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Browning gives you everything you need to get started with your grant application. She helps you move through the grant-writing process and apply for some of the billions of dollars available from public and private sector sources. From creating a strategic plan to using online databased and applying for e-grants, you'll learn new ways to get the funding you need.
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Are you not meeting your fundraising budget? Do you dread presenting that next financial report? Were your fundraising results less than you expected? Are you perplexed because even though your fundraising results are good, your nonprofit can never seem to get ahead? Then Seven Simple Strategies to Creating a Wildly Successful Fundraising Program is for you.
We show you simple ways to increase income without an increase in time. money, and effort;...
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When you hear the words "capital campaign," do you think about the "pain" part of the process? Yes, a campaign can be disruptive to your organization and consume a lot of staff and volunteer time. But it can be a tremendous asset to your organization in two ways. First, you are able to achieve your goal of a new building, an expanded facility, an endowment for the future. Second, a campaign, when done right, will strengthen your organization overall.
This...
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Is one of your goals to build fundraising capacity? Do you feel anxious when you have to run the numbers? Are you frustrated when you get the results? Are you nervous, when you deliver fundraising reports? Do you want to objectively show the value of your work? If so, we've written Raising Lots of Money: Essential Measures to Grow Your Finances and Excel at Fundraising just for you!
In this fast-reading book, we show you:
• What fundraising, financial,...
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How does your nonprofit organization's fundraising team approach the business community for support?
Sadly, for many organizations, the answer is, "We don't!"
For others, it is seeking sponsorship of their events. Some apply for corporate foundation grants. Or perhaps they call their local businesses when they need gifts-in-kind or maybe for a gift certificate for their silent auction. Some have even joined their local chamber of commerce, gotten...
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Have you wondered why some organizations get major gifts all the time while your organization struggles? Do you have trouble even getting in the door? Perhaps you need to first focus on cultivating strong relationships with existing and prospective donors.
This book describes how you can build strong donor relationships through cultivation events. Events where, instead of asking for money or charging people to attend, you focus on the donors'...
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Calling all changemakers! Open your mind, and buckle up for a bumpy ride through a truth-telling journey about the dysfunctional relationship between foundations and nonprofits. We all know that it's broken. So why haven't we fixed it? Enter the Unicorns. Join unicorns Jane Leu, Vu Le, and Jessamyn Shams-Lau for a nitty-gritty, inside look at how foundations and nonprofits relate today, and why we're stuck in the status quo. Next, get ready for a...
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If you're a fundraiser or social entrepreneur keen to secure large gift for any kind of social cause you need to be able to ask the right people for the right money in the right way. But how do you do that?
In this ground-breaking book, global experts Bernard Ross and Clare Segal share their approach - used by major fundraising organisations from UNHCR in the Middle East to MSF in the US and from UK's Oxford University to MEF Museum in Argentina...
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Are you tired of your nonprofit being the community's best-kept secret? Do you want to influence community perceptions about your agency? Do you know where to find durable community support? Are you trying to leverage your resources more fully? Then read The Surprisingly Easy Steps to Receiving Robust Community Support.
In The Surprisingly Easy Steps to Receiving Robust Community Support, we show you where to start searching for loyal supporters;...
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Fun(d)raising: 150 Money Making Ideas, will help you raise significant funds for your school, non-profit or cause.
Learn how to:*Coordinate fundraisers*Sell more tickets*Gain donors*Must do's for big events*Website must have's*And more!
BOOK INCLUDES: 100 small to medium fundraising ideas and 50 large fundraising ideas. Great ideas that work for any non-profit, school or cause!
Whether you volunteer with a children's charity or an animal rescue,...
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If you want to increase your chances for getting donations from business, know how much support you can ask for from the business community, get the most amount of donations as you can, and keep getting those donations year after year, then Best-Kept Secrets to Engaging and Retaining Business Donors is for you.
The authors reveal how to develop profitable business giving relationships, explain the value that your nonprofit has to offer in language...
13) The Fundraiser
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Most conversations about fundraising focus on receipts, outreach, stewardship, and strategy. But, very few discuss building the confidence to make that first ask. The Fundraiser: Fundraisers Aren't Born, They're Built answers the big questions on everyone's mind: What do I do when someone says no? Whom do I call? How do I keep fundraising?
Author Meredith White guides readers on the daunting task of facing one's fears and gaining the confidence to...
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The 'Grant Writing and Funding Coach' is a framework for you to present your project in a clear and confident style, establish a rapport with funders and succeed with your proposal. In this book, you'll find short narrative and budget summaries for your review and checklists for staying organized while you're going through the application process. Believe in your project and funders will too!
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The US has over 1.5 million nonprofits, which touch our lives in countless ways. The finest are inspiring, but unfortunately, too many let us down. Luckily, there's a solution. How to Save the World in Six (Not So Easy) Steps by expert scholar and nonprofit leader David M. Schizer is the ultimate management book for nonprofit professionals, board members, and donors. Since the goal of nonprofits is to advance their mission-not to make money-performance...
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LEARN HOW TO CONSTRUCT A GRANT PROPOSAL
A concentrated short guide to writing a good grant proposal
• Need help organizing your thoughts about your program?
• Want to learn how to make a persuasive argument for support?
• Don't have time to read a 300-page grant writing guide?
Then The Quick Wise Guide to Writing Grant Proposals was written for you. It presents an in-depth short course in the elements of a good grant proposal narrative....
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LEARN WHAT IT TAKES TO FUNDRAISE EFFECTIVELY
A Guide for Board Members and Staff of Nonprofits New to Fundraising
It would be great to receive contributions from more people, and it would be really nice to get a few big checks from foundations-if only you could figure out how to fundraise.
Does that sound familiar? If so, read The Quick Wise Guide to Fundraising Readiness before you make any false starts or hire a fundraiser to help you.
With this...
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Are you tired of struggling to make ends meet? Do you feel like you're stuck in a financial rut with no way out? Look no further than Money For Nothing, the comprehensive guidebook that reveals the secrets to accessing free money without having to pay it back. With insider tips and strategies for gaining financial aid through various channels, including grants, scholarships, employer benefits, government assistance programs, and even crowdfunded donations,...
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THE TIME HAS COME
This book is for you if you know your job is getting harder because donor expectations have changed, the old orthodoxies and conventions don't work anymore, and competition for the charitable dollar is growing. Engagement Fundraising was developed from the perspective of a donor who discovered firsthand that the impersonal, spray-and-pray approaches of his beloved charity were not only offensive but also wasteful and ineffective.
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M. Gasby Brown, CEO and Philanthropy Consultant for her company, The Gasby Group, shows you how to fund your faith-based organization. From churches to schools to corporations, Business of a Spiritual Matter shows you how to "Lead with a Mission" including how to: plan giving and soulful fundraising, meet economic challenges, and work with consultants.
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