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Christmas 2024: Visions of sugar plum Fairies and Money for Nothing and Chicks for Free, but the specter of rescissions loom

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

The Acts tax credits for electric vehicles are a particular source of scorn, but a case can be made that such tax credits have spurred billions in investments to support of additional manufacturing capacity and related jobs. The Trump administration and Republican leaders are planning at least one budget reconciliation bill in 2025.

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What Will Trump’s 2025 Presidency Mean for the Grant-Seeking Community: Potential Shifts and Focus Areas

GrantNews

This was particularly impactful in high-demand fields such as technology and manufacturing. Rural Development Initiatives: Addressing rural job losses, especially in industries like manufacturing, was a priority in Trump’s first term. This could provide valuable opportunities for organizations in these areas.

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Learn To Say Yes!

Planned Giving

You don’t create the world’s most popular computing products, revolutionize the manufacturing process or invent the airplane by playing it safe. Budgets are tight, and change is viewed with suspicion. Just look at the legacies of Steve Jobs, Henry Ford, and the Wright brothers. And nonprofits are not known for taking risks.

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How to Conduct a Technology Assessment: Tech Planning 4 Your Mission Part 2/3

Tech Soup

Manufacturer. Next, look at your budget and your asset inventory. Make sure you include an ongoing budget for maintenance and safeguarding. Now that you know your needs and your budget, can you identify other. Be careful, it’s easy to go from the essential data to (non-useful) information. For example: Asset Number.

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Design Thinking a Dynamic Grants Manual

Grant Professionals Association

Originally focused on manufacturing, design thinking has been integrated into multiple disciplines including social services and healthcare. Patterns soon emerged, which were broken down into four stages: development, narrative writing, budgeting, and submission.

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Chromebook for Nonprofits: Are Web Apps All You Need?

Tech Soup

The two manufacturers shipping Chromebooks — Samsung and Acer — each offer a model with Verizon 3G internet capabilities for about 70 dollars more than the WiFi-only model. That said, the possibilities of 100% cloud-based computing are exciting, particularly for organizations without much budget for IT management and backups.

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Debunking Myths About Nonprofits – Let’s Make Sure to Get the Facts

GrantNews

The Nonprofit Sector is an Economic Engine Nonprofits employ more workers than manufacturing in over half of the states. Funding supports libraries with little access to budget assistance. One of every 10 employees works for a nonprofit organization. Programs can be virtual or hybrid.