Candid

JANUARY 11, 2023

As we enter 2023, we’ve compiled a list of nonprofit books from Candid’s free digital library that can help inspire your nonprofit’s New Year’s resolutions. Winning Grants Step by Step: The Complete Workbook for Planning, Developing, and Writing Successful Proposals by Tori O’Neal-McElrath, Lynn Kanter, and Lynn English.

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eBook Culture Nonprofit Skills 111

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

—– The Electronic Resources and Libraries Conference takes place Febrary 28-March 2 in Austin, TX, and I’m SO honored to be a keynote speaker! The keynote will focus on “Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation”. Libraries, whether associated with a school, government, agency or geography, serve a community.

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Community Library Model Adopt 167

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I’m in Austin, TX, today engaging with librarians, digital curators, and technologists working at the nexus of communities and knowledge at the Electronic Resources and Libraries annual conference. Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation. Why Community? So, why community?

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Library Model Adopt Community 241

Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2013

Access to quality research provides nonprofits and libraries the ability to improve services, strengthen funding proposals, and share knowledge within the field. How can IssueLab help nonprofits and libraries? Join our free webinar on Friday, January 18 at 11 a.m. Register today as space is limited!

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Research Case Study Library Knowledge 47

Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

I had an exceptionally knowledgeable mentor who ran an office engaged in multiple types of fundraising activities: endowment (major gifts), special project fundraising (grant writing), annual fund (with a corporate slant), membership, database administration, special events, and volunteer management. My mind was a sponge.

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Grant Interview Los Angeles Texas 52

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Our goal is to leverage our extensive and complementary networks of individuals and organizations to provide knowledge, training, and tools to nonprofits, libraries, and NGOs around the world. They also operate research, education, and training programs designed to advance knowledge of philanthropy at every level.

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Foundation New York City Library Philanthropy 60

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 9, 2013

Together with our partners in the nonprofit, technology, government, academic and publishing sectors, we participate in new cultural and technological movements, deriving new knowledge that we apply for social gain. Now we, too, are investing major efforts in aggregating Spanish-language titles.

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Spain Language America Law 151

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

A couple of years ago, outreach, training, and fundraising consultant, Stephanie Gerding , posted some great basic grantseeking information on TechSoup For Libraries. One tip I could have used early on was to plan and design the grant project before writing up a query letter or proposal. Objectives.

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Grant Project Develop Proposal 63

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

At the beginning of the webinar, Gabriela gave us a brief rundown of social sector research, emphasizing that access to quality research provides nonprofits, charities, foundations, and libraries the ability to improve services, strengthen funding proposals, and share knowledge within the field.

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Research License Case Study Foundation 50

NTEN

MARCH 17, 2009

It only makes sense that we share our knowledge and experience with each other. With that in mind -- and because I'm sure the folks at TAG have noticed the general awesomeness of the NTEN community -- they're inviting you to submit session proposals for their 2009 TAG conference, which will be held in November in San Antonio, TX.

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San Antonio Tag Conference Proposal 36

The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Maybe you need to create an appeal for an email campaign, a proposal, or a new set of thank you letters and you’re at your desk just wishing that coherent sentences would magically start appearing? I have used it to help me write appeals, emails, thank you letters, and draft some 1 and 2-page proposals. Fundwriter.ai Fundwriter.ai

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Los Angeles Cancer Proposal Model 130

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

The NPTech Blog Chatter Confessions of a non-profit IT director blog rasied ruckus with his proposal for creating a closed forum and new NTEN Affinity Group : nptechhelp. tools to capture and share knowledge from nonprofit gatherings. It includes case studies, tools, and how-tos. It will interesting to if there is reciprocity.

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Nptech Tag South Dakota Second Life 50

Qgiv

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Your board makes crucial decisions regarding your staff, budget, and overall fundraising strategy, and your proposal must get them on board with the plans your team has made to further your nonprofit’s mission, as well as update your members on current campaigns and projects. Remember: knowledge is power!

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Slides Tips Proposal Template 52

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

A genuine enthusiasm for sharing their skills, building knowledge and developing relationships in the community even if they haven’t done it before. For example, a few months ago we had a couple approach us to propose a Pop-Up Tea Ceremony. Their enthusiasm and commitment charmed us and aligned with our social bridging goals.

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Collaboration Community Tools Museum 55

Neon CRM

JULY 20, 2023

For example, say you wanted to run a capital campaign to buy a new building for your literacy organization; your feasibility study process might look like this: Define your goal: Your project aims to raise $300,000 to purchase a new building to hold a library. That’s not always possible, though. Will you support this work?

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Campaign Phase Guide Library 52

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Providing context for your kids’ fundraising efforts will make their experience much more meaningful and begin paving their path towards becoming knowledgeable and involved citizens of their communities. . Do you have outdated textbooks or slightly worn library books that can no longer be used or checked out? Used book sale.

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Ideas Fundraising Game Fun 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2009

Earlier this month, I participated in a social media library giveaway organized by Steve Cunningham , who like me, loves books. For the social media library giveaway I asked folks to leave a comment on how they would use the books to shape their 2010 social media strategy. Erin even wrote a little poetry as part of her entry.

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Library Social Media Louisville Media 94

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2010

In this interview, Jennifer Ford Reedy , VP for Strategy and Knowledge Management, at the Minnesota Community Foundation shares the how they designed this online social good contest for success. Then the group came together and debated the highest-scored proposals and whittled the pool down to 21 ideas.

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Minnesota Contest Ideas Open 103

Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And I think another important component is knowledge. And if you can develop those relationships with funders, if you can develop great core content, if you can leverage materials for different kinds of proposals, then that is really going to set you up for success. . Rachel: I mean, that’s a good question.

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Grant Build Video Strategy 117

Connection Cafe

JUNE 20, 2017

This glossary of terms, which uses practical examples, will give you a basic working knowledge of key words common in ongoing planned gift conversations. Ten percent (10%) of my estate to Middletown Library.”. and proposed gifts with property where a capital loss exists should be dealt with differently than those with a capital gain.

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Conversation Giving Gift Charity 20

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

It sort of depends on your budget and your needs and if you’ve got access maybe through a library or some sort of collaborative organization, a membership to Foundation Directory Online. . Are they coming back in supportive alignment with the program that you proposed? She’s obviously a wealth of knowledge.

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Grant Lesson Tips Video 76

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 9, 2008

The Public School is also a gallery/educational program space, but they are organized around a semi-democratic process where all programs are proposed, voted on, and led by community members. Workshops and Conferences (coming in February) The WeAreMedia team, led by Beth Kanter , is finally taking their knowledge on the road.

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Project Job Tools San Francisco 20