If you break down the tasks a grant writer does during a typical project, you would find that they only spend a portion of their day on actual writing. The bulk of their tasks are devoted to grant management.  If...

By Alisha Verly-Jensen Behind every nonprofit’s mission, values, and program is a story that explains your purpose and inspires others to support you in your cause. Perfecting how you tell these stories can improve everything from how you develop your...

Today we’re shining a spotlight on Schoharie County Council of Senior Citizens, Inc., a senior citizen support nonprofit that helps the aging population in New York. We’re inspired by their mission, what inspires them to do the work they do,...

By Alisha Verly-Jensen Revising and editing is a major part of grant writing and cannot be rushed or minimized. Anything from missing the smallest detail to a glaring omission can invalidate a grant proposal.  Consequently, grant revisions are far from...

By Alisha Verly-Jensen The nonprofit world consists of numerous dynamics between funders, stakeholders, administrators, and recipients. As with other institutions that have been developed and sustained under a racist and classist framework, grantmaking contains racial inequities and underrepresentation. In recent...

Today we’re introducing the first edition of our Nonprofit Spotlight Series, where we shine the spotlight on our course members’ organizations and where you’ll learn all about the AMAZING work they do for communities around the world. Each nonprofit will...

We’re nearly one year into this pandemic, and many nonprofits are either just now finding their footing with new program designs, new funding sources, or other major accommodations to the new needs and restrictions we’re facing. . . OR they’re...