Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2022

Technology is an essential building block of any nonprofit organization, but finding the funding to allow you to build your tech infrastructure can be frustrating.

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Qgiv

JULY 19, 2023

Grants are a fundamental source of revenue for growing organizations to accomplish large projects and receive financial support outside of individual donations. This guide to grants for nonprofits covers the basics of grants including types of grants, examples, where to find grants, and tips for grant writing.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

In this post, I’ll share funding and grant resources for nonprofits involved in the education sector. Grant writing tip: While the task of writing a proposal often falls on the shoulders of a project manager or grant writer, anyone—even an outside consultant—with the proper skills could write the proposal.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

These organizations are currently offering grant and funding opportunities and/or accepting letters of inquiry or project ideas. . Grant research tip: When searching for grants, using geography is an effective way to target funders. Start small and work your way out. Funding Priority: Arts & Culture. Ford Foundation.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

Carolyn is a major gift fundraiser and nonprofit communications expert who uses technology to amplify her impact and do more with less. Carolyn’s Nonprofit Blog was inspired by the many people who have reached out to Carolyn since it was launched in 2011 to ask for advice about becoming a grant writer and nonprofit fundraiser.

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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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Kindful

AUGUST 12, 2021

These organizations are currently offering grant and funding opportunities and/or accepting letters of inquiry or project ideas. . Grant research tip: When searching for grants, using geography is an effective way to target funders. Start small and work your way out. Funding Priority: Arts & Culture. Ford Foundation.

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Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

As AI is increasingly used in high-impact ways such as writing and assessing grant proposals, how can we make sure that it is used ethically, minimizing the risk of harm? We continue to refine the data we use for training and evaluating our grants auto-coding system. The harmful impact of these early problems was clear.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 20, 2017

Ensuring that your foundation makes impactful grants to the right nonprofit partners starts with a thorough proposal evaluation. A proposal should include more than just the organization’s mission statement and program description. In other words, is the nonprofit already thinking about what happens after this grant?

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

In today’s world, nonprofits rely on their technology to help bring them closer to their goals. From bringing in revenue to connecting with constituents, the right technology can save your team time and help you facilitate a better donor experience. Technology consultants may offer services in a variety of areas.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 11, 2011

This week in our TechSoup Grant Series: One Hour a Week to Success , we are ready to focus on writing a successful grant proposal. If you use your organization's strategic plan as a foundation and have a fully developed grant project, this stage of the process should progress smoothly. read more.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

At Benetech, we advance technology applications that empower and protect underprivileged populations, and that also have the potential to become financially self-sustaining enterprises. The typical incubator model works well where a team has formed around a technology innovation and is looking to graduate a for-profit company.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

However, navigating the complexities of setting up a data warehouse can be challenging, even for the most technologically savvy organizations. Additionally, this makes it a breeze to provide past impact reports and future projections for grant proposals. We’ll cover: What is a Nonprofit Data Warehouse?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Others receive grant funding from governmental agencies, private foundations, and community funds. Raising funds and winning grants is difficult and requires significant staff time and resources. Similarly, a grant might have specific conditions like the types of activities it can fund or allowances for overhead expenses.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Threaded conversations, document management, and simple UI, make it easy for teams to collaborate on a grant proposal, communicate constituent needs, and even organize a lunch meet up. #5 Offering a nonprofits discount program that makes the platform free or highly-affordable, Slack is the go-to internal communications platform.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Like it or not, grants are a necessity for nearly all nonprofits to stay alive and do good work. One tip I could have used early on was to plan and design the grant project before writing up a query letter or proposal. Most funders require applicants to state the outcomes of their project in the proposal. Project Budget.

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Candid

AUGUST 30, 2023

New technology Hands up: Who knew anything about generative AI last year? Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has been around for a long time, but the use of recent technologies— like ChatGPT— is new and still being explored. Now, who’s heard about it in the last six months? If you’re like me, you fall in the latter camp.

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2023

AI in Grant Applications Perhaps the most obvious place to start would be the application process. This would free a nonprofit’s resources to apply for more grants or focus on their other outcomes. Think of transactional or in-kind granting. You could even use AI to fully automate some types of grantmaking.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 9, 2014

Gallucci and Roy jointly announced a partnership of philanthropic organizations investing more than $15 million in grants to 23 projects as well as an additional $13 million available in the coming year for innovative projects that will increase the participation, quality, and relevance of secondary education.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Communications Director and Content Strategist Highway Twenty A Request for Proposal (RFP) is a common way nonprofit organizations invite bids for products and services. We want the technology to [ fill in the blank ], and we need to work within our meager budget with as quick a turnaround as possible.” Expertise and time cost money.

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Create a long-term partnership proposal Once your corporate partner has seen how much of an impact their support has had on your mission (and how they’ve benefited in return), they’ll be more inclined to consider a long-term partnership. Even a small gesture like this one can make a huge difference!

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NTEN

JULY 24, 2012

] By Paula Jones, Director of Technology, The N. Center for Nonprofits, I have the opportunity to talk with many nonprofit board members and staff across North Carolina about their use of technology. In doing so, one statement that resonates with everyone is “No one funds technology.” Include technology needs in grant proposals.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Traditionally, NGOs in Kenya have depended on outside support from grant makers and wealthy individuals. As a result, the focus has been writing grant proposals rather than appealing for individual support. M-Changa uses the latest technology and due diligence processes to ensure funds passing through the platform are secure.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 18, 2024

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. For example, this week, you need an hour to work on a presentation for your next board meeting and two hours to write a grant proposal.

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NTEN

APRIL 7, 2011

So, everything I have to say about trends in technology grantmaking is based on subjective observations made by those people who spend their days researching grantmakers. What sorts of changes are we seeing in grantmaking due to the rapid growth and ever changing landscape we call technology? Hope you can join us!

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Workplace giving software can refer to a variety of technologies, so let’s get started by defining it and setting the parameters of this guide. Workplace giving software is any digital platform that enables corporate giving programs , such as matching gifts, volunteer grants, and corporate volunteerism. Benefits breakdown. Google Ads.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 3, 2021

What has been your biggest technology disaster this year? 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. Collaborative technology is incredible.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

L ast week , in the first step of our TechSoup Grant Series: One Hour a Week to Success! , we covered how to prepare for grant work by: scheduling time, understanding the benefits and requirements of grant work, getting leadership on board, and finding help through volunteers and supporters to form a grant team.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Wish you knew more about applying for grant funding? Our new grant series, Successful Grants in One Hour a Week , will provide you with small steps that cover the entire grant process. Weekly blog posts will outline your steps for the week so you'll be prepared to apply for a basic grant before the end of the year.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 16, 2017

Self-driving cars are not science fiction; they are a reality on Arizona roads today and will only continue to become more prevalent as technology reaches its full potential. Technological progress is going to leave behind some people, perhaps even a lot of people, as it races ahead” (Brynjolfsson and McAfee, 10-11).

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 4, 2017

This session will demonstrate how Adobe Acrobat Pro DC can help with everything from creating proposals and assembling training materials, to improving processes involving collaboration and rich media integration. Get the grants you need to support your mission! highlight what funders are looking for in grant applications.

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Candid

AUGUST 29, 2023

budget, team members, skillsets, technology, time, emotional support). deadlines, reporting, grant applications) when possible. Proposing new projects? Essentially, burnout occurs when the demands of your job (e.g., Consider increasing resources by providing more funding to cover indirect costs and general operating support.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 27, 2021

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. You can also record this testimony and play it for your site visitor if that’s easier. . Best practices still apply.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 30, 2024

Three ways your CFO can help your nonprofit apply for grants. Most nonprofits strive to include grant funding in their revenue streams but often find that large amounts of know-how (as well as a time commitment from the executive level down to the front line) are needed. human resources, accounting, information technology, etc.)

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Whole Whale

APRIL 28, 2023

individual giving, major gifts, grants, events, etc.)? grant proposals, solicitation letters, etc.)? Leveraging Technology and Data Utilizing technology and data can significantly support board members in their fundraising efforts. If yes, please describe your experience.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Cynthia Adams, CEO of TechSoup donor partner GrantStation , recently did an important online training webinar on how rural charities and libraries can get grants. If your charity or library happens to be located in rural America, it's not your imagination that it is harder to get grant funding in rural locations.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

We have everything from: Fundraising & Grants. Nonprofit Technology, and more! Fundraising & Grants/ @CASEAdvance. Fundraising & Grants. Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. Fundraising & Grants.

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