Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

One nonprofit leader shared six lessons learned from a bad board experience organizational policies to help your nonprofit set expectations, prevent dysfunction, and avoid a laundry list of problems. You want a good volunteer to stick around!

Budget

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 4, 2025

This could be a great fit if you already incorporate STEM activities into your mentoring sessions. Grants often come with strings attached: timelines, deliverables, data collection, reporting, evaluation, staffing, and sometimes even public events or policy alignment. Pro tip: Alignment should feel natural.

Grants

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

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Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Being a multi-unit franchisee, managing a regional marketing co-op, mentoring 100 business owners, and volunteering with over 50 charity events enlightened her to the synergy and challenges faced by both donor companies and nonprofit event leaders regarding in-kind donations. Instrumentl All rights reserved

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The Fundraising Coach

MAY 30, 2025

Life insurance: Donors can name a nonprofit as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy. This can be a building, a bench, a garden, or even something intangible like a fellowship or mentoring program. The donor makes a gift of cash or property, and in exchange, they receive a fixed lifetime income stream. Reflect their passion.

CRM

Blue Avocado

APRIL 8, 2025

BruceDavis from Arts Council Silicon Valley Clear policies and abundance build strong boards. Good policies and good procedures save time and angst , an abundance framework reveals resources that might otherwise be overlooked. Also, check your bylaws to actually see how your nonprofit is supposed to operate.

Management

HSF House

JUNE 24, 2025

What once felt like a policy-focused project now feels like a people-centered journey. They’ve also highlighted how relational this work is—every meaningful moment I’ve had this summer has stemmed from connection: a shared laugh with a child, a translated conversation with a parent, a mentor who took the time to ask about my goals.

Mentor

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

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HSF House

JUNE 8, 2025

Nevertheless, I hope my experience will end with more international connections, life-long friends, and valuable mentors. Most research has focused on low-context, Western cultures that emphasize written policies, transparency, and individual accountability, prioritizing formal procedures rather than relational processes.

Pass-Through

WT Grant Foundation

AUGUST 23, 2023

Grant Scholars have been awarded grants to support their development as mentors to junior researchers of color. The awardees will mentor promising doctoral students and post-doctoral fellows in enhancing their methodological skills, publication records, and career networks. Quinn has mentored two Black women doctoral students.

Mentor

ProposalPRO

JUNE 30, 2021

Without data to perform the type of analysis that NIH has done, there is no way to inform policy changes that would affect the equitable distribution of funds across the grants process. PRO Tip: Get mentored. Finally, don’t forget to Google “mentor” and your targeted grant’s name.

Federal Grants

Fundraising HayDay

MARCH 21, 2024

Palmer Consulting Mike Chamberlain , CAE, Chief Executive Office of the Grant Professionals Association Pat Duboise , GPC, Chair of the Grant Professionals Association Mentoring Committee and Director at Grant Initiatives Reagan Lynch , Immediate Past President of the Grant Professionals Foundation and Grant Policy Manager at Witt O’Brien’s Scot Scala (..)

GPC

Pamela Grow

JANUARY 25, 2024

What policies and procedures does your organization have in place to ensure that donors who have made that extra commitment to give monthly to your organization are happy with their decision? Periodically offer them special opportunities: events, guided tours, president’s breakfasts, mentoring opportunities etc.

Mentor

Blackbaud

APRIL 23, 2024

Here are some of the internal controls your grantees should have: Formal Written Policies and Procedures You want to make sure your grantees have documented and defined ways of managing and tracking the funds they receive. Adequate Monitoring Having great written policies is key, but how do your grantees ensure that they are followed?

Grants

Candid

APRIL 6, 2022

Meme: A great friend and mentor of mine—who is also a philanthropist—challenged me to hone in on my theory of change and mentioned how GuideStar is a great place to share our work with funders. Thank you for your commitment to transparency and earning a Candid 2022 Platinum Seal. The Innocence Initiative tools we used led to amazing results!

Education

Blackbaud

JUNE 17, 2024

Normalize DEIA: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility programs and policies are critical to a culture of belonging. When making operational changes, establishing new policies, or selecting new technology that will impact faculty, get their input. Build meaningful relationships: Listen to your people.

Burnout

Candid

JULY 22, 2024

If you don’t hire, train, mentor, and provide leadership opportunities to people with disabilities at all levels then you will not have an adequate pool to hire from,” said Nikki Brown-Booker, program officer for Borealis Philanthropy’s Disability Inclusion Fund. It also means our collective perspectives are valued within an organization.

Demographics

iGrantWriters

JUNE 14, 2023

Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed. The program encourages applicant organizations to propose innovative mentoring and professional development activities aligned with the missions of NINDS and/or NIMH. Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply Non-domestic (non-U.S.)

Mentor

GrantNews

MAY 29, 2024

” Canada has partnered with fellow nations since 1945 to fund projects, shape policies, and implement programs aimed at ending poverty and increasing sustainable development. Canada’s advocacy for multilateralism has been integral to its foreign policy since the conclusion of World War II.

Funding

GrantNews

MAY 8, 2024

However, most nonprofit organizations start out with a Business Owner’s Policy (BOP). It provides start-up funding of up to $3,000 and offers hands-on training and mentoring to launch and run a company Grants up to $1,000 to individuals for costs associated with upgrading refrigeration systems on salmon fishing vessels.

Insurance

HSF House

MAY 16, 2025

I expect to gain hands-on exposure to the realities of nonprofit work, better understand refugee resettlement processes, and connect with people whose stories I may one day help uplift through policy or advocacy. I plan to lean on my mentors, ask lots of questions, and remain committed to learning every step of the way.

Mentor

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

iGrantWriters

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed. Applicants to this FOA are permitted to propose research experience in a clinical trial led by a mentor or co-mentor. Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S.

Mentor

Blackbaud

AUGUST 2, 2024

White holds a doctorate in higher education and public policy, but jokes that his role demands an even deeper background. “I One of my mentors once told me that she accomplished her vision over many chicken dinners and glasses of wine.” Both internal and external relationships happen outside the office,” White said.

IT

Grant Writers’ Seminars & Workshops

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Similarly, if a senior investigator on the team is the early career investigator’s previous graduate or postdoctoral mentor, such a partnership is likely to be viewed negatively by reviewers due to concerns about the young investigator’s ability to establish their research independence while still being closely associated with their past mentor.

Proposal

iGrantWriters

JANUARY 14, 2021

Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed. This phased award program will facilitate completion of predoctoral dual degree dentist scientist training (F99) and progression to mentored postdoctoral positions in dental, oral and craniofacial research (K00). Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S.

Award

GrantNews

MARCH 25, 2024

Also, grants to West Virginia nonprofits, and universities for scholarly research on public policy issues that impact the personal/economic liberties of the nation’s citizens. Funding supports scholarship that leads to the publication of policy papers, journal articles and books.

Grants

Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2011

” Gore gave kudos to the Games for Change community in harnessing the explosive interest in games and directing it towards social good, and encouraged the progress, saying that he looked forward to seeing “FarmVilles for policy.” Maybe the kind of catalyst needed is a paradigmatic shift in thought.

Education

HSF House

JULY 19, 2024

The city also experienced an accelerated process of urbanization during this time, which, combined with historic economic and social disparities in the Brazilian population, heavy migration to urban centers, and exclusionary urban policy, further led to an unequal occupation of the urban space. Mauricio de A.

Mentor

Qgiv

JULY 24, 2024

Obedience The duty of obedience requires your board members to adhere to your organization’s mission, bylaws, and policies. Policy board model The policy board model focuses on setting policies and strategic direction for your organization so your staff can focus on operational management.

Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

What is your event space’s policy on caterers? If you’ve never created this kind of detailed schedule before, find a mentor who can guide you. Work with your event facility to understand exactly what their policies are for cancellation and postponement. Food is a major decision for a successful event. Who will provide the food?

Policy

Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

And either way, you may be able to leverage your data to bring about policy changes. If you spot a foundation that supports projects in your field, but has a “no unsolicited proposals” policy, even though there appears to be a fit, we advise you to cross the foundation off your list and move on to better prospects. on our blog ).

Funding

Candid

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Many will remember Franklin Thomas as the president of Ford Foundation, fewer will realize that he was the first Black foundation president in America, but I knew him as my boss and mentor.

Pass-Through

Tom Ahern

MARCH 28, 2023

Because my bestie soul-mate mentor-spouse of 37 years, Simone Joyaux (1948-2021), co-founded, with an incredible board of heavyweight female politicians and activists, the Women's Fund of RI ( WFRI ) in the year 2000. after which policies switch from testosterone-driven huffing and puffing [let's declare war on someone soon!]

Policy

Candid

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Then, based on our findings, we implemented new initiatives to respond to the needs of our staff, such as “Career Conversations,” which requires managers to discuss career plans with all direct reports, not just those with whom they already had a mentor-mentee relationship. Embrace the growth opportunities that come with increased diversity.

Policy