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Five green flags for funders in your grant proposal

Candid

Last year, we shared our crowdsourced list of red flags that funders look for in grant proposals—the things that immediately reveal the weak points in an application and raise questions about the organization’s credibility. Not surprisingly, the question we got most in response to that article was: What are green flags for funders?

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350.org Is Greening the Planet with Lean, Green IT

Tech Soup

In a time when climate change and developing the green economy are somewhat passé, nonprofits have not given up on the mission. Find out how they're greening the planet and using the leanest greenest IT possible. They have no infrastructure beyond that, which is why cloud computing is regarded as green IT.

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Wiring the Green Movement for Earth Day

Amy Sample Ward

I wanted to use today to focus in on a question recently posed by my good friend Joe Solomon on Twitter : What are the nonprofit/orgs that are working 2 wire the green movement, like what @ netsquared does 4 nonprofits, @ sunfoundation for politics; which orgs are working to expose data, leverage soc media, connect the orgs together?

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Reframe, commit, and expand: How to meaningfully invest in Black leaders

Candid

The reactionary funding of Black leaders and communities raises a critical question: what is possible when we build sustainable funding ecosystems that affirm the genius of Black leaders and sufficiently resource them to develop and deploy world-changing solutions? . Identify and change internal and funding practices that uphold inequity. .

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350.org Is Greening the Planet with Lean, Green IT

Tech Soup

In a time when climate change and developing the green economy are somewhat passé, nonprofits have not given up on the mission. Find out how they're greening the planet and using the leanest greenest IT possible. They have no infrastructure beyond that, which is why cloud computing is regarded as green IT.

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To Survive a Crisis, Lean Into Trust—CEOs Share Pandemic Stories

.orgSource

Green beer was on tap, corn beef and cabbage were on the menu, and shamrock-bedecked revelers were primed and planning to enjoy their favorite spots for dining and drinking. Because the extent of the governor’s legal authority was questionable, the messages were mixed and confusing. Patrick’s Day weekend crowds.

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Demographics via Candid: One year in 

Candid

But the key challenges we encountered include working through internal bureaucracies, shifting systems, and varying competing priorities for the sector. In the meantime, we encourage nonprofits to prioritize their safety and always select “decline to state” for questions they aren’t comfortable answering.