Achieve

MARCH 1, 2024

A few topics you might consider for your nonprofit podcast include: Nonprofit news Marketing tips Volunteer management Donor stewardship Corporate partnerships Donor-advised funds Grant preparation Capital campaigns Nonprofit sustainability On top of the podcast topic, you should also decide on its format. Stay hydrated. Speak slowly.

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NTEN

JUNE 9, 2023

Grant users permission to read, write or execute only the files or resources necessary to do their jobs. A WAF protects against cross-site forgery, cross-site scripting (XSS), file inclusion, and SQL injection attacks. They identify gaps in an organization’s defenses and ensure appropriate steps are taken to mitigate those risks.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 11, 2021

Pay close attention to who is present when you’re in spaces where diverse nonprofits and consultants gather and engage, such as online platforms and forums, grant application meetings, nonprofit trainings, workshops, and conferences. Tailor your evaluation matrix and script . This is a short-term and long-term strategy. .

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2021

Formal professional groups – These exist for many specialties such as the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Grant Professionals Association, which have local chapters and a national office. . Share the interview script with all interviewers. The questions can be asked in rotation. .

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 8, 2016

This blog is the second in a three part series that will focus on the tools you need in order to build a comprehensive grants seeking program. Today’s topic will outline a 6 step process to grants research. Once you have completed a project worksheet you need to run it through the six step grants research process.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 29, 2021

For example, if your team put together a YouTube video about your summer programs, adapt the script of the video to a blog post, and post a related photo on Instagram. Don’t take it for granted. But try to update the public regularly. Spread your content across multiple platforms and keep it cohesive. About The Author.

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sgEngage

APRIL 11, 2022

Plus, long-term supporters might qualify for volunteer grants , which are extra donations for your nonprofit at no additional cost. . Scripts and templates. Make campaigning convenient for your supporters. . Your supporters are invested in your cause, but many of them likely have limited time to devote to your campaign.

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sgEngage

APRIL 21, 2021

Multi-year, unrestricted funding gives grantees the flexibility to assess and determine where grant dollars are most needed, and allows for innovation, emergent action, and sustainability. Do the Homework: Oftentimes, nonprofits have to jump through countless hoops just to be invited to submit a proposal.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

Grant Proposals : AI writers can help nonprofits create persuasive grant proposals that secure funding and support for their initiatives. Video Scripts : AI writers can help nonprofits create compelling video scripts that showcase their work, impact, and vision.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

Then orient callers around the evening’s purpose, review a suggested script you’ve shared in advance, and answer any questions. You can learn how to make this call by grabbing my free Thank You Calls E-Book + Script. Do these things: Ask a current donor or group of donors if they’ll front a challenge grant up to a certain amount.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2012

Write technical descriptions of HRP methods and projects at many levels of detail for academic publications, white papers, grant applications, grant reports, and internal documentation. Perform a little bit of GNU/Linux system administration. Automate generation of publications based on data using LaTeX and Sweave.

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

These tools can be simple, such as examples of fundraising emails, social media posts, phone scripts and even official logos. These are your champions, and they’ll be invaluable to your non-profit as you fight to expand and evolve. Give them tools to help them succeed.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Which new grants are within reach this year? Make sure to go through a quick training and provide a script that folks can use when they reach a donor’s voicemail. You’re constantly making decisions about what you can afford to prioritize. How can we cultivate new donors while continuing to steward the supporters that we already have?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 22, 2012

During this hour, the Foundation Center's George Ford and Jake Garcia will take a look at how grant seekers can use the interactive maps and charts in Foundation Directory Online , the Foundation Center’s grant seeking database for nonprofits, to identify prospective funders. Register for the webinar here.

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Tech Soup

JULY 5, 2013

Digital Storytelling is in the air around TechSoup these days, and thanks to a grant from Symantec we have been able to experiment and create some new videos. Since we had a script written, it was not time-consuming to add that on. We aimed to make this video informative, concise, and personable. What did you think about our video?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2013

I had phoned my friend (let’s call her Maya) because I wanted to see how the indie crowd at the Sundance Film Festival would respond to my question: “You know your film is making a difference when…” I first attended Sundance in the late-80s when I was a script reader in Hollywood, and participated during the decade I was at the PBS series POV.

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NTEN

JUNE 28, 2012

Submit your ideas for the opportunity to win a $2500 grant and a free NTEN Membership. In her words, Jenica "took many of the skills that [she] learned in the NTEN leadership academy and from the 2012 conference to put together a script and small communications plan." Way to go Jenica!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2015

I had the honor of being a guest facilitator at a transformative leadership retreat with colleagues Heather McLeod Grant, Chris Block, Lance Fors, and David Havens – I got to teach but more importantly got to learn from amazing people. This post follows yesterday’s post about networked leadership skills.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 27, 2014

This example is a bit more complex, and might involve writing a custom standalone script in a programming language like Python to take advantage of the two APIs. Backing Up Data Databases Donors Event Grant Management Databases Server Applications Servers Services Software cloud data cloud computing tscloudcomputing'

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2018

Secondly, don’t take their gifts for granted. At a VIP night for our Heart & Vascular Institute, our CEO scrapped his script about awards and technology. So often, there is shyness to having a conversation with our own CEOs about their philanthropic priorities and passions. Connect their story to your mission.

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Nonprofits Source

AUGUST 12, 2019

For that, you can use meaningful animation, unexpected script turns ( narrative ), and adequate characterization. You can use some effects to punctuate important parts of the script, or detailed graphics to help illustrate your message. They teem with creativity: Or at least should, when done right!

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 11, 2022

Work up a simple script and practice it. You can script out what you want to say and it’s easy to refer to your script, because you can have it right in front of you! Share your script, your email, and your letter and encourage them to adapt your messages for their own voice. A Word About Grants. The Bottom Line.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2007

It was very liberating for me to create a screencast like this -- no storyboard, script, no retakes. While I was on Facebook, I checked out my Razoo votes for speed granting. "Children's Health" or "Education"), and the duration for the grant. You can capture and narrate in snap. I am number 28!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2016

Brattleboro, Vermont: Storytelling for Grant Proposals with Barbara Ganley. Las Vegas, Nevada: Grant Writing 101. Saturday, April 16. Buea, Cameroon: Buea Digital Storytelling. Wednesday, April 20. Chicago, Illinois: Digital Storytelling Part II. Thursday, April 21. Friday, April 22. Monday, April 4, 2016. Tuesday, April 5, 2016.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

AUGUST 11, 2006

It's a major step towards bringing to web development the same kinds of tools we take for granted in java, Delphi, or C++. With an integrated debugger, Aptana will leave pure script debugging tools like SplineTech in the dust. Syntax checking in all three languages.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 11, 2008

Morrie Warshawski , author of Shaking the Money Tree: How to Get Grants for Film and Video, recently sent me a copy of the 2nd edition of his book, The Fundraising Houseparty. One of the tips I found the most interesting was that it is important that the person who asks the group for donations is a peer.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

So we’re going to talk about scripts, and strategy, and tactics, yes, but we’re also going to step into greater courage. So sample scripts here could be, “Hey, I’m following up on our previous conversation. The donor video, I don’t know, Julia, I’m not going to give you a script for that.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

James was a grant writer for a nonprofit that worked with children. He applied for grants to help his NPO expand its reach, but lately, he’s run into a bit of a snag. Until he started using more storytelling with his grants. The same techniques used to get quotes for a newspaper story can be used to enhance your grant requests.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2005

I just don't get it with the creators of so-called "fact-based" cinema pieces who lead us to believe they are granting us a glimpse into the lives of people of some historical importance, but in fact feel free to alter events in any way they feel helps make a better story. Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

The community is hosted by Maddie Grant and Lindy Dreyer of SocialFish in collaboration with Omnipress. Be prepared to improvise more and drop the script if it isn't working with the audience. This online community, Engage365 , is a place to network and share knowledge about how to integrate the use of social media for events.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

” You’re going to provide your board members with the script. ” To each board member, have the script, they pick up their cell phones and they make those calls. Let’s sit down and talk about a script. Those board members agree to pick up the phone and call and say, “Thank you.” ” Right?

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Achieve

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Educate your staff, peer-to-peer fundraisers , and board members about matching gifts by: Outsourcing training via professional online courses Creating digestible infographics about the basics of matching gifts Providing example scripts pitching matching gifts Ultimately, matching gifts programs are an easy concept to grasp.

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Create a script that your development team can follow during these follow-up conversations with your new supporters. Customize these scripts based on the segments of supporters who are being called. Then, make sure everyone is up to date on the latest donations so that they can make these phone calls in a timely manner. .

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 6, 2022

There are no hoops to jump through like with grants or corporate sponsors. Major donors are also more likely to provide unrestricted funding than grants or other sources of revenue. A donor who is moved by this particular project might fund the whole thing— yes, that’s happened to me before! What Do Major Donors Want When They Give?

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Create a script that your development team can follow during these follow-up conversations with your new supporters. Customize these scripts based on the segments of supporters who are being called. Then, make sure everyone is up to date on the latest donations so that they can make these phone calls in a timely manner. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

It’s not your script. For example, you may have only one photo of Joyee, an organic banana farmer in Borneo whose business was supported by a micro-grant from your organization. What is the best ratio of spoken language to visual slides in your online presentation? Well, that depends.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 11, 2007

But this is not just for The Tech; our grant mandates that this project be a service to the museum community at large. We are offering museum tours every day at 11am (today at 3pm), and build and script classes each day (starting Thursday) at noon. My name in SL is Avi Marquez. I'll see you at The Tech!

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