Classy

APRIL 9, 2021

While you can use several marketing elements from your individual donor campaigns in your grant applications, creating effective proposals requires some additional considerations. Below, we’ll cover nine best practices and tips on how to write a winning grant proposal. Leverage Language and Formatting From Past Grants.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

In today’s world, nonprofits rely on their technology to help bring them closer to their goals. From bringing in revenue to connecting with constituents, the right technology can save your team time and help you facilitate a better donor experience. Technology consultants may offer services in a variety of areas.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

However, navigating the complexities of setting up a data warehouse can be challenging, even for the most technologically savvy organizations. This centralization allows nonprofits to process and organize data from multiple places so that it’s easy to understand and use altogether. We’ll cover: What is a Nonprofit Data Warehouse?

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Everyaction

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Time to start the RFP process to make sure you find the best vendor for your organization. While creating a Request for Proposals can be labor-intensive, time consuming, and stressful, we've put together some tips to make the whole process go a little smoother. Is your fundraising schedule directly connected to the process?

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Depending on the committee’s findings, the report may request funds for a list of proposed activities. . A board report also works to outline potential risks for board members, sometimes creating a full risk assessment for review or opting to put a committee in charge and letting the board vote on proposed actions.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

At Benetech, we advance technology applications that empower and protect underprivileged populations, and that also have the potential to become financially self-sustaining enterprises. The typical incubator model works well where a team has formed around a technology innovation and is looking to graduate a for-profit company.

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

The technology promises to upend the way business operates. The 4Cs or critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication complement technology and will serve any organization well in competitive markets. In this age of unprecedented processing power, why is critical thinking important? Welcome every proposal.

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This guide will tackle the nonprofit RFP process from start to finish. We’ve been through the RFP game countless times and have managed to learn a few things that we wanted to share in an attempt to help you through this frequently convoluted process. The 4 Stages of a Nonprofit RFP Process Great!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Threaded conversations, document management, and simple UI, make it easy for teams to collaborate on a grant proposal, communicate constituent needs, and even organize a lunch meet up. #5 Keeping teams organized and synched can be a convoluted process, but the right calendar option can remedy this problem. 5 Online Calendar.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 12, 2018

It’s important that your board of directors understands the importance of new technology in letting your organization run like a well-oiled machine. Technology should be intuitive, affordable and able to grow with you, and your board should be willing to provide that for you. Know what you want. Know your audience. Make the ask.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Ground Rules “It is easier to tone down a wild idea than to think up a new one.” — Alex Osborn, How to Think Up , 1942 seminal book on concept off brainstorming The process of getting a group to generate and build on others’ ideas depends on how you facilitate openness in the group. And some of the really fun tools take some practice.

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Qgiv

JULY 19, 2023

Competitive grants Competitive grants are awarded based on your nonprofit’s proposal to the funding source. For competitive grants, your proposal is the key to your chances of receiving the grant. Draft a proposal to convince the reviewers that your organization is the best option to fulfill the grant’s purpose.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

It's time for you to help us shape the agenda for the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference ! Voting on the more than 450 session proposals we've received will remain open through September 23rd. Proposals are assigned levels of "Novice", "Apprentice", and "Journey-Level", in ascending order of presumed sophistication.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 14, 2013

Technology has the potential to improve the lives of millions across the world. In this two-part series I explore the concept of “Technology for All” and Benetech’s commitment to both ensuring that the technology required to meet a social need is developed and that it reaches far beyond the richest 10 percent of people who can most afford it.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Communications Director and Content Strategist Highway Twenty A Request for Proposal (RFP) is a common way nonprofit organizations invite bids for products and services. We want the technology to [ fill in the blank ], and we need to work within our meager budget with as quick a turnaround as possible.” Expertise and time cost money.

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NTEN

AUGUST 2, 2010

The 11NTC session proposal submission process is now open! > Submit your 11NTC Session Proposal Ideas. It starts with our agenda planning process -- and we want your input. We look forward to reviewing your session proposals. So, mark those calendars, digital and otherwise.

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sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2023

How Automation Can Help You Retain Fundraisers Automating business processes saves time and resources so your team can focus on support for your cause and the more challenging elements of the job, instead of the repetitive, monotonous tasks that sap energy and so much of a fundraiser’s time. Which of those communications could be automated?

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 21, 2023

Implementing Raiser’s Edge NXT for the first time, adopting new custom integrations, or running major updates requires careful thought about how best to manage your data during this process. The data strategy they develop will most likely involve a cleanup process as well to ensure your system is as streamlined as possible.

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NTEN

JULY 25, 2011

The session proposal submission process for the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference is now open. Please take a moment to review the guidelines and other fine print Anna's put together. Then, how about submitting an idea or three? The 2012 NTC will take place in San Francisco, April 3-5.

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2024

Note when the project was approved, the proposed project start date, and when the project is expected to be completed. For example, you will be reviewing your expense management processes as part of this project, but any fundraising management topics will be reserved for a later initiative. out of scope). Are there budget requirements?

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Qgiv

APRIL 2, 2024

Nonprofit grant proposals can be a daunting task for fundraisers, but it’s a key way to help gain more sustainable funding for your organization. From finding the right grants to writing and applying for them, grant proposals require a lot of research and attention to detail! What is a grant proposal?

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2010

T his includes submitting your session proposals by this Friday, August 27th. We never meant to offend you with our session proposal deadline, fabulous community. We try to be the bacon eating, kitten loving, nonprofit technology superstar team you expect us to be, but there's no way we can do it without all of you.

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Byte Technology

MAY 19, 2015

Virtually every sector of our economy—the government, the military, educational institutions, venture capitalist firms and multi-national corporations—use the Request for Proposal (RFP) process at one time or another. Consider these factors before embarking on an RFP process for your non-profit’s next web development project. •

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Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

As AI is increasingly used in high-impact ways such as writing and assessing grant proposals, how can we make sure that it is used ethically, minimizing the risk of harm? When we use AI to help draft a grant proposal—in a tool currently under development—we must consider the potential that AI-generated language could be harmful and offensive.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Voting is now open for the 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference session proposals! > > Vote Now! You are going to vote on every session idea, right?).

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Candid

AUGUST 30, 2023

New technology Hands up: Who knew anything about generative AI last year? Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has been around for a long time, but the use of recent technologies— like ChatGPT— is new and still being explored. Now, who’s heard about it in the last six months? If you’re like me, you fall in the latter camp.

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2023

While it’s still very rough, I can see artificial intelligence providing a variety of possibilities to streamline our processes and improve outcomes. AI in Grant Applications Perhaps the most obvious place to start would be the application process. This could help build trust and credibility with applicants and stakeholders.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 5, 2009

Many of the comments critical of the proposed treaty come from parties that object in principle to copyright exceptions, rather than having a direct stake in the issue at hand. The money issue is actually not about serving people with disabilities, amazingly enough. Do I work on this $50 million licensing deal on a short deadline?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

At a nonprofit, a donation must be tracked throughout the accounting process, and if the funds are restricted, supporting documentation is required to prove that the funds were only used for the stated purpose. If you are a grantor you may need additional tools to handle the application, award, and post-award processes.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 1, 2022

Either way, you should start the CMS research process by defining your website needs. Both processes require careful consideration and research before reaching a final decision. Use this process to help narrow down your consultant choice: Research top options. Submit a request for proposal (RFP).

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 16, 2017

Self-driving cars are not science fiction; they are a reality on Arizona roads today and will only continue to become more prevalent as technology reaches its full potential. Technological progress is going to leave behind some people, perhaps even a lot of people, as it races ahead” (Brynjolfsson and McAfee, 10-11).

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Nimble AMS

JANUARY 8, 2020

Best practices say that when you’re ready to find a new association management software (AMS) system, you should issue a request for proposal (RFP). Read on for tips to ensure your RFP drives accurate proposals and helps you find the right AMS for your organization. Proposal format/outline. Proposal due date.

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 25, 2020

While it may not be a good time for the purchase itself, today represents a strategic opportunity to review your current association technology and start making moves toward a new AMS system that will serve your organization (and your members) better. Here’s why now is the perfect time to find your next AMS. Fewer disruptions.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) – No, this does not involve using robots. RPA tools can help automate complex or boring tasks, such as generating reports from the same dataset week after week, processing payroll, scraping websites, helpdesk ticket forwarding, or extracting data. (Even ideas for this blog post came from ChatGPT!)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

1) From the outside, it appears that NGOs in Kenya do not have access to the traditional fundraising services that are so common here in the United States, such as a “Donate” page for processing credit cards and PayPal accounts. As a result, the focus has been writing grant proposals rather than appealing for individual support.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 11, 2011

This week in our TechSoup Grant Series: One Hour a Week to Success , we are ready to focus on writing a successful grant proposal. If you use your organization's strategic plan as a foundation and have a fully developed grant project, this stage of the process should progress smoothly. read more.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As technology evolves, there are new ways nonprofits like yours can take advantage of advancements to save time and raise more money. At the forefront of these new technologies is artificial intelligence (AI). Volunteer management AI tools for nonprofits can help you optimize your volunteer management processes.

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