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Jan 13, 2012
Fund Development Grantees
Below are organizations that received TA awards for Fund Development. One purpose of this site is to encourage potential grantees to contact previous applicants to determine wast made their project successful; who they interviewed; if they had to do it over again, what would they do differently, etc. So look for an organization with whom you would like to connect and explore their process for selecting a consultant, designing the activities, and share your story!
Category: Fund Development
Jan 22, 2011
Seven Ways To Get Friendly With Foundations
Relationships are probably the biggest key to how a grant is made. This is true whether it’s a relationship that plays out over the phone, the Internet, or over breakfast every other Tuesday. Program officers and other grantmakers want to develop relationships with nonprofit organizations, especially the ones they might fund or are funding. Here are seven ideas for how you can start to develop a relationship even if you don’t get that “before-the-proposal” meeting that all the experts tell you is so important.
Category: Fund Development
Mar 02, 2010
Funder/Grantee Relationships: Or, What To Do After You Get That Check
As part of the Colorado Common Grant Revision process, a wonderful piece was developed by Oz Spies, The Denver Foundation; Amy Rosenblum, Boulder Valley Women’s Health: and Lisa Fasolo Frishman, Social Venture Partners Denver. I encourage folks to review it whenever they get the chance! – Christiano Sosa, The Denver Foundation.
Category: Fund Development