Who Moved My Funder?
Using Moves Management To Secure Foundation Gifts Moves Management, initially developed by G.T. “Buck” Smith…
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What Is Your Grant Win Rate? What Should It Be?
Neither of these questions is easy to answer, so I did a little research before…
Financing & Loans
Your Best Foundation Funder is not your Best Funder Forever
Just as grade school friendships don’t usually last forever, neither do relationships between nonprofit organizations…
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Your Grantsmanship Team: Who’s on First?
If you’re the only staff person devoted to grantsmanship at your organization, then you’re the…
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The Dog Ate My Foundation Report…
Grant Reports Aren’t Always Required, But They’re (Almost) Always A Good Idea !! Not sure…
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How To Better Manage Your Grant Program
Too often we wind up letting the tail wag the dog. I know, I’ve been…
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Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You
When Does A Foundation Really Mean “No”? Unfortunately, the answer is most of the time.…
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Neither Rain, Nor Sleet, Nor Gloom of Night…
How You Mail Your Proposals Can Make a Big Difference The United States Postal Service…
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Prospecting for Foundation Gold
What does every prospector need to “hit the mother lode?” A good map!! And prospecting…
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If You’ve Met One Type of Grant, You’ve Met Them All
Not Exactly… There are a variety of grants available, but they’re not all the same.…
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Private, and Corporate, and Family Foundations! Oh, My!
If you’ve started down the yellow brick road to nonprofit foundations funding, then get set…
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Donor Centric Grantsmanship
It’s Not About Me; It’s About You, Really !! Relationships are at the heart of…
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A Four-step Process for Effective Grantsmanship
Show Me the Money & Keep It Coming For today’s look at grantsmanship, I am…
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Grantsmanship: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Although Merriam-Webster defines grantsmanship simply as “the art of obtaining grants,” the reality is so…