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Foundations – How to Start the Conversation with Program Officers

by Funding For Good | Feb 15, 2021 | Grant Writing

It’s Spring ‘grant season’ which means two things: The holiday break is over and it’s time to start raising money again. You probably need to have a few conversations with foundation program officers to identify ideal prospects for your current needs. Whether you are...

Where to Find Grants

by Funding For Good | Oct 13, 2020 | Grant Research, Grant Writing

Knowing where to find grants takes practice. Grant research is one of the main components of grant writing and sticks out to me as difficult for many people, like learning a balance pose in yoga, especially for a novice grant writer. Much like balance poses, grant...

Rejected: What to Do if Your Grant Proposal is Denied

by Funding For Good | Jul 30, 2020 | Development/Fundraising, Grant Writing

No one likes it when their grant proposal is denied. If your organization just received a grant denial letter, you might be wondering, “What next?” Rather than toss the bad news into the trash and move on to the next proposal, it is essential to complete due diligence...

How to Communicate with Foundations: Clarifying Questions

by Funding For Good | May 13, 2020 | Development/Fundraising, Grant Research, Grant Writing

Are you researching foundation prospects for a program, project, or nonprofit organization? Have you discovered questions that you can’t find an answer to? Is there simply not enough detail on the foundation website or the 990-PF? These are the questions you ask...

Facilitating CONSENSUS BUILDING Conversations

by Funding For Good | Apr 8, 2020 | Board Development, Development/Fundraising, Strategic Planning

“Consensus Building Conversations” The concept seems so simple, doesn’t it? Get a group together. Present the issue. Have some consensus building conversations…and POOF…Agree! So why is the process never that simple? In order to...