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Four common grant proposal documents (free samples included)

Candid

While Candid is working to reduce that burden broadly, here is one specific way we are trying to help: by providing sample grant proposal documents. In this blog, we share the major types of grant proposal documents, their components, and free sample resources to show you what a successful version of each one looks like.

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How to write a winning grant proposal

Candid

Your executive summary provides a snapshot of your overall proposal and often includes: The problem or need you’re seeking to address, or your proposal’s need statement. Information about your organization and its experience addressing your proposal’s key need or problem.

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Does your nonprofit mission statement drive donations?

Candid

Then we used a random number generator to select which of those records would be pulled into our nonprofit mission statement studies’ sample. . Two studies conducted with a sample of 200 of the thousands of nonprofits in America is hardly grounds to re-work your fundraising and communication strategies.

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How inflation affects foundation grantmaking decisions

Candid

Americans viewed inflation as the top problem facing the country in 2022. Among those who increased giving, here is a sample of their responses:  “More need and granting from our non-endowed funds and donor-advised funds (DAFs.)” “We gave larger grants to long-term grant partners to cover their increased costs for the same programming.”

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Guest Post by Amy Sample Ward -- The Power of Vision: Review of “The Pollyanna Principles”

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Submitted by Amy Sample Ward, publisher of Amy Sample Ward’s Version of NPTech Hildy Gottlieb’s new book The Pollyanna Principles is a handbook for starting a revolution in social benefit organization design and practice, but it isn’t the revolution. We’ve done step 1: admitted that we have a problem. What’s the catch?

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10 Best Practices for a Successful Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Program

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Maybe a problem that needs to be solved, a person that needs help, a goal that’s not yet met — then let them know what role they’ll play when they create a personal fundraiser. They’ll be excited to turn their personal connection into a meaningful campaign. When you communicate with supporters about this opportunity, present real situations.

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7 Steps To Get More Participants For Your Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Campaign

CauseVox

How is our peer-to-peer campaign solving a problem? Easy to convey — You may be solving a complicated problem, but your message should be simple enough for your supporters to explain to others. Sample “Registration Now Open” email. Make sure your messaging addresses these questions: What makes our organization unique?