Grant Writing Made Easy

AUGUST 3, 2022

At our most recent Grant Writing Made Easy workshop, we did a deep dive into nonprofit program budgets. So this week, I want to share some advice that will help you crack the code on nonprofit program budgets. So this week, I want to share some advice that will help you crack the code on nonprofit program budgets.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

SibsForever is a nonprofit created to support and provide a safe community for people who have lived through the loss of a sibling. I decided to develop and deploy the SibsForever application on AWS for two main reasons. First, I knew that AWS offers a $1000 annual cloud credit to nonprofits.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 9, 2023

In 2022, Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched curated solutions for nonprofits in the AWS Solutions Library and AWS Marketplace. Today, AWS announced the addition of new nonprofit solutions in the AWS Solutions Library and AWS Marketplace. For more information about the AWS Nonprofits organization, visit the AWS for Nonprofits main page.

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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. Check out our latest Fundraising HayDay Podcast, where my cohost Kimberly and I share tips and ideas in What I Wish My Boss Knew About Grants – HayDay Services. The answers vary with every grant professional. Not sure where to begin?

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

I have ranted and raved over the years about how to get nonprofit boards of directors to help win grants and increase fundraising. Now I see that I can play a significant role in helping to educate board members and connect them to fundraising and grant-seeking activities that play to their strengths.

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Grant Training Center

MARCH 9, 2020

The key to maintaining a successful nonprofit organization is to have a diverse fundraising strategy that builds upon your organization’s core strengths and resources. Likewise, a solid market analysis is essential in developing a diversified and successful fundraising strategy. Business leaders. Political leaders.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JULY 26, 2024

Diane’s Note: It’s no secret that our team is a big fan of Bloomerang as we have collaborated for years on free webinars and in the Nonprofit Storytelling Conference community, but they are also a generous supporter of our BIPOC Nonprofit Professional Scholarships for Agile in Nonprofit training.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Nonprofit leaders today have various technical products and solutions to consider. The addition of “smart technology” to your nonprofit’s technology conversations may seem intimidating or even unfamiliar to the human-centered work that your organization does. So what is smart technology, and what are the benefits for nonprofits?

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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. With improved data insights, nonprofits can personalize communications with constituents, strengthen donor relationships, enhance operational efficiencies, and more.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 30, 2023

Managing donors, members, and constituents is essential to the success of most nonprofits. There are several CRM applications that focus on the needs of nonprofit organizations. In this blog post, I’ll discuss a no-cost, nonprofit-focused CRM called CiviCRM. On the Actions menu, choose Deregister AMI to delete the AMI.

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Grant Central USA

JULY 20, 2023

How a Grant Writing Certification Can Boost Your Career in the Nonprofit Sector. Do you work in the nonprofit sector and want to advance your career? Certified grant writers are important in the nonprofit world because they are often responsible for securing funds to run programs and services.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 30, 2023

Nonprofit organizations are increasingly using videos to fundraise, raise awareness, and attract new members or donors. The Media2Cloud on AWS solution in the AWS Solutions Library can help nonprofit organizations store, catalog, and search their video libraries in a way that is cost-effective, and that scales to meet any need.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Registration is now open for the IMAGINE: Nonprofit conference presented by Amazon Web Services (AWS). Find out what you can do and learn at the IMAGINE: Nonprofit conference, and register today. View the full agenda. Plus, learn about the range of programs available to help accelerate mission delivery in the Impact Lounge.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Nonprofits are using the cloud for fundraising, donor and member management, and communications. To address this challenge, today Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AWS Partner Salesforce.org are announcing the general availability of Data Lake for Nonprofits – Powered by AWS. Understanding the need.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 11, 2022

If I asked 100 nonprofit leaders how they solve problems in their nonprofits, I bet that 90 or more of them would say something about taking action. The entire nonprofit sector, it seems, is driven by this go, go, go mentality. Folks are always doing more (often with less). This step probably seems like a no-brainer.

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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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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Managing multiple grant applications at once can be challenging for even seasoned nonprofit professionals. In this post, we will explore four software tools your nonprofit can leverage to better manage your ongoing grant applications: Your CRM. For example, most nonprofits will need grant management software that comes equipped with:

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

AUGUST 18, 2023

My Fundraising HayDay podcast co-host and dear friend Amanda Day experienced a new way of looking at things during a recent vacation. More importantly, it’s sound planning and program development. A friend noticed her discomfort and lent her reading glasses—literally changing how Amanda saw everything!

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 25, 2022

Whether we’re already in a recession or one is looming on the horizon, you might be wondering what it all means for your work and what you need to know about nonprofits and recessions. A Harvard Business Review (HBR) study explains that the public wants nonprofits to be countercyclical. Procyclical. This makes sense. 3 Actions to Take.

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Grant Central USA

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In the dynamic world of nonprofit organizations, securing the necessary funds to fuel impactful initiatives is an ever-present challenge. Why is grant writing crucial for nonprofit organizations' sustainability and growth? Why is grant writing crucial for nonprofit organizations' sustainability and growth?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 15, 2023

On Tuesday, March 14, the IMAGINE: Nonprofit conference brought together hundreds of nonprofit leaders, technologists, and innovators to learn and share how Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud technology can drive a positive impact for people and the planet. These were some of the top moments from IMAGINE: Nonprofit.

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Professional Grant Writer

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The post Develop a grants calendar to stay on top of deadlines appeared first on Professional Grant Writer. If you’ve written grants for a while, you’ve probably experienced it: that sinking feeling when you realize — or your employer tells you.

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Peak Proposals

APRIL 30, 2023

Work on a Project for a Nonprofit or Academic Institution By far, the most common way that people learn how to write grant proposals is by working for a program at a nonprofit or academic institution that is wholly or partially dependent on grant funding for its operations. At nonprofits, most job descriptions reference grants.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Jacaranda Health , a Kenya-based nonprofit organization, is on a mission to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths by deploying low-cost, sustainable solutions that improve the quality of care in government health systems. Learn more about how AWS supports nonprofits at the AWS for Nonprofits hub.

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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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Grants4Good

AUGUST 25, 2023

To make it easy for you, here are 5 prompts that you can use to save time and effort in your organization’s fundraising and grant writing work right now. Now you’re ready to launch a MAJOR game-changing prompt that will help your nonprofit or business find the BEST funders in seconds. First, open your free ChatGPT account here.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

At Amazon Web Services (AWS) , we enable nonprofits of all sizes around the world to harness the power of cloud technology, helping them advance their mission and serve their beneficiaries. One way in which AWS and its partners help is by ensuring that nonprofits are running the most appropriate AWS services for their needs.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 10, 2022

Either/or thinking has stopped or slowed some major career choices such as employee vs. consultant, grants vs. fundraising, grant writing vs. coaching or training. It’s one of the reasons that I said yes to the brilliant and talented Amanda Day when she asked me if I wanted to co-host the Fundraising HayDay podcast back in 2017.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 24, 2022

million nonprofits are registered in the United States. Find professional development opportunities for you to learn about the grant profession and best practices. If you do not know where to start, check out this online list of state nonprofit agencies: State by State Nonprofit Agencies and Associations | Charity Compliance Solutions.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Part 1 of this two-part blog post series, Unlock third-party data with API driven data pipelines on AWS , outlined considerations for developing API pipelines on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to extract data from third-party SaaS tools with APIs. The fundraising and membership platform SaaS host open APIs.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Easterseals, DC MD VA is a multifaceted nonprofit organization with the goal of enriching lives and expanding opportunities for children and adults in the Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) area, including people with disabilities and military backgrounds. Learn more about AWS for nonprofits.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

OCTOBER 30, 2022

4: Develop relationships with funders. I’ve heard from Grant Writing Made Easy students before that following a grant rejection, the funder has told them they were impressed with the application but would have liked to build a relationship with the nonprofit before receiving an application. 5: Keep your finances in order.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Every grant your nonprofit secures is a step toward growing its impact. To help ensure each grant drives meaningful change, this guide will explore ways grant management influences your nonprofits finances and how to optimize the process for greater impact. Use your nonprofits operating budget as a foundation.

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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. But as I moved into work with nonprofits, I realized that outside of local governments, many organizations do not take advantage of the assistance provided by their elected officials.

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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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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Perhaps you were coordinating a community program or project for a nonprofit or local government and needed a way to sustain those important efforts. After more than 28 years in grants and fundraising, I have found that about 20% of grant writing is actual writing. Either way, those writing skills drew you in.

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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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