by Lauren Brownstein | Mar 29, 2017 | Nonprofit, Philanthropy, Writing
I recently attended a wonderful conference sponsored by The Barker Foundation for Adoption. Their annual Adoption and Foster Care Conference features all sorts of resources, ideas, and inspiration for foster parents and adoptive parents, as well as the people who work...
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 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...