Tech Soup

OCTOBER 24, 2014

The Basic Registry of Identified Global Entities (BRIDGE) is a new collaborative project that aims to revolutionize information sharing, in order to better understand the flows of philanthropic dollars and enhance transparency and effectiveness in the global social sector. A New Phase of the Project. Special Thanks. spanhidden.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

This was among the key findings of the  “Community Philanthropy 2.0,” conducted by  Geoff Livingston (he is a Society for New Communications Research Fellow),  Qui Diaz  and myself.    However, Minnesota has set the bar pretty high!   The key will be the staff hired to make GIVEMN engaging to donors.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Considering the major benefits that corporate partnerships can offer, your nonprofit needs a defined strategy to raise more from corporate philanthropy and build stronger relationships with businesses. Here’s what we’ll cover: What is corporate philanthropy? What is corporate philanthropy? Let’s begin!

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Cloud 4 Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Request for proposals, or RFPs, help define projects, set expectations, and ensure the right clients and/or vendors are selected to help businesses grow effectively and efficiently. JB: We generally recommend that organizations focus on high-level requirements gathering before authoring and issuing the RFP to more fully define the project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2010

Those of us who have planned, executed and evaluated these types of contests for good on behalf of major brands have done so with the best intentions and not to “cause wash” — i.e., buy good brand karma under the guise of philanthropy. In addition, we know: These programs are difficult and resource intensive.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 21, 2011

I remember the event well: it was a rare speaking engagement by Bill Gates in 1999 when Gates was starting to shift into philanthropy in a big way. At a crucial turning point in Benetech’s history, I ran into Sheldon and outlined my dreams of doing more. Sheldon’s quick-shot reaction was, “you need to meet my friend, Robert.”

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Several years ago, I was attending our local National Philanthropy Day luncheon, and the most striking comments were made by a nine-year-old girl accepting an award for the first time in the youth category. And it starts with the professional or volunteer nonprofit leader who’s leading the fundraising project.

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sgEngage

MAY 15, 2024

In early 2022, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy began an organization-wide grants change management review. This was a year-long project that required CDP to closely examine our processes and have bold conversations about how we wanted our grantmaking to look. We incorporated learnings and feedback from grantee partners.

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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

I had recently joined Madison House Autism Foundation as the Director of the Autism After 21 Utah Project (AA21 Utah). I have also become more familiar with the funding world through Candid’s Philanthropy News Digest. The post Autism After 21 Utah Project: Lessons from a first-time fundraiser appeared first on Candid Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Co-authored by the Institute’s Executive Director John Esterle, Malka Kopell and Palma Strand, the article discusses a new project named “The Civity Networks Project,” a collaborative effort between the institute and the Silicon Valley Community. The Civity Networks Project—Taking Relationships Seriously.

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Allegiance Group

JANUARY 8, 2025

This phase can last 10 seconds or for years, but it ends when the donor decides to make their first gift. For example, during the education phase, you may want the donor to learn specific things about the impact of their gift. They consider whether they want to give. First Gift: The donor makes their first gift.

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Candid

MARCH 13, 2023

Folks visit Foundation Directory to search for grants data, GuideStar for nonprofit data, Issue Lab for research reports on best practices, Philanthropy News Digest for news, and so on. This project is big, complex, and exciting. What happens next?

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Offshore wind and new gas projects have proven expensive and difficult. But that was hindered by a lack of space to build clean energy projects close to factories. “Phasing out coal in a country like Vietnam will take more time,” he said. Large solar farms are cheaper and easier to build.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

The project is a hyperlocal source of information about living green–powered by network of environmental activists, nonprofits, and grassroots organizations. Cara talked about the network formation phase of the project. It celebrates the natural beauty of the area while educating the community about a green life style.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

She enjoys camping, reading, adventure travel, and clean socks… and I should mention is starting a nonprofit called Pando Projects. Pando Projects is a nonprofit that empowers people—in particular Millennials—to step up as leaders and develop new, local solutions to the problems in their communities.

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Classy

JULY 9, 2021

If your nonprofit is looking to make a big investment in a particular project, you may have wondered if launching a capital campaign is the right path for you. They typically have four phases of implementation: Planning: includes setting a budget, gathering volunteers, setting your goals, and researching prospective donors.

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Classy

MARCH 29, 2021

To ensure fair and just treatment of farmers and workers across the world, Dr. Bronner’s continues to offer education initiatives and create fair trade projects to support their mission. Each product is 100% biodegradable, and 33% of all profits go to social and ecological projects. But their ambitions go far beyond the screen.

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

One often-overlooked opportunity, however, is workplace giving⁠—a form of corporate philanthropy where companies give to and encourage their employees to support organizations like yours. As a nonprofit or educational institution, you know firsthand the importance of fundraising to support your mission programming.

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The AI Alignment Forum

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Team members know the point of the project theyre working on; any team member can raise an objection and they will be listened to. Nonetheless, I can say a bit about how I personally think about prioritization across high-level projects. Also, while everyone says this, I really do think our team has a great culture.

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The NonProfit Times

JULY 17, 2024

The V Foundation for Cancer Research awards competitive grants to researchers at all phases of their careers, including early career researchers with exciting new ideas, as well as previously funded researchers whose projects have already shown great potential for accelerating Victory Over Cancer ® and saving lives.

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Qgiv

MARCH 8, 2022

It was my first big project. Qgiv provided an environment where I felt comfortable sharing my challenges with the leadership team, and I always felt like I had the support I needed to navigate this new phase in my life. Sandra: One of the things I’m most proud of is helping develop Qgiv’s original peer-to-peer fundraising system.

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Tech Soup

JULY 17, 2013

Data Digest is a weekly round-up of the latest news on data-related projects in the nonprofit sector, compiled and authored by Keisha Taylor of GuideStar International and TechSoup Global. It originally appeared on NetSquared.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 28, 2018

Taking that first step to build a simple, manageable program that will return needed philanthropy is huge, but doesn’t have to be difficult. There are many ways to start or build a robust philanthropy program. Here are seven tips to start the simple, initial phase: Start with special appeals. And your CEO will love you for it!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Community Fellows posed the question: “How might we leverage the full power of the Salesforce ecosystem – employees, philanthropy, product, suppliers, and policy influence – to address food insecurity?” In the next phase, we will continue to work with the community to build out these ideas. These ideas are just the beginning.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The most effective nonprofit consulting projects will address immediate problems and provide long-term strategic value that helps you grow. There are a few general steps that you should follow when looking to hire a nonprofit consulting firm for any type of project: Review your needs. Discuss the project with your board.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Cultivation Once you’ve determined who your top prospects are, the cultivation phase is for getting to know them personally and familiarizing them with your nonprofit. You can also lay the groundwork for long-term engagement by asking if the donor would be open to joining a feasibility study or consulting on a project in the future.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In the dynamic world of philanthropy, technology acts as a bridge, helping you share stories that resonate, celebrate achievements, and express gratitude for every donor’s role in making a positive impact. Building Donor Relationships Building meaningful connections with donors is an art and a science.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The people who are recruited to serve on the Lead Gift Committee should be people who know the community well, people who are truly committed to the project, and people who aren’t afraid of fundraising. Lead Gift Committees often meet at least every month during the Quiet Phase of the campaign , and sometimes more often.

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Achieve

MARCH 29, 2023

A corporate matching gift program is a form of corporate philanthropy in which employers agree to financially match their employees’ charitable contributions at a certain ratio (usually 1:1 or 2:1). They can check their eligibility using a matching gift database, or you can check it for them during the prospect research phase.

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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 10, 2024

The projection is $625 billion will be spent by 2028. Jude are aiming to raise more than $25 million by 2025 – a significant sum that shows the untapped potential of gaming communities for philanthropy,” said Pollack. But, it is in the hobbyist phase,” Moffit said, because the of the expense. Online gaming is big business.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2017

Jumpstart corporate philanthropy ASAP. Learn more about each phase in the feasibility study process with Double the Donation’s step-by-step guide ! As such, an in-house interviewer can accidentally leave holes in their report or push the project forward even if it’s not in your nonprofit’s best interests.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

This is one of my absolute favorite topics in philanthropy, this idea of engaging board members as fundraising ambassadors. We’ll start with a few key trends in philanthropy that will ground our conversation. And this is according to a 2020 report The Role of Volunteering In Philanthropy by Fidelity Charitable.

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CauseVox

JUNE 22, 2021

Why you should attend: You’ll walk away from this workshop knowing exactly what you need to do to launch your individual giving into its next phase…and you’ll discover pre-made tools that will allow you to focus more on outcomes and less on how to get it all done. Do you understand the importance of its role in fundraising?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2016

Here are 10 of the most helpful reports and resources for philanthropy professionals: Giving in an Election Year. 50 Fascinating Philanthropy Stats. The 50 Fascinating Philanthropy Stats is the central hub for need-to-know statistics on charitable giving, online fundraising, donor characteristics, and more. The Point of Impact

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

In 2013, the Council on Financial Assistance Reform (COFAR) announced sweeping changes to the grant management process for US federal grant recipients in both pre-award and post-award phases. Grant recipients focus and report on results from the initial proposal development all the way through performance management phases and reporting.

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The AI Alignment Forum

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Published on February 8, 2025 1:40 AM GMT The Open Philanthropy has just launched a large new Request for Proposals for technical AI safety research. Here we're sharing a reference guide , created as part of that RFP, which describes what projects we'd like to see across 21 research directions in technical AI safety. Wen et al. ,

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 20, 2017

The proposal should include a detailed description of how the program will be executed, how exactly the pieces fit together to achieve the desired outcome, and of the different phases involved in implementing and running the program. Which leads us to #5….

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