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Grant application and review practices for more equitable and inclusive funding 

Candid

The significant role foundations play in advancing the social good underscores the need to incorporate equitable and inclusive grant application and review practices. Diversify and train the reviewer pool. In 2022, giving by foundations grew to more than $105 billion , accounting for more than 20% of total U.S. charitable giving.

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Telling a compelling story: Communicating program impact in a grant proposal

Candid

But if you want to stand out in a crowded applicant field, it’s essential to communicate your impact clearly and compellingly. Funders seek a return on investment With so many applicants and limited funding to go around, foundations view a grant as an investment. The narrative of your proposal should be a story with a linear plotline.

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Demystifying Artificial Intelligence for Nonprofits: Why You Should Care About AI Right Now, Not Later

Nonprofit Tech for Good

They forget that training, equipment, and hiring resources also contribute to the cost. While this is understandable, a void of guidance and official policy at the top of the organization leads to employees taking things into their own hands and using AI tools without proper transparency and training.

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AI Best Practices for Nonprofits

Media Cause

Some of these tools include: OpenAI for Nonprofits: ChatGPT can help draft grant proposals, refine data analysis, or tailor communication strategies for diverse audiences. This includes examining the data used to train AI models to ensure they represent diverse perspectives and populations.

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Participatory Grantmaking: I’m in! Now what?

sgEngage

You’ve read about participatory grantmaking—and maybe even heard about other organizations using this model to distribute control of their funding strategy and grants decisions to the communities they serve. Perhaps you’ll start by reading about other models , watching webinars, or developing ideas. Is this you?

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ChatGPT for Nonprofits: How to Leverage Artificial Intelligence

CauseVox

I’m referring to ChatGPT , a revolutionary language model developed by OpenAI that’s changing the game in every industry. It’s the second chatbot to ever pass the Turing Test , the current standard for measuring sophisticated AI models. Grant Proposal And that’s not all. Well, there’s a solution.

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The Unrecognized Risk of Status Quo Problem-Solving Skills for Grantmakers

sgEngage

In grant proposals and pitches, they want you to predict the future and show how, with your eloquent promises and plans for impact, you can best provide them the assurance of certainty. Many funders want to wait to see how new models, programs, and leaders will perform, and they often require other funders to buy in before they will.

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