ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Consequently, nonprofit professionals should be well versed in crafting and compiling well-written grant proposals. Whether you’re appealing to the government, private organizations, individual investors, or charitable donation services, every grant proposal should include the following: Cover letter. Executive summary.

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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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Forum One

AUGUST 10, 2021

Digital transformation or modernization for government agencies is about using new technologies to effectively change an agency’s ability to engage audiences and achieve its mission. Common challenges in government digital transformation pursuits include overlapping or redundant solutions and processes and siloed teams and communications.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 9, 2014

Gallucci and Roy jointly announced a partnership of philanthropic organizations investing more than $15 million in grants to 23 projects as well as an additional $13 million available in the coming year for innovative projects that will increase the participation, quality, and relevance of secondary education.

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Forum One

MAY 3, 2021

Redesigning a government agency or department website is no small task. Here are the essential areas to focus on when taking on a government website redesign. Forum One works with local, state and federal government agencies. Forum One works with local, state and federal government agencies. This gets at the requirements.

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Government Websites Digital Research 88

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. Let them know that you have limited time and will only be writing grants to foundations that closely match your project needs for the coming year.

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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. Project Goals. Project Outcomes.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Relationship-building, communication, commitment to the cause, perseverance, creativity, and project management are all transferable skills that can be applied to fundraising. Why Diversifying Your Funding Is Essential With nearly 2 million nonprofit organizations in the United States, the competition for funding from all sources is stiff.

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Qgiv

MAY 16, 2022

Grants aren’t always easy to get, but with a well-written proposal, you can blow your competition out of the water. A nonprofit grant is a financial donation given to an organization from a foundation, corporation, or the government, otherwise known as grantmakers. Government. What is a grant? Where can you find grants?

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The Verge

APRIL 22, 2022

On April 17th, the decentralized finance (DeFi) project Beanstalk Farms was exploited for $182 million after an attacker mounted a lightning-fast hostile takeover, buying a controlling stake of tokens and immediately voting to send themself all of the funds.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 19, 2011

" What We Lose if We Lose Data.gov | Freedom to Tinker – "In its latest 2011 budget proposal, Congress makes deep cuts to the Electronic Government Fund. This fund supports the continued development and upkeep of several key open government websites, including Data.gov, USASpending.gov and the IT Dashboard.

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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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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

Proceeds from the sale of the Arkenstone reading machine for the blind provided the capital to fund Benetech and launch many new technology projects that serve humanity. We are fortunate to have his experience, intellect and deep dedication to innovative social change on Benetech's governing body!

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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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Forum One

JUNE 1, 2021

In our 25 years of working with mission-driven organizations, we have seen that marketing efforts can struggle if there isn’t an effective governance framework to accompany them. Project delays, indecision, duplicated efforts, and responsibilities falling to the wayside are all symptoms of a strategy that lacks governance.

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Government Marketing Policy Strategy 53

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Libraries, whether associated with a school, government, agency or geography, serve a community. Nonprofit organizations, local and federal governments, campaigners and even businesses are trying to innovate at the speed of communities. The keynote will focus on “Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation”.

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Community Library Adopt Evaluation 167

3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 28, 2014

Decision 1: Must we have data governance policies before we migrate? Data governance represents ‘rules of the road’ for your donor database. Good data governance addresses data quality issues ranging from how you control your data input processes to questions such as ‘How long will you store old records?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 15, 2010

I worked for the Chalkboard Project fresh out of university, a nonprofit organization founded and fueled by Foundations for a Better Oregon, a coalition of foundations in Oregon focused on collaborating to make a meaningful impact to issues in Oregon – in the case of the Chalkboard Project, that focus was on public education reform.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The Federal Communications Commission has authorized a satellite internet project from Boeing first proposed in 2017. All 147 satellites would broadcast in the V-band, a higher-frequency slice of the wireless spectrum than the Ka and Ku bands used by SpaceX’s Starlink network or Amazon’s yet-to-be-deployed Project Kuiper satellites.

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The Verge

APRIL 10, 2021

The compensation, nominating & governance committee believes that these costs are appropriate and necessary in light of the threat landscape and the fact that Mr. Zuckerberg has requested to receive only $1 in annual salary and does not receive any bonus payments, equity awards, or other incentive compensation,” according to the proxy statement.

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Nvidia has approached the Indian government to explore the development of a new AI chip tailored to the local technology market. According to a report from The Economic Times, Nvidia founder Jensen Huang proposed the project to leverage India's highly skilled workforce in chip design. Read Entire Article

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The Verge

JANUARY 17, 2022

After winning a November auction, the group voted last week on a direction for the project and got promptly roasted online for allegedly not understanding what they’d bought. Support derivative projects from the community pic.twitter.com/g4QnF6YZBp — Spice DAO ( , ) (@TheSpiceDAO) January 15, 2022.

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Candid

JANUARY 21, 2025

The AI Education Project provides AI-powered resources that streamline lesson planning and integrate AI literacy into classrooms. AIs benefits wont be equitably distributed without intervention, governance, and responsible frameworks. According to a Candid survey , 23% of grantmakers say they dont accept AI-generated grant proposals.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

If there’s an idea that the community is behind, and a project or plan that’s adopted (whether it’s a new way of operating or a new tool), then it moves forward, regardless of “who” thought it up or campaigned for it. I might have someone contact me, ask for help with their project, and we meet at the café for an hour or so.

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Charity Village

OCTOBER 14, 2022

When writing grant applications and proposals, it’s imperative that your organization demonstrates to the funder that your project is a trustworthy investment. For many nonprofit organizations, some or the majority of that funding will likely come from grants. Also, the funder […].

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The Verge

APRIL 6, 2022

The US Army Corps of Engineers has closed a permit application for a proposed expansion of SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas — a potential snag in the company’s plans to add new launch and landing pads to the area, as well as substantially grow the site. SpaceX proposed to modify its existing permit for an expansion.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 17, 2009

develop templates for proposals and contracts (Nolo Press is a great resource for contracts). Your local government might as well. Figure out how you will bill for your work: hourly (at what rate) or fixed-fees for projects? Figure out how you will bill for your work: hourly (at what rate) or fixed-fees for projects?

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Candid

JANUARY 17, 2024

That’s why we freely share our expertise with the sector through a variety of channels: Live and on-demand trainings : Learn about a range of topics from starting a nonprofit to proposal writing, management, governance, sustainability, and transparency.

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The Verge

JUNE 24, 2020

About 45 residents of Austin and the surrounding area spoke about the factory deal on Tuesday at a virtual public meeting held by the Travis County Commissioners Court , the policy-making and administrative arm of the local government. But some Travis County residents still took issue with the proposal at Tuesday’s meeting.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 8, 2014

As the grand finale to NTEN’s first-ever Leading Change Summit , a number of intrepid 14LCS attendees pitched and developed 24 awe-inspiring projects during the Idea Accelerator. The Summit may have ended, but many of these projects are only beginning. Information security professionals working in the government and the private sector.

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Forum One

MARCH 7, 2023

At Forum One, of our 120 staff, 52% are women that collaborate, lead, and supervise departments at all levels, including C-Suite Leaders, Account Managers, Proposal Writers, Data Analysts, Technical Architects, Project Managers, Strategists, Communicators, Senior Developers and much more.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 19, 2009

We also had some great role playing contributions from Jess Tyrrell of Germination (playing the “Council Leader&# ) and Cliff Prior of Untld (playing the “Civil Society Minister in a new Tory Government of 2010″). We need to pick what’s doable and focus on that.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 16, 2023

Nonprofit organizations do not frequently use indirect costs unless they pursue government grants , but an indirect cost rate can be helpful to all organizations. Some funders focus on funding projects first and not covering “overhead” (i.e., Some funders focus on funding projects first and not covering “overhead” (i.e.,

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Greater Giving

APRIL 22, 2021

Government Grants. Federal, state, and local governments offer nonprofits funding through grant programs. There are professional grant writers that can be hired to prepare your application’s proposal and give you a leg up on the other nonprofits competing for the grant. Federated Funds. Foundations.

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BoardAssist

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

If a foundation asked you to submit a grant proposal for a large annual gift, most nonprofits would make that a top priority. Toss out some project ideas to stir up excitement about being engaged when they’ve signed on. Stress that board service is very project-based, and for that reason, a manageable time commitment for most members.

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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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