Why Grants Get Rejected
...and how to recover after striking out Fact: Babe Ruth had a 66% fail rate at bat. Yes, he failed most of the time. So...why isn't he...
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Dana Schuler Drummond
- Jun 6
- 3 min
This one easy thing will transform your grant seeking
Tldr: pick up the phone Most grant professionals I know (including myself) are introverts. We don’t hate people, it just takes more...
Dana Schuler Drummond
- May 14
- 3 min
"What's Your Grants Success Rate?": The Best Way To Measure Success
Return on investment is a far better measure than approval rate. An approval rate of less than 50% means you might not be stretching...
Dana Schuler Drummond
- Apr 16
- 2 min
Three Things I Learned During my First Year as a Grant Professional: What I Wish I Knew Sooner
Not only does springtime mean warmer weather and sunnier days, but – more importantly for me – it marks a year since I began my journey...
Dana Schuler Drummond
- Mar 12
- 5 min
Elon Musk and The New York Times
The front page of the March 10, 2024 New York Times featured a story illustrating that, with assets of $7 billion, Elon Musk’s charitable...
Dana Schuler Drummond
- Feb 21
- 2 min
Practical Tips for Getting Grant Information
This article is sponsored by Grant Holster. You've got a proposal timeline approved by the team. Things are looking good, and you should...
Dana Schuler Drummond
- Feb 14
- 7 min
AI and Grants: Divine Tool or Slippery Slope?
When I was about ten years old (this would have been the late 70s), my aunt told me this joke: One day, all the world’s top researchers...
Dana Schuler Drummond
- Feb 8
- 5 min
Unlocking Grant Success: Filling Your Vault in Six Steps
Here’s a secret (if anyone asks, you didn’t hear it from me.) About 80% of every grant application you complete is the SAME information...
Dana Schuler Drummond
- Aug 7, 2023
- 3 min
An Easier Federal Grant?
Are Federal Grants About to Get Easier?
Margaret Stall
- Apr 13, 2023
- 1 min
Should you start a nonprofit?
You love your community, but you know there are things that could be better and you want to have a positive impact. You look around and...
Margaret Stall
- Mar 30, 2023
- 1 min
Advocating For Your Grant Budget
No matter what your role -- board member, executive director, grant professional, program staff -- you play a part in making sure that...
Margaret Stall
- Mar 15, 2023
- 3 min
Budgeting for Grants
I recently had a phone call with a long time client. "Hey Dana! We just finished writing the budget for next year and we set an income...
Dana Schuler Drummond
- Aug 20, 2021
- 4 min
10 Steps to Turn Your Brilliant Idea into a Grant!
How to write a grant in 10 steps
Dana Schuler Drummond
- Aug 13, 2021
- 4 min
501c...yada, yada, yada
It’s a simple question for grant seekers in the US: What is your organization’s tax status? I saw this on an application recently and...
Dana Schuler Drummond
- Aug 5, 2021
- 1 min
Four Horsemen of the Nonprofit Apocalypse
Video: https://youtu.be/KvuH-FwkkyM Four Horsemen of the Nonprofit board Apocalypse: Failure to understand and/or adopt nonprofit best...
Dana Schuler Drummond
- Jul 30, 2021
- 2 min
The Truth About Grants for Individuals
Grants for Individuals
Dana Schuler Drummond
- Mar 12, 2021
- 3 min
Three Reasons We’re Grateful to be Grant Professionals
We did it! We made it through the dumpster fire that was 2020, and we’ve kicked off 2021 with a renewed excitement for our work. Okay,...
Dana Schuler Drummond
- Nov 23, 2020
- 2 min
The End of the Value Series!
Whew! It has been a few months in the making, but we have finished our Value Series! I hope that this was enlightening, empowering and...
Dana Schuler Drummond
- Nov 9, 2020
- 2 min
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: The Value Series
Image of four women embracing the concept of equity diversity and inclusion
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