by Lauren Brownstein | Jun 3, 2021 | Fundraising, Nonprofit
In most of the US, life is slowly, SLOWLY, creeping back towards some sense of normalcy. At the beginning of summer 2021, COVID-19 and its ravenous impacts still are with us, but many people, companies, and organizations are re-initiating travel, in-person gatherings,...
by Lauren Brownstein | Apr 7, 2021 | Fundraising, grants, Nonprofit
Grant Proposals are Like Baseball – You Won’t Hit A Home Run Every Time After nearly 30 years in the fundraising profession, most of them in foundation relations (grant proposal writing, prospect research, etc.), I couldn’t even begin to calculate...
by Lauren Brownstein | Mar 5, 2021 | Fundraising, Nonprofit
Sometimes, our organization’s fundraising (and other) efforts don’t need to be quite as complicated as we’ve made them. Can you keep things simple, or simpler? Especially as we round the corner of one year in our global pandemic? How much is too much...
by Lauren Brownstein | Oct 9, 2020 | Fundraising, Nonprofit
Mid-October might seem early to be thinking about year-end giving… but “the end” will arrive sooner than you think! There are a few things you can do to start gearing up for what is always the most generous time of the calendar year. Take a...
by Lauren Brownstein | Jun 5, 2020 | Fundraising, Nonprofit
Donor stewardship should happen every summer, even in a summer as weird as this one. While summer doesn’t officially kick off until later this month, I always think of Memorial Day (which happened about a week and a half ago) as the kickoff of summer....
by Lauren Brownstein | May 5, 2020 | Fundraising, grants, Nonprofit
Writing a grant proposal for the first time, or the zillionth time? Either way, some of this feels brand new. During the COVID-19 pandemic, more organizations than ever are entering the Brave New World of proposal writing. Whether you are writing a COVID-19...
