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

sgEngage

Philanthropy loves “new” things. Essence of knowledge After more than two decades in the knowledge field—located at various times in community program evaluation, academia and philanthropy—I have come to the conclusion that our biggest problem in maximizing knowledge work is that we too often conflate knowledge with learning.

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Storytelling for Grant Writers: 10 Tactical & Stylistic Tips

Achieve

Successful nonprofits know that humans respond to stories. The right story catches our attention and makes us more willing to listen to the hard numbers and details that ultimately convince us to take action. But what about some of your highest-impact communications— grant proposals ? Stories make things real.

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Citizen Philanthropy: Delivering Impactful Pro Bono Support From Anywhere

Saleforce Nonprofit

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. Volunteer from Anywhere with Citizen Philanthropy. For Ignite, this pro bono project represented a new way of volunteering. Further drawing on her Ph.D.

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The Top 4 Things You Missed at Dreamforce 2021

Saleforce Nonprofit

In addition to checking out the Nonprofit Cloud roadmap session on Salesforce+, you can also watch the four other nonprofit sessions on demand: Top Trends Driving Demand for New Digital Experiences featuring Lilly School of Philanthropy. Philanthropy Cloud is Delivering a Corporate Citizen Employee Experience.

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4 Secrets to a Successful Fundraising Portfolio Review

sgEngage

What are your organization’s long-term strategic goals and how does philanthropy support those? . There’s always someone who hasn’t given much, but the capacity is there, so I want to know their story. Assign dollar values and work the algebra to see if you’ll have enough visits, proposals planned, dollars raised, etc. .

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WARNING: Four trends that will shake nonprofits in 2024. Here’s how to pivot…

Pamela Grow

Your emotional case for support drives all donor communications, from grant proposals to web copy to fundraising appeals. Better storytelling/more humanity Whether told face-to-face with a major donor, in a thank you video, or in your fundraising emails, stories are the most powerful tool in your fundraising and marketing arsenal.

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The Spirit of @GivingTuesday Continues: #MyGivingStory Grant Opportunity

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Participants include @GivingTues, @magusgalmarini (Agus Galmarini of the Gates Foundation) @ArielAzoff (Social Impact at Medium), @ meansandrew (Head of Philanthropy & Civic Innovation @Uptake ) and me. Telling Stories with a Purpose – Rockefeller Foundation. Stories Worth Telling – Meyer Foundation. Blog Posts.

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