Grant Bloggers: Get Noticed, Get Alltop! Fantastic news! JM Grants’ Get Grants Do Good blog is now featured in Alltop! We are proudly displaying our “As Featured in Alltop” badge on our site. It is quite an honor. Why is it an honor, you ask? Well, Alltop is one of the most popular and respected content aggregators on the web, and it was co-founded by Guy Kawasaki. You will find Beth Kanter, Chris Brogan, Seth Godin, Katya’s NPO Marketing Blog and now me. Why is this important to the Grant Pro (and anyone looking for Grant News)? I…read more →
Where I Get My Grant News (and everything else) I just read 3 Steps to Using Twitter to Gather Nonprofit News by Joe Waters. Like Joe, this Jo gets the same question, “Where do you get all of this stuff?” My answer is the same as Joe’s answer, Twitter. Because I love Joe’s post so much, I am using his format and adding my personal recommendations for grant news. I have written about grant writers using twitter before here. Now we will go through some steps to help you get great information – fast. Here are the steps you can…read more →
Google Communities As you have probably heard, Google has made some pretty big changes to its Google business services, you can find out more here, here and here. Today, I want to talk about Google+ Communities. Now, I consider myself a Google Gal and use many of Google's tools including Gmail and Hangouts. I also have a Facebook page, Twitter account, and a website. So, you may be wondering why I would need or want to use G+ with their Circles, Communities and Pages. Well, wonder no more, your answers are in What the Plus! Google+ for the Rest of Us by…read more →
First, what is “Telework”? You may be familiar with the terms “telecommuting” and “flexible workplace” and both are used to describe what the government now generally refers to as “telework”. In practice, “telework” is a work arrangement that allows an employee to perform work, during any part of regular, paid hours, at an approved alternative worksite (e.g. home, telework center). Does Your Organization Promote / Support Telework? Technology has allowed us to be more mobile, but many people aren’t keeping pace with this transformation. Is your organization managing their workforce with models that are decades old? Do you or does your…read more →
Grab an Attitude of Gratitude! We are deep into the “Month of Gratitude” and Thanksgiving is upon us. I am taking time to reflect upon the things I am thankful for, like: my amazing son, my loving rescued miniature schnauzer, the quick return of my working laptop (tear), my mom and her supportive community, and the blessing of being able to help others do good in their jobs and in their organizations! I could go on and on…I have a lot for which I am thankful. When I think of times of gratitude during my career with grants, snapshot memories flash…read more →
Do Grant Pros Tweet? Yes! Grant professionals are on the Twittersphere – sharing, gathering and connecting. I know! Who knew? Recently, I found myself proclaiming the joys and advantages of Twitter for grant departments and grant consultants. This is surprising because a few years ago I was doggedly opposed to using Twitter. I mean, why would I want to sign up for another time sucking social media tool when I was already using Linked In and Facebook, right? Wrong! Don’t get me wrong, you can waste a lot of time on any social media tool. (Confession: I am hooked on rousing…read more →
Build Virtual Trust to Win Grants Building trust is key to fundraising, grant seeking, partnerships and client services. is important, including grant seeking. Building virtual trust is an essential element to building trust for your organization. Our world is wired to share information and build our reputations. Your reputation as an agency, as a board, as a program, and as a professional can impact the organization’s ability to secure funding. Building your online reputation and online relationships is vital to your organization’s reputation and you will increase your fundraising and grant seeking success. Grantors and donors feel entitled to having your…read more →
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