Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

We are surrounded by stories: our own story, the stories of our families and friends, and the stories of the work we do every day. These stories simply exist in our minds until we add language and share them with others. And, as we all know, a story you share with others has the power to change the world.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Help edit or review grant proposals and grant reports. Offer to write letters of intent or grant requests for the organization and possibly even submit them to foundations or companies. Offer to draft, edit, review and improve the acknowledgment emails or letters the organization sends to donors.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Here are three things to review when staging your virtual nonprofit site visit. Few things are more appealing to a potential donor than a successful constituent story. Be sure to have a copy of the grant proposal and budget or relevant information on hand so that you can respond if programmatic or financial questions arise.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

But it is not just a new buzzword, a box to be checked, or even a singular phase in the grant cycle. Knowledge insights, grants and learning, information systems, data discovery, or relational analysis are just some of the terms showing up alongside the more familiar phrases of research and development and data analysis.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In this article, we’ll look at three important steps to take as you start planning your year-end fundraising campaign, including: Setting your year-end fundraising goals Identifying your campaign’s story Planning for donor retention Let’s take a look! Stories say so much more than statistics! How can those points help you tell a story?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

Specifically, you should create content around the “why” of your existence and share the stories that demonstrate your successes in fulfilling your mission. Here are some examples of what you can share: A story they’ll want to enter into. You can’t take your brand for granted. If you have Yelp reviews, look at those too. .

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sgEngage

JANUARY 18, 2024

Unfortunately, stories like mine are common among changemakers. Review your calendar and see how many meetings you have scheduled next week and their combined length. If you want to lower your meeting number, try time-blocking your non-meeting activities, such as writing a grant proposal or working on the budget for next fiscal year.

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Candid

MAY 31, 2023

Perfect Phrases for Writing Grant Proposals and Perfect Phrases for Fundraising by Beverly Browning. Find motivation in the real-life stories of women’s incredible ability to transform the lives of others. Read this Philanthropy News Digest book review.) The Little Book of… series by Eric Hanberg.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Now, let’s say that, during a proposed budget review, you notice that the board has cut funding for a top-rated yearly educational program with your constituents. Leaders can use data to demonstrate the impact and effectiveness of existing programs, showcasing success stories, participant feedback, and measurable outcomes.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on what the average foundation portfolio size is for a full-time grant manager: Dear Charity Clairity, What is the average foundation portfolio size for a full-time grant manager? In FY23 they submitted 40 proposals for a total of $2.4M And this takes time.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Tip #2: Personalize Your Pitch Unlike grants, which are financial donations given to nonprofits after an application process, corporate sponsorships benefit both the sponsor and the nonprofit. Come prepared with a couple of different proposed partnership ideas, like a social media contest or an event sponsorship. So let’s get started!

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 3, 2021

I’m sure we each have stories like this. I was reminded of this recently, at the first evening of the online course in Grant Proposal Writing: Our fifteen working adult students logged in to Zoom and were welcomed into our shared virtual classroom. 2) Have a “clean backup” of your materials.

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Qgiv

MARCH 28, 2022

By keeping it on your website, businesses can easily find your packet and review it any time they want. Apply for nonprofit grants. Grants can often make up a significant part of a nonprofit’s budget, but if you’re not sure where to start looking, it might feel like a daunting task. How to search for grants.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

The GEO research released at the opening plenary suggests some candidates – stop processing so many papers and stop the annual grant treadmill in favor of longer term grants. Let’s say you saved even an hour’s worth of paperwork per grant. How many hours could be freed up across the foundation?

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

For example, you can start your prompt with “Write a heartfelt story for an 8-yr old about…” or “Provide a never-heard-before solution for boomers about…” Add personality : Don’t be afraid to give the AI an attitude or tone.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

Whether you are new to grants, and re-evaluating how your organization seeks out grant funding, Rachel Werner will go through what you need to know to become more grant ready. We’re here to talk about how to build a better grant strategy in this post-COVID, to the extent that we are post-COVID world. Rachel: Mm-hmm.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 19, 2017

Educating the Board of Directors and Reviewing Internal Policies (internal): By reviewing internal policies to make sure they are up-to-date with societal trends, the organization can be sure they accurately reflect their work in the current landscape of social issues. Stanford Social Innovation Review, (Fall 2009), 49-53.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Maybe you need to create an appeal for an email campaign, a proposal, or a new set of thank you letters and you’re at your desk just wishing that coherent sentences would magically start appearing? I have used it to help me write appeals, emails, thank you letters, and draft some 1 and 2-page proposals. Fundwriter.ai Fundwriter.ai

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Do a review of your annual projections and goals, and look at what you need. The neat thing about Fiver is that there is time is built in for program staff to collect and story bank client testimonials, which means they’re not scrambling at the end. Your donors want to hear those stories. Goals don’t come out of thin air.

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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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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Rachel Sacks, MPH will help demystify all five phases of the grants lifecycle: identifying well-aligned prospects, cultivating funder relationships, preparing compelling submissions, maintaining grants through stewarding and reporting, and submitting renewals. We are here to talk about “Demystifying the Grants Lifecycle.”

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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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Connection Cafe

JULY 27, 2015

As a conference both for and by the nonprofit technology community, community members submit session proposals and then vote on them to help shape the agenda. Reading through 400+ session proposals made my brain hurt, but at the same time pumped me up. Nearly impossible. Social Media.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 22, 2021

will focus on donor cultivation, an essential step to getting the grant. We are here to talk about how to get more grants, specifically through donor cultivation. So if you have to leave early, maybe you just want to review the content, don’t worry. You can even do grant tracking, which we love as well.

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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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Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

In order to create a detailed budget and financial plan, you’ll need to take the following steps: Identify your income sources including potential grants, donations, and other funding sources. This could include a regimented plan to apply for grants, organize fundraising events, or reach out to potential donors. .

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

There are annual reports, grant applications, website pages, blogs, appeal letters, policy docu­ments, procedure manuals, thank you notes, press releases, program reports, research papers, legal documents, advertising copy, board orientation documents, promotional material, and much more. It can cre­ate lasting, negative impressions.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Look for grants. Use an emotionally compelling image or a short story at the top of your form that illustrates what kind of positive impact your donors are having on your beneficiaries. You might tell a story about a person affected by your organization or about a particularly dedicated volunteer. Consider other media outreach.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

I review both fundraising and friendraising techniques and how to take them, to varying levels, online – from email solicitations and events to social media and websites. Proposed solution: CC developed Red House 2009, which had three event components: Traditional cocktail party for its major donors, Nonevent called Stay@Home, and.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 28, 2023

So while “AI” has been with us for some time, even in our everyday lives, those last technologies have spurred something of an AI renaissance, a global tech upheaval, infinite Twitter musings, and hyperbolic press stories — depending, of course, on who you ask. What do these new AI tools do?

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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. Robin’s asking, “Writing a grant, how can you report impact and add measures to success with looking for funding for a pilot program?”

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

To create a sense of urgency, your nonprofit’s leaders should clearly communicate the reasons behind the proposed change and emphasize the potential consequences of not changing. Share data and stories illustrating the impact of this upcoming change, and make sure that you underline the importance of acting swiftly.

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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. . I’m going to weave in stories that are connected to … oops, there we go. Adam Grant, his book is right next to me. . Tell me your story.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

and all over the world, that focus on essential topics like: Fundraising & Grants. It’ll open with candid stories about the ups and downs of working in social good and close with an afternoon of action and volunteering with local nonprofits. Fundraising & Grants / #IFC2016 / @TheResAlliance. Fundraising & Grants.

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

So, if you have to leave early or maybe just want to review the content, don’t worry, we’ll get all that good stuff to you before the end of the day, I promise. So how do you tell your nonprofit story through a computer screen if you do not have a staple nonprofit story? Switch the context. Maybe our challenges.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

If you get, you know, covered on some CNN story about your mission, you can reach people in profound ways with earned media. it looks like we got a few questions, but, if you haven’t chatted in your questions, or even your comments and stories, your successes, we want to hear them. So, if you haven’t chat. So resources.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Story Swag :: iTunes. Story Swag is a mobile app that specializes in easy-to-create story videos for social media. Issuu empowers users to transform PDFs into online digital flipbooks, email graphics, social stories, and more. A useful tool for hybrid workplaces. Lumen5 :: lumen5.com. Veed.io :: veed.io.

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