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What is the Secret to Successful Grant Writing?

Blue Avocado

Finally, starting early and staying organized will help you manage the workload and reduce stress as deadlines approach. D in sociology: He had added language and statistics that we wouldn’t have thought to use in the sections covering our need for the grant, what populations would be served, and how we planned to measure outcomes.

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Improvisation Over Strategy: What Nonprofit Managers Can Learn from Theater

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Ahmad Odeh on Unsplash In this interview, the CEO of a California-based CDFI offers her observations on what her work as a theater director has taught her about nonprofit management. SD: At a National Community Reinvestment Coalition Conference last year, you mentioned you majored in sociology and theater.

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For the Love of Humankind: End of Year Fundraising for Community impact

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

She moved to Chicago after high school to study Political Science and Sociology at DePaul University. She later returned and obtained a Master of Science in Non-Profit Management from Fontbonne University, and continues her Ph.D. Gabi was born, raised and currently resides in North St. Louis City, Missouri. work at Capella University.

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What’s Your Start Agenda?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DignityMoves provides solutions that include sourcing both the capital needed for the construction of interim emergency housing as well as project managing the construction itself. They also help identify wrap-around case management services provided by existing local service providers.

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Strengthening Democracy by Practicing It

NonProfit Quarterly

The same goes for skills related to group decision-making, managing internal conflict, or holding one another accountable—the most basic democratic practices. Berkeley Journal of Sociology 17 (1972/73): 151–64. Mariana Mazzucato, The Value of Everything: Making and Taking in the Global Economy. New York: Public Affairs, 2018.

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How To Get The Most Out of Your Case Management Software

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Specialized nonprofit case management software enables these organizations to automate processes and optimize the services that their clients depend on. In essence, it gives them a central place to track cases, manage programs, and keep client data secure. Start with case management software that aligns with your needs.

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What We Can Learn From the COVID-19 Philanthropy Commons

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Despite the ease of the platform itself, the lack of compatibility with users’ existing grants management systems created a barrier to a streamlined opportunity submission process. We attribute this failure, largely, to sociological hurdles.