During a 15 minute research session this week, I learned the following information: Ninety-three percent of nonprofits say they regularly monitor social media, up 18 percentage points from the study a year earlier. NBC Universal Foundation awarded a total of $800,000 in grants to 26 nonprofits in six cities across U.S. to improve secondary education [...]
Even if you have only been in the development field for a few months, it is likely you know that AFP stands for the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the international professional organization that serves people who work in all aspects of development. Although it was more than a decade ago that I attended their worldwide [...]
When we talk about our relations, most people think of their family (for better or worse!). As a grant seeker, this word can have a much broader meaning for your nonprofit. Representatives of corporate and foundationfunders who have given you grants in the past have a network of relations that include family, friends, and colleagues. How much do you know about them?
Guest Post by: Jane B. Ford, The Joy Path and Speaker at the February 10th Non-profit Toolbox Mini-Conference, and author of Get Grants Now Federal Agency Representatives are Your Friends Early in my career in the nonprofit sector, I had the opportunity to apply for a federal grant. I had successfully applied for foundation grants [...]