Tech Soup

AUGUST 20, 2013

" Local humor aside, the project is exciting: 31 public parks in San Francisco will get free Wi-Fi for at least two years. At TechSoup, we support the efforts of nonprofits and public libraries working to build digitally inclusive and literate communities through donated technology from our corporate partners.

Library 55

Library San Francisco Public Digital 55

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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Proposal Grant Template Guide 52

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 24, 2010

I recently had the opportunity to connect with Ricard Espelt to learn more about the various projects he’s working on in Spain leveraging new technologies for public engagement, government transparency and community building. What are the various projects you’re working on now? copòns.net. What’s the idea?

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Interview Government Proposal Spain 155

Twenty Hats

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

For the past 16 years, I have coordinated volunteer programs within local government. Mary Ann Schmook, a 55+ Volunteer Leadership Program participant, presents her project proposal to classmates. A project idea emerged as a volunteer asked if a system existed to promote local volunteer opportunities to the public.

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Volunteer Americorp Leadership Maryland 75

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 19, 2011

" What We Lose if We Lose Data.gov | Freedom to Tinker – "In its latest 2011 budget proposal, Congress makes deep cuts to the Electronic Government Fund. This fund supports the continued development and upkeep of several key open government websites, including Data.gov, USASpending.gov and the IT Dashboard.

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Web Kenya Iraq Proposal 105

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Help edit or review grant proposals and grant reports. Identify key influencers with audiences on social media, email, or via the news media and spend time cultivating the relationship with the goal of eventually seeking promotional support or a collaboration on a project. Is the donor renewal rate low?

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Fundraising Mail Law Donation 351

AFP Blog

JANUARY 8, 2015

Using a Kickstarter-like website, the former mill town posted a proposal to beautify and clean up its landmark park. It promoted the project through videos, mass emails, and social and mainstream media—typical fundraising tools.

News 20

News Local Government Test 20

AFP Blog

JANUARY 8, 2015

Using a Kickstarter-like website, the former mill town posted a proposal to beautify and clean up its landmark park. It promoted the project through videos, mass emails, and social and mainstream media—typical fundraising tools.

News 20

News Local Government Test 20

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

It is really inspiring to see philanthropic and nonprofit professional engaging in public conversations about these challenges, and even more inspiring to see them taking action to create positive changes. Philanthropy Reconsidered: Private Initiatives – Public Good – Quality of Life. Trust-Based Philanthropy Project.

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Philanthropy Open Participatory Evaluation 98

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2010

I worked for the Chalkboard Project fresh out of university, a nonprofit organization founded and fueled by Foundations for a Better Oregon, a coalition of foundations in Oregon focused on collaborating to make a meaningful impact to issues in Oregon – in the case of the Chalkboard Project, that focus was on public education reform.

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Oregon Foundation Ideas Award 140

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Insights on Government Funding. Since government is a major funder of rural programs, it's useful to know that a clear trend in government funding is interagency collaborations. More government grants are looking for collaborations among multiple organizations that are able to address an issue from different angles.

America 56

America Fund Resource Library 56

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

Unlike a Governing Board, often called a Board of Directors, an Advisory Board has no decision-making authority and does not issue directives or have fiduciary responsibility. Giving Advice The most obvious role for a nonprofit Advisory Board is to give advice to the Governing Board and staff. Advisory Boards Need Structure.

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Roles Nonprofit Government Advice 111

Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

GCF seeks to target these areas to help fill the gaps in climate financing through Requests for Proposals (RfP) and pilot programmes which are focused on specific themes. Grant funds are made available across a variety of categories, based on donor intent and the guidance of our Governing Committee. Areas served: Worldwide.

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Conservancy Environment Grant Alaska 57

Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2015

The big recent digital inclusion news is the Federal Communication Commission's ( FCC ) proposal to extend the Lifeline Program , which has supplied discounted phone service to low-income people since 1985. If this proposal is enacted, it will, at a stroke, do more to close the U.S. Every Public Library in the United States.

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Accessibility Internet Work San Francisco 36

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The most effective nonprofit consulting projects will address immediate problems and provide long-term strategic value that helps you grow. There are a few general steps that you should follow when looking to hire a nonprofit consulting firm for any type of project: Review your needs. Discuss the project with your board.

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Consultant Nonprofit Strategy Philanthropy 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2012

Note from Beth : This is an ongoing series from the Organizational Effectiveness Program team at the Packard Foundation about developing their program funding strategy in an open way or what has been dubbed “Learning In Public.” The OE program works with grantees around the world to build their capacity in these areas.

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Effective Program Work Review 96

Tech Soup

APRIL 5, 2017

We benefit from the resources, brainpower, and strength of organizations and individuals to help us support NGOs and public libraries worldwide. The IMLS is an agency of the federal government that funds programs, innovative projects, and technology to fuel our nation's libraries. Saved libraries $169,542,344 and counting.

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Library Support Integration Museum 38

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're looking for anyone working on projects that: Bring more transparency to money and politics. No project budget is required for the initial entry. All project ideas will be posted publicly online at newschallenge.org.

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Ideas San Francisco Proposal Application 36

Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

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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Grant Interview Los Angeles Texas 52

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

A Policy Update from an engineer, Jim Fruchterman of Benetech June 8, 2010 The international copyright negotiations in Geneva around a proposed Treaty for the Visually Impaired (“TVI”) have been steadily heating up. Counterproposals have been made, governments have been engaging with rights holders, consumers and NGOs (or not!)

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Accessibility Global Copyright Law 133

BoardAssist

JANUARY 27, 2015

Did you realize that your nonprofit’s IRS Form 990 is available to the general public? Use language from fundraising solicitations, grant proposals, or the annual report. Or, work with your development, marketing, or public relations staff or advisors to create a fresh view of the organization’s accomplishments.

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Tips Charity Consultant Public 40

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Whether knowledge is spoken or not, it is public. From the urban demonstration projects of the historic foundations (Kellogg, Ford, Carnegie) to the contemporary emphasis on indicators and evaluation work, the sector has increasingly embraced systematic and intentional research processes for advancing social change goals.

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Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 67

Robert Weiner

JULY 17, 2009

develop templates for proposals and contracts (Nolo Press is a great resource for contracts). Your local government might as well. Figure out how you will bill for your work: hourly (at what rate) or fixed-fees for projects? Figure out how you will bill for your work: hourly (at what rate) or fixed-fees for projects?

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Consultant Advice Listserv Associations 100

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 19, 2009

We also had some great role playing contributions from Jess Tyrrell of Germination (playing the “Council Leader&# ) and Cliff Prior of Untld (playing the “Civil Society Minister in a new Tory Government of 2010″). But without a public sharing/pitching of the idea then the other groups never learn from each other.

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Game Collaboration Social Facilitation 100

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The 36th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute will feature nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance, and government discussing the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. 15th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. Jan 24 - 25.

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Calendar Conference Las Vegas San Diego 111

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 9, 2009

Topic: How can challenges/competitions be used to discover, support, and accelerate social change projects and solutions? Don’t be shy about joining—that’s one great thing about an open, public chat like this, you can follow along silently until you have something you want to say and no one will know. And beyond.

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Conversation Australia New Zealand France 100

Museum 2.0

JUNE 19, 2013

Here are just three participatory processes I think are in serious need of improvement: Public comment at city council meetings. Have you ever stood in line for your two minutes on an issue at a government meeting? Occasionally, the funder will offer limited opportunities for feedback on the proposal. Exhibition proposals.

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Participatory Process Open Proposal 51

Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2014

With that growth comes competition for funds and projects: as a public benefit corporation in the current economy, proving your impact is crucial for survival. ClickTime’s timesheet software allows employees to track the amount of time they spend on projects, grants, or tasks.

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Fund Web Grant United States 47

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 3, 2010

You need to locate an agency interested in funding your project, but where do you start? A large percentage of grant opportunities in the United States are available to the public through one of two websites: grants.gov and foundationcenter.org. To search for government grant opportunities, follow these 5 steps.

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Fund United States Grant Foundation 59

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2019

In Canada, there are over 10,000 public and private foundations awarding $6.7 The government provides grants at the federal, state, and local levels. The government provides grants at the federal, state, and local levels. The next step is to ensure that the available funding matches your project needs.

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Grant Fund Application Phase 26

Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2016

Challenge organizers reserved the right to send the proposals back and ask for further clarification of the problem. Once the challenge organizers get a solid list of ideas, the public can vote on what they consider to be the top three. How an Idea Becomes an App. Organizers narrow the list down to about 10 to 14 ideas.

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Local Challenge Romania Open 36

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

VTVigils VT Vigils VTvigils.org is a project of a diverse group of national campaigns and organizations not affiliated with Virginia Tech. Netsquared Innovation Fund Netsquared Announces the 21 Featured Projects and solicits for feedback. Much commentary and critiques about the semi-public ballotting process. And here's a Web2.0

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Netsquared Nptech Summary Project 50

Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

It also offers an interactive opportunity to discuss key forms and governing documents(Form 1023 and Forms 990 and 990-PF.). Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. 14th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. Xperience Design Project.

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Calendar Conference Las Vegas DC 85

CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Do a review of your annual projections and goals, and look at what you need. Ask these questions: Is there a project you want to get funded for immediate use, before the end of the year or early into next year? Funds made necessary by COVID will have a different tone than funds for an exciting new project.

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Guide Giving Campaign Social Media 73

Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As we’re all probably aware, the grant application usually begins with the detailed conceptualization of the project, followed by the creation of a budget and narrative. 20,000 for a $100,000 project). Government funders would consider this to be fraud for sure and private funders would consider it highly unethical at the least.

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Build Grant Application Award 82

The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 9, 2024

Understanding a corporation’s social responsibility goals is key to aligning your proposal with their objectives. Government Grants and Contracts Local, state, and federal governments offer grants and contracts for specific projects or programs. Standing out can be a challenge, but it’s far from impossible.

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Impact Fundraising Nonprofit Fund 105

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 30, 2024

As we’re all probably aware, the grant application usually begins with the detailed conceptualization of the project, followed by the creation of a budget and narrative. 20,000 for a $100,000 project). Government funders would consider this to be fraud for sure and private funders would consider it highly unethical at the least.

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Grant Application Process Management 67