During the Coronavirus quarantine, I’ve lost track of how many Skype calls and Zoom webinars I’ve participated in, but let’s just say it’s a lot. Some have been client calls. Some have been calls with colleagues. And some have been webinars from grantmakers and other grant pros. The latter calls have actually been the…
Preparation is vital in grant writing. Fail to plan and you’ve virtually guaranteed that something important will fall through the cracks. In my time as a grant writer, consultant, and mentor I’ve seen otherwise competent and well-meaning professionals miss deadlines, not make enough copies, fail to submit all of the required documents, forgo providing…
Most nonprofit employees I know are faced with a common problem: too much work to get done, not enough time to do it, and all of it’s important. Sound familiar? I’m betting it does, and these problems are compounded by the fact that most of us don’t exactly do our best work when we’re stressed,…
In the minds of grant makers, impact is king. It’s what they want to see most in your proposals and ultimately in your outcomes. But here comes some tough love: arts organizations are not always great at creating evaluation strategies for their programming that allow them to adequately demonstrate impact. I touched on…
When you’re focused on writing grant proposals and trying to secure awards for your nonprofit, it can be really easy to zero in solely on your proposal. You worry about how well it’s written, whether or not your budget is easy to read and understand, if you forgot any typos, or if you’ve crafted solid…
Hopefully, you’ve already checked out the previous “2 Tips” Video I did in collaboration with Morghan from Anchoring Success. If not, go back and check it out here because it was packed with organizational development tips just for arts organizations. This next one is Part 2 of the Series and focuses on Case Management organizations.…
Any of you who follow me here, on the Arts Roundup, or on social know that this month I’ve been working closely with Morghan from Anchoring Success to offer you a chance to win one of their Program Refresh Kits (a $200 value!). Personally, I love the kits and think they’re worth offering to you because…
Welcome to the new GrantMasters Series! I’m kicking off a new blog series here this week called ‘GrantMasters’. I’ll be going over some basic lessons that every nonprofit organization and grant writer can benefit from and sharing some great tips you can implement right now. Although many of these items seem pretty elementary, they absolutely…