Candid

OCTOBER 13, 2022

If your foundation only accepts grant applications by invitation only, does this undermine values related to equity and inclusion? Can a foundation live up to its role of serving the public good with an invite-only process? And can small foundations effectively and efficiently review an open call for proposals?

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 9, 2023

Just be ready and go into it with your eyes open. Announcing your campaign to the public too early (like this) is a common mistake in small capital campaigns. The Two Phases of a Capital Campaign You will be asking folks for a lot of money and support for this project, and it comes in two phases: the quiet phase and the public phase.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 19, 2013

A few years and a few hundred open mics into that experience, it became obvious that some venues fostered amazing poetry communities, others, not so much. One of my favorite open mics was at the Cantab in Cambridge, MA. Compare that with any number of lousy open mics. The process is incredibly open and equal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2018

We’ve already seen AI’s potential to transform our own products and benefit the world through applications like flood forecasting or monitoring whale species. Many successful applications of AI in the social sector are the result of a multi-partner approach. Another example is ZSL ’s application of AI to monitor biodiversity.

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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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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Tip #2: Personalize Your Pitch Unlike grants, which are financial donations given to nonprofits after an application process, corporate sponsorships benefit both the sponsor and the nonprofit. Come prepared with a couple of different proposed partnership ideas, like a social media contest or an event sponsorship.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Submit an application or nominate an organization by September 21. Let us know how you've transformed your organization through innovation by submitting your proposal or self-nomination. Please consider submitting your proposal or self-nomination. Tell us about a digital success story in a proposal or self-nomination.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 19, 2011

Over the past few weeks, we received over 250 applications from bloggers around the world – from California to Kenya, and from Mexico to Iraq. " What We Lose if We Lose Data.gov | Freedom to Tinker – "In its latest 2011 budget proposal, Congress makes deep cuts to the Electronic Government Fund.

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Qgiv

MARCH 28, 2022

501(c)(3) is a designation given to organizations that are exempt from federal taxes and include public charities, private foundations, and private operating foundations. A for-profit organization makes revenue that benefits private interests while a nonprofit organization generates revenue for the public good.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

The Ford Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals or inquiries; however, they do have a year-round open funding opportunity in the arts, specifically for documentary filmmakers. While their current arts & culture 2021 grant window has passed, they do accept rolling applications for their smaller ‘Need To Know’ grants.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

And it's very easy to do an application. It has been five years now since the Supreme Court Citizens United ruling that opened the door to 501(c)(4) nonprofits and massive anonymous "dark money" political contributions for political ads. Just go to newschallenge.org to explain your idea during the application period.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2023

Read on for our breakdown of the most important findings from the Giving USA 2023 Annual Report and our proposed solutions to the decline in household giving. Giving to public-society benefit organizations saw an 8.4% Corporate giving comes in a variety of forms, so be open-minded about how you approach corporate giving.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 11, 2011

Whether you’re holding a logo competition or looking for a mobile application that supports rural medical workers, crowdsourcing can play a valuable role by accomplishing that goal, and expanding your organization’s reach in the process. Have rules – make your rules for participation clear and public.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

GCF seeks to target these areas to help fill the gaps in climate financing through Requests for Proposals (RfP) and pilot programmes which are focused on specific themes. Through a coalition of corporate sponsors they seek innovative grant applications for programs that will unify communities as they address their community improvement needs.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 7, 2009

4Change was initially proposed by Tom Dawkins (@tomjd) in Washington DC who is joined by Todd Pitt (@zerostrategist - Washington DC), Morgan Sully (@memeshfit - Oakland, California), Natasha Judd (@tashjudd - London, England), Edward Harran (@edwardharran - Brisbane, Australia) and Vibewire (@vibewire - Sydney, Australia).

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2010

I worked for the Chalkboard Project fresh out of university, a nonprofit organization founded and fueled by Foundations for a Better Oregon, a coalition of foundations in Oregon focused on collaborating to make a meaningful impact to issues in Oregon – in the case of the Chalkboard Project, that focus was on public education reform.

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Kindful

AUGUST 12, 2021

The Ford Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals or inquiries; however, they do have a year-round open funding opportunity in the arts, specifically for documentary filmmakers. While their current arts & culture 2021 grant window has passed, they do accept rolling applications for their smaller ‘ Need To Know ’ grants.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 9, 2009

4Change was initially proposed by Tom Dawkins (@tomjd) in Washington DC who is joined by Todd Pitt (@zerostrategist - Washington DC), Morgan Sully (@memeshfit - Oakland, California), Natasha Judd (@tashjudd - London, England), Edward Harran (@edwardharran - Brisbane, Australia) and Vibewire (@vibewire - Sydney, Australia).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

With the launch of public voting on the Pepsi Refresh Project , now is a good time to discuss the efforts we’re taking to set the new standard for transparency in online contests. Anyone can apply for a grant and the public decides who wins. Each month, Pepsi will award grants up to $1.3

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 24, 2010

The Chase Community Challenge started with an open nomination round. Each Facebook user, after authorizing the Chase application, got 20 votes to distribute among their favorite charities. The general public can view and comment on the proposed programs, maybe even make suggestions of partners.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2012

None of the bridges on or off Long Island were open. Then, one of his cousins texted directions based on a new smartphone application called “Waze,” which crowdsources data from nearby drivers to create real-time traffic and road reports and find the best routes. Many roads were closed. I assumed that would be our safety net.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2014

The innovation workshop brought together all twelve finalist teams, along with human trafficking survivors, experts from the anti-trafficking field, employees from a variety of federal agencies, and coaches from all walks of life – law enforcement, architecture, venture capital, public relations, big data, digital media, and networking.

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Judi Sohn

JANUARY 24, 2010

The Chase Community Challenge started with an open nomination round. Each Facebook user, after authorizing the Chase application, got 20 votes to distribute among their favorite charities. The general public can view and comment on the proposed programs, maybe even make suggestions of partners.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 30, 2024

Step two through step infinite is delivering on the promises you made in your proposal. Federal grants are typically designed to support large-scale projects with far-reaching impacts, often aimed at addressing national issues like public health, education, or infrastructure. Securing a grant is only step one.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

For example, we just closed an RFP to solicit proposals to build a game for kids k-3 to better understand STEM. The fact that many people do not understand basic science harms public discourse and makes them rely on ideologies. Ready to learn, prior to this year, had 3 or 4 applicants. This year, it had 30.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Confronted with a Memorandum for Transparency and Open Government and over 200,000 websites designed to spoof social networks like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter already on the Web , the US Federal Government faces a unique challenge. and proposes the creation of an overarching government wide policy on social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2007

KM4D Journal) is an open access, peer-reviewed, community-based journal on knowledge management in development ??? Proposed deadlines. Acceptance of paper proposal 15 March 2007. e)-publication date 15 June 2007. Stewarding Technologies for Collaboration, Community Building & Knowledge Sharing in Development???

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2007

She proposes several different times, leave your preferences in the comments. The proposed call agenda is here. " (See David Weinberger's write up " Cool Democracy Tools " and his question - Why are the tools for open democracy coming from the left? A Few Web2.0

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

For example, we just closed an RFP to solicit proposals to build a game for kids k-3 to better understand STEM. The fact that many people do not understand basic science harms public discourse and makes them rely on ideologies. Ready to Learn, prior to this year, had 3 or 4 applicants. This year, it had 30.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

Well, did you know that community actually came from the Latin word public spirit? So I can see your point and are you open to hearing my perspective? The next best way to actually create that touchpoint of engagement is by listening and opening your mind. . And how do you do that? So what does it look like? I love that.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

It’s an interesting combination of social media-based contest, submissions of ideas comments and voted on by readers, and traditional grantmaking, requiring all submission to also fill out a grant proposal for their requested funding. Change Climage Change: Grant Proposals Open. Originally posted on the NetSquared blog.).

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Greater Giving

APRIL 22, 2021

Because this group oftentimes brings in the largest amount of funding, creating good fundraising strategies around these activities is an effective way to open up the pipeline to more contributions. percent of the total revenue for public charities in the form of tuition, membership fees, paid services and sales, etc. Federated Funds.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

Lack of public awareness. These can include developing a strong marketing and outreach campaign to increase public awareness, forming partnerships with other organizations to increase visibility and access to resources, and implementing effective fundraising strategies to secure the necessary financial support.

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NetWits

AUGUST 2, 2012

Then translate that information into proposals that will generate meetings and open doors to negotiations. When you put together the standard corporate sponsorship proposal, you begin by listing your website, newsletter – just like our example. Monthly (if applicable. Now let’s go back to that traditional proposal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

Much commentary and critiques about the semi-public ballotting process. Open Content for Nonprofits Open Content discussion continues with some comments from Michael Stein (east coast) about Laura Quinn's post last friday. So how do we propose to pay for it? NpTech Community. The media here IS the service.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

We dodge opportunities to write whenever we can, though we never cease to smile when we open our mailboxes and dis­cover a handwritten letter addressed to us. The objective was to write compelling collat­eral material to rebuild our brand, increase public awareness, raise money, and improve donor and volunteer relations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2007

public information??? context: How are museums encouraging stickiness and user investment in their proposed and in some cases, already developed, post 2.0 The Google Powered Nonprofit Office Here's a few how-to articles about how to use google applications for your domain or how to become the on demand nonprofit. era websites.

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