Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 5, 2011

The goal of the day was to develop a collaborative grant proposal for a project that would be pertinent and beneficial to each CMC. I really appreciated the structured and in depth discussion this activity created. I design and facilitate a day long, in person meeting every other month dedicated to one of these topics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2020

Discussion: After a presentation, report, or proposal is presented during a meeting, you can use the Breakout Rooms features to have them share ideas related to the presentation. Peer Assist: There are many ways to structure a peer assist where participants listen to each other’s challenges and provide advice.

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 28, 2014

Keep in mind, however, that all CRMs and donor databases are different – each has its own database structure, definitions of key terms, and attributes for handling certain data types. That depends on your organization’s structure. By way of qualification, our intent with this article is to be CRM agnostic.

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EveryAction

JUNE 19, 2017

Organizations need a structured and effective way of following their grants throughout the grant's lifecycle so they can easily manage this very important revenue stream and track these funds in the same place as major gifts and other sources of revenue. The Grant Proposal section allows users to specify the Grant Type (i.e.

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The Sponsorship Collective

MARCH 31, 2024

A sponsorship proposal is your key to getting a sponsor onboard and generating guaranteed revenue. Writing up a well-structured proposal goes beyond listing benefits and prices.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 18, 2007

One new initiative that I got to hear about was the L3C proposed in North Carolina. It's a low profit LLC specifically structured so that private foundations can invest in it and not have to go to the IRS for a letter ruling to approve this form of PRI (program related investment). This meeting moved the conversation forward.

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 15, 2024

CSO leaders must create structured guidelines for AI integration to address risks and ensure ethical deployment. 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.

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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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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. Likewise if the contract has a considerable payout, don’t be afraid to ask for a large and highly detailed proposal.

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The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

They can burrow into 100 pages of single-spaced, fed-speak instructions and emerge prepared to translate hundreds of granular requirements into a competitive proposal narrative. Think of a grant proposal as a drawing,” said Barbara Floersch, grant professional and author of You Have a Hammer: Building Grant Proposals for Social Change.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Balancing structure with experimentation Looking ahead, we’re designing ways to put the right amount of structure around the process of experimentation. Even though “structure” and “experimentation” may seem at odds, a systemic approach ensures that every team member has a pathway to success.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 7, 2012

How is it structured? I mentioned a mini-grant program that my organization, Benetech, had for a while (and which I would love to have again if I had more innovation funding), where any staff member could propose to spend $25,000 or less on an exciting opportunity. The social entrepreneurs had rapid-fire questions: How can I do that?

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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: Most RFPs have a structured response process that is mediated by a procurement office to treat all respondents fairly.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 5, 2010

Here are my comments on the big picture and a couple of their proposals. Specific comments on the proposed Clearinghouse. Specific comments on the proposed Chairman’s Awards. The bigger question is about how to structure the second phase. I'm also going to copy portions into the comments section of their specific posts.

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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. Since the COF pledge, the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) has been monitoring whether funders have maintained these commitments to reduce grantee burden.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2012

What we’ve found has been really positive—for the most part, our work has been making a difference, and our existing program structure has served our Programs and grantees well. Over the next month, we’d welcome your input on our thoughts, what we are proposing to change or add, and what we plan to keep.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Monitor Group senior consultant Heather Grant McLeod made the fascinating point that many of these established organizations began life as networks but adopted centralized organizational structures to bend to their funders or funding model. The visual is vertical as is the work of a traditional organization.

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Media Cause

JUNE 29, 2024

Some of these tools include: OpenAI for Nonprofits: ChatGPT can help draft grant proposals, refine data analysis, or tailor communication strategies for diverse audiences. This allows nonprofits to focus on strategic decision-making rather than administrative tasks.

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sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

In grant proposals and pitches, they want you to predict the future and show how, with your eloquent promises and plans for impact, you can best provide them the assurance of certainty. For example, I was working with a small community foundation and they put out a call for “innovative proposals.” Their response in year two?

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 18, 2011

When building a campaign and exploring your options for the structure, actions and engagement pieces, look first at your organizational metrics. Maybe you want to run a campaign for awareness around one of your proposals and want to showcase teachers in the process. But, it doesn’t have to be that way! Start with Metrics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Structure: How will they estimate, describe and test the operational structure? Business plans are not difficult to measure and the process is a discipline process of asking questions. He shared some the basics of what grantmakers should look for in a nonprofit business plan: 1. Market: Is there a need for this? Competitors?

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Robert Weiner

APRIL 28, 2009

Pricing structures. As partners, as a collective, without creating toxic/un-needed structure? Different price structures are ok for different projects. During the dialogue for proposal and contract, there is a real opportunity to observe each other, so time spent can have an effect on the relationship.

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Candid

MARCH 23, 2022

After two years of teaching online in a variety of formats and structures, one thing that I’ve realized is that when the camera is off, people may be long gone—or at least disengaged. . So, how does that translate to the Zoom Room? I can hide a yawn by turning off my camera, but that is the very thing I want to avoid.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 17, 2009

decide what your legal structure will be (sole practitioner, LLC, S Corp). develop templates for proposals and contracts (Nolo Press is a great resource for contracts). Deal with legal and administrative stuff, such as: get a business license. publish your business name in the paper. get a Federal Tax ID.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 22, 2021

This creates a well-balanced funding structure that can withstand periods when contributions slow, whether it is due from an internal change, or an economic downturn. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2010

We talked to many others who have sponsored contests in Minnesota and around the country to develop our judging structure. We only allowed 1 vote per e-mail address. We had 15 community evaluators who reviewed all 400 proposals as they were coming in and scored them on three criteria: Innovation, Impact, and Sustainability.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

RFPs provide a structured process for companies to evaluate their potential suppliers. An RFP, or Request for Proposal, is a formal document issued by an organization seeking proposals from qualified vendors for a specific product or service. What is an RFP, and what is its role in procurement?

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

RFPs provide a structured process for companies to evaluate their potential suppliers. An RFP, or Request for Proposal, is a formal document issued by an organization seeking proposals from qualified vendors for a specific product or service. What is an RFP, and what is its role in procurement?

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Template Proposal Evaluation Structure 52

Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

RFPs provide a structured process for companies to evaluate their potential suppliers. An RFP, or Request for Proposal, is a formal document issued by an organization seeking proposals from qualified vendors for a specific product or service. What Is an RFP and Its Role in Procurement?

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Deborah Elizabeth Finn

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Answers on grant proposals if nonprofits were brutally honest with funders. Tools: Reflective structured dialogue. Some say philanthropy isn’t the solution. Are the New Megadonors Distorting American Society? As Distrust in Big Philanthropy Grows, Here’s How Leading Foundations Are Demonstrating Their Value.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The facilitator can call on people individually or, when multiple voices chime in simultaneously, create a structured queue, saying for example, “Let’s hear from Amy, then Cynthia, and then Brad.” If it’s a significant other , maybe you’re excited they might be about to propose something helpful. Or even fun!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

IPPF/WHR has put together a proposal for funding from various donor sources totaling $2,500,000.   What's needed to rebuild the program?   How can people contribute? .    How can people contribute? We have set up a donate page on our website where secure donations can be made from any country.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 13, 2024

This applies to a multitude of characteristics including personality, work habits, reporting structure and much else. After several failed attempts at following up by email and phone, my campaign committee members got nervous, and told me to submit a revised proposal of $125,000. Guess what happened?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2014

There is minimal structure or roles and as a living organism, the structure changes. Production Network: This type of network inspires and encourages collective action by members to create innovative practices, public-policy proposals, and other tools or products that lead to social impact.

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Care2

MAY 18, 2011

When building a campaign and exploring your options for the structure, actions and engagement pieces, look first at your organizational metrics. Maybe you want to run a campaign for awareness around one of your proposals and want to showcase teachers in the process. But, it doesn't have to be that way! Start with Metrics.

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2024

Foundation does, including our calls for funding proposals and how organizations are invited to apply. There is intentionality in all that the Ms. This critical research informs many of our current practices.

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Forum One

JULY 29, 2021

Consider proposed name options through the filter of your brand pillars to help your stakeholders decide if a name authentically represents who you are. Before getting too wedded to a name, do a cursory Google search to see what other products or organizations already have similar word structures for their name.

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