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What Are You Really Asking? A Checklist for Grantmakers

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For some changes, you may need to communicate them to your community and explain the rationale behind them. Look for ways to simplify your language and your structure to make your question easier to read and answer. Would this question be better asked in a follow-up interview or post-award communication?

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Tips To Attract & Retain Skilled Volunteers That Grow Your Nonprofit

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Interview, interview, interview your volunteers. Have an open door policy with your volunteer communication. Establish an ongoing communication path with the volunteer , one where they feel at ease to reach out with ideas. I advise having lengthy conversations over a call or orientation. Put your ego aside. .

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Design Series: Understanding Audience Needs

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Here are some ways to practice that effort: Active Listening Sessions I encourage structured listening sessions where team members take turns sharing their thoughts and concerns, while others actively listen without interruption. This fosters a culture of open communication and empathy within the team. They can even be done virtually!

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How Grantmakers Can Improve Collaboration Through Empathy and Experimentation

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Years ago, I worked on a project where I was hired to interview about 75 different foundations in one state. Somewhere in the interview, they said, “We are unique.”. By making small shifts in how we communicate and how we understand our uniqueness and similarities, we can unlock powerful opportunities beyond what we initially imagined.

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Collaborative Grantmaking: Rethinking How to Assess Impact

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They guide our relationships, how we craft grant solicitations, applications, and reports, how we review opportunities, track progress, and ultimately how we judge and support what’s possible. When organizations craft grant applications, they are expected to spell out specifically how their plan will work. But what if they are off?

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Four Lessons From Candid About Balancing Grantee Data Protection and Transparency

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In some cases, we’ve made these changes in response to specific requests from funders that have shared grants data with us. While it focuses specifically on grants data, many of the lessons are applicable to other data types as well. Protecting grantees’ data requires asking questions such as: How secure is my grants management system?

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Challenges of Establishing an Employee Relief Fund (ERF) and Recommended Solutions

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The study took place in May and June of 2021 and involved personal interviews with 24 companies/organizations. There are so many things to consider such as how to ensure regulatory compliance, the charitable class members, what will be supported, the size of the grants, and much more. 4 Challenges, Suggested Solutions and Resources .

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