Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Start with a Social Media Editorial Calendar In order to plan out your social media, you first need to create an editorial calendar. An editorial calendar is basically just a content map or a guide that helps you map out your nonprofit’s content (including social media) for the year. Don’t let this term scare you.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 15, 2014

A couple of weeks back, I presented on a webinar with TechSoup discussing the process and challenges of moving your organization to Office 365 without leaning too heavily on an outside consultant. Today I'd like to help you decide if your organization is ready to make the change. Email, Calendars, and Contacts (Exchange Online).

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Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 3, 2024

Are you ready for a reset? Better yet, is your grant strategy ready for a reset? My process starts with gathering essential materials including: (1) Agency’s updated strategic plan, (2) Agency’s updated annual budget, and (3) Last year’s grant calendar. It’s January. I am just hunching here, but I think the answer may be “yes!”

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

If you can find 10 good grant leads — we can usually find at least 10 hot leads when we do grant research for our clients—then you can fill your grant calendar and keep your grant pipeline full all year long. Create a calendar of Asks. And there is nothing wrong with using a paper desk calendar, if that’s your jam.

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Planned Giving

APRIL 17, 2025

Were not ready for that. You’re ready for bake sales and spaghetti dinners, but not free money that takes a signature and a lawyer? 30 We dont need consultants. Donors dont remember your calendar. From 26 years in business, Ive heard every excuse, myth, and magic-bullet theory fundraising has to offer. It wont help.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Download Our Free 2021 Year-End Fundraising Calendar. Creating a comprehensive calendar will keep you organized this year-end so that you can focus on bringing in donations! Download the free 2021 Year-End Fundraising Calendar: 2. Are you ready for #GivingTuesday on November 30th? In 2020, donors gave over $2.47

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

A good consultant can build your Ask+Thank+Report+Repeat systems, allowing your staff the time for stewardship and data. Small to mid-sized nonprofits: rather than hiring your fifth development director in three years, consider outsourcing your creative and/or grants, freeing up your fundraiser’s time for growing relationships.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 2, 2009

Each day, a nonprofit technology expert spends an hour in NTEN's chat room, ready to help out your nonprofit in his or her area of expertise. Check out NTEN's calendar for future sessions. It's easy to keep up to date with office hours: you can subscribe using Google Calendar, iCal, Outlook, and similar programs. Eastern time.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JANUARY 18, 2023

Over the past few years, we’ve done a Day in the Life of a grant writing consultant (both for me and one of my team members, Alisha ). But the truth is, I no longer do much grant writing consulting myself. I own a grant writing consultancy, and I have grant writers on my team who do 99% of the writing. Wake up at 5:30-6 am.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

But mark the rest of your days on your calendar at the beginning of the year, just like you mark your campaigns and events. Once you have considered your needs and your family’s needs, consult your fundraising plan for your organization’s needs. You may have on your calendar that it’s time for an email marketing program update.

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Think and Ink Grants

DECEMBER 13, 2021

However, there is one thing every nonprofit must do regardless of whether you write the grant yourselves or outsource it to a grant writing and nonprofit consulting firm like Think and Ink Grants (www.thinkandinkgrants.com). Some of my clients specifically block time on their calendars for this purpose.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 15, 2021

When to Start Thinking About Getting Paid If you expect to have money coming in beyond what you need to cover program expenses during your budget’s fiscal year, you are ready to think about a nonprofit salary for yourself. Once you reach that date, you are ready to bring a plan to the Board for your organization’s first nonprofit salary.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

*Diane’s note: You are used to our team talking about how both pre-award and post-award work connect to create an organization’s overall grant readiness. In fact, we were just talking about this in our most recent webinar about How to Be Exceptionally Grant Ready with Lucy Morgan from MyFedTrainer.com. Custom workflow options.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JULY 7, 2023

After extensive prospect research, we had identified this opportunity and added it to the grants calendar. The ED nodded and said the agency shouldn’t proceed with such an important ask if they weren’t ready. Besides, I’m there not just as a one-and-done grant writer but as a consulting partner in their overall grant strategy.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 13, 2022

Yes, I’m looking at you consultant who decided to build your own business, be your own boss. That’s how I ended up finding myself looking at my calendar each week in January, February, March, and, well you get the point…saying, “If I can just get through this week, things will slow down.” Essentially, I am looking in the mirror.

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Peak Proposals

JUNE 20, 2020

Determine who needs to be involved in the proposal process within your organization as well as external parties, such as partner organizations or consultants. Along with other task dates, the date by which you need an answer to this question should be entered into the proposal calendar, which brings us to Step 2.

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Grant Consulting Services

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Grant Consulting Services, LLC works to expose the process and help it feel less complex so you can get the funding you need for your small business or nonprofit. Assigning tasks and even setting up a grant calendar are tools that can be effective at keeping all parties involved.

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Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

A day originally started by Danny Blitch, GPC and a peer group of passionate grant professionals working with the Grant Professionals Association , it has become so much more than a day on the calendar (although, it is amazing that it has been accepted as an official “Day of the Year” starting in 2024!).

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 16, 2021

Who you mail to depends on the timing of your mailing, how close it is to other fundraising activities, and what else you have planned, so check your fundraising plan and activity calendar to see what makes the most sense for your situation. Now, finally, you are ready to mail your letters! Should You Use a Mailhouse?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 26, 2014

It includes hosted email, calendar, video conferencing, and access to your documents from anywhere. Resources: Are You Ready for Microsoft Office 365 for Nonprofits? TechSoup’s list of Office 365 consultants. What Office 365 Basically Is. TechSoup article). Meet the Experts: Interview with Tech Impact’s Sam Chenkin.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 18, 2011

certified consultant for over 11 years. When you need to share this information and create processes to be followed, you are ready to graduate to a CRM system. Team and employee scheduling - Share a calendar for staff, scheduling, due dates, medical follow ups, and events. Here, he shares his expertise on using Sage ACT!

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Getting started: The nonprofit tools you need to set up shop and grow your organization TechSoup is a global nonprofit organization that offers discounts and technology solutions as well as IT consulting and courses to nonprofits. Just be sure your nonprofit is ready before you start looking for grants.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2015

Technologists and consultants will find opportunities to put your expertise to social good, as well as the potential for lasting relationships (be they paid or volunteer) with leading organizations in your community. Burlington, Vermont: Get Ready for #GivingTuesday: How to Mobilize a Successful Campaign. Thursday, September 17, 2015.

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Grant Consulting Services

MARCH 28, 2024

We are sharing our proprietary assessment tool that is designed to help you take a deep look at your organization to determine your grant readiness and ability to take on the arduous process of applying for grant funding. The post GRANTEGY: Don’t Leave Your Grants to Chance Series first appeared on Grant Consulting Services, LLC.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Maximize your donations at year-end by getting ready to fundraise online. During the session “Crush Your Year-End Fundraising in the New Normal,” nonprofit consultant Pamela Grow provides a template for effectively running your year-end fundraising campaign. Create a direct mail and email calendar and checklist.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 13, 2024

As experienced grant writing consultants, we’ve thoroughly explored the options and identified the best tools to streamline your grant management processes. Set calendar reminders for periodic reviews and updates to maintain the integrity of your data and make informed decisions based on the most current information.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

When you partner with a nonprofit web consultant to help build your website, you can ensure all of your core software integrations will have a home on your site. . When finding the right consultant, be sure to look for someone who understands nonprofits. Consideration of software integrations. Research and add WordPress plugins.

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Community Boost

MARCH 1, 2024

Mark your calendars for March 5-7, 2024, because this action-packed three day event is just around the corner. Get ready to join us from wherever you are, no plane tickets or hotel bookings needed—access the summit from the comfort of your own space. And the best part? It’s all available to you for FREE.

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Just Write Grants

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Whether it's assembling a new wardrobe, setting up a study schedule, or even just organizing that backpack, getting ready for the academic year ahead is more than a chore - it's a ritual. It could align with the calendar year or follow a different period. The start of a new school year isn't just for students.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Ready, set, plan! Schedule regular social media messages and send a newsletter or e-blast to ensure your community has November 30th marked on their calendar. Campaign Timeline. Have a staff meeting and select the team that will work on your #GivingTuesday campaign. Send a save-the-date. Have fun on social.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2022

Store them in your library, so you will have them when you are ready to deploy them as part of your marketing strategy. Consult the metrics for every site and write down three things you can do to grow your metrics. It’s how I keep from leaving off something important, like putting a deadline on my calendar. Mix in more videos?

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CauseVox

JUNE 22, 2021

You may have heard that we’re getting ready to run our 4th annual Digital Fundraising Summit, but maybe you’re wondering if it’s got the information you want, or you’re uncertain about what to expect. Fight the burnout with Kelly McLaughlin, Fundraising + Strategic Planning Consultant. We’ve got you covered. It’s been a long year.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The final months of the calendar year bring out the best in all of us. No matter your donors’ reasons for giving, the stats above show that at the end of the year, they’re ready and willing to give. By the end of December, we will complete our feasibility study and determine next steps with our fundraising consultant.”

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Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 3, 2022

One of the reasons why USG funding opportunities are so daunting is that you usually need to consult multiple documents located across the funding agency’s website (and sometimes, several websites) to understand how to prepare and submit your application. These are the primary documents we typically consult during an NSF proposal process.

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Peak Proposals

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Determining Proposal Win Rates Your win rate is calculated by dividing the number of proposals won in a given period (usually your fiscal year, which may not be the same as the calendar year) by the total number of proposals submitted during the same period. A grant award is meant to cover future work.

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Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 3, 2022

One of the reasons why USG funding opportunities are so daunting is that you usually need to consult multiple documents located across the funding agency’s website (and sometimes, several websites) to understand how to prepare and submit your application. These are the primary documents we typically consult during an NSF proposal process.

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OneCause

JANUARY 31, 2024

Keep the following questions in mind as you consult your calendar: Are we planning far enough in advance? You can’t just blindly choose a date for your fundraiser; you need to be thoughtful when planning a time that’s convenient and most engaging for donors. mk_icon_box] [vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row] 9.

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