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5 Steps to Improve Your Nonprofit’s Grant Management Process

or Danielle Dougherty, assistant director of grants management at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, her grant management strategy grew from the struggles she experienced throughout her career. Despite scrambling to gather details or documents and submitting last-minute applications, she had success in securing grants, but knew there had to be a better approach. “I never really .....

3 Ways Foundations Can Help Nonprofits Attract and Retain Talent

It’s no secret that most nonprofit organizations don’t pay people what they’re worth. Yet despite this, nonprofits still have a powerful draw. Many people leave better-paying careers to dedicate their lives to service and making a difference in their communities. You couldn’t ask for a better recruiting tool. Too often, though, nonprofits’ compensation packages are .....

4 Tactics to Implement in 2024 to Elevate Your Fundraising

With fundraising down for yet another year in 2023, it may be time to try a few new approaches to regain momentum for 2024. If you’ve already embarked on implementing tactics from our “40 Trends for 2024,” here are four more tactics NonProfit PRO discovered at this week’s AFP ICON. Don’t Forget to Ask for Non-Cash Donations Working with high net .....

Building tomorrow: The Top 10 Must-Have Construction Technologies in 2024 by Dr. Mohammed Shoeb Ahmed

Dr. Mohammed Shoeb Ahmed Doctor at Deccan College of Medical Sciences The construction industry is undergoing a technological revolution, with innovations reshaping the way projects are planned, designed, and executed. As we step into 2024, it’s imperative for construction professionals to stay ahead of the curve by embracing cutting-edge technologies. In this comprehensive guide, we .....

Implementing Artificial Intelligence on Manufacturing Floors

From 2001 through 2022, the average monthly growth in the workforce slowed to 0.6% year over year, which has caused many manufactures to turn to artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance production and quality control on factory floors. “Machine learning, which falls under the umbrella of AI, will be the gateway to adopting AI at large .....

Technology Paves the Way for Supply Chain Management Solutions

Today, geographic borders no longer constrain commerce. Companies operate on a global scale and increasingly deal with external forces across the footprint of their supply chain, digital networks, distribution channels and consumer markets. Read more at The Hartford

10 Simple Ways for Manufacturers to Cut Costs in 2024

As a manufacturer, you’re always on the lookout for potential savings. Surely you have many cost-cutting measures in place — but do you really know where the money is going? Do you have a sense for your operational inefficiencies and materials waste? Is it possible there’s more you can be doing to optimize and save? .....

2024 Technology Trends To Watch Out For In Construction

In the present scenario, the construction industry is going through a major shift. Be it economic uncertainty, innovations, construction workforce dearth, as well as other aspects, all have forced building companies to alter the way they work and deliver their respective projects. Let us take a look at how construction trends happen to shape the .....

A Construction Veteran’s New Year Checklist for Contractors

The new year is a time for reflection. It’s a time to reassess business goals, staffing needs, processes and more. As you begin planning for the new year, it is important to review what is going well and the opportunities for improvement that can help optimize your business’s efficiency, reputation and profitability. Here are the .....

CONTRACTOR’s 2024 Economic Forecast

It looks like 2024—for good and for bad—might have some surprises in store. Steve Spaulding As we close out 2023, most of the major economic indicators look positive, with some surprisingly good. One key leading indicator, architectural billings, predicts a solid 2024 for the construction market, with a slower rate of growth than 2023. According .....