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What the Elance-oDesk Merger Means for Freelance Writers
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Darr; Skip to Main Content. What the Elance-oDesk Merger Means for Freelance Writers. You may have missed it in the holiday crush, but a big deal went down right at the end of the year: oDesk announced it is merging with Elance. I wanted to stop and talk about the Elance-oDesk marriage, because it signals some important changes coming down the pike, whether you use bid sites or not. Why the merger happened. In reality, there are several big reasons why mergers usually happen:. Any of 1-4 might be in play...
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Cloudlancer Writing - Organizational and fundraising tips for startups and small business owners.: Understanding grant cycles
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Cloudlancer Writing - Organizational and fundraising tips for startups and small business owners. Insights for entrepreneurs and nonprofits. Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Funding sources, even those run by the Federal government, are not bottomless wells of money. Case in point; the SBA has just announced it is out of money for FY 2015 for its 7a small business loan program. A large part of my business. Consists of finding suitable funding matches for nonprofits and small businesses, but that's just the start.
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Cloudlancer Writing - Organizational and fundraising tips for startups and small business owners.: November 2014
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Cloudlancer Writing - Organizational and fundraising tips for startups and small business owners. Insights for entrepreneurs and nonprofits. Monday, November 24, 2014. Holiday fundraising – Planning ahead. Many nonprofit organizations are looking at the end of the year, particularly in terms of revenue raised. Those that met or exceeded their goal have one thing in common – they thought ahead. If you've waited until now to think about holiday revenue, you are about six months late. Social media usually s...
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Cloudlancer Writing - Organizational and fundraising tips for startups and small business owners.: September 2014
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Cloudlancer Writing - Organizational and fundraising tips for startups and small business owners. Insights for entrepreneurs and nonprofits. Monday, September 29, 2014. The RE.A.L. Formula for attracting grantors. There are approximately 1.5 million nonprofits vying for funding from approximate 100,000 foundations every year. Standing out in that crowd requires a strong survival strategy. Various sources have reported. Egitimacy – are you a legally recognized nonprofit with good references and stro...
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Cloudlancer Writing - Organizational and fundraising tips for startups and small business owners.: August 2015
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Cloudlancer Writing - Organizational and fundraising tips for startups and small business owners. Insights for entrepreneurs and nonprofits. Tuesday, August 25, 2015. The important parts of an LOI. After spending a week reading proposals and letters of inquiry, I thought it might be a good time to offer a refresher course on a properly designed letter of inquiry, sometimes also called letters of introduction. As to length, if there are no guidelines offered by the funder, two pages is a good rule of thum...
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Cloudlancer Writing - Organizational and fundraising tips for startups and small business owners.: March 2015
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Cloudlancer Writing - Organizational and fundraising tips for startups and small business owners. Insights for entrepreneurs and nonprofits. Monday, March 30, 2015. Communicating success - If you did it, brag about it! Who doesn't like the story of the "Little Engine That Could? The 1930 children's book has stayed a favorite for 75 years because it teaches children that trying hard and often gets you to the top. It's doubtful that the book would have even survived a week if it ended on a note of failure.
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Cloudlancer Writing - Organizational and fundraising tips for startups and small business owners.: February 2015
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Cloudlancer Writing - Organizational and fundraising tips for startups and small business owners. Insights for entrepreneurs and nonprofits. Tuesday, February 24, 2015. Understanding the language of nonprofits. With all the press about how bad things are, it's comforting to know that we still have a human need to help, to make things better. Doing those nice things effectively is not so clearly defined. Benefitting just one person or a few families isn't what the term implies. When used in the strict...
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Cloudlancer Writing - Organizational and fundraising tips for startups and small business owners.: July 2015
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Cloudlancer Writing - Organizational and fundraising tips for startups and small business owners. Insights for entrepreneurs and nonprofits. Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Funding sources, even those run by the Federal government, are not bottomless wells of money. Case in point; the SBA has just announced it is out of money for FY 2015 for its 7a small business loan program. A large part of my business. Consists of finding suitable funding matches for nonprofits and small businesses, but that's just the start.
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Cloudlancer Writing - Organizational and fundraising tips for startups and small business owners.: January 2015
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Cloudlancer Writing - Organizational and fundraising tips for startups and small business owners. Insights for entrepreneurs and nonprofits. Monday, January 26, 2015. 5 Tips to set a true-cost operating budget for your start-up. Most lenders, investors and even grantors require some sort of business plan when considering whether to invest in a start-up. One of the first things they look at is your cost of doing business projections. If they find that part lacking, they seldom look further. Websites and d...
