The following is a portion of our June 2014 Grant Ready post on Grantchat.org Link to full article. Are You Grant Ready? You are a Do Good organization! You have an amazing program, great staff, super-human volunteers and you serve a community in need – all you need is a grant! Right? You’ve got that proverbial ball rolling! On your way to doing good you stop by your grant professional's office or call a consultant to keep it rolling; but when they ask you about annual reports, audits, IRS documents, needs assessments….all that ‘rolling’ feels like it comes to a screeching halt. We are…read more →
Spring into Grant Connections This is our second blog in an exciting partnership blog link group “Linky Party” with esteemed grant writers from across the country, including Jana Jane Hexter, Diane Leonard, Heather Stombaugh, and Mark Whitacre. Click on the links throughout this article to read their fascinating and educational perspectives on Grants in springtime. Look for more Linky Party articles in the future! How-Do-You-Do? In the Upper Midwest, for nearly 6 months, we rarely see our neighbors. During our sub-zero winters, when we do venture outside for a walk in the neighborhood we are unrecognizable anonymous bundles of…read more →
WE LOVE OUR FUNDERS BUT… WE WORK BETTER TOGETHER! This is our first blog in a new and exciting partnership – a Link Party – with esteemed grant writers from across the country, including Jana Jane Hexter, Diane H. Leonard, Heather Stombaugh and Mark Whitacre. Click on the links throughout this article to read their fascinating and educational perspectives on this subject. Look for more LinkParty articles in the future! In my 15 years plus working with grants I have found funders and their staff to be some of the most amazing and passionate people. I have worked…read more →
Jo's TechTips: Google Tasks, Google Canvas I am always looking for better ways to manage my projects. I like Google Tasks because: I can manage projects and tasks in Gmail I use and share documents and projects through Google Drive (and sync many items with my Dropbox). I like the Google/Chrome integration across my Adroid devices and my PC. I like that my family, clients and colleagues can use these tools on their systems and devices including IPads,Kindles, etc. I've had this tiny irritation with GTasks, I wanted to look at my tasks when I wasn't 'in' Gmail and THAT is where this…read more →
HOW TO TWITTER CHAT AFTER THE SHUTDOWN OF TWEETCHAT.COM At #Grantchat, we have recommended and used Tweetchat with great enthusiasm. TweetChat offered a clear and an easy way to participate in a Twitter chat. Then we saw TweetChat’s alert stating they will most likely be unable to continue to provide their services! WHAT? If Tweetchat is so awesome, why are they shutting down? In short, that little bird likes to be in control. Twitter is a platform and not an app. Twitter has been pushing to evolve beyond a platform to include a suite of apps. As Twitter evolves and…read more →
How Can You Get More Grants? Don’t Chase the Money! Here is what I know for sure, a motto if you will – Don’t chase the money. Chase your dream! The money will follow. What do I mean by chasing money? Don’t go after a sponsor, a grant or an investor for their money. Be aggressive in planning your dream, your vision, your impact. Go to a funder with you plan in hand. Approach a funder as a partner, an investor in YOUR vision. There are many funding opportunities for all kinds of things from social enterprises to nonprofits, from…read more →
The Program Officer: Friend or Foe The word “philanthropy” derives from the Ancient Greek phrase philanthropia, meaning “to love people.” When you think about a foundation program officer do you imagine a benevolent professional who loves, or at least cares, about the very people who benefit from the grant awards or do you feel like program officers are all politics, pressure and power? Would you be surprised to know that your perception and your actions have more to do with your answer than it has to do with the position of a program officer, philanthropy or foundations? Sure, grants have…read more →
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