As Mother’s Day was approaching and I paused this past week to prepare with my two daughters for what they wanted to send my mom, Grandma Elaine, I reflected on the countless lessons she has…
What do you think about our analogy that: A new nonprofit organization needs to build its “credit score” for grant seeking to show they are not a risky investment as a potential grantee, just as…
*Note from Diane: We are thrilled to have a guest post today presenting a point of view directly from a grant maker. I am honored to be a part of the LEAD Council for the Northern…
*Note from Diane: I am excited to announce that I am now blogging for Nonprofit Pro, which has a magazine, website and daily e-newsletter, NonProfit PRO Today. You’ll find Diane’s posts on grants in the NonProfit…
If you joined me for my free webinar on CharityHowTo last week about Why It is Important to Build Relationships with Grant Makers (the recording is available here if you missed it!), you heard me…
Happy International Grant Professionals Week, and an early Happy International Grant Professionals Day! What is this professional holiday you ask? The Grant Professionals Association launched #IGPD three years ago and states that “International Grant Professionals Day…
It’s true…#GrantsWork Grant professionals help to change the world one grant at a time. We have been talking about Grant Funding in Action here on our team and our blog for the past two years…
The answer to “Can’t You Just Write It?” …No, I Can’t “Just” Write It Let’s be honest, one of the phrases that all grant professionals fear is “Can’t you just write it?!?” It is…
What a fun question….how much coffee fuels your grant writing? We talk about what motivates or inspires our grant writing frequently on our team. We’ve talked about how we build movement into our days in…
It’s that time of year again…many take time to make New Year’s Resolutions or follow a similar practice to Chris Brogan and select three words to describe their year ahead. Last year I literally was…
