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Let it Go: When to Move on from a Major Gift Prospect

sgEngage

Seven contact attempts over six months, via at least two contact methods. Exit 1: Disqualification Road Exit 2: Proposal Avenue Exit 3: The Stewardship Fork Once you know what road you’re on with a potential donor, you can decide to press the gas or to let it go and move on to a better-fit major gift prospect.

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Nonprofit Technology Consulting: 6 Steps to Success

DNL OmniMedia

Ongoing support can be especially helpful for organizations interested in completing their project in phases. Rather than finding a new consultant for each phase, you can partner with one consultant who is already familiar with your technology and can ensure your system remains cohesive. Create a request for proposal (RFP).

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Citizen Philanthropy: Delivering Impactful Pro Bono Support From Anywhere

Saleforce Nonprofit

We began by working on an alignment process called “ V2MOM ”, which stands for: Vision, Values, Methods, Obstacles, and Measures. Grounded in the in-depth interviews and several ideation sessions, we proposed five new concepts to pivot V2I’s business model, which we jointly refined to two concepts.

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Innocentive Online Collaboration Successful in Identifying Potentially Money-Saving Methods for TB Drug Production

Forum One

The result: Simpler and safer methods for making the Phase II TB drug candidate PA-824 have been proposed to the TB Alliance by two winners of a scientific challenge. The two winning proposals were identified as coming from a scientist in China, and a research fellow in Germany. "These

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5 Things to Know Before Hiring a Nonprofit Web Consultant

Get Fully Funded

Develop a request for proposal. A request for proposal (RFP) is a document that communicates your current needs and your expectations from your consultant. After you receive a response from each consultant, begin reviewing their proposals. During your research phase, be sure to look into how each consultant prefers to operate.

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The Nonprofit Fundraising Strategic Plan Guide

Everyaction

Check your organization’s website, recent RFPs, grant proposals, etc. Use this section as the “elevator pitch” for your fundraising proposal. The critical next step in this initial planning phase is to determine the assets your organization has at its disposal. Fortunately, much of this information is likely to exist already.

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Welcome to the New Age of Accountability in Grant Management

Connection Cafe

In 2013, the Council on Financial Assistance Reform (COFAR) announced sweeping changes to the grant management process for US federal grant recipients in both pre-award and post-award phases. Grant recipients focus and report on results from the initial proposal development all the way through performance management phases and reporting.

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