by Lauren Brownstein | Aug 26, 2016 | Fundraising, Uncategorized, Writing
An October 2015 opinion piece in the Chronicle of Philanthropy noted that 72% of US charitable foundations do not accept unsolicited grant proposals, a significant increase from just four years ago, when that number was 60% (“Let’s Require All Big Foundations to Let...
by Lauren Brownstein | Aug 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
It’s a crowded marketplace for grant proposals. Many foundation program officers have dozens (if not more) proposals to consider, and they have to make tough choices about which ones to pass along to their trustees. How can you make your grant proposal “stick”? How...
by Lauren Brownstein | Aug 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
After nearly 20 years of writing, editing, reviewing, and evaluating grant proposals, I’ve seen my share – the good, the bad, and the ugly. Some grant proposals leap off the page, painting a vivid picture of the problem at hand and the proposed solution, while also...
