Resources to Help Create Better Grant Proposals
IN THE TRENCHES The easiest thing about grant-proposal writing is finding a place to learn how to do it. A wealth of ALSO SEE:Grant Makers Reveal the Most Common Reasons Grant Proposals Get Rejected information is available, from books, videos, workshops, and the Internet. The Foundation Center,…
Dos and Don’ts for Contacting Nonprofit Recruiters
JOB MARKET Headhunters are always looking for qualified applicants. Here are some tips for attracting the ALSO SEE:How Headhunters Recruit --and What Their Methods Mean for Those Being Hunted attention of recruiters: Make professional contacts. “Headhunters find most of their candidates through…
Grant Makers Reveal the Most Common Reasons Grant Proposals Get Rejected
Eighty percent of the grant applications that cross Debbie Rey’s desk are immediately rejected. Ms. Rey supervises the central proposals-processing office at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, in Battle Creek, Mich., where the bulk of the proposals to the foundation are first vetted. The reason so many…
By Marilyn Dickey
Senior Editor, Copy
Foundation Giving Held Steady Last Year, Report Says
Foundation giving remained steady in 2002 despite a weak economy and volatile stock market, according to a report released this week by the Foundation Center. The report, “Foundation Growth and Giving Estimates: 2002 Preview,” is based on data collected from nearly 62,000 foundations in the United…
By Serdar Tumgoren
Contributor
Reader Expresses Dismay Over Fund-Raising Certification Comment
INBOX To the Editor: I’ve just finished reading “Seeking a Seal of Approval” (March 20). I write because I find Jennifer Covington’s remark “Laziness is the only good excuse for not getting a CFRE” appalling and insensitive. Ms. Covington seems to have the benefit of working for larger…
Survey of Human-Services Workers Predicts a Labor Exodus
Human-services charities could soon face a serious shortage of workers, predicts a new report by a Washington think tank. The report says human-services workers are asked to do too much for too little. The survey, by the Brookings Institution, was based on interviews with 1,213 private, nonprofit,…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Tips for Planning a Board Retreat
Secrets of Successful Retreats: the Best from the Non-Profit Pros, edited by Carol Weisman, discusses the components of a successful retreat for nonprofit board members. Ms. Weisman, president of Board Builders, a consulting company in St. Louis, compiled this collection of tips from individuals…
By Jessica Kronstadt
Contributor
What Donors Should Look For in a Charity
How Effective Nonprofits Work: a Guide for Donors, Board Members, and Foundation Officers, by Marcia Festen and Marianne Philbin, is designed to help donors understand how charities operate and how to choose organizations to support. Ms. Festen, principal of a Chicago consulting company that bears…
By Jessica Kronstadt
Contributor
Testing Direct-Mail Solicitations
Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3: Raise More Money With Direct Mail Tests
By Jessica Kronstadt
Contributor
Enlightened Risk Taking: a Guide to Strategic Risk Management for Nonprofits
By Jessica Kronstadt
Contributor