Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

10 grants: Go get all the grant money you can. If you can find 10 good grant leads — we can usually find at least 10 hot leads when we do grant research for our clients—then you can fill your grant calendar and keep your grant pipeline full all year long. Just focus on one annual event and do it really well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Guest Post By Heather McLeod Grant. Why aren’t more local philanthropists directing their dollars toward these organizations? But paradoxically, many local community-based nonprofits aren’t healthy: they’re unable to meet rising demand, pay escalating rents, or compete for top talent, and they are struggling financially.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Our latest Impact Lab cohort on climate justice built an open-source tool for climate community-based organizations to access grant funding more seamlessly with the Grants Content Kit. She received both a Bachelor’s in Spanish Language & Literature and a Master of Public Administration degree from Binghamton University.

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Socialbrite

MARCH 24, 2020

Social media is there to build bridges — to local communities, mass media, donors, volunteers, influencers and everyone involved in helping to spread the word your cause. and preferences such as languages, regions and social networks to monitor. What kinds of posts resonate best with local communities and beneficiaries?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 22, 2010

When we received a grant from the Bernard Newcomb Foundation in 2007 to take Bookshare international, I asked Viji to become Bookshare’s International Program Coordinator. In underdeveloped countries, the biggest problem we face is that copyright issues have not been addressed by government in the local area," Viji told the magazine. "We

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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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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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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Find the first installment of this series, Developing a Grant Project here , the second installment, Researching government funders here , and the third installment on researching foundations here. Finding the right funders that match your mission, your specific project, and your geographic locale is quite an art.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 28, 2011

Essentially, it’s a grant-seeking tool for Arizona nonprofits both big and small. If you work for a nonprofit but your position isn’t to seek grants, or if you simply help out your community in other ways, you may think it’s easy to find grants. Now, I’m not saying there aren’t grants, because there are! Click here. )

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

In their research project “Exploring the Love Language of Fundraising,” Jen and Adrian are uncovering how often the nonprofit sector focuses on money within their messaging – “Your gift can” or “Thank you for your donation” – which establishes a transactional relationship with them. Meta Verified will grant users a blue tick for $14.99

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Volunteers provide nonprofits with the on-the-ground support they need to further their missions, whether that means helping to build homes, providing meals for food-insecure families, mentoring local youths, or cleaning up trash at local parks. For example, perhaps your nonprofit’s mission is to refurbish local community parks.

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

For example, if you’re hosting an event and looking for local supporters who could attend, use location as one of your target demographics. People usually just skim through posts while scrolling on Facebook, so use language that will make them stop and read. Keep your words to a minimum!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2013

Guest Post by Heather Grant-McLeod. or “collective impact,” this work is characterized by a very different mindset, approach, and set of tools than traditional grant-making or nonprofit work, which has historically focused on supporting programs and organizations, and scaling those up. Building Capacity for Social Change 2.0

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

With that list, reach out to local businesses that carry the items that appeal to your desired audience. An easy way to start with item descriptions is to use the language that describes the item on its packaging. Grant only those who need access to the items access to that room. Then build a want list of items to go for.

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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. Thanks to a generous grant from the Lavelle Foundation, Bookshare has been able to work with Worth Trust, a nonprofit with offices in Chennai, India.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2015

So when I heard about a collaborative project between nonprofits, city agencies, and the local library happening in my own backyard (almost literally!), Because many residents of Visitacion Valley don't have Internet access at home and/or don't speak English, it can be difficult for them to find local information.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 4, 2022

Language about your annual campaign or broad fundraising goals won’t cut it. 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. See if you can get on with a local book club, a Bible study, and a community service club.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

They'll be providing $3 million in grants to individuals and organizations working on civic participation. Facilitate these activities at either the local, state, or national level. Grants typically range from $35,000 to several hundred thousand dollars. In the past, more than 20 grants have been awarded for each challenge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2012

Pioneers in Justice” operates as a forum to explore social media tools that may power their local advocacy work and explore “networked” ways of collaboration within the social justice sector – and equally important, a space to address any concerns that may surface along the way. MiACLU is a one-of-a-kind project born from this framework.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

To cite just two interesting efforts: STRIVE is layering the use of robust data platforms on to local community organizing and social service delivery in Cincinnati and other cities. TechSoup Global is building NGOSource , an online data repository to facilitate the sometimes costly business of getting grants to overseas charities.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

TechSoup Asia Asia is a nonprofit collaborative venture between TechSoup Global and its local nonprofit organization partners, Connecting Up Australia and the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. The program helps Vietnamese nonprofits to build staff capacity, apply for grants, and recruit skilled volunteers.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 8, 2016

Since the Uniform Grant Guidance (2 CFR 200) passed, all federal awards after December 26, 2014 must allow for indirect cost recovery at your federally negotiated indirect cost rate. This is true even when you are a sub-recipient of a state or local government agency, as long as the funding source is federal. Include Other Costs.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 5, 2017

As an example, a corporate foundation may have a mission statement t hat says, “We address the basic human and social issues faced by residents, prim arily women and children, in our local community.” Th at same corporate foundation may have a vision of all members of the local community living healthy, safe, and secure lives.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 23, 2023

The Google Ad Grant program is an incredible opportunity. Like any nonprofit grant , rules come along with the Google Grant. Pause these on your Ad Grant account. Getting Attention’s Google Ad Grants guide suggests putting yourself in supporters’ shoes when building campaigns. That’s a nonprofit marketer’s dream!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Instead, Pepsi is using the money for lethal generosity through its Pepsi Refresh Project , a crowdsourced cause marketing effort to give away $20 million in grants to help revamp communities. . The grant categories will be: Health. Arts & Culture. Food & Shelter. The Planet. Neighborhoods.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 15, 2017

You may be a grantmaker sitting in a community foundation, convening local change-makers to address issues like ending hunger, addressing inequality, or creating economic opportunities. You may be reading this in between reviewing grant applications to support responsible production and consumption or to take action against climate change.

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Tech Soup

JULY 9, 2015

How to Be Grant Ready: A Step-By-Step Guide CharityHowTo / Webinar / Fee: $87. How to Master the 3 R's of Grant Writing: Research, Relationships, and Writing CharityHowTo / Webinar / Fee: $77. If you are looking for face-to-face meetings in your area, check out the list of 501Tech Clubs on NTEN and on Netsquared Local.

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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 spanhidden.

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sgEngage

APRIL 15, 2024

If you are a grantmaker, you know how important it is to have a reliable and efficient software system that can help you manage your grants, track your impact, and collaborate with your stakeholders. MicroEdge was established back in 1985 and released their Grants Management Software “GIFTS Online” in 2009. It’s a win win!

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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. Many of us are familiar with local businesses sponsoring local sports teams. Same for any grants, regrants, mini-grants, or loans you offer. Use warm values-based language and feelings into your messaging. Hear me out.

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Kindful

MAY 12, 2021

Laid out in simpler language, by using certain words on your website, you can appear in people’s search engine queries. If you want to pay to get on Google, read more about the Google Ad Grant. There’s technical SEO , off-page SEO , and local SEO. Your nonprofit and SEO. Why is that important? The internet is the connector.

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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. Technology now allows nonprofits to have supporters locally and around the world. There are several factors to consider, such as: Location.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 23, 2005

We envision, in 2007, a country where Cambodians can learn and use computers in their own language, a country that does not have to change to a new language in order to use computers! I was just in Tajikistan where they have translated Mandrake into Tajik and are working on localizing Open Office and Firefox.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

The thing I am most excited about is we are partnering with some local companies to offer our moms priority for jobs. Yea us we got the $150,000 HUD grant! . Make the Ask using as specific language as possible. We will provide career services right on site, including career classes, résumé support, and access to a jobs database.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2011

Granted, that's hard to measure." When the discussion turned to what words make tweets great it was revealed that a key ingredient to successful tweets wasn't so much language but good Twitter etiquette. Action can be thought of as creating conversation.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 22, 2016

The program’s successes can be attributed to IDP’s ability to work with local government education frameworks and build strong partnerships with local stakeholders. IDP’s pilot program in Ghana started with initial enrollment of 27,000 children and now is expected to reach a total of 150,000 children by July 2017.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 16, 2016

He said that this tragic event brought out many heroes to step up and respond when there was a failure of local and federal government. 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?

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