Insights: A Deep Dive Into Grants and Nonprofit Funding
Kutools Review & Tips
Remember a few months ago when we had a new toy to try and we were super excited about it? Well, we gave it a...
Credibility (Pt. 2 of 4) – Follow up to the Uncle Sam Analogy
Work Together to Build Credibility Necessary for Successful Grants Does it seem like the same established nonprofits are always the organizations that are awarded...
Have a Seat on the Other Side of the Table!
One of the best professional development opportunities for grant writers is to serve as a peer reviewer, reading and scoring competitive grant proposals. It is...
Thinking About Training…
Alex Comfort, CFRE I just finished an AFP chapter meeting in which I moderated, in part, a discussion of ethics. The best part of this...
The Uncle Sam Analogy (Pt. 1 of 4)
Our dear old Uncle Sam has a fistful of one hundred dollar bills. He lines up five of his nieces and nephews along a wall. “Alright,” he...
Ways Your Board Members Can Assist You with Fundraising
Alex Comfort, CFRE Anyone who is a non-profit professional understands the challenge of getting Board Members to grasp fully their fiduciary responsibility: they are to help...
Dark Clouds in the Crystal Ball
A few short weeks ago, I wrote about the new administration in a reserved, but hopeful manner. While our crystal ball for grant funding was pretty cloudy,...
Thoughts About the Annual Fund
Alex Comfort, CFRE What great nuggets stay in your brain from college? One for me came from THE GREAT LITERATURE PROFESSOR. You know, the one you had...
Don’t forget direct mail!
Alex Comfort, CFRE Recently I convened a group of 6 fundraisers who held a position of “Director of Development” or some title like that. Four...