Candid

MAY 18, 2021

Demonstrating credibility is one of the most important factors in a grant proposal. You may be surprised to learn that the budget in your proposal plays an important role in illustrating your organization’s credibility. Many funders look at your budget first, even before they read the narrative of your proposal.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Ensuring that your foundation makes impactful grants to the right nonprofit partners starts with a thorough proposal evaluation. Even the best laid plans are subject to change, but the proposal should include a general timeline of when the various parts of the program will be executed and how the program will ultimately come together.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 8, 2023

Finally, w rap up the conversation with your AMS proposal , and by addressing the price tag. By first focusing on your association’s technological needs and then moving on to how a new AMS can help address these pain points, board members will be ready to hear your software proposal. Seek feedback.

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Classy

APRIL 9, 2021

While you can use several marketing elements from your individual donor campaigns in your grant applications, creating effective proposals requires some additional considerations. Below, we’ll cover nine best practices and tips on how to write a winning grant proposal. Leverage Language and Formatting From Past Grants.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 18, 2024

Learn more about the inaugural Pathfinder Award, which includes up to $200,000 in unrestriced cash funding, by downloading guidelines to enhance your project proposal today.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 13, 2022

Many associations struggle to take the first step in planning an effective request for proposal (RFP) when attempting to get their board on board for new tech plans and in becoming the catalyst of change for their organization. . Learn more. You’re not alone! With these three considerations in mind, you can begin planning your RFP.

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The Sponsorship Collective

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Before you dive in, if you are interested in motorsport sponsorship, check out these titles in our “sponsorship for motorsport” series: Resource Page for Motorsport Sponsorship Companies Who Sponsor Motorsport: From NASCAR to Motocross and Everything in Between How to Write a Motorsport Sponsorship Proposal Companies who Sponsor Motorsport When it (..)

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Charity Village

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The Government of Canada has launched a call for proposals under the Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF) Small Projects component to increase disability inclusion and accessibility in communities, workplaces and early learning and childcare facilities. $64

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Candid

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

To dispel the notion that there is a correct answer , these funders have learned that the timing of their ask matters. Requesting it post-award, or post decision to invite a proposal for invitation-only funders, serves to reinforce that this data is not a factor in funding decisions.

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CauseVox

MAY 17, 2024

Find out how personalizing partnership proposals can secure more corporate sponsors. Corporate partnership proposals that prioritize personalized outreach deliver over a 33% positive response rate. In this 30 minute session, you’ll learn: A 3-step plan to attract companies by meeting a simple and compelling they all want.

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Charity Village

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough, launched a call for proposals to provide funding to organizations to develop projects that will increase training opportunities for Canadians now and in the future.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 12, 2022

If you need training in grant writing, a good place to start is with this free Introduction to Proposal Writing course and the best-selling book, How to Write a Grant. Candid offers a searchable database of foundations and grants, grants for individuals, and Requests for Proposals published by funders. Plans & Pricing.

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Candid

JANUARY 31, 2024

Enter Candid Learning —a treasure trove of educational resources designed to empower you with top-tier fundraising expertise. Quick ways to build fundraising skills If your schedule is packed, consider intentionally setting aside a small amount of time—say, 15-20 minutes—to learn each week.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

An RFP, or a request for proposals, is a process disguised as a document. They have been some of the most insightful years in learning how RFPs are used and why most people dislike or even despise them. While it is an investment in time, it also allows you to better understand who is behind the proposal.

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Charity Village

MARCH 30, 2022

The Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough, launched a competitive call for proposals for national operating funding through the Social Development Partnership Program – Disability (SDPP-D) component. Eligible organizations must build […]. Eligible organizations must build […].

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Candid

MARCH 25, 2024

Candid offers many resources to support organizations in searching for funding opportunities, writing grant proposals, and standing out among applicants. From the first phase of writing a proposal to actually receiving a check could take six to nine months. Ask yourself if you have the bandwidth to prepare one or more proposals.

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NTEN

MAY 30, 2014

At NTEN we are committed to creating a diverse, safe, and welcoming space for community members to learn and share. We want to make sure we receive conference session proposals from the widest possible audience. Please join us Thursday, June 12 at 11am PST / 2pm EST for the free webinar: So you want to submit an NTC proposal?

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Candid

JUNE 9, 2022

What is a proposal project budget? . Proposal project budgets are the budgets you submit to a funder as part of a grant application. Many funders say that the proposal project budget is the first part of the application they look at so they’re a great way to make your case for funding. . How should I get started? .

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sgEngage

MAY 16, 2024

Applications, proposals, progress reports, impact metrics – the data collected throughout the grantmaking lifecycle is vast and ever-growing. The Data Deluge in Grantmaking: Drowning in Information Remember the days when grantmaking relied on paper proposals and handwritten reports? Ready to learn more?

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Candid

AUGUST 22, 2023

Generative AI products, such as ChatGPT, are examples of a branch of AI called machine learning, which is concerned with learning from data to surface trends and predictions. Here are just a few ways we leverage AI and machine learning in many of Candid’s current products and data enhancement processes.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

However, we also recognize there are immediate steps we can take to ensure that more individuals can access our tools and learning resources, regardless of their ability to pay. We offer two to three virtual trainings per month, open to all for free, by simply registering on the Candid Learning website.

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Candid

MAY 15, 2024

At the Honnold Foundation, we had been working in partnership with grassroots organizations for some time before we learned that there was a term for the kind of grantmaking we do: trust-based philanthropy (TBP). We only ask for the information we need to understand the proposal and then dive deeper via phone calls.

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Candid

MARCH 23, 2022

Even our premier training— Proposal Writing Boot Camp —is now fully virtual, with a self-paced component and two hours of face-to-face engagement for three weeks. Well, two years on, I can safely say that our virtual training classes are here to stay. People appreciate not having to leave their houses to attend.

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Achieve

MARCH 18, 2024

But what about some of your highest-impact communications— grant proposals ? Let’s take a look at why storytelling matters for nonprofit grant writing and actionable ways you can start telling more compelling stories in your proposals. These are powerful assets to tap into that will catch the eye and differentiate your proposals.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

It involves thorough research to align your organization’s mission with the right funding opportunities, ensuring that your proposals resonate with potential funders’ goals and criteria. The tune of your proposal should sing out clearly, highlighting how your mission aligns with the funder’s goals. And what’s more?

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Depending on the committee’s findings, the report may request funds for a list of proposed activities. . A board report also works to outline potential risks for board members, sometimes creating a full risk assessment for review or opting to put a committee in charge and letting the board vote on proposed actions.

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Candid

JANUARY 17, 2024

That’s why we freely share our expertise with the sector through a variety of channels: Live and on-demand trainings : Learn about a range of topics from starting a nonprofit to proposal writing, management, governance, sustainability, and transparency.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Generative AI is a type of artificial intelligence that creates new content, such as text, images, or other media by learning from and combining pieces of existing data. Through machine learning, it uses pattern recognition to interpret user prompts and generate content matching these prompts. How can I learn more?

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2013

Panel proposals: The legendary SXSW PanelPicker is open! Propose a panel or workshop that focuses on creativity and innovation – and note that the SXSW organizers take diversity seriously. Learn more about the 2014 SXSW Interactive Scholarship Program and get your essays in by 11:59pm CDT this Friday, July 26.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2014

15NTC proposals are due Sunday, June 22! In case you missed it, here’s a recap of the recent webinar, So you want to submit an NTC proposal? Why should you submit a breakout session proposal? Don''t miss out! We want you to apply!

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2024

Foundation does, including our calls for funding proposals and how organizations are invited to apply. There is intentionality in all that the Ms. The second report of the series, Living with Pocket Change: What It Means to Do More With Less , examines the impact and real-life experiences of chronic philanthropic underinvestment.

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Candid

APRIL 2, 2024

Raise your visibility online and beyond Effective fundraising requires more than providing meaningful programming and presenting a well-written grant proposal. You need to ensure that funders can find you online and learn about your work. Perhaps your budget proposal wasn’t detailed enough or there were simply too many applicants.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 29, 2024

Studying a few years of tax returns gives you a realistic perspective of whether your organization and project might fit a funder’s interests, according to Barbara Floersch, grants expert and author of You Have a Hammer: Building Grant Proposals for Social Change. You need the nitty-gritty detail, according to Floersch.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 12, 2009

to evaluation for program improvement (“What did we learn that can help us make the program better?”).&#. And there has been an overall movement in the sector in the direction of increased evaluation and learning. Write a report at the end of each project with lessons learned. I can give you what we try to do.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 12, 2009

to evaluation for program improvement (“What did we learn that can help us make the program better?”).&#. As our sector as a whole moves further and further along the path of a commitment to evaluation and learning, I think it behooves us to follow. Write a report at the end of each project with lessons learned.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 9, 2011

I read this book last week called “How to Write Knockout Proposals&# by Joseph Barbato. Don’t put together one proposal then send it to lots of different funders. Make sure that your proposal is a good fit, then explain that fit in your proposal. Your proposal should be written in layman’s terms.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 20, 2017

Ensuring that your foundation makes impactful grants to the right nonprofit partners starts with a thorough proposal evaluation. A proposal should include more than just the organization’s mission statement and program description. Detailed Budget: Does the proposal include a detailed line-item budget? Which leads us to #5….

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