Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Answers on grant proposals if nonprofits were brutally honest with funders. Joint Statement of Associations Advancing Equitable Evaluation Practices. Justice over greatness: A new year’s reflection. From Promise to Practice — Embedding Equity and Inclusion. Tools: Reflective structured dialogue.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

It is a good idea to get a few people together on a call to practice doing it before you host your first meeting with zoom Breakout Rooms. Discussion: After a presentation, report, or proposal is presented during a meeting, you can use the Breakout Rooms features to have them share ideas related to the presentation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

As one of my great teachers said, ”You are not good at what you do unless you are always learning and reflecting on your practice.” ” The four of us didn’t propose to do this panel together but since our initials proposals were all on the topic of “training” they were merged together. .”

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2023

Below, I’ve added the type of nonprofit , which is reflected in the AI-generated response: Targeted Email Outreach Campaign Are you a little amazed? Grant Proposal And that’s not all. ChatGPT Prompting Best Practices for Optimal Results As illustrated by the examples above, how a prompt is phrased affects what ChapGPT puts out.

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Candid

OCTOBER 13, 2022

COVID-19 Response: Which Changes in Grantmaking Practice Should Be Here to Stay? PEAK Grantmaking and Candid teamed up to host a forum for peer learning and knowledge exchange on COVID-19 response practices. This article synthesizes this collective wisdom from grants management professionals’ reflections.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Whether you are working within a funding organization or on the ground in social change, developing an effective knowledge practice will help to advance strategic missions and goals. We can learn through reflection and come to deeper understandings. How does focusing on questions expand grants practice?

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2023

The Role of Trust-Based Philanthropy The growing interest in giving larger, unrestricted—and in many cases multi-year— commitments reflects a widening embrace of “trust-based philanthropy” (TBP) among select funders. Do the Homework : Oftentimes, nonprofits have to jump through countless hoops just to be invited to submit a proposal.

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Candid

JANUARY 11, 2023

It’s also a great opportunity to reflect on the past year and what you aspire to do differently in the year ahead. Winning Grants Step by Step: The Complete Workbook for Planning, Developing, and Writing Successful Proposals by Tori O’Neal-McElrath, Lynn Kanter, and Lynn English. The New Year is a time for new beginnings.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 20, 2022

You may be tempted to just change your bylaws to reflect how the Board is currently operating, but you shouldn’t do that. You are in a better position to recommend to your Board bylaws that reflect your organization’s needs. Step #5: Revise the bylaws with proposed language. Share with the full Board the proposed changes.

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Candid

AUGUST 29, 2023

There are practically endless combinations of demands and resources, so even people on the same project may experience different levels of burnout. Proposing new projects? Reflect on the demands your job places on you—can any be removed? Everyone’s burnout equation is somewhat unique. Determining developmental opportunities?

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 21, 2023

When hiring a Raiser’s Edge NXT consultant, your team should adhere to these best practices: Outline the specifics of your Raiser’s Edge consulting project. Develop Your RFP Once you know the scope of your project, you can begin developing a request for proposal (RFP). Develop your RFP.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2016

During the chat, @GivingTues will start with welcomes, and then lead a discussion about storytelling best practices. Comprehensive Resource Sites focused on Nonprofit Storytelling Best Practices. Free E-Book: Nonprofit Storytelling Best Practices. Andy Goodman: Nonprofit Storytelling Best Practices (Books/Webinars).

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 3, 2021

I was reminded of this recently, at the first evening of the online course in Grant Proposal Writing: Our fifteen working adult students logged in to Zoom and were welcomed into our shared virtual classroom. Over the past year, there has been significant conversation about best practices for virtual facilitation.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 15, 2021

That practice makes it second nature to bring the same approach into client work. List accessibility as a requirement in your Request for Proposals (RFP). AA compliance and incorporate best practices for accessibility.” Within our own systems, how we are honoring our intentions and being more accessible?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

The opening plenary was both fun and informative – an improv company “performed” the results of GEO’s latest research on the relationship between grantmaking practices and grantee success. Besides creating the conditions for grantees to be more successful, making these changes just might free up time to spend on learning and reflection.

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Whole Whale

MAY 24, 2023

Reflect : Once a week, take some time to reflect on your progress and make any necessary adjustments to your system. As we move into the age of AI, we propose an evolution of the 2-minute rule: The AI 2-minute rule. Move your team away from the shiny object syndrome, and toward practical use.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 14, 2022

This foundational knowledge may at times feel simple, but it’s best to make sure you have a rock solid understanding of nonprofit consulting practices before entering into conversations with potential partners. Develop a request for proposal. After you receive a response from each consultant, begin reviewing their proposals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

The same can be said for working on different nonprofit projects – write one grant proposal at a time. It is not always easy to take this time for yourself for reflection and learning when there are mounting items on your to do list, but I have found it helps reduce that awful feeling of overwhelmed. Write a to do list.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Every Saturday, the curatorial team at Elsewhere , a living museum in downtown Greensboro, NC, reviews the project proposals of its artists-in-residence. Proposals involve sculpture, performance, participatory-projects, videos, and installation that use and respond to the museum’s collection.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Some reflections from David here ). He gave a brief reflection with how is strategic consulting to nonprofits practice has changed over the many decades he has been in service to the field. ”It used to be that nonprofits developed five-year plans – we used to refer to as “The Stalin Approach.”

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Qgiv

MAY 16, 2022

Grants aren’t always easy to get, but with a well-written proposal, you can blow your competition out of the water. These grants can be difficult to get and require a well-thought-out grant proposal. Letter of inquiry, grant letters, and grant proposals. There are three types of proposals you may face when searching for grants.

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Blue Fox

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Check this out: A few years ago when the overtime rules were first proposed, our friends at NonprofitAF published this article. State and federal laws change frequently, and the information in this article may not reflect your own state’s laws or the most recent changes to the law.] territories and the motion picture industry.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2013

This blog post offers reflections and resources from the session. Will is also does a lot of work with video – so when he proposed that we incorporate video interviews as part of the session, I was thrilled. The session was designed to balance content delivery with peer interaction.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

One tip I could have used early on was to plan and design the grant project before writing up a query letter or proposal. Outcomes usually reflect the long-term impact of a project toward solving a community problem or toward improving the lives of the people served by the project. Evaluation Plan.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

8 Fiscal Year-End Donor Retention Action Strategies + Practical Tips. If this isn’t practical for you, you can also suggest language callers can use in an email–especially if this is your donor’s preferred method of communication. And this is the time of year you risk having donors fall off a cliff.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 11, 2017

Both our boards and our staff, not to mention our membership, need to reflect the cultures of the communities where we work and live. You must show that your organization — your mission, goals, and objectives — reflect the local, regional, or national makeup of the community you serve. Demonstrating Inclusion.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2022

Describe how donors’ gifts will enable your nonprofit to help solve the proposed issue. Also, make sure to follow writing best practices by keeping your paragraphs short and using bolded text strategically to draw attention. Wrap it up with a call to action. Make the issue as tangible as possible. Brand your year-end appeal.

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Gyrus

JUNE 9, 2016

Some find it best to draft ideas on a good old fashioned notepad and enjoy going through the process of identifying the skills that need to be met, how to reinforce them, and who would best benefit from inclusion in a proposed course. In LMS environments with poor reporting functionalities, there is no immediate bandage.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 19, 2017

Therefore, other factors such as program performance, governance structure, staff professionalism, fundraising efficiency, and other practices should be considered as part of the bigger picture. Below are six practices, three internal and three external, that a nonprofit can implement to help alleviate the burden of the Overhead Myth.

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fusionSpan

DECEMBER 8, 2021

What if you had time to reflect, think and process between sessions? A good practice (whether in person or online) is to be sure to take a little bit of time at the beginning of the meeting to connect on a personal level before you jump into the meeting agenda. whether they agree with the proposed next steps.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 29, 2009

I gave an hour-long talk about participatory design practices ( video here ), and Jim gave a small tour of an exhibition he had organized nearby. This may reflect my bias towards doing, but I find that if you get people doing something a bit silly, they get out of normal patterns and hangups and are more willing to think broadly.

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Gyrus

JUNE 14, 2016

This practice also aids in the ability to reschedule due to unforeseen circumstances, as well as to track user metrics within the allotted scheduled times. Custom APIs. The second cool thing we find that is typically overlooked is the ability to develop custom APIs.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 20, 2019

Over the last year, we’ve done our best to extol the benefits of skills-based volunteerism to npEngage readers , offering best practices for and case studies on pro bono service. A large group of marketing volunteers could spend the day updating your collateral to reflect your new brand. Is your IT on its last leg?

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

To help your organization create a powerful nonprofit mission statement that follows best practices, we’re covering the following topics: What Is a Nonprofit Mission Statement? If your nonprofit has made any large-scale changes, your team should sit down and assess whether your mission statement still accurately reflects your work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

If you're raising money for nonprofit, remember that you are an ambassador the cause and what you say and do reflects the organization. At our last board meeting, we discussed online fundraising strategies and I made a proposal about using the fundraising widget and a campaign. What is the best practice here?

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Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Will your learner base actually utilize the new proposed functionality? The goal of social learning is to expand the reach of the initial learnings, as well as to get the learning core to discuss practices in which they are introduced. (Is there a hot new social platform that your entire workforce is adopting?

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 26, 2015

Well, in recruiting your nonprofit board members I want to modify this adage for your board recruiting practices. Of course, you want diversity in the standard demographics that reflect your community but you also want to make sure you’re getting the skill sets you need to help further your mission. Always Be Cultivating. That’s right.

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