Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The nonprofit lets the impact stand on its own on certain pages – no pictures, very little language, and lots of white space. Want to get your site checked for inclusive language before the end of 2021? Donate Life America. Donate Life America helps Americans easily register to be an organ donor.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2021

I’ve heard that to be a major gift officer you have to have access to people with money, be comfortable socializing with them, and speak their language. I have worked for nonprofit organizations for most of my professional life, and I have never been a major gift officer.

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Qgiv

JULY 3, 2023

Disability Pride Month is a great awareness month dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments and the importance of people with disabilities in our communities, promoting the visibility of people with disabilities, and honoring the inherent right to a better quality of life for people with disabilities.

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Classy

JULY 26, 2021

You can do this through the use of sensory language, compelling visuals, and creative impact blocks. . Craft a powerful caption with descriptive language, and consider asking donors to leave a comment with a few reasons why they support your organization. The special updates or access granted to recurring supporters .

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

we all know nonprofits rely on a combination of government grants, philanthropic donations, and earned income to support their operations. Language barriers For those who are not fluent in English, language barriers can create additional challenges and make it difficult to access certain opportunities and succeed in certain fields.

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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. This statement should use precise language but non-finite verbs. For example, let’s say your nonprofit has a good track record with grant writing.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

Data storytelling is about bringing your data to life in three simple steps: Explore: find patterns and insights Monitor: check performance (leading indicators and key performance indicators) Explain: go beyond the what and dig further into the why. When you use a donor’s love language the first thing you see is verbal feedback, not dollars.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Unlike some of my housemates, who have gotten arrested, and have been presences at Oscar Grant/Frank Ogawa Plaza, I've been pretty much on the sidelines. Many people would use different language for it. Some people might language this vast source of possibility as God. Others might language it quite differently.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Unlike some of my housemates, who have gotten arrested, and have been presences at Oscar Grant/Frank Ogawa Plaza, I've been pretty much on the sidelines. Many people would use different language for it. Some people might language this vast source of possibility as God. Others might language it quite differently.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 11, 2010

Maria was raised by the sisters of the local Chennai Church, given a basic education and was sent off to Worth Trust to learn life skills. The proud bride to be is full of smiles and happy that the Worth Trust- Bookshare partnership has given a new meaning to her life, she is full of confidence ready to face the world.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

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. Assume in your tone and language your donor simply has forgotten or has just not got around to it due to the busyness of daily life.

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Media Cause

MARCH 15, 2021

Take, for instance, the ways so many of us reconnected with extended family members through the modern miracle of Zoom, sharing meals and moments we probably wouldn’t have, or at least, would have taken for granted, in the “before” times. Turns out that this last thing in particular—reading—didn’t just change me in 2020.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Whether you’re running your own programs or funding grants to different nonprofits in your area, everything you do hinges upon fundraising. If you’re using Qgiv, you can choose to include a recurring nudge containing customizable language encouraging donors to consider a recurring gift. You do important work in your community.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Take the time to think carefully about what you need and what you can do, taking into consideration everything that’s going on inside your nonprofit and your life. Give them sample language to include with their email to friends and family members. Is it time to hire a grant writer to take grant writing off your plate?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2013

This was an award-winning filmmaker, who had spent years of her life, thousands of her own dollars, and probably a relationship or two to bring her poignant, hybrid, social issue documentary to the light of day (or in her case, a night on PBS following a limited theatrical release). This was no traditional case of post-partum blues.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2015

At TechSoup, we're all about community organizations coming together to improve the quality of life for citizens. Cohen procured a small grant through the Mayor's Office of Housing and Development for the project and nominated Curt and ROCK to take the lead on it. Find out what languages are spoken in your community.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 4, 2022

Language about your annual campaign or broad fundraising goals won’t cut it. Include a testimonial from someone whose life has been changed by your organization. Research new grant opportunities. If you already have some grant opportunities on your calendar, see if you can find two or three more that look promising.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

You can be their hero and change their life.”. Yea us we got the $150,000 HUD grant! . A photo or a video goes a long way in bringing a story to life. Make the Ask using as specific language as possible. Your fundraising emails have ONE JOB: get people to take action. 1 goal – get the career center off the ground!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2015

Images bring life and interest to anything. You should, of course, run your organization's consent language by a lawyer because right of publicity rules differ from state to state. One undeniable trend is that people are increasingly attracted to images and videos and much less interested in unadorned text. You can indeed.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

The program helps Vietnamese nonprofits to build staff capacity, apply for grants, and recruit skilled volunteers. English is increasingly favored as a second language. The organization promotes ASEAN awareness through language training, mass media, and youth exchange activities (such as volunteer programs and youth camps).

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2012

When all was said and done, we received a 2005 seed-funding grant from Full Circle Fund and launched the Refurbished Computer Initiative program. And then the program really got going with a major grant in 2007 from California Emerging Technology Fund. In the first couple of years we distributed around 100 PCs per month.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Knowledge work in philanthropy is a big umbrella, expanding exponentially over the last decade to cover more of what grants professionals do on a regular basis. Sure, grants professionals can be masterful with technology, great at planning out a timeline, and really good at ensuring administrative alignment across siloes.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 31, 2012

We'll discuss best practices, platforms, cloud services and filesharing, how to edit together when you're not in the same place, and how to agree on ways to tell your story when you may not be speaking the same language. Windy founded D.V.A. Windy currently serves on the Advisory Board for Bay Area Women in Film and Media (BAWIFM).

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

For nonprofit organizations, in particular, this research is used to understand the priorities of their donors, volunteers, grant-making organizations, and so forth. It encourages respondents to provide their honest opinion, without including language that would sway the respondent to answer in any particular manner.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

also has a list of ways you can help including: grant writing, website or graphic design, being an email pen pal, raising money on eBay, transcription or translation, research, database development or management, and copy editing. Virtual or online volunteering allows you to do your volunteer work online. virtual volunteer

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

Finally, three winners were chosen by the community to receive cash grants. Ushahidi has developed multiple software tools now that are in use in well over 100 countries and dozens of local languages. Next, 20 or so finalists were chosen via online community voting. Since then, there have been more than 6.5

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

And maybe not take everything so seriously because life is serious and life is hard, but we should be having a good time. 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. . How has your experience affected your life?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2012

We'll discuss best practices, platforms, cloud services and filesharing, how to edit together when you're not in the same place and how to agree on ways to tell your story when you may not be speaking the same language. Windy founded D.V.A. Windy currently serves on the Advisory Board for Bay Area Women in Film and Media (BAWIFM).

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 25, 2022

Watch their body language and facial expressions to gauge their engagement. You’ll get great results if you have a chance to tell a story about one life your organization has changed. This can be a tempting time to go overboard into ego-centric language. It’s what we care about and what donors can get excited about. Don’t do it!

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 16, 2016

The language we use around defining missions and goals is unnecessarily convoluted. Why can’t we just use simple language to define what we’re doing? We need more evaluation and measurement as this is vital to moving a cause forward and the only way to improve.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 29, 2012

But the arguments trotted out represent how far we have to go in articulating the public value of arts institutions (and helping our supporters speak the same language). Successful argument: Great museums improve quality of life and the value of the region.

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Classy

AUGUST 11, 2021

With some language tweaking, you can create unique templates for your organization based on just about any email you’ve received and replicate what you loved about it. Compelling content, including headings, impact block language, and a thank you. Opportunities to leverage existing key information: Future grant applications.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Eugene was the consultant on Packard Foundation’s Organizational Effectiveness grant to strengthen the network of a Population/Reproductive Health grantee, The International Institute of Education's Leadership Development for Moblizing Reproductive Health Program. 1) Everybody is People. Relationships are built over food and drink.".

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 22, 2013

million grant from the U.S. Here’s why this grant is so important to us: Gathering the stories of victims and witnesses puts human rights fieldworkers and their sources at grave risk. Activists have been asked to entrust proprietary tools with life and death information, and have learned recently how much that trust has been violated.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

Eileen on data: “As the presenter, it’s your job to bring a statistic to life. Give your audience a real-life comparison to your statistic so they can grasp it immediately.”. Experiment with your body language and speaking volume, and try these: A natural energy level. A slightly elevated energy level. Well, that depends.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

One of the most common situations we see here, at Funding for Good, with groups that are 4, 5, 6, 7-years-old, they’re starting to apply for grants, you know, they’re upping their fundraising game, and they’re trying to share the impact from their first years. ” or, “how has your life improved?”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2006

The first grant was at Berkeley and USC. Gave a grant to global kids. Created an island in Second Life - to share the meaning of digital media in their lives. Speak the language of your audience. Takeaways from meeting: Foundations are looking to digital media to see how it enhances our existing work.

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