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Is There Racial Bias in Awarding Federal Grants?

ProposalPRO

NIH studied their records and found several points where the process failed: Black researchers were less likely than White researchers to submit applications. Because not every agency reports the race and gender of grant applicants and awardees. PRO Tip: Get mentored. To the agency’s credit, they began investigating why.

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How to Minimize Risk Throughout Your Grant Cycle

Blackbaud

In addition to building relationships with the organizations you support, there is some documentation you should ask for, especially for new applicants. Depending on how your application is set up, you can add an open-ended question or discuss it during a follow-up conversation.

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2023 Mentoring Grants to Support Junior Researchers of Color

WT Grant Foundation

Grant Scholars have been awarded grants to support their development as mentors to junior researchers of color. The awardees will mentor promising doctoral students and post-doctoral fellows in enhancing their methodological skills, publication records, and career networks. Quinn has mentored two Black women doctoral students.

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In conversation: using data and education to advance racial equity at MEASURE

Candid

Meme: A great friend and mentor of mine—who is also a philanthropist—challenged me to hone in on my theory of change and mentioned how GuideStar is a great place to share our work with funders. Organizations that are interested in data support via the CARE Model can learn more and submit applications HERE.

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2024 Blue Avocado Year in Review

Blue Avocado

Nonprofit Grant Proposal Budget Calculations: A Road Map Whats the best way to make your nonprofits budget stand out on a grant application? One nonprofit leader shared six lessons learned from a bad board experience organizational policies to help your nonprofit set expectations, prevent dysfunction, and avoid a laundry list of problems.

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What do we know about nonprofit leaders and staff with disabilities? 

Candid

If you don’t hire, train, mentor, and provide leadership opportunities to people with disabilities at all levels then you will not have an adequate pool to hire from,” said Nikki Brown-Booker, program officer for Borealis Philanthropy’s Disability Inclusion Fund. Also, when you do have a qualified applicant, they are often overlooked….Employers

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Celebrating Canada with Grant Funding

GrantNews

” Canada has partnered with fellow nations since 1945 to fund projects, shape policies, and implement programs aimed at ending poverty and increasing sustainable development. Canada’s advocacy for multilateralism has been integral to its foreign policy since the conclusion of World War II.

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