We’re halfway through 2026. I know… gulp.
In January, you probably had goals: more funding, more capacity, more impact. Maybe they were written on a whiteboard, or in a board presentation, or in a strategic plan from last year.
Whatever they were, here’s the question: are you on track?
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Book Your Grant Game Plan → See what we’ve won for organizations like yoursIt’s a great time for a check-in because the decisions you make this month will determine whether Q3 and Q4 deliver the funding you need, or whether you end the year in the same place you started.
All you need is 4 questions and 5-minutes for a mid-year grant audit.
- How many grant applications have you submitted in 2026 so far? If the answer is fewer than 5, you’re behind the pace needed to build a healthy funder portfolio. The median is 20 per year (or roughly 10 by June).
- How many new foundation relationships have you started this year? Have you attended any funder events, sent any introductory letters, or connected with any program officers? If not, you’re relying entirely on cold applications (not recommended).
- What’s your win rate? Of the grants you’ve submitted, how many have been funded? If you don’t know, start tracking now. Tracking your win rate is the only way to know if your strategy is working.
- Is your board asking about grants? If the answer is yes and you don’t have good news to share, you know the pressure is coming. Better to get ahead of it than to react.
What the best-performing nonprofits do in Q3.
The organizations that finish the year strong use summer to build momentum. They’re submitting foundation applications now for Q3/Q4 awards. They’re identifying fall federal RFPs and preparing their attachments. They’re following up on Q1 and Q2 submissions with thank-you notes and updates. We call this the Core Cultivation approach.
The biggest mistake I see?
Waiting until September to start thinking about end-of-year funding. By September, the foundations that award in Q4 have already closed their application windows. The organizations that win those grants applied in June and July.
The honest conversation.
If you looked at those questions and felt a knot in your stomach, you still have time. Half the year is still ahead of you. But only if you use it differently than the first half.
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