Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Kathy Reich, Packard Foundation and Author David La Piana. One of the things that I love at the Packard Foundation is the learning culture. After the presentation, we worked in small groups to review a couple of scenarios of nonprofit funding requests and whether or not a business plan should be requested and what to look for.

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Classy

APRIL 9, 2021

Grant funds from foundations, government entities, and corporations help nonprofits diversify their income streams. While you can use several marketing elements from your individual donor campaigns in your grant applications, creating effective proposals requires some additional considerations. Contact information. Letters of support.

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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 4, 2024

Use AI to develop initial drafts quickly but always review and edit content to align with your voice and values. Try this prompt in ChatGPT: “Write a one-page letter of inquiry to the [foundation] to request $XXXX for [your organization]. But be sure to review and refine results based on your organization’s needs and values.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2007

Via Allison Fine The Case Foundation is looking for some folks to serve as external reviewers for the first part of its new grantmaking effort focused on igniting citizen-centered community work across the country. The Foundation has received some great applications from a number of people across the country.

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 22, 2024

FreeWill has acquired GrantAssistant, an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven platform designed to provide nonprofits and international development organizations with a proposal workflow toolkit that streamlines the grant application process. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. GrantAssistant’s full team, located in Washington, D.C.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Others receive grant funding from governmental agencies, private foundations, and community funds. Donors, grantors, and foundations look to these watchdogs to help them make informed choices about their donations and ensure they’re supporting an organization that is fiscally responsible. Many receive a combination of both.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Almost five years ago to the day, I was lucky enough to meet Peter Plastrik and Madeleine Taylor while I was Visiting Scholar at the Packard Foundation. Peter and Madeleine were the among the pioneers in writing about, designing, facilitating, and evaluating networks in the social impact space.

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Candid

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Here are some perspectives on the need to reduce grantee burden and efforts to do so: Grant application and review practices for more equitable and inclusive funding. Where do foundations stand on AI-generated grant proposals? 4 things we learned about foundations and general operating support.

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Qgiv

APRIL 2, 2024

Nonprofit grant proposals can be a daunting task for fundraisers, but it’s a key way to help gain more sustainable funding for your organization. From finding the right grants to writing and applying for them, grant proposals require a lot of research and attention to detail! What is a grant proposal?

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on what the average foundation portfolio size is for a full-time grant manager: Dear Charity Clairity, What is the average foundation portfolio size for a full-time grant manager? In FY23 they submitted 40 proposals for a total of $2.4M And this takes time.

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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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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 8, 2021

Grants are a great funding resource— over $50 billion dollars are awarded by foundations to charitable organizations every year. Read on to see how you can maximize the effectiveness of your grant proposal: 1. In your proposal, explain how and why your organization fits those guidelines. Don’t use empty jargon in your proposal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2012

Note from Beth : This is an ongoing series from the Organizational Effectiveness Program team at the Packard Foundation about developing their program funding strategy in an open way or what has been dubbed “Learning In Public.” Guest Post by the Packard Foundation OE Team.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

You can review nonprofits’ tax returns on GuideStar to find out more about their budgets, expenses, and how much top salaried employees are paid. On-demand trainings can be taken any time, with recent topics including fostering an inclusive culture , finding funding , and writing grant proposal budgets. Foundation Directory .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2012

At the “Learning in Public” breakout session, Beth Kanter, Jared Raynor (TCC Group) and Kathy Reich (David and Lucile Packard Foundation) sharing the Packard Foundation’s experience with learning in public. What are foundations willing to STOP doing in order to make time for learning?

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Candid

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

At a recent webinar hosted by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, Jennifer Chheang of The California Endowment (TCE) and Allie VanHeast of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation (KCF) shared how they are using Demographics via Candid in practice to better understand alignment with institutional goals and measure their progress.

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

Accountants Content moderators Legal Assistants Proofreaders Entry-level stock traders Transcribers Graphic designers, where creativity isn’t a priority Customer service representatives Soldiers Writers, where quantity is a greater concern than quality I reviewed several of these lists. Welcome every proposal.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

This person will take the lead in convening internal stakeholders, making plans, testing the waters internally, setting parameters, and liaising with foundation leadership. It is critical for you, foundation leadership, and community participants to be clear who is making which decisions.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Did you know there are more than 87,000 foundations that award grants? . Those 87,000+ grantmaking foundations have to give every year. . In fact, foundations must give 5% of the average market value of their net investment assets every year—meaning there is grant money out there for your nonprofit. .

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Did you know there are more than 87,000 foundations that award grants? . Those 87,000+ grantmaking foundations have to give every year. . In fact, foundations must give 5% of the average market value of their net investment assets every year—meaning there is grant money out there for your nonprofit. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2010

In this interview, Jennifer Ford Reedy , VP for Strategy and Knowledge Management, at the Minnesota Community Foundation shares the how they designed this online social good contest for success. Then the group came together and debated the highest-scored proposals and whittled the pool down to 21 ideas.

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Candid

APRIL 4, 2023

One of the best ways to get your proposals on top of the pile is familiarizing funders with your nonprofit and mission. Pro tip: Use the job titles listed above and Candid’s Foundation Directory’s built-in LinkedIn integration to help you find and connect directly with key decision-makers at prospective foundations.

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Media Cause

JUNE 29, 2024

Operational Efficiency : AI can automate administrative tasks such as scheduling meetings, sending internal and external reminders, and reviewing donor profiles, which frees up staff to focus on mission-critical activities. This increases the chances of securing funding from foundations and other grant-making organizations.

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Candid

AUGUST 29, 2024

Whether you’re new to the field or an experienced grant writer, our offerings—like the Introduction to proposal writing webinar and others that provide essential skills to craft standout proposals and teach practical skills needed to build a competitive grant proposal —help you write grant proposals that stand out.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Harriett Davis from the Chicago Public Library Foundation Tell the Story of Your Mission Not Just What Your Mission is I have found that, as grant applications have gone online and gotten shorter, my strategy has become ever more important: Concise, clean, and emotive storytelling works better than stats and history.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Look at who they’ve funded in the past by reviewing their IRS Form 990 (you can find these for free on www.Candid.org , formerly GuideStar.org) – this is always a revealing place to start. Also, don’t forget to review the funder’s grant guidelines , eligibility criteria, and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) if they have a website.

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Candid

JULY 15, 2024

Early evidence suggests that many funders have stayed the course, especially in the areas of grant reporting requirements, funding restrictions, and proposal processes. However, there remain areas to monitor for additional progress. In our report Before and After 2020 , we compared the data from 61 U.S.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 26, 2013

This is part two of Carolyn Owen''s series on gathering and using data for grant proposals. So how do you intertwine data in the proposal so that it supports and amplifies your cause rather than obfuscate it? Are you looking to advance and solidify your grant proposal writing skills? the intervention you are proposing.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2014

PhilanTrack for Foundations is now available on TechSoup. Grant-making foundations can get a year of access for an unlimited number of users at a discount of 25 percent. PhilanTrack for Foundations is an online grants management system that helps foundations manage all grant-related information in a centralized online location.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Maybe you need to create an appeal for an email campaign, a proposal, or a new set of thank you letters and you’re at your desk just wishing that coherent sentences would magically start appearing? I have used it to help me write appeals, emails, thank you letters, and draft some 1 and 2-page proposals. Fundwriter.ai Fundwriter.ai

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Candid

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Foundations: Relying on experienced, proven grant writers to research and write proposals. Government agencies: Using experts to review the federal grant register and target new grant opportunities. Fundraising mistake #2.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 8, 2010

With hundreds of foundations out there offering millions of dollars to fund a variety of programs, it’s easy to understand why Fundraising staff and volunteers want to write proposals to seek funding. Before you even begin to write, make sure your funding request will be a good fit for the foundation. Not writing clearly.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

The Foundation Center wants to help you meet that challenge. About the Foundation Center. The Foundation Center is a nonprofit organization whose goal is to connect people who want to change the world with the resources they need to do so. Try Out the Foundation Directory Online. Other Foundation Center Resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2009

That's the question that Kari Dunn Saratovsky asks in a post over at the Case Foundation blog , one of many blog posts and tweets about the controversy surrounding how the Chase Bank handled its online contest. The Chase Community Giving Advisory Board will review the top vote-getters to help ensure compliance with the program's rules.

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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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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2024

Note when the project was approved, the proposed project start date, and when the project is expected to be completed. For example, you will be reviewing your expense management processes as part of this project, but any fundraising management topics will be reserved for a later initiative. out of scope).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2009

In addition, I'm sending the winner my review copy of Mitch Joel's Six Pixels of Separation because I think she can learn a lot from Chapter 14 on Participation 2.0. Like many nonprofits these days, decreased foundation support means we're really struggling financially. I'll be doing some more book giveaways during the holidays.

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