receive funding. Opaque funding decisions don''t help anyone. Exhibition proposals.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

You’ve determined your organization is grants-ready , searched high and low to find the best grant , and written an application that would make your English teacher proud. But you’ve got one last step before you hit Submit —take one last look at your application from the perspective of a reviewer. You’re almost there!

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Grant Review Application Social Media 26

Connection Cafe

MAY 15, 2017

You may be reading this in between reviewing grant applications to support responsible production and consumption or to take action against climate change. When we speak a common language of giving, we set ourselves up to share apples-to-apples results data of how we’re making progress on some of the world’s biggest issues.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In 2020, they set a goal of raising $40,000 for their combined #GivingTuesday/year-end fundraiser to raise funds for their virtual summer camp. Do a review of your annual projections and goals, and look at what you need. Are you funding programs or operations or both? They should come from your programmatic needs.

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Guide Giving Campaign Social Media 73

Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

These challenges helped provide early publicity, support, collaboration opportunities, and funding for now-famous "tech for good" organizations such as Ushahidi , FrontlineSMS , and many others. Finally, three winners were chosen by the community to receive cash grants. Ushahidi Harnesses Data for Social Good.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 31, 2009

is a nonprofit project pioneering “community funded reporting.” David is a journalist turned entrepreneur who has written for Wired , Seed , Columbia Journalism Review and The New York Times. I got the grant about a year ago, and then it took us about four to five months to get up and running. We launched in November of 2008.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

But if you are using their language or really innovative elements, you should credit them. Shout out to Get Fully Funded ! Snap a photo of the donor while at your facility or event and frame it and send it to them (also from Get Fully Funded ). Same for any grants, regrants, mini-grants, or loans you offer.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

In the last post, we discussed how to find the perfect grant for your organization. This week, we’ll dive into how to write an effective application that will get you the grant. Since you’ve already done your research and determined that your organization is grants-ready , you should be confident you’re a good candidate for this grant.

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Application Grant Language Demonstration 34

Whole Whale

MARCH 28, 2023

It exists in the algorithms that govern your Facebook timeline, explains why YouTube always recommends the perfect video, or more recently, powers the Large Language Models (LLMs) like OpenAI’s Chat-GPT , Google’s Bard , or Bing’s AI Chatbot , and others that have made headlines. Chat-GPT is a generative large language model.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

So if you have to leave or leave early, or maybe get interrupted or just want to review the content, don’t worry, we’ll get all that good stuff to you later today. . Weave in stories that are connected to the podcast and I’m going to share some model language for you. . Adam Grant, his book is right next to me. .

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People Community Video Podcast 77

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

So, if you have to leave early, you just want to review the content later on, share with a friend or a colleague, don’t worry, we will get all that good stuff in your hands later on today. If you all don’t know Marie, she is the lead consultant over at Funding for Good. You may be saying, “What do donors want to fund?”

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 13, 2022

Let’s look at how SMART goals can help you row your boat toward your destination of a fully funded budget. Let’s take a moment to review what that acronym stands for before we move on to the juicy stuff. For example: “acquire 100 new donors this year” or “write 10 grant proposals before March.” Create a grant calendar.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Look for grants. Here are some branding elements you should keep consistent across your operations and include in your organization’s style guide: Overall mission and goals Audience Tone and language Colors Logo Fonts. Consider other media outreach. Plan exciting fundraising events. Conduct peer-to-peer fundraising. Get creative!

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Donation Tips Donor Sponsor 52

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 7, 2021

But from time to time, a donor will offer you something else: stock, bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), cryptocurrency, an acre of undeveloped land, a house, a boat, a car, a painting, a sculpture, a rare book, a musical instrument, or something else that makes you scratch your head. These gifts are simple and easy to deposit and use.

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