AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The application uses AWS Lambda for a performant event-driven, serverless photo resizing and video conversion processing tool that helps support a smooth user experience as they upload large videos and photos. Finally, Amazon Relational Database Service ( Amazon RDS ) supports a managed configuration for historical and user-entered data.

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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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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Seriously though, in my 25+ years in nonprofit fundraising, I have met many more introverts than extroverts who gravitate toward grant writing and management versus individual donors or special events. Make sure that your contacts receive invitations to agency events. And by many, I mean me. You too, maybe?

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Super Library Marketing

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The 11 Best Conferences in 2024 for Library Marketing and Promotions Computers in Libraries 2024 In-person event, March 12-14, 2024, in Arlington, Virginia Price: Ranges from $249 to $929 depending on how many days you wish to attend and whether you want to participate in workshops. The Communities track is marketing and outreach-focused.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

On Tuesday, March 14 at the Capital Turnaround in Washington, DC, this no-cost, in-person event brings together the nonprofit community to learn and engage around how innovation in the cloud can drive positive change for people and the planet. View the full agenda.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 9, 2023

Conference navigators typically email first-timers before the event, sharing advice, and offering to answer any questions. I knew she would be knowledgeable, but I had almost forgotten how well she boils a complex topic into simple, manageable bites. They pair regular attendees with first-timers a month or two before the conference.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 28, 2023

Many organizations perform direct mailings, designed to support fundraising or assist with other efforts to help further the organization’s mission. The items labeled GET_INVOLVED, EVENTS, DONATE, etc. Likewise, if a member has a recommendation of EVENTS, I likely want to provide information about upcoming events.

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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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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. For many of us, the global spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 over the last few weeks has increasingly disrupted our lives. The third point is perhaps the most important.

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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. Special events.

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Grants4Good

JUNE 24, 2024

The Scene A very skilled, experienced, enthusiastic person accepts a fundraising position at a nonprofit. Watch here for an exclusive online event at Grants4Good, where Charles Lewis and Margit Brazda Poirier, delve into the transformative power of Bloomerang‘s software for nonprofit organizations. The passion is there.

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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. Events Roundup Section —Did you plan an amazing event? Tell us all about it.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 15, 2023

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. Allyson Fryhoff, managing director of nonprofits and nonprofit healthcare at AWS, delivering the keynote at the IMAGINE: Nonprofit conference.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 3, 2023

To get the details of how to best lean into working with elected officials, check out the latest episode of Fundraising HayDay. When you have big events (groundbreakings, grand openings, fundraising galas, and the like), invite the staff member as your guest. As grant professionals, we want every advantage we can manage.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 18, 2024

Guest post by: Jeff Bauknecht | Grants Manager | The Museum of Flight Who decides which grants to pursue or to let pass by? For the last 15 years, I have held the role of grant writer/manager/follower-upper and sometimes magician at my current organization. No company name or what they meant by fundraiser. So, what do you do?

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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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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

JULY 20, 2023

Most certifications require an online or in-person course that covers topics such as proposal writing, fundraising principles, project management, and budgeting. With this certification, you can also take advantage of professional opportunities such as speaking engagements and networking events.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 13, 2022

As I was reading Jess Pettit’s book “Good Enough Now” in preparation for our interview with her on the Fundraising HayDay podcast it hit me – being my own boss doesn’t mean I have the best boss ever if I am always saying yes to everything but not stopping and thinking about what saying yes means in terms of time, commitment, and stress on my life.

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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. Many funding gaps are ultimately filled by unrestricted funds the organization has generated through traditional fundraising activities (e.g., Assigning one person to be the lead for the entire proposal is not necessarily a bad thing.

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Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Foundations Are Not All Alike Another exception to the rule that foundations give out grant funding is the case of a not-for-profit institution, such as a hospital, that has an affiliated foundation that operates as the institution’s fundraising branch and applies for grants and solicits individual gifts on its behalf.

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Grant Central USA

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Moreover, some grant writing courses facilitate access to local networking events, conferences, and professional associations related to grant writing, opening doors to a broader community of professionals. Facebook Groups: There are numerous Facebook groups dedicated to grant writing, fundraising, and nonprofit work.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 24, 2024

Mobility, heat effects and mitigation measures, park and park architectural history, buildings and structures and other facilities, programming, strategy and management of the park are the other necessary elements to have a plan that is truly comprehensive. However, the cultural landscape approach is usually applied at a large scale.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The university’s $6 million plan looks good so far, with a fundraising campaign on the way. Instead of a river of concrete running its entire length, State Street should become an urban park catering to walkers, shoppers, sidewalk cafes, art, music, small business kiosks, trees, public events and more.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 27, 2024

There is also a special event variant of special night time illumination (Georgetown BID's Glow, Austin's Waterloo Greenway's Creekside Festival, Oakland's Lakeside Gardens Autumn Lights Festival, traveling shows), often as a fundraiser. From " He's not hot, he's just buzzed by the public art in Bridgeville."

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 13, 2024

The Creek Management Plan provides a number of recommendations for the Creek within the Park. We don't have issues at the scale of a coastal city like Boston ( Climate Ready Action Plan ), but sometimes parts of the park may close because of risk management planning and flood control. national parks are trying to go carbon-free.

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Grant Central USA

AUGUST 24, 2023

Demonstrate Organizational Capacity: Funders want to know that their investment will be well-managed and yield positive results. Sending thank you notes, updates on progress, and invitations to events or site visits can help keep the funder engaged and informed.

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Grant Central USA

AUGUST 24, 2023

Demonstrate Organizational Capacity: Funders want to know that their investment will be well-managed and yield positive results. Sending thank you notes, updates on progress, and invitations to events or site visits can help keep the funder engaged and informed.

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Grant Central USA

MAY 24, 2023

How to Write a Grant Proposal from Free Management Library 5. If you like to write well, are organized and work in a good cause, grant writing and fundraising is an excellent career choice for you. on grants and fundraising programs is increasing in popularity. Grant Writing Suite of Webinars from Grant Central USA 2.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 31, 2024

There is also a special event variant of special night time illumination (Georgetown BID's Glow, Austin's Waterloo Greenway's Creekside Festival, Oakland's Lakeside Gardens Autumn Lights Festival, traveling shows), often as a fundraiser. From " He's not hot, he's just buzzed by the public art in Bridgeville."

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Whether you’re a grant writer, fundraiser, development director, or consultant who works with them, you can play an essential role in helping prepare a nonprofit to accept unexpected, larger donations and build sustainability for the communities served. Here are three essential practices you can bring to the table for this significant trend.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

I saw first-hand how communities are impacted by these types of events while living in Haiti in 2010,” shared Andrés Meira, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Grillo. Mexico-based seismic network company and AWS Partner, Grillo , is on a mission to make EEW systems more accessible. “I

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Super Library Marketing

JUNE 5, 2023

I had been invited to speak at an event put on by the Illinois Library Association. I was set to meet some of the library marketers who conspired to bring me to their event. I asked Sue and her team to share how they managed the final piece of that journey: the communication surrounding the building’s opening.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

EMPDC was created by the Barry Administration to be a CDC and to take over management of the market, but vendors and other stakeholders fought the idea, and the market remained managed by the city--for a time by a putative nonprofit--with different spaces, like North Hall (arts) and Sunday under the shed run by different entities.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Note from Diane: You know how passionate our team is about thinking about your grant management work (your post-award work) to help strengthen your grant applications (your pre-award) work. Thats why were thrilled to bring these tactical tips to you from Jitasa to help broaden your understanding of grant management.

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Super Library Marketing

JANUARY 21, 2025

Brianna Haufman is the Marketing and Communications Manager at Winter Park Library. Like many of you, the Winter Park Library Communications Team manages a range of projects such as fundraising appeals, social media, newsletters, an annual gala, and more. So, I asked Jody to share with my readers.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 20, 2025

If your organization relies partially or heavily on grant funding to stay in business, reevaluate your grant writing and management approach to ensure more of your proposals are accepted. Use these tips and other top fundraising ideas and best practices to raise more for your organization this year. Research grant opportunities.

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