We ran the following post a while back and are re-issuing it here, because it’s more true than ever. Foundations who make significant gifts are looking for grantees who are prepared to make significant change in the world: Are you …
I’m from Chicago and live in Colorado, so I can really relate to the phrase, “April is the cruelest month.” Seems like spring’s on its way and then there’s a snowstorm. As a fundraiser, the term could rightly be changed …
Recently, a development director called me very worried. The executive director at the organization where she worked was leaving. She was worried about losing the relationships he built over time. She was worried about losing all the good will he …
Good grantmaking is grounded first and foremost in a solid understanding of the field in which a foundation is seeking to make impact. How do your foundation funders develop that understanding? In part, by listening to you. How you present …
When your organization receives a grant from a foundation, chances are you’ve entered into something much like a clinical trial. That’s if the foundation is strategic about its grantmaking…and most are these days. As a society, we are faced with …
