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Prospect Research questions… and the One Big Question

Prospect Research questions… and the One Big Question

by Lauren Brownstein | Jul 7, 2022 | Fundraising, grants, Nonprofit

Prospect Research (a.k.a. researching prospective donors) is a popular fundraising topic that can be fraught with questions: Is it really OK for me to look up and share information about a potential donor? With whom should that information be shared? With whom should...
Pssst… Hey funders, here’s what your grantees are saying

Pssst… Hey funders, here’s what your grantees are saying

by Lauren Brownstein | Mar 30, 2022 | Fundraising, grants, Nonprofit

I’m hoping that this will be the first in an ongoing series of posts that pulls back the curtain on what nonprofits wish they could say to their major funders, including foundations. I invite other consultants and people who work closely with nonprofits to chime...
25 Reasons Why Your Grant Proposal Didn’t Get Funded

25 Reasons Why Your Grant Proposal Didn’t Get Funded

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...
Is That Small Grant Worth It?

Is That Small Grant Worth It?

by Lauren Brownstein | Oct 16, 2019 | donation, Fundraising, grants, Nonprofit

Big things can (eventually) come in small packages Over the years, I have worked with many nonprofits that believe it’s not worth it to pursue smaller grants. They only want to go after the big grants (and big is a different number for every organization –...
Ready to Respond: Why Your Organization Needs a Stock Grant Proposal

Ready to Respond: Why Your Organization Needs a Stock Grant Proposal

by Lauren Brownstein | Aug 4, 2019 | Fundraising, Nonprofit, Writing

Picture this: You’re meeting with a potential donor (It could be an individual donor, or it could be a foundation representative.). The meeting is going GREAT. You understand each other. Your organization’s work is in alignment with the potential...
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