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APRIL 2014
QUIDOO NEWS

New Quidoo Grants Awardee!

Congratulations to our Pro-bono Grant awardee：
 
 
 
Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation 
Atlanta， GA 

Client Highlights
 
 
The Princeton Area Community Foundation is working with Quidoo on an exciting grantee assessment project, entitled 
Path to Impact, that Quidoo is leading in several other communities across the globe. 
 
To learn more about this work, please visit:

Articles
John's latest from 
John Talking

Resources

Building Nonprofit Capacity
 
A guide to managing change through organizational life cycles
New Quidoo Clients
Quidoo is excited to have added 
New Brunswick Tomorrow,
Cancer Support Communities,
and the Kupona Foundation as clients! We look forward to working with them. 
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As the weather warms up and summer approaches, let's keep in mind ways that we can keep our non-profit growing. The year is underway and RB&R is here to keep you focused on the latest trends, webinars, and events that will help your non-profit become more and more successful. Enjoy!

Mind Food

Articles and Ideas Advancing Our Work  


If Volunteers Were Paid What They're Worth, We Couldn't Afford Them: The importance of having happy volunteers should not be downplayed.

Nobody Visits your Facebook Page and Why This Doesn't Matter: "..all the action is in the news feed."

How Competitive is your Non-profit?: How to "attract personal and corporate gifts that fuel the pursuit of your mission."

But My Audience is not Right for Peer-to-Peer Fundraising...: Includes a free e-book about peer-to-peer fundraising!

2014 Non-Profit Communications Trends Report: An online survey of over 2,100 non-profits.

Field Stuff 

Templates, Books, Tools and Products   

5 Lessons We Learned Experimenting SlideShare as a Visual Blog: If you haven't used SlideShare before, you should give it a try!

Leaders Leveraging Wireless: 10 Ways to Lead by Leaving Your Desk: A webinar about improving wireless technology communication. 

Ten Things You Must Know About Your Audience!: Invest time in getting to know your audience. 

How to Grow and Activate Your Audience on YouTube: "YouTube is both a powerful social network and leading search engine in itself."

Resource Nuggets 

 

Get 'Open Community' on Audible: An ebook about the importance of building an online community.

I Just Called to Say I Love You...: In Australia, "data analysis 
showed that 70% of people that had received a welcome call were still giving after 12 months." 

When Branding Means Bupkis: Branding is more than just having the right logo and tagline.

Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship: April 9-11 from Oxford, England, this is a video about the event. 


Checking the Boxes 

Tools to help you look under the hood    

June 2-3, Charleston, SC. 

September 17-19, Austin, TX

August 4-5, New York, NY

Tips on how to structure a retreat agenda. 

"Your annual budgeting process should be documented with tasks, responsibility assignments, and clearly stated deadlines."

Hottest Funding Opportunities 


ARTS & CULTURE
YOUTH
The Moyer Foundation, Community Grants: For PA & WA, deadline is August 14, 2014.

HEALTH
Christopher &Dana Reeve Foundation, Quality of Life Grants Program: for organizations that "provide services to individuals with paralysis."

EDUCATION
Lincoln Financial Group, Legacy Award: For programs that "advance Abraham Lincoln's legacy of freedom and opportunity through education." Deadline June 6,2014.


Career  Opportunities and Fellowships 

Executive Director, Chicago Artists Coalition, Chicago, IL: "The Chicago Artists Coalition is committed to cultivating groundbreaking exhibitions and educational opportunities, and to building a diverse community of artistic leaders."

Executive Director, Untapped, Phoenix, AZ: Untapped is a "single go-to resource to help businesses connect with qualified job candidates with disabilities."

Chief Financial Officer, Montana Healthcare Foundation, Bozeman, MT: "It is estimated that MHCF corpus will be between $140 and $150 million, making it the largest health-focused grantmaker in Montana."

Associate Executive Director, SER Jobs for Progress, Houston, TX: "SER exists to transform lives in the Hispanic Community and other communities in need through our education, training and employment services."

Executive Director, KIDS in the GAME, Bend, OR: "We currently have helped kids into sports in 25 different states with plans to be in all 50 states by the end of the year."

President and CEO, San Fernando Valley Interfaith Council, Los Angeles, CA: "...focused on creating positive change through service, support & engagement of others through unity & faith in action."

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