AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

Charitable organizations see spikes in activity as they respond to disasters, host seasonal events, and perform outreach to their donor base during fundraising appeals. We did not want to manage infrastructure,” said James Haigh, director of We Are Sweet. The content in Amazon S3 is also encrypted.

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Peak Proposals

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

But what if your organization has successfully relied on donations and fundraisers for many years? The Funding Models: Grant Funding, Fundraising, and Corporate Partnerships Two of the most popular methods of revenue generation for nonprofits are grant funding and fundraising activities. Grant management.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

I decided to develop and deploy the SibsForever application on AWS for two main reasons. Finally, Amazon Relational Database Service ( Amazon RDS ) supports a managed configuration for historical and user-entered data. Unifying data to boost nonprofit fundraising outcomes. The SibsForever web application architecture on AWS.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 18, 2023

Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT® is a leading customer relationship management (CRM) software used by nonprofits to communicate with donors and drive fundraising programs. Cloud-based CRM tools are routinely used to collect, analyze, and leverage data that can help accelerate fundraising.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 9, 2023

They range from architectural guidance to ready-to-deploy solutions, and also include offerings developed by AWS Partners. One solution, Genomics Secondary Analysis using AWS Step Functions and AWS Batch creates a scalable environment to develop, build, deploy, and run pipelines for processing genome sequences.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 12, 2023

We are fundraisers, so nonprofits often place us in the development department. We might report to city managers, executive directors, development directors, finance directors, vice presidents, assistant superintendents, or any number of titles found in nonprofits, universities, local governments, K-12 schools, and other organizations.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

This is a guest post by Shahirah Mahmood, PhD, director of data management, measurement, and outcomes at Easterseals, DC MD VA. We lacked a unified data management strategy, and our data lived in a mix of on-premises and cloud-based systems. Answering simple questions like, “How many people with autism do you serve?”

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 14, 2022

My buddy Lisa works for Westcare, which offers programs across the continuum of health and human services, programs that treat substance use, manage mental health disorders, and help those dealing with HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, and homelessness. We match the right funding programs to our organization’s programming. Then we do it again.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Nonprofits are using the cloud for fundraising, donor and member management, and communications. In 2021, Nonprofit Trends Report, Fourth Edition reports that 36% of nonprofits invested in new technology such as customer relationship management systems (CRMs), collaboration and productivity tools, machine learning (ML), and automation.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

The ability to manage this rapid increase in global space activity well into the future is just one part of the conversation related to space sustainability. It will also bring participants together with space-savvy venture investors for fundraising conversations. Apply now for the AWS Space Accelerator.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Attendees will learn from other nonprofits about how they’ve used AWS to boost fundraising, amplify their mission, apply security at scale, unify their data and processes, drive bold innovations, and more. View the full agenda.

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A Library Writer's Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

The Journal of Advancement, Communication, and Development in Academic Libraries (open access journal) publishes articles that offer strategies and case studies for practical application of strategic fundraising and communication in academic libraries. This journal will be published twice annually, fall and spring. Let us know.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 9, 2023

Honestly, it’s how I always pick what webinars and other professional development activities I attend. I knew she would be knowledgeable, but I had almost forgotten how well she boils a complex topic into simple, manageable bites. And then, I’ll proceed to share names of classic “can’t miss” individuals.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

That’s why thinking about the key types of tools to help you with your grant management work is so important. Managing multiple grant applications at once can be challenging for even seasoned nonprofit professionals. Grant Management Software. Internal Communication Tools . Accounting Tools. Native and third-party applications.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 31, 2023

However, managing and utilizing data at scale can be a challenge for a nonprofit organization like Share Our Strength. By unifying and interpreting data, nonprofit organizations like Share Our Strength can gain valuable insights to drive fundraising outcomes and better support their mission.

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Super Library Marketing

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

International Public Library Fundraising Conference In-person event, June 9-11, 2024, in Washington, DC Price: $372.60 This conference is for anyone assigned to marketing for fundraising at a library. The conference usually includes sessions on social media management, video marketing, and podcasting.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 27, 2022

But right now, I’m in the middle of developing three federal proposals, managing 15 open grants, writing my organization’s newsletter from cover to cover, and answering the phones a few hours a day while our department’s admin assistant is on vacation this week. And that’s from the polite Fundraising HayDay cohost. It’s smart.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 24, 2022

Typically, the individuals writing and managing grants for your organization are not people with titles like grant administrator, grant manager, or director of grants. Find professional development opportunities for you to learn about the grant profession and best practices. But that dream world of mine does not exist.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

For example, a nonprofit organization’s fundraising application might only need an RTO/RPO target of hours. A data plane is responsible for executing your customer requests, and the control plane is responsible for managing and vending your customer configuration. Every organization and workload are different. longer time to recovery).

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Over more than 25 years of researching, prioritizing, writing, developing objectives, creating evaluation plans, and tangling with logic models, I never spent much time measuring a crucial aspect of work that affects all those tasks and more—my happiness. Considering a monumental change in my consulting business model, I was ready to learn.

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Peak Proposals

APRIL 3, 2023

However, if you’ve never prepared or managed a project budget, the budget piece can be intimidating. Unless the proposal requires a very simple budget that must be embedded into the narrative as a small table, it works best to develop the budget in Excel or a similar spreadsheet tool, such as Google Sheets.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 26, 2023

Back in the aughts, I was a newly hired manager of corporate and foundation relations at a food bank with the directive to aggressively grow grant funding—by at least 25% in my first year. Between smartphones and easy-to-manage video production and graphic design platforms, quick and meaningful social connections can be yours.

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Peak Proposals

MARCH 23, 2020

In addition to coping with the threat of illness or managing an active case of the coronavirus, many families are also bracing themselves for an uncertain financial future. FindTime for Outlook: FindTime is a meeting scheduling tool developed by a group of developers at Microsoft. The third point is perhaps the most important.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JULY 26, 2024

When it comes to keeping these puzzle pieces organized, your nonprofit’s constituent relationship management system (CRM) is one of your most useful resources. Reporting and centralized data management Your CRM can automatically generate useful reports to provide a bird’s-eye view of your grant progress.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 15, 2023

Plus, I announced new initiatives from AWS to support nonprofits in developing innovative solutions and scaling their impact with technology. Attendees learned first-hand where PBS is in their cloud journey, how they manage people and processes through technological changes, and how they champion cloud conscientiousness at scale.

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Peak Proposals

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Developing a grant strategy involves identifying the funders and funding opportunities you intend to pursue over a certain period of time (usually a 12-month period, although it could be longer). Why Develop a Grant Strategy? You may wonder why you should bother developing a grant strategy. Absolutely not.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 3, 2023

I quickly learned about the power of relationships, particularly when building programs and developing grant proposals. To get the details of how to best lean into working with elected officials, check out the latest episode of Fundraising HayDay. As grant professionals, we want every advantage we can manage.

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Public Policy Blog

JULY 23, 2013

Many nonprofits use their brands primarily as a fundraising tool, but a growing number of nonprofits are developing a broader and more strategic approach, managing their brands to create greater social impact and tighter organizational cohesion ( Kylander & Stone, 2012 ) attempting to act as catalysts of change in the world.

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Grant Central USA

JULY 20, 2023

With a grant writing certification, you can demonstrate your skills and knowledge of the process advanced grant development, as well as your dedication to furthering the mission of your organization. With this certification, you can take your grant management career to the next level!

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Federal departmental websites (like the Department of Justice , Department of Education , Health and Human Services , and Housing and Urban Development , to name a few), plus many sub-agencies (like the Centers for Disease Control, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and more) all share grant information on their websites.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

If you have already hired an evaluator or evaluation firm, lean on them to develop this proposal section. And if you want more details on evaluations, check out the latest Fundraising HayDay podcast: How To: Evaluation | Fundraising HayDay (podbean.com). Sometimes, a funder will dictate what they want you to evaluate.

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PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

To many scholars in the field of public administration and public management, the study of nonprofit organizations is viewed as a narrow niche, a handful of people working at the margins of the field on topics that largely sit outside of mainstream concerns for public managers.

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Peak Proposals

JANUARY 1, 2023

An example of using benefits before features is illustrated by a current fundraising campaign launched by Uber. If you don’t communicate a plan for how you will launch and manage your project, funders may be hesitant to invest in your project, regardless of whether they are generally supportive of your project idea.

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Grant Central USA

AUGUST 31, 2023

A Grant Writing Certification can also demonstrate your commitment to professional development. It's more than just learning to write proposals; with grant writing classes it's about understanding the entire grant process and developing a set of skills that are highly valued in many sectors.

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Peak Proposals

APRIL 30, 2023

For more senior-level jobs, the job description might list “lead the development and submission of grant applications to relevant foundations, government agencies, and corporations in collaboration with business development and executive staff.” Subject-matter experts can assist with a proposal’s development in several ways.

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Peak Proposals

JANUARY 1, 2023

An example of using benefits before features is illustrated by a current fundraising campaign launched by Uber. If you don’t communicate a plan for how you will launch and manage your project, funders may be hesitant to invest in your project, regardless of whether they are generally supportive of your project idea.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 9, 2023

"Buy the Mother F Building Already" is a series of entries about best practice and worst practice in buying, holding, and developing properties for arts and culture related uses. My lament was the lack of systematic, community-wide initiatives to buy, hold, develop and preserve properties for arts and culture related uses.

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