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Open for comment: Proposed changes to Candid’s taxonomy

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Based largely on input we’ve received from individual organizations and partners, we’re proposing 205 changes to the PCS. Starting today and through August 5, 2023, we are making the proposed changes available for public comment. The PCS expanded on the NTEE and covers five facets: subjects ; populations ; support strategies (e.g.,

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Do Reviewers’ High Scores Predict the Best Grant Projects?

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If you’re won a federal grant, you know you owe your good fortune to the independent grant reviewers who highly rated your proposal. Reviewers also have issues with the process, including “reviewer fatigue” from having too many proposals to review and too little time in which to do it (Bendiscioli, 2019). 2016, Danthi et al.,

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Win a Trip to bbcon — Award Nominations Open Through September 21

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The Blackbaud Impact Awards recognize nonprofit professionals using technology to power their passions and meet their missions. The awards will be presented at bbcon 2015, Blackbaud's annual conference for nonprofits , being held October 26–28 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas. Fundraising Dynamo Award.

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Working Toward Internet Access for Everyone

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The big recent digital inclusion news is the Federal Communication Commission's ( FCC ) proposal to extend the Lifeline Program , which has supplied discounted phone service to low-income people since 1985. If this proposal is enacted, it will, at a stroke, do more to close the U.S. Expansion of the FCC's Lifeline Service.

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Applying the Stages of Group Development to Grants

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Have you encountered inefficiency, frustration, or even conflict when working with a group to develop a grant proposal? This article will briefly describe Tuckmans framework and then apply these ideas to grant proposal development. The group will determine the scope of the proposal and the amount to request. Take heart.

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Ideas Wanted to Increase Participation in Elections

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The 2015 Knight Foundation News Challenge is accepting applications online from February 25 to March 19, 2015. The winners will be announced in June of 2015. In the past, more than 20 grants have been awarded for each challenge. Convert election participation into longer-term civic engagement. Be brief and be visual.

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Lever for Change: How ‘big bet philanthropy’ is transforming the sector 

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For example, when the MacArthur Foundation awarded its first $100 million grant to Sesame Workshop and the International Rescue Committee, it gave the organizations six months to refine their plans for how to use the funds. The number of such competitions has grown from 36 in 2005-09 to almost 600 in 2015-20. Similarly, when the W.K.