sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2024

Have you ever been pulled into a meandering project with no clear direction or goals? Any major project—such as implementing new fund accounting software—needs a well-developed charter to keep stakeholders focused on the goals and desired outcome. How does this project fit within your mission, values, and goals?

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Bloomerang

MARCH 21, 2023

proposal letters and pitch decks) to articulate the vision of an event in a way that makes the sponsor’s decision easier to make. Additionally, I enter every conversation with my mind focused on learning about their sponsorship program and goals so that I can position my event as a solution for helping them meet their goals.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

Leaders need to get better at understanding and articulating not just why equity is important but also how it’s determined. Think strategically, think ahead, and communicate — make sure you’re offering the right equity allocation, for the right strategic reasons, and to achieve the right goals. So let’s start at the beginning.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Nonprofit Grant Proposal Budget Calculations: A Road Map Whats the best way to make your nonprofits budget stand out on a grant application? Author Mary Diegert shares nonprofit grant proposal budgeting tips, and a road map for overcoming the challenges of calculating the revenue and expense numbers that will populate your one-page budget.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 14, 2022

annual appeal, grant proposal, special event, etc.) This means you’ve got (1) a constituency who cares about your mission, vision and values; (2) a relevant case for support with clearly articulated needs and goals; (3) commitment from all stakeholders; (4) a communications mechanism, and (5) processes in place to steward your resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

” David gave an overview about the difference between a nonprofit strategic plan and business plan: A strategic plan describes goals, strategy, and actions. So, articulated success metrics for a networked strategy is also important. The missing piece was the economic and operational planning - the Nonprofit Business Plan.”

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology My Theory of Practice July 10, 2008 I finally had the reason to begin to more completely articulate my theory of practice. My theory of practice is different than my consulting philosophy. 2 admin 07.11.08

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Its about aligning your time and energy with your values and goals. The next time a client proposed an impossible deadline, she said, To meet your goals, wed need more time to maintain quality. Before entering these conversations, get clear on your reasons and rehearse how youll articulate them. The result?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2011

In 2009, the foundation began by harvesting almost a thousand proposals for future directions from community members through online crowd-sourcing. The organization invited anyone, including these volunteers and its millions of readers, to help develop the plan. ” Paul Connolly.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

The power of social media is that it is easier than ever to both articulate, and reinforce, the vision and values that create and inspire alignment,’ said Benioff. With this mindset and approach to technology we need to move to the other end of the “social” spectrum where the goal is to create a more just, sustainable, and prosperous world.

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Candid

APRIL 11, 2023

Corporate sponsorship is a mutually beneficial relationship wherein a company offers direct financial support, in-kind donations , or skilled volunteer services to support a nonprofit in meeting its fundraising event goals. In this agreement, be sure to align on the following: Goals. A summary of your fundraising event needs.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

Strategies for achieving those goals. Regularly outlining the goals and objectives of the organization, as well as the strategies and action plan for achieving them is good practice. Step 1: Outline the goals and objectives of your organization. Financial projections. Volunteer recruiting. Record keeping. Board recruiting.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

It involves thorough research to align your organization’s mission with the right funding opportunities, ensuring that your proposals resonate with potential funders’ goals and criteria. The tune of your proposal should sing out clearly, highlighting how your mission aligns with the funder’s goals.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

I came away with a much better understanding of the issues they are exploring and certainly did my part to articulate why I support the positions we have. We discussed Chafee, especially in the context of the Amazon text-to-speech brouhaha, and the proposed international treaty that was tabled at the WIPO SCCR meeting in Geneva last month.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Whether you are working within a funding organization or on the ground in social change, developing an effective knowledge practice will help to advance strategic missions and goals. When I proposed the concept of “datamaking,” I was seeking to bring as many aspects of the organization together as possible.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

In this resource, we’ll guide you through how to holistically evaluate ROI, including direct and indirect costs and savings, how long it will take to get a return, and tying it all back to the goals of your team to make a powerful case for change. What are each of their personal aims, goals, values? Appeal to the organization’s goal.

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Google Research AI blog

JULY 20, 2023

When the societal context in which a product will operate is not articulated well enough to result in robust problem understanding, the resulting ML solutions can be fragile and even propagate unfair biases. The first phase of AI product development is problem understanding , and this phase has tremendous influence over how problems (e.g.,

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Achieve

MAY 15, 2024

Perhaps you haven’t been meeting your fundraising goals. Similar to how you would request funds from a corporate sponsor , your parks and recreation organization needs to submit a proposal and wait for approval from the grantmaking organization. Write a grant proposal. Create a grant budget. Reporting on how funds are spent.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

On that note, let us understand how organizations can create a comprehensive RFP that facilitates a smooth procurement process and ensures that your organization navigates the intricacies of Request for Proposal development and vendor evaluation effectively. What is an RFP, and what is its role in procurement?

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

On that note, let us understand how organizations can create a comprehensive RFP that facilitates a smooth procurement process and ensures that your organization navigates the intricacies of Request for Proposal development and vendor evaluation effectively. What is an RFP, and what is its role in procurement?

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Template Proposal Evaluation Structure 52

Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

On that note, let us understand how organizations can create a comprehensive RFP that facilitates a smooth procurement process and ensures that your organization navigates the intricacies of Request for Proposal development and vendor evaluation effectively. What Is an RFP and Its Role in Procurement?

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M+R

MAY 12, 2021

We recently released a guide to help nonprofits develop creative that reaches your goals while living your values. The specific goal for a particular piece of creative will be determined by the strategic or tactical purpose of the campaign. The creative goal flows from that larger purpose. Read time: 4 minutes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2009

If I could be allowed to propose a first principle of social media measurement for 2009, it would be to apply this motto: “good enough for practical purposes”. Marcel LeBrun's post about principles of social media measurement is urging us to think about using measurement to improve social media results.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 13, 2022

The goal of the Request for Proposal (RFP) is to present a project in the context of the organization and its goals so that great vendors can submit the best possible proposals. Once you have written this proposal it is time to find great vendors to send you bids. Quality of proposal (1 low < 5 high).

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 30, 2024

It signals to other potential funders, donors, and stakeholders that your organization is trustworthy, capable, and aligned with larger goals. Step two through step infinite is delivering on the promises you made in your proposal. Securing a grant is only step one. Securing a foundation grant often starts with building a relationship.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2021

Here are ten tips on preparation, evaluating proposals , and red flags to watch out for in working with digital vendors: Seek productive conversations as a starting point. Describe your organization, project, goals and scope, and vision for a technology product. Is the proposal easy to understand? Going over budget.

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Blue Avocado

JULY 23, 2024

Appropriately authored by Paula Golden and originally published in 2018, this Gold Avocado article explains how nonprofits can better engage potential donors by taking the time to consider and articulate how supporting the mission benefits them, too. The goal of this research is to understand what drives the donor.

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Care2

JANUARY 30, 2014

Many nonprofits who are going through a website redesign on a tight budget want to know the best ways to find and hire a web vendor, especially ones that will understand their goals and challenges. Are they able to articulate back to you what you’re after? That’s okay, as long as you like that look and feel. Technology.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

A ‘Web Engagement’ is a broad term that simply refers to any occasion where a person or business seeks outside consultation, including swot analysis , assistance or collaboration in achieving online goals. Business and lifestyle goals of the owner(s). Communicate Specific and Clear Goals. Make Sure You Don’t Irritate Each Other.

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BoardAssist

JANUARY 30, 2018

Can and do board members articulate this focus to others, particularly potential donors? Can board and staff clearly articulate what will be different as a result of the campaign? Do you regularly share progress reports on fundraising with the board and discuss specific goals and objectives of the development program?

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 6, 2024

It encourages brains to come together, keeps everyone rowing in the same direction, and brings a laser-like focus to hitting those big, audacious goals. Your vision statement should articulate the desired future state or ultimate impact your non-profit aims to achieve. Now, who wouldn’t want to be a part of that?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 12, 2017

Lovely, articulate, and bold vision. For years I have preached the importance of understanding the true need, the real issue that your organization is trying to solve, and making sure that need is clearly documented and articulated in grant requests. But articulating the true need isn't enough. Dare to Be Bold. Register now.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 22, 2013

Identify projects based on your organization’s goals and objectives that align with the funding priorities of local grantmakers. Don’t give the funder a reason to eliminate you from the consideration process before they even read the proposal. Proposals have to be well written. Grantmakers will do the same.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Come prepared with a couple of different proposed partnership ideas, like a social media contest or an event sponsorship. These details will help you and your staff make effective proposals instead of wasting time and energy reaching out to sponsors that don’t fit what you need. That small business may be the perfect partner!

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2013

But as many of us have found out the hard way, on-time and on-budget projects do not necessarily mean a new system will realize proposed goals and yield expected value…or that users will even adopt the system as desired. Are project goals clearly understood and requirements clearly defined (scope risk).

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2016

Participants were required to fill out an online form articulating a clear problem statement and obvious tech interaction to address it. Challenge organizers reserved the right to send the proposals back and ask for further clarification of the problem. How an Idea Becomes an App.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 11, 2017

You must show that your organization — your mission, goals, and objectives — reflect the local, regional, or national makeup of the community you serve. I think it is important for your board of directors to articulate their own vision of inclusivity and to share that vision via your website, on printed materials, etc.

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