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 …
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 …
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 …
Boring proposals don’t get funded. They get set on the side of a desk, never to be seen again. You need interesting and engaging proposals to get funded. Learn about the differences between boring and engaging grant proposals in this …
This is a question that I and my team have been getting a lot lately. COVID-19 is truly unlike anything that has been experienced by anyone living, both in its threat and in the protective steps taken by governments, businesses, …
The month of March was a great success for Millionaire Grant Lady. We were able to secure $433,000 worth of grants in just one month! Here is the breakdown: $100,000 for an adolescent mental health program $145,000 for emergency relief …
