Marie Palacios Archives - Funding for Good

Seven Ways a Board Secretary Serves a Nonprofit

by Funding For Good | May 30, 2023 | Board Development

Of all the officer positions on the nonprofit board, the board secretary role is often the most misunderstood and under-appreciated. Most assume that the title “board secretary” is synonymous with “note-taker” and that the secretary’s duties...

How to Determine Grant Writing Fees

by Funding For Good | May 25, 2023 | Consulting

“How do grant writers get paid?” “How much should I charge for grant writing?” Questions around grant writing fees pop up a lot in the nonprofit world. Nonprofit organizations want to understand how much grant writers charge. Freelance grant writers and grant...

Facilitating CONSENSUS BUILDING Conversations

by Funding For Good | Apr 8, 2020 | 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...

Pre-Program Design Sets Grant Writers Up for Success

by Funding For Good | Mar 25, 2020 | Development/Fundraising, Grant Research, Grant Writing

Do you want to know the easiest way to set your development director or grant writer up for success? Use Pre-Program Design to create a stellar program. Pre-Program design, that’s right. Your grant writer can do everything else right. They can develop good...

BURNOUT | How Nonprofits Can Avoid It

by Funding For Good | Jan 9, 2020 | Leadership Development, Nonprofit Leadership Development

BURNOUT. How to minimize burnout. I bet you know quite a few nonprofit leaders, employees, and even volunteers who claim to suffer from burnout. Perhaps YOU suffer from burnout and need some strategies to cope. Keep reading. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines...