Candid

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Writing a proposal for a project grant can feel like a daunting task, but with the right guidance, it doesn’t need to be a bewildering endeavor. In this blog, we will share the key elements of a typical project proposal and best practices for how to approach drafting each section to help you secure the grant you seek.

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The NonProfit Times

JULY 8, 2024

As grant directors, managers, and writers you need to understand what you are writing about in your proposals, especially if you aren’t involved directly in the project or program development. Are you prepared to remind those who hold the answers – or the planning process – that you both want the same thing – a strong proposal?

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Candid

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Even if you write a perfect grant proposal, it still might not get funded—simply because there is so much competition. There are lots of reasons your proposal might get turned down. But a grant proposal rejection letter presents opportunity, too. Add a note of gratitude for considering your grant proposal.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Perhaps making sure your co-workers do their part in helping make the project a success is also critical. In short, a web redesign is a big, daunting project with many moving parts. A budget for how much your organization is willing to invest in the project. Step 2: Organize a Planning Team and Create a Project Charter.

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Candid

MAY 18, 2021

Demonstrating credibility is one of the most important factors in a grant proposal. You may be surprised to learn that the budget in your proposal plays an important role in illustrating your organization’s credibility. Many funders look at your budget first, even before they read the narrative of your proposal. Good luck!

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Candid

JANUARY 25, 2024

Last year, we shared our crowdsourced list of red flags that funders look for in grant proposals—the things that immediately reveal the weak points in an application and raise questions about the organization’s credibility. Not surprisingly, the question we got most in response to that article was: What are green flags for funders?

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Candid

JULY 13, 2023

While Candid is working to reduce that burden broadly, here is one specific way we are trying to help: by providing sample grant proposal documents. In this blog, we share the major types of grant proposal documents, their components, and free sample resources to show you what a successful version of each one looks like.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 18, 2024

Learn more about the inaugural Pathfinder Award, which includes up to $200,000 in unrestriced cash funding, by downloading guidelines to enhance your project proposal today.

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Charity Village

AUGUST 22, 2024

Disability Alliance BC invites British Columbia-based not-for-profits to apply for Accessibility Projects Grants. The 2024 grants total $450,000 available to BC-based not-for-profit organizations, with eligible organizations set to receive up to $40,000.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

An RFP, or a request for proposals, is a process disguised as a document. While an RFP may look like a regular document with a list of things to do and brainstorm, an effective one breaks down a project (usually a big one) into parts and set out dates and milestones to get that project done. Don’t skip the budget.

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Charity Village

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The Government of Canada launched a call for proposals under the Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund. Community-based organizations can apply for up to $100,000 to support projects that seek to build organizations’ capacity to develop and deliver programs that promote the mental health of Black people in Canada.

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EveryAction

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

She asked for some advice around her (bumpy) request for proposals (RFP) process at her nonprofit. Requests for Proposals, or RFPs, are often used to conduct the search for potential strategic, digital, and/or technology vendors. Your proposal format (be flexible!) What is a nonprofit RFP?

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Nimble AMS

JULY 13, 2022

Many associations struggle to take the first step in planning an effective request for proposal (RFP) when attempting to get their board on board for new tech plans and in becoming the catalyst of change for their organization. . Ask yourself if realistically drafting the RFP can be an internal project or if you should hire outside help.

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Association Analytics

MAY 25, 2021

Data analytics projects get your data in a better condition and cleaner for the new AMS. As you likely know from experience or from a proposal, the costs for migrations, implementations and integrations – one-time and ongoing -- are significant (more than offsetting the cost of the analytics platform).

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Having a framework is the magic wand to writing a successful grant proposal. Step #1) G – Get the FOA/RFP/NOFA The first step in developing a grant template with the GRANTS formula is to G et the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) or Request of Proposal (RFP) or NOFA (Notice of Funding Availability): i.e. the grant instructions.

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Charity Village

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Sean Fraser, on behalf of Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough, launched a call for proposals under the Foreign Credential Recognition Program.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Ensuring that your foundation makes impactful grants to the right nonprofit partners starts with a thorough proposal evaluation. Even the best laid plans are subject to change, but the proposal should include a general timeline of when the various parts of the program will be executed and how the program will ultimately come together.

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Classy

APRIL 9, 2021

While you can use several marketing elements from your individual donor campaigns in your grant applications, creating effective proposals requires some additional considerations. Below, we’ll cover nine best practices and tips on how to write a winning grant proposal. Leverage Language and Formatting From Past Grants.

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Charity Village

JANUARY 11, 2024

The Canadian Women’s Foundation is now accepting proposals for Community Needs Grants, which provide short-term support for organizations conducting gender justice work with a focus on smaller grassroots organizations to meet a range of immediate needs.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

We''ll be using one of the projects in our current Benetech Labs pipeline, or perhaps a project proposed by one of the students (the deadline to suggest something is this Friday, September 5th).

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Charity Village

AUGUST 5, 2022

The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, announced a new call for proposals for projects under the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy Ecosystem Fund, a key initiative of the $6 billion Women Entrepreneurship Strategy.

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sgEngage

MARCH 21, 2024

Have you ever been pulled into a meandering project with no clear direction or goals? Projects like these can drain resources, take more time than necessary, and quickly become your least favorite meeting on your calendar. You can save yourself the pain of a directionless undertaking by creating a project charter.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2022

Quinn is a consultant specializing in nonprofit technology and website strategy, and she joins us here to share some tips and best practices for successfully finding funding for technology projects.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Now that you’ve identified what the project goals are, pick measurable outcomes to determine what metrics you’ll use to track those goals. Embarking on a new tech project is like building a house. Just like building a house, your project (and related costs) consists of three phases: design, build, and maintenance.

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sgEngage

APRIL 25, 2022

Assembling the right team for your project is one of the best ways to set your course up for success. . Project start-up. From your key stakeholders, to your internal review teams, to the e-learning content development partner itself—multiple hands are handling this project and providing input at every single step in this process. .

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 28, 2024

Develop a Detailed Project Budget A well-developed project budget is a key component of a successful grant application. Nonprofits should create a detailed budget that accurately reflects the costs associated with implementing the proposed project or program.

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Charity Village

JANUARY 13, 2023

The Surrey Intercultural Seniors Social Inclusion Partnership (SISSIP) Network announced a Call for Proposals for four Seed Grants in Surrey. This is the second Call for Seed Grants under the SISSIP Network Project. Organizations that have applied previously applied and/or have successfully received funding can re-apply.

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Candid

MAY 7, 2024

While only some grantmakers ask you to submit a logic model, virtually all expect the narrative of your proposal—the description of how the program works, its purpose, and its results—to include the same information as a logic model would. A proposal focused on program impact includes: Need: What need does your program serve?

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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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Candid

JUNE 9, 2022

Budgets can be one of the most intimidating aspects of grantseeking and nonprofit management, especially for new projects or organizations—most of us don’t have accounting degrees after all! What is a proposal project budget? . Proposal project budgets are the budgets you submit to a funder as part of a grant application.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 28, 2014

He also championed an open source ethos so that our work can be broadly shared (you can view all our open source projects on GitHub ). Overseeing the Accessibility Metadata Project , with which we led a collaborative effort to develop standards for accessibility metadata.

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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

There was also an associated effort called the Trusted Intermediary Global Accessible Resources (TIGAR) project, to ease the exchange of accessible book files between libraries for the blind and print disabled. The Stakeholders Platform and the TIGAR project were time-limited and needed to be replaced by a new structure.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 19, 2012

Start Some Good, a platform for social good groups – whether nonprofit organizations or not – to raise funds and build community, highlighted eight diverse projects working for social impact at an evening event hosted by Center61 at SXSW. Crowdfunding Social Ventures at SXSW.

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Bloomerang

JULY 28, 2021

When I talk with nonprofit and foundation leaders, many ask me how to ensure they get the right consultant for their projects. Note: For this article, we’ll assume a project budget of $15,000-$50,000. Define your project and the project goals. Project details. Timeline – How long will the project take?

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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. Grants are usually given for a specific purpose, like a project or initiative your nonprofit is planning. These grants can be difficult to get and require a well-thought-out grant proposal. What is a grant?

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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 4, 2024

We are focused on [your project purpose].” #2 3 Write sections of grant proposals While AI cannot even come close to replacing your depth of knowledge and experience, it can help you write sections of grant proposals. Use AI to develop initial drafts quickly but always review and edit content to align with your voice and values.

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