Nonprofit Program Design and Winning Grants

Nonprofit program design is a vital component to winning grants. Both foundation and government funders read a ton of grant applications. They can tell if a nonprofit program design is fully developed and is likely to be successful or not. …

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Foot in the door with funders

Getting a Foot in the Door with a Big Funder

One of my favorite celebrations that I have is when a client succeeds in getting funding with a new funder. The hardest grants to get are your very first grants ever. The second hardest grants to get are your first …

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Find the right foundation grant funders

Finding the Right Foundation Funders Part 2

Last month, we talked about how you have to find the right number and the right fit of foundation funders to grow your organization’s grants. I often talk with clients who are doing one of two key mistakes in finding …

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Find the right foundation grant funders

Finding the Right Foundation Grant Funder Part 1

One of the hardest elements of grant fundraising is finding the right funder prospects. Unfortunately, most funders don’t have websites. In fact, according to Candid, the new organization formed with the merger of Guidestar and The Foundation Center: “Since 90% of …

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Win More Grant Money

Persuasive Applications Win More Grants: Part 2

To win more grants, you need to persuade funders. Persuasive grant applications win more money. In the second part of this micro-learning, I will walk you through the final three elements of persuasion and why you should be including them …

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Want More Money

Want More Money? You Need Core Cultivation

I have seen it happen over, and over, and over again. Keeping in touch with foundation funders leads to more money. Let me give you just a couple of stories. There was a funder that we applied to. Honestly, it …

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