Planned Giving

MAY 12, 2025

Document your flexibility, but use the word “suggested” to allow discretion. Your policies protect your nonprofit legally and set internal expectations. Begin with : Bequests Beneficiary designations Life insurance IRA rollovers Then grow into real estate, complex trusts, and life income gifts.

Policy

HSF House

MAY 14, 2025

In the past, there has been some research in this field, such as tracing previously lost artifacts to museums in the surrounding areas, but many of them remain lost to time with no documentation, and this is a detrimental gap in the scholarship of the area.

Mentor

HSF House

MAY 14, 2025

I’ve started meeting with my mentor, who has been incredibly helpful. Their willingness to participate has been pretty encouraging, and I am grateful that I have the chance to document so many of their experiences. I took three of his classes during my freshman year, and honestly, they changed how I think about almost everything.

Mentor

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 4, 2025

This could be a great fit if you already incorporate STEM activities into your mentoring sessions. Some may offer modest funding but require extensive documentation, long-form narratives, multiple attachments, and rigorous reporting commitments. Pro tip: Alignment should feel natural. ” Read more about strong program design here.

Grant

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

​Teresa Huff is a nonprofit grant strategist and a grant writer mentor/coach. Teresa is a nonprofit grant strategist, grant writer, mentor, and coach. Don't try to worry about digging through because they are very long tax documents and maybe some of you are tax people. She has helped nonprofits triple their funding.

Instrumentl

HSF House

APRIL 16, 2025

I was approached to continue my work following the hackathon by my professor and research mentor for this project, David Merrick, the director of the EMHS program.

Mentor

Blue Avocado

APRIL 8, 2025

Have well-used, and thoughtfully created guiding documents, such as bylaws, policies, strategic plans, values, mission and vision statements, etc. A structured onboarding process and the use of assigned mentors to guide, support, and encourage new members can be a very successful approach.

Management

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

​Teresa Huff is a nonprofit grant strategist and a grant writer mentor/coach. Teresa is a nonprofit grant strategist and a grant writer, mentor, and coach. And when it's well-documented how to follow the system. And then you'll be able to save documents, too. She has helped nonprofits triple their funding.

Instrumentl

Blackbaud

APRIL 23, 2024

To mitigate risk throughout your grant cycle, you need to know your grantees through relationships and documentation, support their internal controls, and set up a process for whistleblower complaints. Mitigate Risks by Knowing Your Grantees The more you know about your grantees, the better decisions you can make.

Grant

NextAfter

DECEMBER 14, 2022

I spent years growing my knowledge of the paid digital landscape, through online resources, mentors, conferences, and more – with a focus on building beautiful, engaging imagery and video content that would generate optimal performance results for my clients, and mentoring my team to do the same. And run and document your tests.

Mentor

GrantNews

MAY 8, 2024

Cost of Incorporation& Tax-Exempt Status Every nonprofit startup must file a legal document known as the articles of incorporation with their state to begin the process. Nonprofits often use a lawyer to get a set of ‘trained professional eyes’ on their documents.

Insurance

Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 13, 2024

This field demands constant engagement—seeking insights at both human and statistical levels, organizing vital documents, crafting compelling narratives and budgets, and navigating diverse personalities and complex technical systems. Sometimes, professional development takes the form of mentoring or offering guidance during tough times.

Grant Writing

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

" From Peer Mentor to Program Manager. Veronika got her start at BITS by volunteering as a peer mentor in 2013. However, while mentoring and running educational programs, Veronika realized that she was very empowered and rewarded by the progress among the youth she engaged with. " Challenges for BITS.

Mentor

HSF House

JUNE 17, 2024

This month I continued to work with my mentor to develop and implement a method for acidifying sediment samples. Although documenting someone else’s thought process can be a great way to gain a new perspective, working on a method independently has allowed me to focus on better understanding my own.

Mentor

Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

If staff interact more with AI tools than with one another to complete tasks, it reduces the well-documented benefits of informal conversations of building an effective workplace culture, onboarding new staff, and improving staff retention.

AI

Think and Ink Grants

JULY 1, 2020

a mentoring program that moved their mentoring from in-person to online by offering weekly connections between mentees and mentors. Students can complete summer activities like drawing, creating projects, and art designs via Zoom and can present their projects to fellow campers. Speaking of going virtual.

Mentor

The NonProfit Times

JUNE 19, 2024

This field demands constant engagement — seeking insights at both human and statistical levels, organizing vital documents, crafting compelling narratives and budgets, and navigating diverse personalities and complex technical systems. Amidst this whirlwind, one thing remains constant — the grant writing community.

Grant Writing

HSF House

JUNE 10, 2024

I had to make changes to my document several times, as well as re-think several aspects of my project to create a better experiment. This made me think deeper about my project, as well as helped me learn about this process with the assistance of a mentor.

Burnout

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

" From Peer Mentor to Program Manager. Veronika got her start at BITS by volunteering as a peer mentor in 2013. However, while mentoring and running educational programs, Veronika realized that she was very empowered and rewarded by the progress among the youth she engaged with. " Challenges for BITS.

Mentor

Grant Writer Team

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Pay close attention to page length, word limits, and document formatting. Continual writing and revising, along with feedback from mentors, peers, and funders will lead to better grant applications. Always follow the formatting and submission guidelines closely. Consider becoming a grant reviewer to further develop this skill.

Grant Writing

Just Write Grants

MARCH 28, 2023

A letter of support is a document used to bolster credibility and demonstrate the validity of a research proposal. Letters of support can come from colleagues, mentors, or other experts who can attest to the applicant's qualifications and experience. What is a Letter of Support?

Grant Writing

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2014

"In this short film, Hope House honored us by allowing our cameras into a maximum security prison to document their camp program reconnecting children with their incarcerated fathers. Please visit the site to view this video).

Award

Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

I had an exceptionally knowledgeable mentor who ran an office engaged in multiple types of fundraising activities: endowment (major gifts), special project fundraising (grant writing), annual fund (with a corporate slant), membership, database administration, special events, and volunteer management. My mind was a sponge.

Grant Writing

Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Like with your donors, you can use your CRM or volunteer management software to document developments in your relationships with supporters. This means that you should document participation in your advocacy campaigns like you would any other type of supporter engagement, such as event attendance.

CRM

Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2014

The project will morph in to something called Brigade , a project of Brigade Media , which is a consortium led by Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and Sean Parker, who founded Napster and mentored Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg. It will also integrate with OneDrive and Sharepoint Online for document storage.

Software

DoJiggy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

An online enrollment system allows families to complete the application process, submit documents, and make payments from home. Successful alumni can serve as mentors, guest speakers, and advocates for your school. Utilize Online Enrollment Systems Simplifying the enrollment process can make a big difference in attracting new students.

AI

Qgiv

JULY 24, 2024

Your vice chair can also mentor new board members, helping them acclimate to their roles and responsibilities. Secretary Your secretary is responsible for maintaining accurate records of board meetings, including minutes, agendas, and any related documents.

Nonprofit

Qgiv

JULY 12, 2022

This document serves to get everyone on the right page when it comes to board expectations and responsibilities. Match new board members up with a more experienced board member so that they can form a mentor/mentee relationship. It can also outline the benefits of serving on the board as well. Create a board mentorship program.

Retainer

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Submit the Proposal : Ensure all documents are finalized and submitted by the deadline. Building connections with other entrepreneurs, mentors, and industry professionals can provide invaluable support and resources. Adhering to these can significantly impact the chance of approval.

Grant

Qgiv

JUNE 12, 2023

If you have a current strategic plan, review this document and create your list. An experienced teacher, administrator, mentor, and strategist, Scott is passionate about the important work of The Root Agency. (Note: this process may take several rounds of distillation.) Create your Vision Statement.

Strategic Plan

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

To make things easier, have the whole committee work off a shared document so no business gets asked twice. Step 16: Draft the Run of Show: This important document details how you want the event to go from start to finish. If you’ve never created this kind of detailed schedule before, find a mentor who can guide you.

Policy

Allied Grant Writers

APRIL 15, 2021

Following the letter of inquiry, you have to send the document providing more information about your organization, the needs, and outcomes. This will serve as an introduction to your project and a way to measure the interest from the funding committee. It should no longer be two pages.

Proposal

Allied Grant Writers

APRIL 15, 2021

Following the letter of inquiry, you have to send the document providing more information about your organization, the needs, and outcomes. This will serve as an introduction to your project and a way to measure the interest from the funding committee. It should no longer be two pages.

Proposal

Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

That is, are you proposing a project so you can generate data, or are you collecting evaluation data to document the results of the project? To help answer these questions, it’s a good idea to run your ideas by one or more of your mentors.

Funding

Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2014

With initial funding of $2,500, he started the CompuMentor Project to match computer enthusiast volunteers called computer mentors with Bay Area nonprofits that needed the help. Daniel Ben-Horin’s life has been well documented. Daniel has a legendary sense of humor. His title is now Chief Instigator of TechSoup Global.

Nonprofit

Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

For example, instead of simply stating that your nonprofit provides mentors for women of color who work in STEM fields, tell the story of one specific woman and where her mentoring experience has led her. Once you’ve refined your brand, document all the pertinent details in nonprofit branding guidelines.

Fundraising

Tom Ahern

AUGUST 7, 2023

Simone was my partner, wife, mentor, best friend, tease and moral compass for 37 years. The newsletter is an InDesign document [a top pro software from Adobe; complicated]. On May 2nd, 2021, Simone Joyaux died; her brain exploded, thanks to CAA. It's a build-up of amyloid plaque, weakening the brain's blood vessels. Get a scan?)

Pass-Through