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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...
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Dana Drummond
- Jul 8, 2019
- 4 min
Getting to the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony : The Feasibility Study
So your nonprofit decided to embark on a capital campaign. While you're dreaming of cutting the ribbon on your new building that will...
Dana Drummond
- Jul 1, 2019
- 2 min
The New Normal?
Recently, I’ve had multiple clients send updates from foundations expressing their desire to fund their nonprofits, but due to budget...
Dana Drummond
- Apr 16, 2019
- 2 min
How Foundations Work (a book review)
Book review: Winning Foundation Grants by M. Teitel I just finished reading a good book by Martin Teitel called "Winning Foundation...
Dana Drummond
- Apr 8, 2019
- 2 min
Grants for Small Businesses
[Phone ringing] Me: Good morning, this is Dana. [Static and mumbling] Me: Hello? Voice: Yep! Me: Good morning! Voice: Hey, my wife was...
Dana Drummond
- Apr 1, 2019
- 3 min
The Cardinal Rule
I am putting a pin in the Federal Grant Series this week to talk about something important: the Cardinal Rule: never submit a "cold"...
Dana Drummond
- Mar 25, 2019
- 3 min
The Federal Grant Series: The Tips
In the course of my career, I've written dozens of federal grant proposals for different departments and agencies. Each time I finish...
Dana Drummond
- Mar 4, 2019
- 4 min
Making Quick Cash
Grant-seeking is not it. Let me clear the air right at the beginning. In truth, grant-seeking works best when your organization is...
Dana Drummond
- Feb 4, 2019
- 2 min
The Chaotic Nature of Grant Seeking
I have been thinking a lot about chaos, especially after completing a chaotic month. When you are a professional fund raiser, every month...
Dana Drummond
- Jan 21, 2019
- 2 min
New Research Confirms What We Already Knew
I wrote a blog post about GuideStar and why the rankings, also referred to as their Seals of Transparency, are important about a month...
Dana Drummond
- Jan 14, 2019
- 3 min
Government Shutdowns and Nonprofit Funding
“O, woe is me, to have seen what I have seen, see what I see!” William Shakespeare. The other day I was working on a federal grant...
Dana Drummond
- Jan 7, 2019
- 4 min
It's Not Just Pizza
A few things are pretty commonplace when it comes to proposal development and reporting. You can expect to include your 990s and audited...
Dana Drummond
- Dec 31, 2018
- 2 min
Growth for the New Year
We are only hours away from 2019, and many of us are reflecting on the past year. What did we learn? How did we grow? What successes did...
Dana Drummond
- Dec 24, 2018
- 3 min
The Point Report
As we are less than 24 hours away from Christmas, giving has been on my heart. In the spirit of the holidays, I am so excited to share an...
Dana Drummond
- Dec 17, 2018
- 2 min
Your Guidestar Ranking and Why it Matters
Before we dive into rankings, their importance, and how to improve it, let’s talk about what Guidestar is. Guidestar is the world’s...
Dana Drummond
- Dec 3, 2018
- 1 min
The Online Resources You Need
Coming off of the Board Series I have been thinking about resources available to help you organize better and be prepared for the grant...
Dana Drummond
- Nov 26, 2018
- 2 min
The Board Series: The Management Role
Board of Directors have a legal responsibility to the nonprofit of the board on which they serve, as we discussed earlier, and they also...
Dana Drummond
- Nov 19, 2018
- 2 min
The Board Series: The Legal Role
For the last two weeks of "The Board Series", we will explore the roles the Board plays. This week? The legal role. Nonprofit boards can...
Dana Drummond
- Nov 12, 2018
- 4 min