The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Many non-profit organizations rely on grants from foundations, corporations, and government agencies to round out their fundraising efforts. You can use this free access to research prospective grants and take the research back to your office to write your grant proposals. #6 They may be helpful, or not, but it never hurts to ask.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

A Policy Update from an engineer, Jim Fruchterman of Benetech June 8, 2010 The international copyright negotiations in Geneva around a proposed Treaty for the Visually Impaired (“TVI”) have been steadily heating up. Counterproposals have been made, governments have been engaging with rights holders, consumers and NGOs (or not!)

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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 20, 2010

My latest post on HuffPo is now up: Going to Davos to Redesign the Planet , about my proposal to the WEF's Global Redesign Initiative. What would you propose to global leaders to make humanity better off? That's not an endorsement of my proposal by the WEF, but I am certainly looking forward to going next week!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 13, 2011

I particularly have appreciated his help with the SF chapter of the Social Enterprise Alliance, a national organization I helped found and am now the immediate past chair. We are fortunate to have his experience, intellect and deep dedication to innovative social change on Benetech's governing body!

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The United Nations has adopted a global AI resolution. The White House has proposed an AI Bill of Rights , and in March 2024, the European Parliament passed the world’s first comprehensive AI law, the Artificial Intelligence Act. Foundational efforts in these areas are underway. UNICEF has developed guidelines for AI use.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2010

We’ve set a goal to make MMT a national model of a regional foundation,” Stamm said. Unemployment remains among the highest levels in the nation, with many more underemployed and in dire financial straits. And now they are up to something again: MMT is looking for a million dollar idea to support!

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Oregon Foundation Ideas Award 140

Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 10, 2009

Introducing the National Talent Bank - The National Talent Bank is an idea proposed by the Council on Social Action. These are some links I wanted to share from August 10th. Find me on Delicious for more!

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

It’s why the great majority of accessibility work is done by volunteers, charities, and with government support. Bureaucratic barriers to utilizing a copyright exception, as proposed by some publishers, makes the cost even greater. The Treaty should allow an individual person with a disability to import the book they need directly.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 1, 2010

The government of Qatar hosted the conference, and underwrote travel and accommodation. This meeting was a follow-up for me from my attendance earlier this year at the main WEF meeting in Davos , where I presented my proposal as part of the GRI. The coolest demo was of a high quality Arabic text-to-speech synthesizer.

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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. national experience. The Chafee Amendment The U.S. It’s what makes our Bookshare service legally possible. copyright law. copyright law.

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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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EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

To illustrate, by the time 2023 Pride began on June 1, there were already over 500 pieces of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation proposed or passed in state legislatures across the country. While there’s often increased attention on issues affecting the community during Pride month, meaningful and lasting change happens when advocacy happens year-round.

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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. Consider these factors before embarking on an RFP process for your non-profit’s next web development project. •

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

The blog goes on to make a proposal to Gates about how to change the culture: Please round up a bunch of venture capitalists. All this information goes into a government information system to generate regular reports. The government is now working to develop better plans for the poorer performing regions.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 22, 2021

According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics, the income gained from service fees and other sales account for 47.5 Government Grants. Federal, state, and local governments offer nonprofits funding through grant programs. Federated Funds.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 30, 2024

They are most often disbursed by governments, foundations, corporations, or individuals, and they are one of the primary revenue sources for nonprofits. Grants come in many forms, from large federal funds aimed at helping national organizations push for systemic change to smaller local grants focused on community projects.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Understand the requirements for each application and the unique aspects of each foundation and government funder. David Patt from the National Assn. Spending time up front identifying highly compatible funding sources results in a higher success rate and reduces time spent writing proposals with little to no chance of being funded.

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Grant New Hampshire Application Library 91

Forum One

APRIL 20, 2023

We are so proud to share that Mike Shoag, Forum One’s Vice President of Government Services, is a 2023 Engage FedGov Honoree! As part of the 2023 Engage FedGov leadership awards, Mike Shoag has been recognized, alongside an impressive list of peers, as an exceptional leader in the Federal government sector.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

Our competitiveness as a nation allows us to bring in people to the knowledge economy. For example, we just closed an RFP to solicit proposals to build a game for kids k-3 to better understand STEM. When I leave I will write a book that is called the 100 Things We Do to Make Government Worse. So how do you do that?

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Candid

AUGUST 30, 2023

For example, a growth or decrease in individual giving might be vitally important to your nonprofit but totally irrelevant to others (like those primarily funded by government sources.) This trend poses two important questions: Will people embrace and use it to make complicated processes (like writing grant proposals) easier?

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

It also offers an interactive opportunity to discuss key forms and governing documents(Form 1023 and Forms 990 and 990-PF.). Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. National LGBTQ Task Force / Washington, DC / 475. Jan 24 -27.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

I propose a careful exploration of social enterprise strategies is a matter of relevance and survival for small nonprofits in low-income communities, as they cannot rely on their constituents for a high level of donations or otherwise support.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

C is for collaboration because this revolution enables people to organize themselves within companies and societies into loosely coupled teams to take on any kind of challenges — from designing a new product to taking down a government. With this in mind, I propose a different articulation of the acronym SOCIAL: S is for society.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2014

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. More government grants are looking for collaborations among multiple organizations that are able to address an issue from different angles.

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America Fund Resource Library 56

ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 12, 2011

Citizens should seek opportunities to create and share public knowledge and discuss public issues; expect their governments to be open, transparent and collaborative; volunteer to the best of their ability; and create and share knowledge about the networks and relationships in their communities." [1]. We welcome your comments and feedback.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2012

Since then, we’ve been using these data to share key nonprofit sector trends on issues like the rising demand for services, shrinking government support, and the precarious financial health of organizations. Want on-demand nonprofit stats for a paper, blog post or grant proposal?

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

In the absence of social media compliance and regulatory standards, social networking technologies face increased scrutiny in both the government and commercial sectors. While many government leaders and corporate executives recognize the ability for social media to enable organizations to ?tap tap into the vast amounts of knowledge ?

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Nonprofits, the fifth largest industry in Arizona, historically the recipient of a most generous donor base, now wear the burden of the downturn in the national economy. I filled out “wild-card” grant applications and wrote first-time proposals to national and government groups.

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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!

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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. Each Friday, you’ll receive information about a few upcoming deadlines and new Requests for Proposals (RFPs) posted within the week. GrantStation Insider is delivered to you every Thursday.

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Care2

MAY 31, 2007

» Thursday Jul 06 2006 Care2 Petition Helps Prevent National Park Service Changes Thursday, July 6, 2006 at 02:41PM | by shannon The American people can send loud and clear messages to the government, and when they do, officials are often responsive. These outcries put an end to the possibility of any radical changes.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

While governments, foundations, educators, and unions typically focus on job placements as key to improving people’s economic stability, they often overlook individuals who cannot commit to traditional employment schedules. For one, directly or indirectly, the government is usually the biggest employer of flexible labor in any area.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

National Forest Foundation. First Nations Development Institute. The Green Climate Fund is the world’s largest climate fund, mandated to support developing countries raise and realize their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) ambitions towards low-emissions, climate-resilient pathways. National Forest Foundation.

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Conservancy Environment Grant Alaska 57

Forum One

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

On January 21, 2009, the White House issued the Transparency and Open Government Memorandum. The memorandum instructed the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to provide guidance to executive departments and agencies on implementing open government. A select group of these ideas are provided below.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 5, 2017

The IMLS is an agency of the federal government that funds programs, innovative projects, and technology to fuel our nation's libraries. For 21 years, the IMLS has been an important supporter of the nations' 123,000 libraries and 35,000 museums, but now its future is at risk. TechSoup and the IMLS Are Library Champions.

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 12, 2022

However, you have to know where to look and what to look for before you can start choosing opportunities to pursue and drafting grant proposals. Government Grants. Federal, state, and local governments provide grants to a wide range of nonprofits and public services. Grant Funding Sources. Corporate Philanthropy. Best of luck!

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