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How to write a winning grant proposal

Candid

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. Like climbing a mountain, it helps to have a path to follow to reach its summit, or in this case, a map of sorts to guide you to your desired destination—a compelling proposal that unlocks funding to advance your mission-driven work.

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Demystifying the Overreliance on Tax Filings as Predictive of Future Results

NonProfit PRO

Many nonprofits make a serious error in thinking that the annual reporting of how the sector’s doing is predictive of the future. In reality, external factors such as changes in the economy, donor expectations, and leadership, have a much more significant impact on a nonprofit's future performance.

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In Tumult, Opportunity: Our Hopes (and Fears) for the Future of Giving

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Stephanie Fuerstner Gillis , Tricia Raikes & Jeff Raikes We suspect no one will ever look back on the 2020s as boring. This decade started with a tectonic reckoning sparked by a global pandemic that revealed the deep inequities in the United States. This was followed by the police murder of George Floyd, a tipping point that revitalized the racial justice movement.

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The Rule of Law Faces Threats in the U.S. and Abroad. Philanthropy Needs to Pay More Attention.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By William H. Neukom Getty Images Addressing myriad societal problems depends on a strong rule of law. Unfortunately, developing, promoting, and enforcing this fundamental component of healthy democracies isn’t on most donor radars.

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Make Thanking Your Donors a Priority

Ann Green

Everyone likes to feel appreciated and that includes your donors. In fact, thanking your donors should be a priority for your nonprofit organization. Is that the case? Often the answer is no. Thanking your donors is not just something you do after you receive a donation and then do nothing for a while. Gratitude is something you need to show all year round and with Valentine’s Day coming up, that’s a great opportunity to thank your donors and show them how much you appreciate their support.

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Seeking to Boost Grants to Groups Led by People of Color, New Research Effort Gets Under Way

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Glenn Gamboa, AP Business Writer Nam Y. Huh/AP Corporations and foundations pledged billions for racial equity after the police killing of George Floyd in 2020. But statistics show that philanthropic money flows unequally to nonprofits with white leaders versus leaders of color. The goal is to create a straightforward, accessible survey so nonprofits would no longer have to provide specialized diversity information for each of their donors.

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Are Nonprofit Communicators Looking for New Jobs?

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

In our 2023 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report , we asked if you would be looking for a job with a different organization in 2023. More than a third (34%) of nonprofit communications staff plan to look for new jobs in 2023. But we suspect that a much larger percentage are open to opportunities even if they are not actively looking. Source: The 2023 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report Is the Great Resignation Still Going?

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3 Steps for Leaders to Hit Fundraising Goals

NonProfit PRO

One of the biggest challenges as a nonprofit leader is that fundraising goals are easy to set but challenging to meet. Here are three steps to ensure you’re setting realistic quarterly fundraising goals for the rest of 2023.

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Working with a Nonprofit Tech Consultant: 4 Things to Know

Top Nonprofits

Nonprofit consultants can provide valuable insight for their clients, such as assisting with a new marketing campaign, working to improve stewardship efforts , or helping an organization get ready for a capital campaign. There is a wide range of nonprofit consultants, and while many of them focus on the same aspect of nonprofit management, they will likely differ in their services, process, and specialties.

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When fundraisers make up stories about their donors

Jeff Brooks

When the pandemic started almost three years ago, a story swept through the nonprofit world. Something like this: Donors are scared, hunkered down, distracted; don’t try connecting with them because they’ll react negatively. You won’t raise money, and you’ll drive away donors! That was not at all what happened. Donors responded to all kinds of causes with unprecedented generosity.

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Types of Assignments You Should Know

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Types of Assignments You Should Know There are various kinds of assignments that you’ll get throughout your school journey. In this article, we outlined the types of assignments you can encounter and gave a few tips for writing an immaculate paper. Writing is a prevalent form of expression. It is a requirement in many academic and professional institutions.

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Keeling Curve Prize Application Deadline Is Fast Approaching

NonProfit PRO

The deadline is fast approaching to apply for the 2023 Keeling Curve Prize. Ten climate projects and programs will be awarded $50,000 each to reduce greenhouse gases.

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A Comprehensive Guide To Updating Your SEO Strategy

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

A Comprehensive Guide To Updating Your SEO Strategy Updating your SEO strategy is crucial to achieving and maintaining a higher placement on the results pages. It allows you to adopt the latest SEO trends and gain a competitive edge. If your SEO rankings aren’t as good as before, your current strategy may be obsolete. Should you update your SEO strategy?

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Seven Practical SEO Tips That Will Save You Time

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Seven Practical SEO Tips That Will Save You Time Do you want to boost your SEO rankings in a timely manner? Check out these 7 Practical SEO Tips That Will Save You Time. It might be challenging to determine how to complete tasks when you work with SEO strategy for a living. After all, search engine optimization demands concentration, organization, and strategy.

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