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Giving Trends in Kenya: How the Growth of Mobile Payments Are Transforming Community Giving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Traditionally, NGOs in Kenya have depended on outside support from grant makers and wealthy individuals. As a result, the focus has been writing grant proposals rather than appealing for individual support. M-Changa has assisted 28,000 projects to raise $5 million from 350,000 contributors since 2013. Why is that?

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Grant Writing and the Perfect Storytelling

Tech Soup

Start Your Grant Proposal with a Story. So, why would we not want to use this powerful communication tool when writing grant proposals? When I began writing proposals, storytelling was the only way I knew to convey the problems my organization faced and what we were doing to overcome those problems.

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To bot or not to bot: Using generative AI in grantwriting

Candid

This is a good start, but to be usable in a grant proposal, it needs to cite sources. 2013)… …and so on. 2013; Upitis et al., Perhaps the question we should be asking instead is: How can we use these tools to create efficiencies and enhance our work? This makes for a stronger, better-supported argument.

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GivingUSA 2024 | What Small Nonprofits Need to Know

Pamela Grow

in 2023, down from 73% in 2013. Taking precedence — for instance — over grants or business support. One that includes realistic goals for grants and corporate support, individual support, program support, and events. When it comes to foundation grants, stay on top of your research. in 2022 to 67.2% Stay the course.

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Tips to Prepare for Effective Grant Seeking

ASU Lodestar Center

There is a saying among fundraising professionals that proposal writing is both an art and a science. The art aspect refers to how well an inspired writer describes a project and the grant-seeking organization. Grant seekers must find ways for their proposals to stand out among the rest.

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New and Improved Data Visualization Tool: Maps for Media Funding

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

You can search and visualize media funding by the following: Show Grants By : Explore data for funders (blue) or recipients (orange). More Filters and Advanced Search: Tailor your search by funder type, grant amount, population served, keyword and more. List: View and sort foundation, recipients and grants data in table form.

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Report: Opening Up: Demystifying Funder Transparency

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The guide identifies on the key benefits of transparency as reported by the funders interviewed for the guide: Foundations profiled in this guide and those who responded to a 2013 GrantCraft survey listed the following benefits of transparency: Less time spent explaining goals and strategies to potential grantees.

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