Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Not too long after that, the Pittsburgh Tote Bag Project was launched. So, I contacted the Food Bank and proposed we collaborate. The Pittsburgh Tote Bag Project collects gently used tote bags for distribution to the region’s food pantries. Says Sue, “The Food Bank has been very supportive and encouraging to our project.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

This comes from the “tin cup” model of fundraising, where we come from a place of begging. operating; specific projects; capital; endowment; capacity-building; challenge grant; sponsorship, etc.). Submitting a foundation proposal is straightforward. And let these departments know you’ve also submitted a foundation proposal.

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Your proposals serve to gain their interest and “buy-in.” Develops new programming Writing proposals introduces the opportunity for new or enhanced programming. Share your ideas with relevant staff before committing in a proposal to a new or different take on a program.

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Whole Whale

MAY 24, 2023

Organize : Once you have clarified each item, organize them into projects and next actions. As we move into the age of AI, we propose an evolution of the 2-minute rule: The AI 2-minute rule. Instead of completing the task yourself or putting it on the pile, send it to a trained model that can deliver a rough draft or quick solutions.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

Older models tended to be AMS-centric, leading to siloed data, static reports, and that trapped feeling. For example, include any details on how that KPI may impact other projects or results. Does your team propose solution after solution, but never makes a decision on which one to implement? Set up your KPI and metrics!

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Forum One

AUGUST 3, 2022

Forum One’s data and analytics team sits within our Strategy team and supports projects at a variety of intersecting points. We look to develop data and analytics practices that are both ideal and practical, with an eye for plans that are sustainable and suited for the scale of a given project. What the data and analytics team does.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

If you have predictive modeling results , that is the best place to start (and if you don’t, put it on the wish list for next year!). Can you use this insight to better line up these changes with your organizations needs to inspire a proposal that’s more meaningful? . Dig into the data. . Set yourself up for success. .

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 9, 2014

Gallucci and Roy jointly announced a partnership of philanthropic organizations investing more than $15 million in grants to 23 projects as well as an additional $13 million available in the coming year for innovative projects that will increase the participation, quality, and relevance of secondary education.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Lately I have seen some discussion groups, listservs, and blogs on when to create a proposal in the Prospect Module of Raiser’s Edge® or for that matter in any fundraising legacy system. The timing or stage at which you create a proposal is truly up to each nonprofit organization. Identification. Assignment. 4 to 6 weeks).

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

And one of the biggest event-driven fundraising models shuttered their doors. The latest numbers from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP), reveal the number of donors industrywide fell for the ninth straight quarter in Q3 2023. Include a handwritten note highlighting a project they might be interested in.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2023

The Trust Based Philanthropy Project is a five-year funder initiative that addresses inherent power imbalances between foundations and nonprofits. Do the Homework : Oftentimes, nonprofits have to jump through countless hoops just to be invited to submit a proposal. Solicit and Act on Feedback: Philanthropy doesn’t have all the answers.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

This keeps us focused on projects that offer the greatest social impact for the resources invested. Within the arena of startup incubators, however, Benetech’s social enterprise business model and Benetech Labs’ approach are unique. Let me explain how this is so. The typical for-profit incubator has a funnel of startup teams.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 14, 2022

For your website design consultant, make sure to research each candidate’s services and business model. Once you’ve created your initial list, research the following for each candidate: Price model. Develop a request for proposal. After you receive a response from each consultant, begin reviewing their proposals.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

This comes from the “tin cup” model of fundraising, where we come from a place of begging. operating; specific projects; capital; endowment; capacity-building; challenge grant; sponsorship, etc.). Submitting a foundation proposal is straightforward. And let these departments know you’ve also submitted a foundation proposal.

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Grant Homeless Proposal Foundation 53

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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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 2, 2021

Nonprofits are reimagining funding models and will have to think innovatively to ensure their mission continues. Why pursue a social enterprise model? There are seven steps in Larson’s proposed venture development process that takes six months-year, and at least 200 hours of work to complete, but ensures a business plan result.

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Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

This skill can be actively honed and developed in three parts: A model to give feedback on how they are impacted by behaviors, the clarity to ask for the change in behavior they need to see, and the capacity to hear and receive feedback as a gift and not an indictment. Is there a process where one can provide upward feedback?

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

There is a saying among fundraising professionals that proposal writing is both an art and a science. The art aspect refers to how well an inspired writer describes a project and the grant-seeking organization. Grant seekers must find ways for their proposals to stand out among the rest. Poorly developed evaluation plans.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Google.Org is giving away $25 million to humanitarian projects that use Google’s machine learning technology. There are a number of nonprofits already implementing AI projects which are helping them to achieve their organization’s goals. Can you give us some examples that are already being implemented by nonprofits? aichallenge.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 9, 2020

The business case presents your proposal for change. When you meet with the board the second time, you’ll have a project plan in place that shows the outcome of the selection process. A solid plan contains: the project structure. a TCO modeled over three to five years. the governance that’s going to control the project.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

. “Innovating at the speed of communities&# is a big goal, but something organizations and civic institutions can learn a lot from as a model. Communities As A Model. What’s the community-driven model that supports innovating at the speed of communities? Share the spotlight : Remember, you’re not driving.

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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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NTEN

OCTOBER 8, 2014

As the grand finale to NTEN’s first-ever Leading Change Summit , a number of intrepid 14LCS attendees pitched and developed 24 awe-inspiring projects during the Idea Accelerator. The Summit may have ended, but many of these projects are only beginning. What does this project need? What’s next for this project?

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 1, 2014

It made me dig up this 2011 interview with Tina Olsen (then at the Portland Art Museum) about their extraordinary Object Stories project. They designed a participatory project that delivers a compelling end product for onsite and online visitors… and they learned some unexpected lessons along the way. How did you get the gallery?

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Achieve

JUNE 8, 2023

But since they’re such big projects, capital campaigns bring inherent risks and challenges, and they require you to plan like you’ve never planned a fundraising campaign before. But you can’t point to a specific project or set of investments that will take you there. Don’t set unrealistic goals or projections.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Miradi, is used by nature conservation practitioners around the world to design, manage, monitor and learn from their projects. Now she’s a Special Project Coordinator for the Guam Bureau of Statistics and Plans Guam Coastal Management Program where she uses Miradi to prioritize threats to Guam ecosystems.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 7, 2012

Once one of their ideas is established, they can mobilize large sums of capital restricted to that specific project or area. It had a list of seven new projects that it would be able to do with this funding, to make this open-ended funding tangible.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 20, 2019

At Common Impact, we’ve identified three keys that will help you confidently structure a pro bono project, identify organizational challenges your potential partner could help solve, and propose a skills-based volunteer engagement that meets your nonprofit’s needs and supports the interest of the volunteers.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

When we momentarily set aside the many foundation models or toolkits for addressing a particular task, we start to remember that the essence of knowledge is shared meaning making—how we, together, come to understand and engage in community, in the world around us, and in change itself. Whether knowledge is spoken or not, it is public.

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Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 70

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 14, 2012

I have led Martus outreach and training for the past 4 years and worked with human rights defenders all over the world, but because of the project-specific nature of our work, I interact with each of our partners separately. And, support from the Open Society Foundation made this event possible!

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 22, 2014

They are soliciting project proposals for innovative forms of audience engagement. The strongest proposals will be wholly original and theoretically grounded. The winner will receive 10,000 euro ($12,720 ish) and the potential to mount their project at the CCCB. Proposals are due by February 5, 2015.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

What we are doing when we talent scout isn’t just about creating a pool of projects but about starting relationships. But, are proposal based approaches good for finding people who are going to start new things? We asked our prototype projects what else they need. We also have to find new sustainable ways to fund projects.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

We framed the session as what to think about before, during, and after a training , using the “ADDIE” model as an organizing device. I’ve done this for many projects and it is a difficult design task when you are doing it as the sole trainer. Even harder to incorporate “going meta.”

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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. The Proposals A. Joint Recommendation Proposal (US-JR). The African Union Proposed Treaty (“AUPT”).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 5, 2010

Here are my comments on the big picture and a couple of their proposals. We have a model for this kind of change: TTYs (text telephones) and relay services though the telephone. Specific comments on the proposed Clearinghouse. Specific comments on the proposed Chairman’s Awards.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2012

But our reviews have also shown us that there may be other models that would allow more flexibility in what we fund, and how we support our programs and grantees, and make room for more partnering with others in the field. In September, the OE program will be going in front of the Board.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 24, 2010

Please look at the 1+1+1 model that Salesforce uses (and Google as well, I think) for a better corporate giving program. Here's a community challenge I want to see: Reward nonprofits for projects that require collaboration and networking. The Chase Community Challenge started with an open nomination round. Nice dream.

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