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How to Apply for Grants: A Guide for Parks and Rec Orgs

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Regardless of the reason behind your need for additional revenue, grants provide parks and recreation organizations an excellent opportunity to garner the money they need. However, grant applications aren’t as simple as asking supporters for donations. What is a grant? What are the steps to applying for a grant?

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Grant Writing and the Perfect Storytelling

Tech Soup

Evening meals sometimes went on for hours as we continued our storytelling. Start Your Grant Proposal with a Story. So, why would we not want to use this powerful communication tool when writing grant proposals? It never occurred to me that there was any other way to write a grant request.

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10 LinkedIn Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It’s an ideal community to connect co-workers, influencers, donors, and corporate sponsors. Content that focuses on thought leadership, rather than inspirational storytelling, best serves the tone of the LinkedIn community. Tagging corporate sponsors and partners. LinkedIn Pages. For example: 1.

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15 Top Takeaways From The Year-End Fundraising Fair

CauseVox

Use Storytelling To Drive Your Year-End Fundraising. If you’re not sure how to get started with your storytelling, ask your donors! Engage Sponsors + Partners For Year-End Fundraising Success. When reaching out to potential sponsors, consider your needs as an organization. Remember that sponsors want your support as well.

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Mastering Next Year’s Budget With Revenue Projections and Donor Attrition Analysis

Neon CRM

First use this year’s revenue to establish a baseline for all your expected revenue, including but not limited to individual giving, major gifts, events income, expected pledges, and grants. Finance Director Government Grants INCREASE IMPACT Optimize grant management to ensure alignment with mission and efficient use of funds.

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Remembering Franklin Thomas

Candid

I distinctly remember one blue ribbon panel of policy elites in which the secretary of the sponsoring organization, who came from Brazil’s historically discriminated Northeast, looked at Franklin Thomas and Susan Beresford, and said: “Do you mean to tell me that man and that woman are the two most powerful people in the Ford Foundation?

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The Best Nonprofit Conferences for Any Fundraiser

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Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. If you’re looking for a smaller event with a more specific focus, you may want to check out the Nonprofit Storytelling Conference! Fundraisers who leave the Nonprofit Storytelling Conference leave inspired by the sessions and other attendees alike. Click here to learn more about NTC 2021.