Government grant proposals should go through a five-step writing process: Plan: Think through your proposal sections. Organize: Use the grant guidelines as your outlining guide. Write: Write in a free-flowing manner. Examine: Walk away from your writing and review it later while letting others review it too. Revise: Emphasize clarity, conciseness, correctness, and persuasiveness. This …
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A note from a reader: Hank, I am a volunteer for a nonprofit organization that has been approached by “professional fund raisers” that are looking for “up-front” fees to raise money for us. In my experience, and I have paid out thousands of dollars to these individuals that promise you the moon and when it …
After some $40 million was raised in $10 gifts through cell phones for the Haiti earthquake response in January, 2010, every nonprofit had dreams of cell phones as mobile donation machines. Even for the Red Cross, those dreams seem to have evaporated. However, mobile use among Americans has increased dramatically. It’s probably true that among …
I have a BIG problem with the word/concept of “philanthropy” as it is often misused in the nonprofit/fundraising world. Too often, people in the nonprofit sector equate the terms fundraising, development, charity and contributions with the concept of philanthropy. They are not synonymous. Philanthropy, in its literal definition, refers to “love of mankind/humankind. In the …
In the 7 Keys to CFC Success, Key #3 is “Use all 12 months of the Year.” By the time you get to the actual CFC solicitation period in the fall, you’ll need to have already planted the seeds of awareness in the minds of your current and potential new donors. Communication and marketing professionals …
Recently, during a meeting at our Church, I talked to Alice, our pastoral associate, about my wife Joyce and I offering to give a special major contribution for a program she heads. Alice is in charge of a group who regularly review the cases of fellow parishioners in desperate need of money to pay overdue …
If you’re the only staff person devoted to grantsmanship at your organization, then you’re the one on first … and you’re also the manager! But, you have a great team, and each member plays an important role in helping to win the grant. As in baseball, each member of your team has specific responsibilities and …
