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Interview with Carolyn Appleton: How to Launch Your Grant Writing Career

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I had an exceptionally knowledgeable mentor who ran an office engaged in multiple types of fundraising activities: endowment (major gifts), special project fundraising (grant writing), annual fund (with a corporate slant), membership, database administration, special events, and volunteer management. My mind was a sponge.

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Onboarding New Fundraising Ambassadors: 3 Strategies for Nonprofits

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Between fundraising, event planning, donor relationships, and funding your mission, there are several strategic projects to manage. . Create a mentor program. . In your application or interview, ask the candidate why they want to get involved to determine if they truly care about your mission. Create a mentor program. .

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Participatory Grantmaking: I’m in! Now what?

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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. Think about your foundation’s grantee community, as well as the ultimate beneficiaries of the funding.

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Interview with Andrea Post, NTEN's Events Manager

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The longer version of the story is that in a previous role, I was a part of a grantmakers'' group that was talking about funding NTEN back in the very early days. So we went back to the drawing board to develop a mobile platform that could provide them with a tether to a mentor. Doesn’t everyone just know NTEN?

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BIPOC Leadership Challenges: 26 Tips To Increase Accessibility Across The Nonprofit Sector

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However, BIPOC-led organizations are at a statistical disadvantage when it comes to securing funding, particularly from philanthropic sources. Some of these challenges include a lack of funding for schools, a lack of access to high-quality educational resources and opportunities, and a lack of support for students and teachers.

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Remembering Franklin Thomas

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Many will remember Franklin Thomas as the president of Ford Foundation, fewer will realize that he was the first Black foundation president in America, but I knew him as my boss and mentor. Frank spoke to our orientation class as we watched a film that Ford had funded depicting Black stereotypes in American media.

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Giving Trends in Brazil: How Crowdfunding & Social Entrepreneurs Are Transforming the Nonprofit Sector

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An Interview with Ruy Fortini , Founder and CEO of Doare and official partner of the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report. When those NGOs receive funding they usually know how to use the funds very efficiently and are able to grow. It’s something incredible.

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