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Interview with Carolyn Appleton: How to Launch Your Grant Writing Career

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Carolyn is a major gift fundraiser and nonprofit communications expert who uses technology to amplify her impact and do more with less. Carolyn’s Nonprofit Blog was inspired by the many people who have reached out to Carolyn since it was launched in 2011 to ask for advice about becoming a grant writer and nonprofit fundraiser.

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Finding the Best Consultant for Your Nonprofit: The Search and Selection

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Formal professional groups – These exist for many specialties such as the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Grant Professionals Association, which have local chapters and a national office. . With a little luck, casting the net wide will get you a bigger pool of candidates than you can reasonably interview.

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Participatory Grantmaking: I’m in! Now what?

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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. Your leadership may set some parameters or fixed criteria around grantmaking goals, grant use, or eligibility.

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4 Reasons Why Your Nonprofit Needs A Holistic Operations Consultant

Bloomerang

If your organization needs to improve its grant writing skills, it is likely you are only going to seek grant writing consulting. If you organization needs to create more intriguing messaging, you will likely only seek out a communications consultant.

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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

An Interview with Matt Roberts-Davies , General Manager of M-Changa – an official partner of the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report. Traditionally, NGOs in Kenya have depended on outside support from grant makers and wealthy individuals. Why is that? 2) How do M-Changa’s crowdfunding services fill that void?

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Leveraging Your Board for Nonprofit Fundraising: 10 Creative Strategies and Tips for Success

The Modern Nonprofit

Next, empower them by giving them tools that will help them become better advocates for your organization: Develop a toolkit for board members that includes key messages, facts, and talking points about your nonprofit to ensure consistent communication. Grant Writing Grant writing is a key component of fundraising.

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Beyond the Basics: Advanced Strategies for Engaging Board Members in Fundraising Efforts

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Tips for conducting a skills and interest assessment include creating a survey or conducting one-on-one interviews. individual giving, major gifts, grants, events, etc.)? Communication and Outreach Skills Are you comfortable with public speaking? Communication and Outreach Skills Are you comfortable with public speaking?