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Data as Decision in Grantmaking

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Deciphering Key Questions It is equally as important to determine what to collect as it is to identify what we can stop giving our attention. The following image conveys what this looked like in practice for the same cultural intermediary that used the matrix tool above. Here are three myths about data specifically related to equity.

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How to Write Fundraising Emails That Get Results

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How will you grab the attention of your donors when their inbox is already full and they barely have time to read what’s already there? How will you convey your message in as few words as possible so you make the most of every second you have their attention? Yea us we got the $150,000 HUD grant! . New business partnerships.

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The Overhead Solution: A New Nonprofit Pride Movement

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Perhaps the image of inefficient organizations with layers of "fat," overpaid administrators, and wasteful spending? Ghaffari laid out a hypothetical situation: Imagine a homeless shelter funded through two contracts, one from HUD and the other from the City of San Francisco. Image 1 : The Overhead Myth. spanhidden.

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Why Your Nonprofit Should Be A Big Listener

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Their time is spent on three areas: (1) monitoring and analyzing online conversations, (2) leading data-driven attention campaigns, and (3) sharing knowledge with the sector. Their team also leads attention campaigns, informed by data and inspired by online conversations. What is Big Listening? It’s possible.

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Greater Washington Give to the Max Day Training Event

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Image by Codilicious from Flickr. NStreet Village : N Street Village is a community of empowerment and recovery for homeless and low-income women in Washington, D.C. They used Twitter to draw attention to a free concert happening on the Washington, Mall which resulted in 60,000 people attending.

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Storymakers Past Winners: In Their Own Words

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Our story challenges get lots of attention. It was filmed on location outside our free medical clinic for the homeless in the heart of Melbourne. It has been on our social media sites and website and we have attached the video to some of the grants we applied for. Images and videos: courtesy of the organizations featured.

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How To Create Explainer Videos That Donors Will Love

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They are short and to the point: People’s attention span isn’t very high ( some reports clocks it at 8 seconds.) It’s not the same thing to bring awareness to climate change as to be working to provide shelter for the homeless. Also, casually drop images and sound effects alongside your name and logo to reinforce the impact.

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