Michael Webb Archives - Funding for Good

Responsibly Portraying Sustainability Beyond the Grant

by Funding For Good | Feb 7, 2019 | Development/Fundraising, Grant Writing

[Sustainability] sus·tain·a·bil·i·ty /səˌstānəˈbilədē/ noun the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level. Now that we are on the same page as to the definition of ‘sustainability’, let’s talk about portraying sustainability in relation to your...

The Gift of Leadership

by Guest Author | Aug 9, 2018 | Leadership Development

by Michael Webb I recently helped a couple of nonprofits conduct a Board Skills Assessment (with the help of excellent resources from BoardSource and Funding for Good). The subject was the gift of leadership. The results affirmed what I already suspected about their...

The Constipated Nonprofit: When Nothing Moves

by Mandy Pearce & Marie Palacios & Guest Author | Jul 25, 2018 | Strategic Planning

By Mandy Pearce, Michael Webb and Marie Palacios There are four foundational elements to any successful nonprofit… And it is important to keep all of these areas moving or your risk a constipated nonprofit! An engaged, educated, working board of...

If a Grant Writer Was Writing Your Strategic Plan

by Guest Author | Apr 25, 2018 | Strategic Planning

Guest Blog by Michael Webb, Grant STEPS What makes a good strategic plan? Google it, and you’ll get lots of examples and opinions. Consider writing your strategic plan from the perspective of a grant writer. Being a grant writer, the thing I consistently find missing...