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 …
The most important thing you can do when you want grant funding is to position your program for grant success. What does that mean? It means to think about your program from a funder’s perspective and to make it easier …
Where are foundation grants going in 2021? Let’s look into the crystal ball. The difficult part about foundation grants is that all of the data we have on foundation giving is often 18 to 24 months old. Foundations file their …
What are the three most popular foundation grants right now? The difficult part about foundation grants is that all of the data we have on foundation giving is often 18 to 24 months old. Foundations file their IRS Form 990 …
The most common foundation fiscal year is January 1 to December 31. This means that many foundations are approaching the end of their fiscal year and their deadline for foundation grant distributions. The time to apply is now! The time …
What are grant foundation predictions for 2020? This is a question that every organization who wants private foundation money should be asking. What does the crystal ball look like for foundation grants in 2020? The difficult part about foundation grants …
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 …
