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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...

Marketing

Adjust, Adapt and Achieve: 3 Keys to Post-Pandemic Marketing Success

Restart and recharge. They’re the words we’re hearing frequently these days as our nonprofits open their doors to resume programs and our communities get back to business. Is there such a thing as business as usual now? Assuming your nonprofit has spent at least part of the last year adjusting your programs and ser...

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...

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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...

Marketing

SEO Basics for Nonprofits: How to Use the Most Important On-Page Factors

On-page SEO refers to what’s actually on your website – everything from content and keywords to elements like images, links, titles, descriptions, and how to use headings for search engine optimization. Let’s take a look at exactly what you should be including on every page to attract people to your site.

Administration

4 Critical Things You Should Never Leave Out of Your Nonprofit Employee Handbook

Employee handbooks are useful for nonprofits because they provide both guidance for decision-making and grounds for policy enforcement, if necessary. Some courts have even ruled that handbooks can act as contracts between employers and employees – but only if they’re thoughtfully and properly compiled.

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Six Simple Tricks For Running A More Effective Nonprofit Meeting

Have you ever looked on your calendar and seen nothing but a wall of meetings stretched before you, seemingly keeping you from getting your "real work done"? Staff meetings can be one of the most or least valuable tools nonprofits have to get everyone moving in the same direction; below are some simple tricks to...

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

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

Avoid the 5 Most Common Grant Writing Issues

SEO Basics for Nonprofits: How to Use the Most Important On-Page Factors

4 Critical Things You Should Never Leave Out of Your Nonprofit Employee Handbook

Six Simple Tricks For Running A More Effective Nonprofit Meeting

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