Candid

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Funders are increasingly adding language about diversity, equity, and inclusion to their websites. And can small foundations effectively and efficiently review an open call for proposals? When Numbers Fall Short: The Challenge of Measuring Diversity in a Global Context.

Paypal 59

Paypal Foundation Lesson Grant 59

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Next, ask about what language resonates with them. This input can help you measure the success and impact of your programming more objectively. Be sure to use active voice and descriptive language. They could be helpful in finding new ways to talk about your mission in your fundraising appeals, grant proposals, and more.

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Examples Language Iowa Nonprofit 95

sgEngage

JANUARY 22, 2024

Make small changes, perhaps tweak the language a little or edit the question into a simpler format. What if English is not their first language? Critical factors that impact decision making can be technical, such as was the proposal or report submitted on time, or did they include the attachments. Rewrite the whole thing.

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Question Application Reflection Philanthropy 89

EveryAction

MAY 4, 2016

goals for your campaign to ensure you're measuring ROI for next time. Nonprofits that forgo a simple landing page and elect to create a dedicated campaign portal essentially build a world in which their audiences can experience the mission, urgency, and proposed solutions of the campaign through a dynamic medium that they won't soon forget.

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Campaign Digital Nonprofit Social Media 106

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

And, as I was sharing earlier, we usually teach this in person over a period of two to three hours, so, you all are getting the, what we’ll call, the boot-camp version of “Measure of Success.” Maybe I am teaching computer classes, or English as a second language classes, maybe I’m teaching those and I have 10 students.

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Report Measure Process Impact 82

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

A Policy Update from an engineer, Jim Fruchterman of Benetech June 8, 2010 The international copyright negotiations in Geneva around a proposed Treaty for the Visually Impaired (“TVI”) have been steadily heating up. I’m measuring this entire effort by how it much it does to change this sorry state of affairs, in both the short and long term.

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Accessibility Global Copyright Law 133

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Having a framework is the magic wand to writing a successful grant proposal. Step #1) G – Get the FOA/RFP/NOFA The first step in developing a grant template with the GRANTS formula is to G et the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) or Request of Proposal (RFP) or NOFA (Notice of Funding Availability): i.e. the grant instructions.

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Grant Award Project Proposal 98

Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2017

Tracking and measuring outcomes is no longer a nice to have or a buzzword, it is now imperative for fundraisers to embrace and communicate their organizations’ outcomes and results in order to stand out when competing for dollars and resources. What’s Next for Outcomes Measurement?

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Fundraising Measure Grant Collaboration 26

Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

Check your organization’s website, recent RFPs, grant proposals, etc. for the most current language being used and incorporate it into your plan. Use this section as the “elevator pitch” for your fundraising proposal. Fortunately, much of this information is likely to exist already. Fundraising plan summary. Ready, set, goals!

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Guide Fundraising Nonprofit Template 108

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The Oxford English Dictionary defines artificial intelligence as the “theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages.”. If it can be measured, can it be managed?

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Impact Analytics Nonprofit Aggregator 31

Whole Whale

MARCH 28, 2023

It exists in the algorithms that govern your Facebook timeline, explains why YouTube always recommends the perfect video, or more recently, powers the Large Language Models (LLMs) like OpenAI’s Chat-GPT , Google’s Bard , or Bing’s AI Chatbot , and others that have made headlines. Chat-GPT is a generative large language model.

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FAQ Language Model Nonprofit 52

ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

From the first time you meet, try to get a sense of whether you speak the same language. Clients can feel taken advantage of if proposals are always more than they expected them to be and agencies struggle to work with unrealistic budgets despite their best efforts to accommodate. An agency proposes that they manage your PPC ads.

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Web Tips Articulate Project 40

Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 16, 2007

logging trucks navigating more than 30 blind curves where children walk to school past active landslide areas on the slopes alongside the creek that SJWC proposed to log (along the San Andreas Fault) over the proposed helicopter landing pads near homes and the daycare center along the currently pristine and beautiful creek to its headwaters.

Google 40

Google San Francisco Case Study Files 40

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A donor database is a software solution that nonprofit professionals use to access insights into their supporters’ engagement histories, track key fundraising metrics, and measure success. After discussing your goals and metrics, you can create custom report templates to measure progress and report back to your team. Your dashboard.

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Database Donor Guide Software 83

CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

When setting your own goal, use the SMART principles approach, making sure it’s Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Timely. That match made a big impact in incentivizing younger donors who tended to give smaller amounts. Thanks to the match, Fiver was able to set an impressive goal of $80,000.

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Guide Giving Campaign Social Media 73

Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A recent proposal by the Biden administration would change the 2030 Census to include an option for respondents to identify as “Latino or Hispanic” under race—but that change is still years off. “The What is their language profile, do they speak mostly English or mostly Spanish or another language, like an Indigenous language?”

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Data United States Spain Georgia 78

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 13, 2022

M easurable: Specific criteria that measure your progress toward the goal. For example: “acquire 100 new donors this year” or “write 10 grant proposals before March.” M = Make sure your goals are easily measured. Taking a closer look, here’s what each of these words mean: S pecific: Well-defined, clear, and unambiguous.

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Goal Fundraising Sponsor Grant 59

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 14, 2009

When you speak in the language of the institutional mission, executives will understand you better and be attentive to the new connections you draw from the mission to proposed projects. They use these explicit goals as measuring sticks for the projects and experiments they pursue.

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Project Museum Teen North Carolina 22

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Demonstrate the impact of your past programs and the projected impact of the proposed program, as well as the associated costs and risks. Effective writing uses clear, precise language. A bunch of flowery language doesn’t contribute anything but extra noise that detracts from your key points.

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Application Grant Language Demonstration 34

NTEN

MAY 5, 2015

He attributes Water for People’s success to their relentless focus on (and measurement of) outcomes. Personally, I have been futzing around with learning R (a statistical/data manipulation language) and have passing knowledge of a lot of the concepts that these fellows addressed—machine learning, natural language processing, etc.

Data 36

Data Conference Report Proposal 36

Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

To mitigate this risk, make sure to outline security measures that your board members should follow. As a final note, distribute each agenda in advance so that attendees have plenty of time to propose adjustments and come prepared with valuable insights and questions. Reduced engagement. Take comprehensive minutes.

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Virtual Guide Indiana Nonprofit 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2011

The Mayo Clinic has addressed in its social media policy – many nonprofits have borrowed their language. SMART Objectives are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timely objectives. 3: Have a measurement strategy on the front-end, not the back-end. Measure your results, not just numbers.

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Facebook Network Metrics Nonprofit 101

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

I believe in transparency in all language use--whether the words are familiar or new. We use these goals to evaluate our current engagement strategies, assess new proposed strategies, and guide productive discussions about how to improve our work. We developed these goals through a series of all-staff workshops.

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Goal Museum Evaluation History 48

Non Profit Quarterly

MAY 3, 2022

They generally have several core functions that work well: collecting, reviewing, and revising ideas and proposals; voting on proposals; and reporting outcomes. And they make participation more accessible by creating easier opportunities for people to engage at times and in places and languages that work for them.

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Online Participatory Proposal Platform 101

Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

Therefore, we are the only foundation I know of that will accept requests in any language, and in any format. Each year we receive over 3,500 proposals from women's organizations all around the world. How do you know that you are making a difference or an impact; how do you measure that?

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Global Fund Interview United States 44