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10 Stellar Small Business Grants for December

GrantNews

Participants will receive investment funding, networking opportunities, deals and perks, mentoring, and coaching. Winners must attend an industry conference where they will present their solutions and have the opportunity to collaborate with other grid industry leaders.

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Five Tips to Improve Your Grant Writing and Write Grants Better

Think and Ink Grants

Attend Conferences Conferences are one of the most valuable tools for improving your grant writing skills. Conferences can: Introduce you to experts for in-depth discussions. Find a Mentor Mentorship is transformative for any grant writer. LinkedIn is another excellent platform to connect with potential mentors.

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Virtual Mentoring: What is it, and how to build an effective online mentorship program

Wild Apricot

Over the last few years, we lost the organic mentorship conversations that once took place at conferences, coffee shops, and other events. Mentoring opportunities are a great way for association members to grow. That can be a tough pill to swallow.

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Knowledge is good, experience is better, mentoring is best

Future Fundraising Now

Plus webinars, conferences, and books. But there’s a way to go even deeper, and get their faster … Mentoring Working alongside someone with more experience in fundraising can supercharge your progress through knowledge and experience. A mentor helps you understand your knowledge. There are many great blogs about fundraising.

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3 Tips for Improving Your Approach to Grant Writing

Cain Nonprofit Solutions

You also get discounts on conferences and outside learning opportunities. Tip #3: Get thyself a mentor Mentors make a world of difference. On the other hand, having a mentor is like having a grants GPS right on your dashboard. Mentors are worth their weight in gold. Mentors are worth their weight in gold.

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Storytelling in the Digital Age: Lessons from the SOCAP12 Conference

Tech Soup

The theme of this year's conference is "Making Meaning Matter" with panels and discussions on community building and digital media. The example he used was the hero myth: an underdog starts from nothing, becomes educated or stronger by way of a mentor, and then saves the world.

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All the gifts my first boss gave me.

The Fundraiser Coach

As we got settled – ordering computers, setting up the database and systems to get going on our first mail campaign – Cliff suggested we look for a conference to attend. The next month we found the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy annual conference and were flying off to Washington, D.C.

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