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Social programs are often developed to address service-gaps within communities. As the program evolves and retains strong outcomes over time, organizations may look for ways to expand the services. The Wallace Foundation recently produced a report called Strategies to...
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...
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...
Organizations - public and private - go through different stages of development. During this life cycle, it is not uncommon for an organization to update or modify their programs and services. At the same time, however, some organizations can be stagnant and need to...
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...
We are fortunate to have worked on both sides of the grant-making process. We work with funders administering grants to organizations to help carry out their mission and purpose. We also work with organizations pursuing grants from funders and have written several...
Is there a cause or issue you’re tackling, and you want to raise public awareness? We talked about gaining media attention by writing press releases in this blog as a way to help communicate your organization’s efforts to your community. Another strategy for building...
Amazing organizations are working hard to support the development and achievements of young children. Similarly, outstanding organizations are working hard to connect adults with the resources they need to succeed. Supporting each of those populations separately would...
As a small business owner, I have the opportunity to hire new team members. I did not take any courses in college or graduate school that taught me how to hire staff. (Sidebar, I did not even know I was going to be a business owner back then!) However, over the past...
