Candid

DECEMBER 19, 2023

To celebrate you, our amazing community of readers, we look back at the Candid blogs that resonated the most with you this year. We hope you enjoy rediscovering and reflecting on the 10 most-read Candid blogs of 2023. How to write a winning grant proposal by Stephen Robertson of Candid Ranking in the top spot: Writing grant proposals.

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Foundations Advertising Management Nonprofits 105

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Psst, you can also use these writing ideas for blog posts, videos and more. These writing ideas for October come from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter. Encourage your readers to share what frustrates them on your social media posts or in the comment section on your blog. We have them!

Health 89

Health Poverty Nonprofits Food 89

MNA Association

OCTOBER 13, 2023

A Commitment and an Invitation We write today with a spirit of openness, inviting you to join us as observers, commenters, questioners, participants, or anything in between on a journey of learning and humility. Some of you will respond with “finally”; some of you may read this blog and think MNA has no place in this work.

Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Public and Nonprofit Management Associations Values Health 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 19, 2024

You’ve heard many (many) times that all your nonprofit’s blog and site content should be optimized to drive traffic. But when you’re lean on resources and human power, just producing blog posts and updating your website feels like a miracle, never mind SEO or a content strategy. Search Engine Optimization. But you can change that.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JULY 19, 2023

Best AI Blog Introduction Generators for 2023 These AI Blog Introduction Generators come with a free trial. Be sure to check them out and learn how to use them to your advantage. Blog introductions (like this one) are important to get readers excited about reading the rest of the article. Start today.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

MARCH 28, 2024

Congratulations — you found us! The community works the same way many social media sites do, so we think you’ll find it intuitive to use. Get Kivi’s Books Kivi Leroux Miller, the founder and CEO of Nonprofit Marketing Guide (and the person writing this post!) It’s free! has written three books.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Get your 2024 editorial calendar off to a good start with these writing ideas for newsletters, social media, and blog posts, etc. These writing ideas for January come from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter. 1/15: Martin Luther King Day (US). On the Calendar 1/01: New Year’s Day.

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Universities Culture Law Nonprofits 103

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JULY 21, 2023

Best AI Blog Outline Generators For 2023 [Start For Free] These AI Blog Outline Generators come with a free trial. Be sure to check them out and learn how to use them to your advantage. Start today and improve your writing. Generatore di profili di blog AI di Semrush (ContentShake) 3. ScrittoreSonic 4.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JANUARY 19, 2024

How to Write Viral Social Media Posts That Increase Your Reach With millions of posts shared every day across multiple platforms, it’s difficult to stand out. Many businesses are dissatisfied when they spend time and effort writing social media posts only to receive little to no participation.

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Candid

JANUARY 25, 2024

So, writing about what you need (e.g., Your proposal is tailored to the funder and clearly answers each question  You likely need to write a lot of grant applications, so it’s a good idea to reuse past proposals as a template. They want to know that your program and organization are a smart investment.

Education 111

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

AUGUST 2, 2021

August 5: The Seven Styles of Nonprofit Writing Master Class with Kivi Leroux Miller. On the Blog: Kivi will talk about prioritizing your communications work as well as measuring effectiveness and conversion copywriting. Rachel D’Souza-Siebert joins us tomorrow for a post about Community Centric Fundraising. Register Now.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Is the term blog totally outdated? The word comes from the combination of web + log = blog and was first used in the late 90s. Many people still use it (including us) and there are categories of writers referred to as food bloggers and travel bloggers , for example. We’re sticking with blog for now.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MARCH 13, 2024

Writing your video script is the next crucial step. Chapters How an AI Video Script Generator Works [Video Tutorial] Start with the Video Script Generator for Free Using an AI Video Script Generator AI has the power to ignite your creative process, offering unique perspectives and exciting ideas. You are not alone.” [Cut

Production 52

Production Advertising Values Marketing 52

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

AUGUST 3, 2023

“Fair Use” in US copyright laws allows you to copy brief excerpts of copyrighted material for purposes such as criticism, news reporting, teaching, or research, without the need for permission from the copyright holder. Read more about fair use. But there are rules to curating content. You have to add something new.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Your Nonprofit Website as a Human Employee Is Still Good Advice Given all the chatter about AI (artificial intelligence) replacing people and how your nonprofit should use AI , you may wonder how that affects your website. That brings us back to your website. Should you still write useful articles? Here’s how.

Nonprofits 95

Nonprofits Culture Leadership Marketing 95

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Need writing ideas for newsletters, social media, blog posts, etc? These writing ideas for December come from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter. 12/7: Letter Writing Day. Write an open letter to your supporters, volunteer, clients, etc. On the Calendar 12/4: Santa’s List Day.

Retail 89

Retail Nonprofits Culture Values 89

Nonprofit Megaphone

APRIL 5, 2024

In the digital age, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) content writing has become a vital strategy for nonprofits to increase visibility and engagement. AI apps offer plenty of promising capabilities that can enhance writing strategies and save time. This enhances user engagement and helps in targeting specific donor groups.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Perhaps the question we should be asking instead is: How can we use these tools to create efficiencies and enhance our work? The use of generative AI in your grantwriting involves two main principles: 1. What you put in: Be deliberate in crafting the prompts you use with generative AI tools.

Culture 111

Culture Education Education Foundations 111

Beth Kanter

JANUARY 3, 2024

Rituals can boost our personal productivity because they allow us to focus and reach our goals without distraction. Rituals can also be used by teams in the workplace to improve effectiveness. I use it for annual planning and goal setting.I also use it as a reflection as the year progresses.

Ethics 57

Ethics Production Nonprofits Nonprofit Capacity 57

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

You can also use these writing ideas for blog posts, videos and more. These writing ideas for September come from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter. Or have people who have lost their grandparents write letters to th em. The US Open for tennis will wrap up the 10th.

Health 76

Health Nonprofits Education Education 76

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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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

We often put things off, placing learning skills on the shelf where they weren’t easily accessible to us. For many it’s simply reading and writing, which is the way most of our schools are structured. Inviting writing Research shows when we write things down ( especially handwriting ), we internalize it more and remember it better.

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Candid

MARCH 7, 2024

Additionally, the weight of unfinished work (those requests in our inboxes) continues to nag at us well after 5 p.m., tempting us to just keep going. While work reaches us through our devices, we’re also surrounded by home-life requests, whether it’s taking care of a crying child or paying bills. One study found that U.S.

Psychology 105

Psychology Technology Universities Management 105

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JUNE 17, 2021

Lucky for us, there are plenty of Content Creation Platforms that can help make our jobs easier. Now, we have Content Creation Platforms that help us in many ways! These platforms help us create beautiful content, intelligent content, help us improve our writing, and much more. . Creating great content is a MUST!

Social Enterprise 98

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Nonprofits Marketing 98

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Check them out and learn how to use them to your advantage. Chapters What is an AI Google Ad Headline Generator An AI-Powered Google Ad Headline Generator is a tool that uses artificial intelligence to automatically create and suggest effective headlines for Google Ads campaigns, optimizing for higher click-through rates and conversions.

Advertising 78

Advertising Technology Marketing Marketing 78

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

AUGUST 17, 2021

Writing in various styles. What else should be on this list for us to consider for our 2022 training and blogging schedule? What else should be on this list for us to consider for our 2022 training and blogging schedule? Let us know in the comments. Managing communications teams, including teams of one.

Advertising 114

Advertising Communication Management Marketing 114

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Crafting Engaging Content: The Power of Jargon-Free Writing for Marketing Professionals Although video content is all the rage right now, marketing professionals still rely heavily on written content in their marketing strategies. Ultimately, your content is only for a select few people when you use jargon.

Marketing 52

Marketing Marketing Management Communication 52

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Get your free membership here to join us now before we make the switch. This week we have AI platforms and policies, social media engagement benchmarks for nonprofits, blog post ideas, bizsplaining, and more. And Sprout Social tells you how to craft an effective AI use policy for marketing. Hootsuite has them.

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Marketing Marketing Nonprofits Communication 85

Fundraising Leadership

DECEMBER 29, 2023

newyear ” Investing in content can turn that around, with better blogs, visuals and real-life customer reactions and a call to action. Valeri Potchekailov, CEO of StoryChief.io , writes: “Small B2B brands generally deprioritize their communication on Facebook, perhaps in favor of LinkedIn, for lack of resources. evaluating 44 U.S.

Retail 64

Retail Culture Leadership Ethics 64

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

AUGUST 26, 2023

AI will probably not replace you as Digital Marketer, but someone that uses AI and other marketing tools more efficiently might. Be sure to check them out and learn how to use them to your advantage. AI’s right there with us, arm in digital arm. Best ChatGPT Alternatives for 2023 [Start For Free] The future is here!

Technology 52

Technology Marketing Marketing Universities 52

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

APRIL 27, 2023

Every month we share writing ideas your nonprofit can use to produce new content for your newsletter articles, blog posts, or social media updates. These ideas come from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter. Write a fairy tale or nursery rhyme about your nonprofit. 5/29: Memorial Day (US).

Health 86

Health Nonprofits Culture Associations 86

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

September 23: Getting People to Click: How to Write (Ethically!) On the Blog: We will not publish a post on the 6th to take a break for Labor Day. The team at Gladiator Consulting will begin their monthly feature with us on the 8th. Mondays feature our blog series called #NPCOMMLife. Register Now. Register Now.

Ethics 96

Ethics Energy Communication Marketing 96

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 20, 2023

A reader writes : “ Bloomerang, please add emoji support throughout the platform–but especially for email subject lines!” ” Bloomerang responds : Our readers mean the world to us, thanks for letting us know your needs for content. Here’s Laurence Pagnoni’s blog about emojis in reply.

Culture 85

Culture Universities Communication Nonprofits 85

Beth Kanter

JANUARY 2, 2023

Unfortunately, the atmospheric river dumping a lot of much needed rain prevented us from enjoying a hike. Start A New Professional Journal: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. I use it for annual planning and goal setting.I Year in Review.

Nonprofits 72

Nonprofits Production Activism Philanthropy 72

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Online Training: October 6: The Seven Styles of Nonprofit Writing MASTER CLASS with Kivi Leroux Miller. Let us know Your Top Questions for Other Comms Directors. On the Blog: Kivi will talk more about managing expectations and give you some donor communications tips. Peter Panepento will join us October 22nd.

Communication 110

Communication Management Marketing Marketing 110

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Maybe you check your open rate and see that only 25% of your audience bothered to open the email you spent hours writing. We have trained our supporters to ignore us. . We’ve conditioned our readers to expect junk from us by sending junk over and over. We’re all busy and most people don’t like writing. That’s average. ).

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Candid

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Over the last few years, many researchers have come to us trying to better understand what data we have, what the data says, and how they can use it. The section describes cleaning processes that can be used to remove unusable responses and recode write-in responses. Please reach out to us at research@candid.org.

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