In this day and age your digital presence is vital for fundraising success. As millennials are reaching their 30s (and even 40s) they are...

We were crunching our last year's numbers, and I realized that we had a success rate of 58%. Most grant writers average around 10% - 30%,...

We all know about how funders want to make sure that the check they write you isn't the last check you ever receive. We've also seen the...

My beloved grandmother Leota Schuler never went to college, was never wealthy and was certainly never famous (you've never heard of her,...

Right around this time through the spring is when there are conferences after conferences on fundraising, nonprofit leadership, specific...

Back in 2009, Apple coined the phrase "There's an app for that" to promote their new iPhone and all the apps that you could download...

We've all been there. Laundry has piled up. Your car needed an oil change yesterday. Your kid needs to be driven to soccer practice....

When I started Sharpshooter nearly a decade ago, I never thought that I would end up here: developing a new software for grant writers,...

Full disclosure: I have made every single one of these mistakes. I can guarantee that every person who has ever written a grant has made...

I get a lot of phone calls (in case you couldn't tell) from people who want to know how to get money for their organization from funders...

It seems like every week I say, "This is the most asked question I receive." This week is no exception because I am constantly asked,...

*Phone rings* "This is Dana." "Hi, Dana. It's X. We have a new development director. Again." Over my 30 year career, I have received this...

Send a few emails, make a couple calls and maybe attend a funder's event or conference then you're golden right? Stewardship made easy!...

I receive tons of calls and emails from people who are under many impressions that are simply not true when it comes to grant seeking....

At least once a month, I have a conversation that starts like this: "We are a small/poor/start-up nonprofit and we just don't have the...

Fact: Babe Ruth had a 66% fail rate at bat. That's right. He failed most of the time. So...why isn't he considered a failure? When he got...

We kicked off the federal grant proposal six weeks before the deadline with a team meeting. During the meeting, we determined the scope...

Not every new problem needs a new nonprofit. There. I said it. At least two or three times a month, I have someone approach me about...

So your nonprofit decided to embark on a capital campaign. While you're dreaming of cutting the ribbon on your new building that will...

Recently, I’ve had multiple clients send updates from foundations expressing their desire to fund their nonprofits, but due to budget...