Grant Ready, Know Your Strategy, Pillar 3: Fundraising Basics, Step 8: Learn fundraising basics
Welcome to the series, What Is…? where we describe common terms and concepts to help you confidently build your nonprofit. Today, we are tackling the term “being grant ready”. What is Being Grant Ready? Being Grant Ready is the process where an organization assesses,...
Grant Ready, Grants, Know Your Strategy, Step 8: Learn fundraising basics
I was in a few nonprofit founder groups recently where the question was, “I just got my tax exempt status! Where do I find the grants?” Or someone told them they would qualify for grants and so they have tunnel vision and will listen to no other solution to their...
Grant Ready, Grants, Know Your Strategy, Step 8: Learn fundraising basics
I’ve been a grant writer and I understand what it takes to write a successful grant. I’ve found that having everything in place that grants ask for is over half the battle. This means knowing who your organization is, who you serve, and how you provide services....
Grant Ready, Grants, Know Your Strategy, Pillar 3: Fundraising Basics, Step 8: Learn fundraising basics
Grants are a big subject for nonprofits. They are touted as free and easy money by some but what exactly are they and how do we make the most of grant money? We’re tackling this topic in this installment of What Is…? Definition Grants are money given by Foundations,...
Grant Ready, Know Your Plan, Pillar 1: Infrastructure, Pillar 3: Fundraising Basics, Step 4: Create your Signature Program on paper with a budget, Step 8: Learn fundraising basics
You got into nonprofit work to not just do something about a problem but to solve it. Programs are how you do something about a problem and they serve as your proof of concept. Developing a program is crucial to your organization’s prosperity. Programs allow you...
Know Your Plan, Pillar 3: Fundraising Basics, Step 8: Learn fundraising basics
A Fundraising Plan is a roadmap to get from where you are now to where you want to be this time next year. There are a lot of fundraising plans out there but they are all cumbersome for a small nonprofit. These plans require a lot of work, are complicated and, really,...
