How do I write a grant budget narrative?
How do I write a grant budget narrative? When you’re write a grant, the application will often request a budget narrative. What is that?...
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How do I deal with fundraising writer’s block?
How do I deal with fundraising writer’s block? Get your fire started! Have you ever had to deal with fundraising writer’s block? If...
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The Best Fundraising Books Ever
The Best Fundraising Books Ever Get the best help you can! I’m a huge fan of fundraising best practices. Why break your head trying to...
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How can I find new grant opportunities?
How can I find new grant opportunities? The quest to find new sources of grant funds is kind of like being a match-maker. Grantors tend to be very...
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From the Fundraiser’s Playbook – Requests for Support
A simplified version of a grant is called a ‘request for support.’ Like a grant, you will be sending a written request for some kind of financial...
Read moreFrom the Fundraiser’s Playbook – Logic Models
In your pursuit of grant funding, you might run into the term “Logic Model” and wonder to yourself, “What on earth is that?” A logic model is a...
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From the Fundraiser’s Playbook – Grant Calendar
Keeping track of what grants you need to write and what grants you have written is essential to having a successful grants program. You can create...
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From the Fundraiser’s Playbook – Grantwriting Basics
Grant writing requires planning and patience. Most grants require 3 to 6 months from the time you submit an application to an actual award, so if...
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From the Fundraiser’s Playbook – Grantwriting
Grant writing is a kind of fundraising that focuses on raising money from institutional givers through a written application process. Grant...
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Stocked up – A Path to Bigger Gifts
Stocked up – A Path to Bigger Gifts Taking Stock of Major Gifts Dear Fr. Zagloba, I have great news about the matching grant! A few months...
Read moreCasting a Broader Net – Requests for Support
Using Business Letters to Get In Kind Donations Dear Mrs. Sanderson, I think reaching out to local businesses for donations is a great idea. I...
Read moreGrant Expectations – Multiplication of the Gifts
Dear Fr. Zagloba, No, I haven’t forgotten that we have to replace the roof on the Church. Now that the furnace has been replaced, it’s...
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