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Six Steps On The Leadership Journey Of Development Professionals

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Have you taken the time to assess your expertise as a development professional from a leadership perspective? Through the execution of a range of administrative, communication, and managerial responsibilities, the development professional gains a thorough understanding of both fundraising strategies and organizational needs.

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The Beginner’s Guide to Running Your First Capital Campaign

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The Two Phases of a Capital Campaign You will be asking folks for a lot of money and support for this project, and it comes in two phases: the quiet phase and the public phase. The quiet phase is the first part of the campaign and involves meeting face-to-face with your top prospects to make individual requests.

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Identify, Track, and Analyze Gifts with New Grants Management on EveryAction

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Too often, nonprofit development professionals struggle to manage these processes on clunky, difficult to use software that scatters data across multiple places, spreadsheets or platforms. Here's how it works: Grant Management plans consist of three main sections: Grant Proposal, Award, and Grant Details.

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Planning Your Nonprofit’s Capital Campaign: 4 Do's & Don'ts

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They generally last between two and three years, sometimes longer, and consist of these phases: Pre-planning - 3-12 months: This is when you’ll establish your campaign’s objectives and goal. For a deeper dive into each of these phases, explore Capital Campaign Pro’s ultimate guide to campaign structure and best practices.

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Imagining Apps for a Better World at Mozilla Ignite App Challenge Idea Jam

Tech Soup

What happened when TechSoup gathered a room full of nonprofit and library professionals, social entrepreneurs, and programmers together on a recent Thursday ? At last Thursday's idea jam, despite only having about an hour to brainstorm, eight ideas were proposed. The ideas addressed major areas of concern for the U.S.:

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TechSoup Hosts Saturday Hackathon 4 Good

Tech Soup

After putting the call out to nonprofit professionals, issue experts, and programers - more than 30 individuals came together the day of the event. The day started with demonstrations by two projects that have moved past the initial idea phase. In all, over 10 new technology applications were proposed.

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Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change

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But it is not just a new buzzword, a box to be checked, or even a singular phase in the grant cycle. Professionals tasked with a knowledge role often organize what feels like chaos—to create structure and focus attention on the most important information. Philanthropy loves “new” things. Fast forward to today….