Alex Dunn, MSW, CFRE, and Millionaire Grant Lady was elected to be the President of the Grant Professionals Association of North Texas. Alex had served as a Programming Chair for three previous years and was responsible for helping improve the
The Association of Fundraising Professional’s Fundraising Effectiveness Project surprisingly does not discuss grant funding. This is surprising because foundation grants make up 18% of all charitable contributions according to the National Philanthropic Trust. And government grants and contracts make up
Gratitude is an important “X Factor” in grant funding. You may have heard me talk before about grant “winning” versus grant “writing”. I believe you could write lots of grants with the belief that the philanthropic community owes you something
Now may be the best time in recent history to get new foundation grants. Foundation grants are up right now and fewer “usual” nonprofits are applying. Now is the best time to get your foot in the door with new
Is there enough grant funding to end homelessness? Alex Dunn, MSW, CFRE is presenting at the National Human Services Data Consortium (NHSDC) Fall 2021 conference on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. Only 19 presentations were approved in this prestigious conference, and
Alex Dunn’s work won the Fort Worth/Arlington/Tarrant County Continuum of Care over $4 million grant to end youth homelessness. The Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project aims to fuel innovation to prevent and end youth homelessness across the United States. Only 33
Often, people ask me about the difference between individual giving and foundation giving. They want to know if they can focus on individual giving only instead of foundation grants. What I say is that for most nonprofits, individual giving is
Are you begging for grant money? In the past, I have talked about the importance of positioning your organization for success in your grant applications. A lot of nonprofits I work with approach funders like Oliver Twist, begging for money.
Often, people ask me what foundation grant funding will do in the future. I dust off my crystal ball, check my gut, synthesize my ongoing research, and make a prediction. I have predicted before that foundation grants will be tighter
