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What is the Secret to Successful Grant Writing?

Blue Avocado

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. .” David Patt from the National Assn. For this, we had the writing and research of a Ph.

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Day in the Life of a Nonprofit Communicator – Stacy Harbaugh

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Stacy has a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from Ball State University and studied Women’s Studies at Mankato State University. – Get outside for morning walk and a podcast at 6am (my current favorite is Make Me Smart, but I’m always looking for podcasts that tell great stories or share perspectives on productivity).

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Improvisation Over Strategy: What Nonprofit Managers Can Learn from Theater

NonProfit Quarterly

SD: At a National Community Reinvestment Coalition Conference last year, you mentioned you majored in sociology and theater. I thought I was appeasing my family by tagging on sociology. For me, similarly in a theater setting, you might have a small production where you are the playwright, actor, and director.

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What We Can Learn From the COVID-19 Philanthropy Commons

Stanford Social Innovation Review

We attribute this failure, largely, to sociological hurdles. After all, users are not product designers and the importance of proper R&D is paramount. So, solely relying on users’ intentions to determine how to set philanthropic coordination efforts is insufficient.

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Jocelyn Harmon Joins Care2 as Director of Nonprofit Services

Care2

Prior to joining Care2, she was Director of Business Development for InfoGROUP Nonprofit where she was responsible for sales, marketing and new product development. Jocelyn has a Masters of Arts in Sociology from the University of Washington. ? Jocelyn has been a member of the capacity-building community for nonprofits since 2000.

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What the US’ Mass Incarceration Regime Costs Black Women

NonProfit Quarterly

The health care costs and lost productivity precipitated by a typical cardiovascular event are estimated at $213,333. The average economic burden associated with a major depression event, including both health care costs and productivity losses, is $82,157 (converted by the author to inflation-adjusted US dollars). 2 (2012): 216–43.

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Averting Disaster through Preparation: A Conversation with Rebecca Katz and Mackenzie S. Moore

NonProfit Quarterly

And there’s a lot of people saying that their way or their product is the best solution out there, but people should check if something is FDA-approved. MSM: It’s a complicated issue, and I think it speaks to what we were saying about how important communication and engagement is and bringing in fields like sociology and anthropology.

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