For small to medium nonprofits, board members and executive directors are often left juggling everything – strategic planning, programming, fundraising, marketing, budgeting…and too often, financial…
If you’re going to work as a consultant, you need to be comfortable with having uncomfortable conversations. Clients will have unrealistic expectations, strong personalities, and more. How you handle…
Grant writing is such a misnomer. As grant professionals, we spend about 80% of our time working on a million other things. One of the most time-consuming aspects of grant proposal development is…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) seems to be taking over the world, especially when the written word is involved. But is it the end-all, be-all answer to your grant writing woes? Can you trust it? Should…
When money is involved, fraud is a possibility. It’s one of the reasons we have so many rules, regulations, and reporting requirements surrounding grant awards: to ensure the funding is spent as…
Season 1, Episode 10 of the Fundraising HayDay Podcast. Most funders want to be kept apprised of your program’s activities, spending habits, accomplishments, and setbacks on a monthly or quarterly…
Season 1, Episode 9 of the Fundraising HayDay Podcast. Foundation, corporate, and federal funders like to visit their grant recipients. Learn how to prepare and survive site visits, whether your…
Cohosts Amanda and Kimberly talk about their top ten favorite things discovered during Season 2 of the podcast. From books to technology to professional development, they share their favorites with…
Season 1, Episode 12 of the Fundraising HayDay Podcast. Grant money is not free money. Just because you are eligible to apply for a grant does not mean the grant is the right fit for your organization…
Sub-recipients, contractors, fiscal agents, partnerships, collaborators - and the list goes on when it comes to potential relationships developed as a result of grant funding. How you treat each…
