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Do Reviewers’ High Scores Predict the Best Grant Projects?

ProposalPRO

2008), and that there is too much variability in how reviewers score the same information (Mayo et al., Perhaps most concerning, Johnson (2008) found that reviewer bias affected as much as a quarter of funding decisions. Further, NIH’s study showed that both experienced and new reviewers benefited from the training.

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Avoid the 3 Biggest Mistakes of Fundraising in a Recession

The Fundraising Coach

In my time as a nonprofit fundraiser, we've seen recessions related to the dot-com bust, the 9/11 attacks, and the housing market implosion around 2008 and 2009. Back in 2008, I wrote a couple articles on recession proof fundraising and fundraising in a recession. These times are not fun. But nonprofits can survive. The result?

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​Choosing the right certification: a guide to grant writing credentials for professionals

Grant Professionals Association

Both types of certifications signify a standardized level of expertise and often follow the completion of specialized training and exams. This is the boat I am in; I wrote grants for a decade before GPCI first offered certifications in 2008 (GPA of Lower Hudson, n.d.), so I never got around to it.

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How Software Training Can Impact Your Nonprofit’s Staff Turnover

Qgiv

The impact of software training on nonprofit staff turnover Three tips for improving software training for your staff Take the next step with your nonprofit’s software training The impact of software training on nonprofit staff turnover How do you keep things running smoothly when you have nonprofit staff leaving?

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Learn to Use Adobe Software

Tech Soup

New to TechSoup — the Adobe Foundation's Nonprofit Training Program provides a series of donated online training courses for Dreamweaver, InDesign, or Photoshop to nonprofit staff. Donations from this program allow one user to access Adobe software training videos on lynda.com for three months.

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5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

These might include knowledge or skills tests, observations notes, evaluation forms, even anecdotal reports collected after a presentation, workshop, training session, meeting or other communications event. Published Friday, June 06, 2008 8:13 PM by Rebecca. June 6, 2008 10:41 PM. June 8, 2008 11:03 AM. June 2008 (9).

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Spotlighting the State of Maryland

GrantNews

MD troops formed The Maryland Line, a well-disciplined highly trained regiment. Walking became the State Exercise of Maryland on October 1, 2008. The state is named after Queen Mary of England, married to Charles I. When George Washington witnessed them in battle, he referred to them as ‘The Old Line.’

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