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Listening for the Beat of Change: Conversational Grantmaking Where Accountability Demands Listening

Blackbaud

Kataly’s approach is grounded in the belief that scarcity is a manufactured constraint that undermines long-term movement building. This participatory approach allows Borealis to adapt funding and support based on real-time feedback, not just static metrics. Without clarity, these tools can reinforce harm.

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What to know about seeking corporate support right now

Candid

Do they donate items they manufacture for the benefit of other nonprofits? Develop a sponsorship toolkit: A sponsorship toolkit should include audience demographics, visibility opportunities, employee engagement ideas, and metrics for measuring community impact. Are there news articles about their sponsorship of a local event?

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19 socially responsible companies to inspire your CSR efforts

Bonterra

Examples of corporate social responsibility initiatives Fair trade: Over 90% of Patagonia’s line of products are manufactured in Fair Trade Certified factories. As the company invests in innovation, it’s focused on using alternatives to synthetic materials and new manufacturing techniques that reduce energy consumption and waste.

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How a Nonprofit Can Navigate Failure

Tech Soup

Publish metrics to highlight what you've done well. Fill your next grant request or appeal to donors with the data points, metrics, and stories you've gathered. It's easy to lower goal posts and manufacture your success — real leaders set the bar high every time. Show Effort. Need a Time Tracking Solution?

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Why TechSoup Product Donations and Donors Are Green

Tech Soup

It's the largest manufacturer in the world of network routers , switches , wireless security devices , and other equipment that connects all of us to each other and the Internet. Offering free recycling worldwide to its customers, who returned 12,180 metric tons of Cisco products for reuse and recycling last year.

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How to Set Up an E-commerce Store and Raise Money for Your Nonprofit

Tech Soup

The days where selling online meant owning a huge warehouse, holding lots of stock, and dealing with endless product manufacturers are over. On top of that, links and brand mentions are a core SEO metric that you can't afford to ignore.

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Urban doom loops mean that a new “Grant Wave” is forming

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

” Urban economic woes, either historic or current, can be demonstrated using various metrics, one of which is simple population increase vs. decrease. Population obviously isn’t a perfect metric. We are currently in the Post-Covid Grant Wave with lots of funding for EVs, carbon reduction, advanced manufacturing, etc.,