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We’re 39 percent similar; how can we be exponentially better?

Candid

We listened to the "rising voices of the people we serve" as a foundation staffer framed it recently. At times those voices were passionately personal, at others they were mandates delivered through data. Analysis of grant applications from 130 funders. Requested Grant Funding Related (20 percent). We adapted.

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A Quick Guide to Creating a Nonprofit Podcast: 5 Steps

Achieve

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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The AI Writing Prompt Formula and Prompt Ideas

Whole Whale

This can also be a good place to add your brand voice or donor personas to describe who you are talking to. Grant Proposals : AI writers can help nonprofits create persuasive grant proposals that secure funding and support for their initiatives.

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The Making of "Product Demo - Mobile Beacon" Video

Tech Soup

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. As for the sound, I had an Audio-Technica AT899 lavalier microphone attached to record my voice. Since we had a script written, it was not time-consuming to add that on.

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Measuring Impact: The First Step

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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How To Create Explainer Videos That Donors Will Love

Nonprofits Source

They can be the first thing a person sees about your nonprofit; allowing its voice and message to come through with unique combinations of visual styles, music, and narrative. For that, you can use meaningful animation, unexpected script turns ( narrative ), and adequate characterization.

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APIs for Nonprofits 101: How to Share Data Between Systems

Tech Soup

You need to encourage your constituents to talk to their state representatives and voice support for the bill. 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. Image1: opensourceway ; Image 2: Azavea Cicero demo.

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