Connection Cafe

MARCH 20, 2017

Ensuring that your foundation makes impactful grants to the right nonprofit partners starts with a thorough proposal evaluation. A proposal should include more than just the organization’s mission statement and program description. Are they subject matter experts or invested in the target community? Which leads us to #5….

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

Carolyn has been part of the Qgiv extended family since 2019—we proudly partner to help make a difference in our communities. Prior to college, I had also taken typing courses to hone my office skills, and this made me a valuable employee. Q: What are the best grant writing courses? Q: Are there community resources available?

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 24, 2010

I recently had the opportunity to connect with Ricard Espelt to learn more about the various projects he’s working on in Spain leveraging new technologies for public engagement, government transparency and community building. What’s been the reaction of your community? We proposed a new path to take decisions.

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Byte Technology

MAY 19, 2015

Virtually every sector of our economy—the government, the military, educational institutions, venture capitalist firms and multi-national corporations—use the Request for Proposal (RFP) process at one time or another. Likewise if the contract has a considerable payout, don’t be afraid to ask for a large and highly detailed proposal.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

Unlike a Governing Board, often called a Board of Directors, an Advisory Board has no decision-making authority and does not issue directives or have fiduciary responsibility. Giving Advice The most obvious role for a nonprofit Advisory Board is to give advice to the Governing Board and staff.

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Twenty Hats

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

For the past 16 years, I have coordinated volunteer programs within local government. Mary Ann Schmook, a 55+ Volunteer Leadership Program participant, presents her project proposal to classmates. I stepped back, of course, as I did not want to repeat my mistake from 25 years ago. I did not want to give away the good stuff.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2013

And of course, how will translate all this into a succinct description that participants will immediately understand if it matches their needs? You’ve spent hours developing a workshop proposal, hoping it would be accepted and then working hard to make sure the actual session lived up to your original vision in the proposal.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2021

Prior to 2011, the majority of my career was spent at small and mid-size organizations, where a large part of the funding came from foundations, corporations, and government grants. Researching grants, writing proposals, and reporting on expenditures are very different from the work of major gift officers.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Sometimes that one phone call can give you a leg up when it comes time for the funder to review grant proposals. This group of 400+ organizations – libraries, community foundations, and other nonprofit resource centers – offer you a way to access it from their location. Candid offers their Philanthropy News Digest RFP Bulletin.

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The NonProfit Times

AUGUST 23, 2024

That’s not the only potential financial impact, of course: population-wise, New Jersey is the 11th largest state in America, according 2023 population estimates. When Daniel’s Law was passed by the New Jersey legislature and signed into law in 2020, leaders within the nonprofit community immediately saw potential pitfalls.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

Fundraisers must understand they no longer just write hard copy fundraising letters and grant proposals. Last week’s message or appeal didn’t necessarily make sense for next week’s communications. Last week’s message or appeal didn’t necessarily make sense for next week’s communications.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Of course, successful grantseeking requires a thorough understanding of funders and of the playing field. Insights on Government Funding. Since government is a major funder of rural programs, it's useful to know that a clear trend in government funding is interagency collaborations.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

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. Of course, if there is an international treaty on the topic and the U.S. Of course, the Librarian of Congress has pronounced on this topic already!

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Not only are there fewer organizations applying for local grants than international or government-issued grants, but local granting organizations will be able to see the impact of your work firsthand. Don’t be afraid to copy and paste chunks of previous grant proposals—after all, it’s not plagiarism if you’re the original author.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

In recent years, the international humanitarian community has responded with a number of data protection guidance documents, such as those from USAID , ICRC , OCHA , and the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. Of course, a blog article cannot address specific threats in context. The real world is simply far too complex for that!

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Blue Fox

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

You do important work and it’s not time to compromise the vital resources your community needs. Check this out: A few years ago when the overtime rules were first proposed, our friends at NonprofitAF published this article. Do we need to restructure how we pay employees? When do changes need to be in place?

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

I’m the grandfather of an expensive preemie, so I was incensed by his proposal that AOL employees should be penalized to cover such unanticipated increases in healthcare costs. But instead, he proposed a conversation that had… at its core… ten tiny toes, ten itsy-bitsy fingers, and a name. What a creep! He’s a tyrant! Get another!

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Essence of knowledge After more than two decades in the knowledge field—located at various times in community program evaluation, academia and philanthropy—I have come to the conclusion that our biggest problem in maximizing knowledge work is that we too often conflate knowledge with learning.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

One tip I could have used early on was to plan and design the grant project before writing up a query letter or proposal. A grant project consists of the actual activities that will help solve the compelling issues in your community identified in your strategic plan and needs assessments. Outcomes 3. Objectives 4. Action Steps 5.

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Qgiv

MARCH 28, 2022

Of course, donations are a common source of funds for nonprofits, but other than that, how do nonprofits make money? For a peer-to-peer 5K or fun run, your costs might include police for crowd control, permits from local governance to close off roads, EMT services, event t-shirts, snacks, opening ceremony costs (band, DJ, etc.),

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Younger Organizations Get Grants from Community Foundations, Corporations, and "Other" Sources. Community foundations, corporations, and other grant sources tended to fund younger organizations. Community Foundation Grants. Local Government Grants. Make your grant proposals sparkle. Corporate Grants.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2011

Nonprofit organizations are governed by a board of directors; for-profits are governed by the owner(s) and, if a corporation, also a board of directors. Are there other organizations in the community that do what it is I propose to do? If so: Is what I propose different from what any of them already do?

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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. The whole experience welcomed newcomers while helping them understand what "value" constituted in that community. One of my favorite open mics was at the Cantab in Cambridge, MA.

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NTEN

APRIL 7, 2011

As long as the grantmaker keeps these quizzes fairly general, and they don't get too specific with their questions, I think this is going to be a wonderful new way for grantseekers to pre-screen their own organization before going through the process of writing a letter of inquiry, or even a full proposal.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 31, 2016

But, I propose that the focus on “corporate” is actually limiting. Of course not. It is for cities, small businesses, nonprofits, government… and every other kind of commercial or social concern. Take your cue from your community, however you define that word. It is for my 16-year-old son and my 80-year-old father.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Catholic Community Foundation -. Click here to find more information about our Effective, Motivated Board Governance Training. “We Some accountants like to be the naysayer: “The answer to your proposal is 'no,' and I will find a reason later why.” Avery, CPA , ASU Lodestar Center. NMI Instructor /. Chief Financial Officer.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

What is a realistic goal for the timeline and your community? The annual 24-hour giving day, created to counter the retail-heavy push that begins with Black Friday, has thousands of nonprofits, businesses, city governments, and other institutions participating in a drive to highlight generosity and partnership for good.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Create a request for proposal (RFP). Review their proposals. Develop a basic scoring system for each key stakeholder to use when reviewing and ranking each proposal. Extensive board governance services, including retreats and recruiting. Board governance training in a concise “Boards 101” format.

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Candid

APRIL 15, 2024

Institutional funders are typically organizations with large budgets and long grant cycles, such as government agencies, corporations, and foundations. To receive a grant, you’re typically required to submit a proposal, progress reports, and a final narrative and financial report. Leverage the relationships you already have.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 6, 2024

Navigating the Rough Waters of Non-Profit Work Non-profits are the heart and soul behind so much of the good that happens in our communities. Without a strong foundation and a clear roadmap, it’s easy for non-profits to veer off course, squandering precious time and resources and falling short of their vision.

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DipJar

APRIL 19, 2021

So, you would think that the most pressing skill to build is in revenue generation, like fundraising , government grants, or fee-for-service programs. When you have a good name in your community or discipline, the risk of a client, funder, or volunteer associating themselves with you goes down. Simply put: if they care, they’ll give.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Government funders would consider this to be fraud for sure and private funders would consider it highly unethical at the least. M&G is not a problem to be solved after the proposal has been submitted and approved. Unfunded M&G cannot be given to other programs.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

Creating a nonprofit business plan is an important step for any organization whether you’re about to launch or are well established in your community. . Government funding and donor support. This will help you better understand where you can help and how you effectively assist the community. Financial projections.

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Achieve

JUNE 7, 2021

isn’t just asking the rich community do-gooder for their pittance. If we’re just talking about methods, there’s major gifts, bequests and trusts, corporate relations, grant proposals, direct mail, social media, virtual and in-person events. you rely on events, direct response (mail, email and social media) and grant proposals?

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Whole Whale

MARCH 28, 2023

It exists in the algorithms that govern your Facebook timeline, explains why YouTube always recommends the perfect video, or more recently, powers the Large Language Models (LLMs) like OpenAI’s Chat-GPT , Google’s Bard , or Bing’s AI Chatbot , and others that have made headlines. Seriously though, why does “perplexity” in AI text matter?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I’m in Austin, TX, today engaging with librarians, digital curators, and technologists working at the nexus of communities and knowledge at the Electronic Resources and Libraries annual conference. Why Community? So, why community? You can follow along with the sessions today through Wednesday using #ERL11.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 27, 2011

Through negotiations, four competing proposals have been merged into a single document supported in June by the Latin Americans (led by Brazil), the U.S., In addition, the two national organizations of blind people both just passed formal resolutions in favor of the treaty proposal. Government support this effort?

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