Blackbaud

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Even if it feels overwhelming at first, break it down into essential steps: Setting goals Identifying potential donors Defining your message Starting with a well-conceived plan helps you clarify goals, outline specific actions, and define your budget to achieve your goals. Be bold and get started!

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Big Fundraising Ideas

MARCH 18, 2025

Learn how to create compelling proposals, effectively present your schools needs, and build lasting partnerships to support your students success. Below, you will find step-by-step guidance on creating a sponsorship proposal, presenting your cause effectively, and maintaining relationships that benefit your school over the longterm.

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Grants.gov

JULY 9, 2019

The budget narrative – sometimes called the budget justification or budget detail – can also benefit from a skilled wordsmith. What follows are budget narrative writing tips that have been curated from a wide range of federal agency resources. What Is a Budget Narrative?

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Millionaire Grant Lady

JUNE 5, 2024

Create a headline, title, or social media post very quickly. If you already have a text you are working from and need to create a short piece of writing based on this longer text, you can copy and paste in the long text and ask AI to create headlines, titles, or social media posts for the text. AI uses predictive text.

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Candid

JANUARY 31, 2024

Here are some ways you can leverage Candid’s resources for professional development—regardless of time and budget constraints. Our Get Started YouTube playlist offers a shortlist of videos on fundraising and proposal writing—all under three minutes. For example, short videos are a great way to learn quickly.

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DoJiggy

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Enhanced Marketing: Use email campaigns, social media integrations, and analytics tools to maximize your events reach and ticket sales. Pricing models that suit your budget, such as our free option. Propose the Solution: Introduce the technology youve researched and its benefits.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

You can review nonprofits’ tax returns on GuideStar to find out more about their budgets, expenses, and how much top salaried employees are paid. On-demand trainings can be taken any time, with recent topics including fostering an inclusive culture , finding funding , and writing grant proposal budgets.

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Grant Writer Team

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

When putting together a grant proposal, you may think you need an entirely new piece of writing. However, many grant applications share common requirements, which makes reusing parts of a past grant proposal a worthwhile idea. Do: Review the quality of the writing in the initial grant proposal. This is a mistake.

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Candid

DECEMBER 19, 2023

How to write a winning grant proposal by Stephen Robertson of Candid Ranking in the top spot: Writing grant proposals. Breaking down its typical sections, this blog offers a step-by-step roadmap for how to craft a winning project proposal. In this blog, Lori discusses what to do after a grant proposal gets rejected.

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Candid

APRIL 2, 2024

Raise your visibility online and beyond Effective fundraising requires more than providing meaningful programming and presenting a well-written grant proposal. Next, use your social media channels to make stronger connections with current and potential funders. Here are some steps to get started. Keep the lines of communication open.

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Candid

JANUARY 17, 2024

That’s why we freely share our expertise with the sector through a variety of channels: Live and on-demand trainings : Learn about a range of topics from starting a nonprofit to proposal writing, management, governance, sustainability, and transparency.

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GiveSmart

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Investing your time, effort, and resources into writing a grant proposal can be frustrating if it doesn’t pay off. For this reason, it’s critical to make your grant proposal impactful and notable to a selection committee. Here are some ways to make your grant proposal stand out.

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Candid

AUGUST 22, 2023

Modern uses of AI, such as machine learning, include understanding text, recognizing people and objects in images, and figuring out who you might know on social media platforms. Generating first drafts of grant proposals. As these technologies mature, so do their applications. Here’s a sneak peek into what awaits.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 22, 2023

33 Perfect Exercise Captions for Instagram by Julian Lavelle, Blackbaud A single, successful social media post can drive major traffic to your exercise-for-a-cause. Take a look at 10 troubling observations of the state of fundraising today and how to ensure you have a strategy to counter them. Be sure you’re looking for these 9 things.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 29, 2021

You need a budget. If you’re a business, and you don’t have an audience, a brand, a budget, and a marketing plan, you can’t sell your products or services. So to figure that out, you’d start with a market study proving there are people living around and driving by the proposed donut shop who would want to buy donuts.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 14, 2022

We develop proposals that demonstrate what is going on and how we can help, usually within a minimal character count within an online portal that was not meant for grant applications. (No I saw a quote the other day on social media (attributed to an anonymous poster with the initials m.h.) No stress there.) Then we do it again.

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GiveSmart

OCTOBER 11, 2023

As your finance team is preparing for year-end, with prepping reports and making sure your budget is on track, your donor development and fundraising teams are hard at work, too. Some questions every member of your team can ask themselves include: How are you progressing to budget? You presented the problem and your proposed solutions.

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Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 25, 2025

Stage #3: Solicitation When youre ready to solicit a major gift, craft an ask or proposal that aligns with the donors interests and demonstrated capacity. Have relevant materials to address these questions, whether its a detailed budget breakdown or stories of tangible program results.

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Center for Major Gifts

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Occasionally they are involved in advancing the organization through outreach, grant and proposal writing, bookkeeping, and other administrative tasks. This important role, especially in small nonprofit organizations, can help to push the mission and vision of the organization further.

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Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 13, 2023

Here’s a breakdown of things to consider and prepare before submitting your first proposal. This messaging can form essential parts of your proposals, so be sure it’s something you feel confident repeating and expanding upon. Are your budgets up to date? RESOURCES: Get Your Ducks in a Row. Are your materials in order?

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Just Write Grants

AUGUST 21, 2024

Crafting a Compelling Grant Proposal 1. Demonstrate Alignment with Funders’ Values Tailor your grant proposal to reflect how your organization’s mission aligns with the values and goals of the funder. Outline a Detailed Budget Provide a clear and detailed budget for your project. Building Relationships with Funders 1.

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DoJiggy

MARCH 4, 2025

Social media platforms are among the most powerful and easy ways to reach a broad audience. Utilizing hashtags and encouraging students to share the event on their social media accounts can further expand reach and visibility. In addition to social media, traditional marketing methods should not be overlooked.

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Just Write Grants

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Many corporations allocate remaining budgets or ramp up philanthropic efforts during this season. Tailor Your Proposal Corporations receive numerous funding requests, so its essential to make your proposal stand out by aligning it with their goals. The end of the calendar year is a critical time for nonprofits seeking funding.

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Peak Proposals

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Follow grantmakers on social media. Many grantmakers are active on social media, where they often announce new grant opportunities. To find grantmakers on social media, search for their names or keywords like "grantmaker" or "foundation." This is a great way to stay up-to-date on new grant opportunities.

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Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Through our work in grant development, we’ve met many faculty members who have not received training on how to find funding or write grant proposals. What Are You Proposing: Is It a Research Project, Or Could It Be a Project with an Evaluation Component? Features of Project Proposal vs. a Research Proposal c.

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GrantNews

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

From writing a grant proposal to completing the budget, grant management encompasses all aspects of receiving and tracking grant funds. Furthermore, utilize this opportunity to promote your organization on social media by announcing your grant award. What is Grant Management? Most nonprofits rely on grant funding.

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Just Write Grants

JULY 25, 2023

A Comprehensive Guide to Mastering Vendor RFPs for Nonprofit Professionals and Grant Writers At some point, nonprofit organizations and grant writers will encounter the often daunting task of creating or responding to a Request for Proposal (RFP). What is an RFP, and Why it Matters?

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Qgiv

APRIL 10, 2021

Through this partnership, we hope to help [Company Name] make the most of your corporate philanthropy budget while ensuring your employees maximize the impact of their gifts to our cause. If [Company Name] is excited by this proposal, please reach out to us at [contact information]. Please reach out to us at [contact information].

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Just Write Grants

APRIL 23, 2024

The Best Choice for You Consider your budget (cloud subscriptions vs. free), tech comfort level (cloud vs. physical), and collaboration needs (shared access) to pick the perfect platform. Program Budgets: Demonstrate your financial responsibility and resource allocation. Budgets: Provide a clear breakdown of your financial plans.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 19, 2024

Request Proposals from Multiple Event Vendors Invite multiple vendors to submit detailed proposals outlining their offerings, costs, and any additional benefits they can bring to your event. Use these strategies to strike mutually beneficial deals: Define Your Budget Clearly Clearly communicate your budget constraints upfront.

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Just Write Grants

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Juggling budgets, reporting, and compliance tasks makes you feel like a one-person circus act. ‍ Having a proactive grant management strategy is essential, and here's why: Efficiency & Organization: Imagine juggling multiple grants with varying deadlines, budgets, and reporting requirements. Does any of this sound familiar?

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

This guidance can enhance ones ability to write compelling grant proposals. Networking can lead to partnerships and collaborations that enhance project proposals. Collaboration Partnering on projects or proposals that enhance grant applications. Budget Creation Tips on creating a budget that meets grant requirements.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 26, 2023

Between long-term funders requesting basic letters as proposals to more complex, more extensive applications, I soon averaged more than 80 grant proposals a year. While the perfectionist in me wanted to get every aspect of a grant proposal the best it could be every single time, that wasn’t the way my grant cookie was crumbling.

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Just Write Grants

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

We're the ones writing grant proposals at 2 am, explaining complex issues to our board members, and somehow managing to keep the office plants alive. But here's the good news: you don't need a fancy degree or a marketing budget to create content that gets shared. Design Like a Pro Without Being a Pro Limited design skills and budget?

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Using generative AI can help you create tailored emails, social media prompts, donation appeals, and more. Scheduling is also simplified by virtual assistants because they can access your teams’ calendars to propose optimal meeting times and manage appointments.

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Library Grants

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Pasachoff Solar Eclipse Mini-Grants Program invites proposals for small grants to fund programs, activities, and events that will engage the public with the April 8, 2024 solar eclipse across North America. Proposals spearheaded by consortia of science educators and organizations reaching underserved populations are encouraged.

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Just Write Grants

MARCH 28, 2023

A letter of support is a document used to bolster credibility and demonstrate the validity of a research proposal. A strong letter of support will: Be specific and tailored to the proposed project or program. Let's dive into how these magical letters can help you win that grant! What is a Letter of Support?

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