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10 Insider Tips for Experienced Fundraisers in Grant Seeking
For experienced fundraising leaders, the key to continued success in grant seeking is refinement and adaptation.
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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....
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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....
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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....
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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...
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Bridge the Gap: Protect the Grants Program During a Staffing Transition
A solid grants program is built on consistent attention to funding opportunities and relationships. So what happens when the grants manager leaves? Use this checklist to prepare for an unexpected staffing change by taking key steps before, during, and after...
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Making a Connection with the First Call
You’re phoning a prospective funder. How can you increase the odds of getting a grant? The key is establishing a relationship with a funder before you ever submit. This relationship often begins over the phone. How you handle the first...
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Boosting Donor & Funder Relationships
Fundraising is the noble act of inviting someone to act on his or her values. Donating to a nonprofit gives people a chance to be involved in a cause they care about. Who better to extend an invitation than members...
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Finding grant opportunities you can win
Focus on the grant opportunities you stand the best chance to win. Every grant opportunity comes with a cost of time and resources to cultivate the funder and prepare the grant application. For this reason, it’s important to carefully read...
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Factors to Consider When Deciding to Go (or Not Go) for a Grant Opportunity
YOUR GO-TO GUIDE FOR Making a Connection with the First Call Factors to Consider When Deciding to Go (or Not Go) for a Grant Opportunity....
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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...
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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...
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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...