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Volunteer Expo, Asheville, North Carolina

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In Asheville (" Volunteer expo seeks to recruit help for over 65 local nonprofit organizations ," WLOS-TV) the Junior League of Asheville just sponsored the fifth edition of its Annual Volunteer Expo. I suggested they move it to Eastern Market's North Hall, but they evinced zero interest.

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Why I offer free grant writing training opportunities online

Grant Writing Made Easy

When I founded my grant writing consultancy back in 2015, I knew that I wanted to serve the small nonprofits that make a big impact in our communities. I’m tired of 90% of the funding out there going to the top 2.7% (in annual revenue) of nonprofits. Often this is work that shouldn’t even have to be done.

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What Should You Be Doing: Fundraising or Pursuing Grant Money?

Peak Proposals

Based on hundreds of emails we’ve received since we launched Peak Proposals in 2015, we have observed that many people appear to assume that if you are a nonprofit organization and if you need revenue, then you must pursue grant funding. In fact, for many nonprofits, grant funding may not be worth pursuing at all.

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Automation: How to Make Quick Work of Analytics

GovLoop

When the initiative launched in 2015, the city had more than 15,000 food establishments but only three dozen health inspectors. And relieved of the arduous task of sorting through all that data, those analysts focus on putting those insights to good use. They needed to figure out where to put their energies. They turned to data.

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Future of Government Awards 2023 celebrate use of technology to transform people’s lives

AWS Public Sector Blog

In 2015, Pahlka founded Civic Hall, a collaborative workspace and community center for civic tech innovators, activists, and entrepreneurs. Pahlka served in President Obama’s administration as the deputy chief technology officer from 2013-14, where she worked on initiatives to modernize government technology and improve digital services.

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Master planning for solid waste | Creating a VV equivalent for solid waste management and service operating at the metropolitan scale

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In terms of overall waste reduction planning, it's essential to include all properties in a jurisdiction within planning (" More on zero waste practice (and DC) ," 2015). Sometimes a local government may make grants to organizations in this space that are nonprofits, but the groups are generally a mix of for profits and nonprofits.

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Automation: How to Make Quick Work of Analytics

GovLoop

When the initiative launched in 2015, the city had more than 15,000 food establishments but only three dozen health inspectors. And relieved of the arduous task of sorting through all that data, those analysts focus on putting those insights to good use. They needed to figure out where to put their energies. They turned to data.