Writing grants can be a long, arduous process. In this past blog, we talked about five steps for grant writing. Once you have identified possible funders who share alignment with your organization’s mission and goals, you want to gather more information to make a...
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How to Create a Fund Development Plan
At Transform Consulting Group, we know how stressful and time consuming it can be to find funding sources that match an organization’s mission and vision that are also sustainable for future growth. We have found that taking the time to create a fund development plan...
Shared Services: How Can Your Organization Maximize Impact While Minimizing Costs?
Many organizations struggle to secure enough funding to have the maximum impact on the goals aligned to their mission. In addition to seeking new funding to support your organization’s goals, you can examine your current expenses to find ways of reducing costs in...
Plan a “Giving Day” to Raise Funds and Build Awareness
Feeling exhausted from investing endless time and effort into yet another fundraising event or giving day? Maybe you’re going to the same donors repeatedly asking for money and want to start broadening your reach. Many organizations across the country are jumping on...
Are You Grant Ready?
Do you have big plans for your organization and now just need the funds to get the ball rolling? We covered the different types of grants here – foundation and government grants – but how do you know if your organization is ready to jump into the grant writing...
Grants 101 – Types of Grants
We love seeing our partners accelerate their impact and serve their communities in diverse ways. We understand the challenges you face and know that to do good work, you need funding. Grant writing, as part of our "Grants 101," is a key strategy for raising funds to...
Why More Funders Should Collaborate
“Partner” and “collaborate” are key buzzwords in the nonprofit sector. Partnership goes beyond organizations administering programs and services; it extends to the funders awarding grants. Funders should collaborate as well, and after years of encouraging grantees to...
Grant Opportunity: American Honda Foundation
The American Honda Foundation was established in 1984 by the American Honda Motor Company to celebrate it’s 25th anniversary of operation. Since it’s inception, the American Honda Foundation has given over $32 million to organizations across the United States....
Federal Program Spotlight: AmeriCorps
This post is part of Transform Consulting Group’s blog series highlighting federal programs that provide education opportunities and/or youth development services in communities. AmeriCorps is an initiative of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)...