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Nonprofit Strategy: Three Things to Cleverly Finagle

Clairification

transitive ) To obtain, arrange, or achieve by indirect, complicated and/or intensive efforts. I think the word has come to mean “using super-human negotiating skill to obtain a superior result “ Terry sent me this: I thought you meant “obtain (something) by indirect or involved means.” finagle a day off work.

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Nonprofit Strategy: Three Things to Cleverly Finagle

Clairification

finagled his way out of a ticket by pretending to be on the way to a funeral, distraught I think the word has come to mean “ using super-human negotiating skill to obtain a superior result “ Terry sent me this: I thought you meant “obtain (something) by indirect or involved means.”

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The Grants Transparency Act of 2023: Good idea or spitting in the wind?

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

Specific pain points reported by federal grant applicants include registration requirements in multiple systems, including the overarching System for Award Management (SAM) and the widely used grants.gov WorkSpace portal, which is probably used for about 80% of grant applications.