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    7 Tips to Level Up Your Grant Writing Game

    Easy ways to improve your skills at grant writing–and increase the likelihood that your proposal will be accepted!

  • Unlocking Accessibility On Social Media: Inclusive Concepts and Tools

    Accessibility matters, and for organizations that deliver programs and services to the public, it’s the law of the land, even in communications. This resource offers specific guidelines for embracing accessibility in your social media and online content.

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    How to Transform Shared Challenges into Community Opportunities

    Art is an important tool in bringing communities together to solve problems and overcome challenges. Read on to learn about navigating the art of human relationships with Kinect M1.

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    Photo Tips for Capturing Your Mission

    A picture is worth a thousand words, so it's important to find the right ones to represent your organization. Explore this photo-based resource to help plan and select images that reflect and inspire your organization’s mission.

  • Several people sitting around a conference room table as one person stands at the front of the room hanging sticky notes on the wall.

    Use Brainstorming that Breaks Through

    A framework to help marketers, communicators, outreach managers, fundraisers, programming teams and leaders generate out-of-the-box ideas that solve sticky challenges, create new opportunities, and drive greater mission impact—in 60 minutes or less!

  • Two people perform on the lawn as part of The Missouri River Water Walk in May 2021. People sit in lawn chairs in a circle around them and watch.

    Going Beyond Land Acknowledgments

    Land acknowledgment statements usually focus on recognizing the Indigenous past, present, and future of a location. This article helps you go beyond a statement and develop an action plan that actually supports Indigenous people.

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    5 Ways to Strengthen Arts Marketing

    The effectiveness of your marketing depends on understanding what motivates people to take action. This article suggests five actionable ways, with data-driven examples, to enhance your marketing and communications to support your mission.

  • Mural under an overpass bridge in a river. It is painted light blue, with a woman of medium skin tone and black curly hair at the center. She’s blowing dandelion seeds off of her hand, which float off into the distance. It looks like she’s in water, as swirly designs resembling waves, and closely matching the pattern of her hair, come up to meet her shoulders. To her right, in yellow paint, are the words “Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin Culmel” and the dates “2/21/1903-1/14/1977.” *Part of the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission*

    Three Ways to Strengthen Your Community’s Creative Identity

    Revitalizing your local creative ecosystem can be easier than you think. Learn where to start and what you’ll need to create sustainable creative opportunity in your community.

  • Jean-Pierre Mot talks about his work Pop-Up Remnants at the 4Ground Land Art Biennial Launch Party on June 4, 2022.

    Connecting What and Why

    Changing how you think about your organization will help you change how you talk about it. Focusing on why you do what you do is the key. This article will help you make sure that what you do and how you do it aligns with your overall why.

  • Two people wearing sunhats pose in front of a colorful mural on a brick wall. The mural depicts a young person sitting on a roof, holding a telescope up to a starry sky, with the moon big behind them and planets off in the distance.

    Competitive Advantage: Knowing Your Value & Setting Yourself Apart

    The things that make your nonprofit special are assets you can leverage to build community and monetary support. This article helps you identify the qualities that make your organization different and make them work to your advantage.

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