Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Start Your Grant Proposal with a Story. So, why would we not want to use this powerful communication tool when writing grant proposals? When I began writing proposals, storytelling was the only way I knew to convey the problems my organization faced and what we were doing to overcome those problems. Some Winning Stories.

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Qgiv

APRIL 2, 2024

Nonprofit grant proposals can be a daunting task for fundraisers, but it’s a key way to help gain more sustainable funding for your organization. From finding the right grants to writing and applying for them, grant proposals require a lot of research and attention to detail! What is a grant proposal?

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Qgiv

APRIL 10, 2021

For example, a small animal shelter might want a local business to sponsor their car wash fundraiser, whereas a regional advocacy group might enlist a Fortune 500 company to sponsor a big-ticket gala event. However, there are many other organizations in your community that have pressing fundraising needs, including local sports teams.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2021

Formal professional groups – These exist for many specialties such as the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Grant Professionals Association, which have local chapters and a national office. . We also recommend a proposal or contract review meeting as a standard part of the contract process.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

The large difference is that most funders tend to direct a majority of their arts funding to local and regional organizations. So, while there are a few global and national options below, most are targeted to their communities. Albuquerque Community Foundation. The Ahmanson Foundation. RedLine Contemporary Art Center. Ford Foundation.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

It has been five years now since the Supreme Court Citizens United ruling that opened the door to 501(c)(4) nonprofits and massive anonymous "dark money" political contributions for political ads. The recent 2014 national election saw record low voter turnout — the worst in 72 years. An Online Community Building Effort.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2016

What Happened on Give Local America Day? The activities for this community of practice included regular conference calls primarily for the cohort, webinars for a broader audience of community foundations, and an online safe space open to any community foundation hosting a giving day to share knowledge and tips with colleagues.

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Kindful

AUGUST 12, 2021

The large difference is that most funders tend to direct a majority of their arts funding to local and regional organizations. So, while there are a few global and national options below, most are targeted to their communities. Albuquerque Community Foundation. The Ahmanson Foundation. RedLine Contemporary Art Center. Ford Foundation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

The tools I am currently using are Facebook, two Twitter accounts (one for National messaging via @PanCAN and one specifically for advocacy efforts via @Advocate4PanCAN), YouTube, LinkedIn, MySpace and Delicious. Which tool has been surprisingly useful in getting out the word about your organization and its programs? Anything else?

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 24, 2010

The Chase Community Challenge started with an open nomination round. That a local organization is more deserving than a national one? The general public can view and comment on the proposed programs, maybe even make suggestions of partners. Community insight and transparency is wonderful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2012

None of the bridges on or off Long Island were open. Crowdsourcing also provided information on gas stations that were still open (and where lines were actually moving). Architect Stephen Cassell, for example, proposed protecting New York’s financial district with a ring of tidal salt marshes and wetlands around lower Manhattan.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 22, 2013

Identify projects based on your organization’s goals and objectives that align with the funding priorities of local grantmakers. Focus locally first: This increases the likelihood that you will find a connection to champion your efforts. Proposals have to be well written. And, there is less competition for these dollars.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 24, 2010

The Chase Community Challenge started with an open nomination round. That a local organization is more deserving than a national one? The general public can view and comment on the proposed programs, maybe even make suggestions of partners. Community insight and transparency is wonderful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

The final program is done through a combination of an open submission and community voting process. The panel picker process just opened - so you can vote yes or no for the panels you think are worthy of being on the program or not until September 4th. A new way of leadership and managing is needed, called "Open Leadership".

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

The final program is done through a combination of an open submission and community voting process. The panel picker process just opened - so you can vote yes or no for the panels you think are worthy of being on the program or not until September 4th. There's even a panel proposal for Slacktivism ). By Skylar Woodward.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 11, 2017

I think we have all come to realize that just adding a minority seat to your board of directors, or consciously making an attempt to fill that open position with someone from a different cultural background, simply isn’t enough. Have an open door policy, and really mean it. The five tips included: Create diversity networks.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

The final program is done through a combination of an open submission and community voting process. The panel picker process just opened - so you can vote yes or no for the panels you think are worthy of being on the program or not until September 4th. And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

She proposes several different times, leave your preferences in the comments. The proposed call agenda is here. buzz at the UK National Circuit Riders Conference this week was not tool talk, but issues related to adoption of the tools. Grassroots.org blog reports on the recent National Media Reform Conference.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Proposed solution: CC developed Red House 2009, which had three event components: Traditional cocktail party for its major donors, Nonevent called Stay@Home, and. Some that volunteered asked a local restaurant to host and give them a portion of the cover charge or bar sales that night to donate back to CC. www.taprootfoundation.org.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

State/Local / #MCNAC16 / @SmartNonprofits. State/Local. It’ll open with candid stories about the ups and downs of working in social good and close with an afternoon of action and volunteering with local nonprofits. State/Local / #MadisonNonprofitDay / @nonprofitday. State/Local. State/Local.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2017

Should you only send a follow-up email if a constituent opened the original appeal? You should send a follow up appeal to people that either didn’t open the message or did open, but didn’t give. Consider personalizing a brief 1-2 page proposal with a cover letter, sending that, and following up with a call. — Brock .

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

So here’s what the rest of the nation says. . So I can see your point and are you open to hearing my perspective? So these are some of the offerings that you can model as while you’re trying to offer something of value, while you’re also opening it up for curiosity in the conversation. . Let’s move on.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

I’ve been fortunate enough to work with several nonprofit organizations that weren’t part of a national charity, university system, or hospital, which have attracted multimillion dollar donations. For decades, we’ve been saying that you must use your board to open up doors. This is what brand is all about.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 22, 2021

Because this group oftentimes brings in the largest amount of funding, creating good fundraising strategies around these activities is an effective way to open up the pipeline to more contributions. According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics, the income gained from service fees and other sales account for 47.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Paul Connolly, who has been a guest blogger on this blog before , covered the session on Open Source Strategic Planning. In 2009, the foundation began by harvesting almost a thousand proposals for future directions from community members through online crowd-sourcing. Guest post by Paul Connolly. ” Paul Connolly.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is the only national conference expressly designed to prepare 400+ college students for a career in the social sector. Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. Alliance Management Institute. Leadership.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Other Examples: An Annual Giving Campaign, like National Center for Youth Law did $10k for a new Alzheimer’s research project Raise $25,000 to fill a new school library. Give Local worked with other organizations to highlight nonprofits during the holiday season. Excert from Fiver’s Toolkit.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And we’re going to see what kind of shortfalls there are from a state and local perspective in the coming years because of COVID, but hoping that some of the other federal funds that we’re receiving through ARPA can try to help stop the bleeding a little bit. And as I said, these are not necessarily all federal.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

So when you think about impact, think about the fact that people don’t want to just support your existence just because, you know, keep those doors open, keep the lights on. “Well, thanks to this $20,000, there are 12 local artists who have a place to hang their artwork.” Does that make sense? So you raised $20,000.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

We dodge opportunities to write whenever we can, though we never cease to smile when we open our mailboxes and dis­cover a handwritten letter addressed to us. A single compelling press release might land you a national television interview that leads to 100 new donors and $100,000 in funding. Your marketing coordinator writes ad copy.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 24, 2024

Recent events also have prompted national conversations about how bias and hate are addressed in organizations and communities today. Communicate openly with employees about these principles and policies to bolster trust and confidence. Provide employees with the necessary tools and training to use AI effectively and responsibly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Twestival Local Weekend : Last February, Twestival raised over $250,000 for charity:water on Twitter on February 13th with more 200 cities sponsoring local tweet, meet, and give parties. They're encouraging folks to submit proposals. (I'll be delivering the keynote, my first in a virtual 3d environment.).

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 19, 2022

You could look at their past giving, their philanthropic interests and tendencies like whether they support local agencies or only give to organizations with a national profile. Individual donors are free to fund whatever you propose that they agree will be of most benefit to you. Do they open the emails? ” No.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 12, 2011

Citizens should seek opportunities to create and share public knowledge and discuss public issues; expect their governments to be open, transparent and collaborative; volunteer to the best of their ability; and create and share knowledge about the networks and relationships in their communities." [1]. We welcome your comments and feedback.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

Maybe, if you’re really lucky, you’ll get me to show up for a free event like an open house or something on Zoom. This is a campaign for an organization called the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice. You should practice what you teach, which is, you know, be open and learn and grow.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

On January 21, 2009, the White House issued the Transparency and Open Government Memorandum. The memorandum instructed the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to provide guidance to executive departments and agencies on implementing open government. A select group of these ideas are provided below.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 22, 2021

So that means that I sat five hours for a really, really long multiple-choice test, and have a whole bunch of credentials that say I get national certification for doing this. And so we don’t want those predictions to come through at all, and grant funding is one way literally to help you keep the doors open. No, no, no.

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