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How to Win Grants: Five Steps for Successful Grant Seeking for Nonprofits
How can nonprofits strategically position themselves to thrive in today’s fast-paced funding landscape? ...
Blogs
Meet Our New CEO: Q&A with Dana Textoris
We sat down with the new CEO of Grants Plus, Dana Textoris, to learn more about her career journey, leadership style, and ambitions for Grants Plus in the years to come! ...
What’s a Donor-Advised Fund? Understanding the Essentials
Over the past decade, nonprofit fundraising has been rapidly transformed by new ways to give....
How to Overcome Common Obstacles to Connecting with Potential Funders
Our experts explore common obstacles when reaching out to potential funders and offer solutions for how to overcome them....
You just won a grant! Now what?
Our experts have complied 4 predictions to guide your grant seeking strategy in the New Year, including the opportunity for new funding sources....
4 Predictions for Successful Grant Seeking in 2022
Our experts have complied 4 predictions to guide your grant seeking strategy in the New Year, including the opportunity for new funding sources....
Grants Plus Guide: Under pressure? Just pause.
Managing a grants program can be stressful, and too much stress can lead to burnout. When we feel under pressure, our impulse can be to push, but it’s important to pause. A few mindful moments can recharge us and transform...
Federal Grant Writing
Guide to Emergency Federal Grants During Crisis: Updated February 2021
Over the past decade, nonprofit fundraising has been rapidly transformed by new ways to give. In particular, donor-advised funds have soared as a popular way for generous donors to support nonprofits of all sizes, creating an opportunity for nonprofits to...
Grants from Donor Advised Funds Since the COVID-19 Crisis: What Nonprofits Should Know
Donor-advised funds (DAFs) have been a fast-growing giving vehicle for years, but they have grown faster in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting recession. Experience shows that during economic downturns, philanthropic giving through DAFs remains strong. The recession...
Grant Prospect Research
Emergency Grant Seeking: Engaging Grant Makers in the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond
Adapted from an article originally published by Grants Plus on Foundant The nonprofit sector is still struggling through the uncertainty and upheaval of the COVID-19 crisis. Social distancing and “shelter in place” decrees forced the cancelation of fundraising events and...
Grant Writing Support, Partner Plan
What’s a Donor-Advised Fund? Understanding the Essentials
Over the past decade, nonprofit fundraising has been rapidly transformed by new ways to give. In particular, donor-advised funds have soared as a popular way for generous donors to support nonprofits of all sizes, creating an opportunity for nonprofits to...
Grant Prospect Research, Grant Writing Support
Dos and Don’ts to Hit the Grants Bullseye
Every grant application has an opportunity cost: the time and effort to pursue this grant could have been spent elsewhere. This makes it crucial to focus your available time and effort on the most promising grant possibilities for your organization....
Staffing Transitions: Ask the Grant Makers
For an organization facing an executive director transition, it is crucial to manage the impact on the grant seeking program. What are the right steps to communicate the leadership change? We decided to consult the best possible resources: grant makers...