Finance

Three Quick Tips on How to Keep Your Funders Engaged

It’s truly surprising how many nonprofits are successful at receiving a grant award and then never talk to their funder again until the next application deadline rolls around. But you have no staff and even less time… don’t even go there! You don’t want to be one of the organizations that takes the money and runs…

Finance

How to Beat Three of the Most Common Grant Writing Challenges

How often have we heard these phrases from nonprofits and especially their grant writers? “We need money from anywhere to survive!” and “I thought I had time to do this, but time got away from me” or “This is such a big idea, there’s no way to write this in a short application.” Maybe you’ve said these yourself...

Finance

Four Key Elements of Your Next Successful Grant Proposal

When you’re writing a grant proposal, it may sometimes feel as though every funder is seeking different information. Narratives ask you to “define the statement of need” or “provide a rationale for funding” or “tell us what problem you are trying to solve.” The truth is they are all asking for the same thing! While...

Finance

You Got the Grant, Now What? Three Essentials to Grant Reporting

You probably have had the experience of celebrating an achievement when, suddenly, panic sets in and you hear a nagging voice say, “Now what?” Being successful with grant proposals for your nonprofit, especially if you’re a new grant writer, may give you that same feeling: “we’ve been awarded a grant, now what do I do?

Finance

Three Ways to Turn a Grant “No” into a “YES”!

Nothing is more disappointing to a grant writer than spending hours, days, even weeks, working on a grant proposal only to receive a form letter from the funder that the application has been rejected. Before you wad up the letter, toss it away, and cross the funder off your list, take a deep breath. Don’t give up...

Finance

Avoid the 5 Most Common Grant Writing Issues

Grant proposals are among the chief tools in the fundraising tool chest for most nonprofits. Yet many nonprofits see a small percentage of their proposals actually receive funding. Why? Of course, there’s never enough money to fund all the applications, but sadly and more commonly, grant proposals often don’t follow...

Finance

How To Get Funded as a Brand New Nonprofit

One of the biggest misconceptions when it comes to starting a nonprofit is that grants are plentiful and easy to get. But that’s not always true! Especially if you’re a new nonprofit without a track record of success. It is absolutely possible to fund your nonprofit without your own money. Here's how to do it.

Finance

4 Creative Alternatives to Grants for New Nonprofits

Established nonprofits organizations have various avenues for funding in place – robust donor programs, multi-year grant awards, major event strategies. But what about new nonprofits? ‍But what about new nonprofits? Sure, there are foundations that set seed money aside for startups, and you can find federal...

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