Tips and articles for entrepreneurs, nonprofit managers and group leaders on planning, grants and facilitation. For additional articles, also see the blog we share with other nonprofit thought leaders, Advancing the Non Profit Sector.
Strategic Thinking
- Month-by-Month Strategic Thinking New!
- How to Develop a Great Mission Statement
- Your Future. At What Are You Really, Really Good?
- Karen’s Ten Concepts on How To Save a Program New!
Team Building
- Conquer 3 Money Hazards that Block Decision Making
- Why and How to Design Meeting Openers
- Items to Bring to Your Next Group Meeting
- How a Facilitator Helps Teams Succeed
- New Partnership Tool: Setting Expectations
- Partnership Evaluation
- How to Create a Presentation Notebook
Building A World Class Organization
- How First Class Are Your Operations?
- 23 Free* and Fun Ways to Make Your Mission Visible
- Must You Settle for Junk? 7 Justifications for High Quality Items
- 9 Reasons World-Class Programs Are MUSTS
- Karen’s Ten Steps to Create a World-Class Program
- Twelve Tickets to Healthy Nonprofit Esteem- New!
Growing as a Leader
- Need to Make a Tough Decision?
- How to Develop Exceptional Events
- How to Be More Successful with Your Brainstorming
- Identify Your Best Gifts
- 10 Time Management Tips for Elephant-Sized Projects
- 20 Ways to Say Thanks
- Time Management Tips for Your Holidays
- Event Follow-Up to Keep You Fired-Up
- Davis’ Leadership Activities for Growth
- Karen’s Dozen Tips to Enhance Accountability
- Volunteering As a NonProfit Leader
Money
- 20 Expense Items to Consider When Creating a Budget
- How Will We Pay for This? 14 Ways to Obtain Income
- Some Budget Categories – A List to Help With Grant Requests
- Where Do Nonprofits Derive Funding?
- Where Do Nonprofits Except Healthcare Derive Funding?
- 7 Lessons to Increase Fundraising Success
- Can Your Nonprofit Survive? A Quick Test
- More Than a Wish, Creating Successful Wish Lists
- Eleven Ways to Publicize Your Wish List
- Estimating Unknown Staff Expenses for New Programs
- The Gift Recognition Chart: Meaningful Ways to Thank
- Cost Allocation for Your Programs -Chart
- Site Visits: Karen’s Top Dozen Tip on Hosting Donors
- More Than Money Shopping Spree: Get The Correct Price
Grant-Links: Grant Writing
- Getting Current Information to Shape Your Grant Application
- Never Miss a Grant Deadline Again
- How Much? Setting a Grant Request Size
- Your Grant’s Background Section: 15 Points to Include
- What Funders Want to Know About You
- How to Prepare for Last Minute Grant Opportunities
- How to Review a Draft Grant
- Sample Letter of Intent
- Extreme Questions for Very Competitive Proposals
- Outcome Measurements Cheat Sheet
- 10 Common and Avoidable Grant Project Budget Errors
- Stand Out, Help Your Grants Make Great 1st Impressions
- Turning Words Into Money, Volunteering to Write Grants
- Prove It! How to Document Your Match
Grant-Links: Grant Funding
- How Can You Tell if Your Organization is Ready to Apply for a Grant?
- Competitive Opportunities – Who Gets Funded?
- Sample Grant Management Form
- Five Grant Questions We’re Frequently Asked
- An Unfunded Request is an Opportunity to. . .
- A Dozen Positive Responses to a Grant No
- Your Best Grant Sources the Top Eight for Most Nonprofits
- Ways to Enhance Relationships with New Grant Donors
- Grant Tracking Chart
- Is It Worth It? How to Identify Valuable Grant Sources
Grant-Links: Sustainability
- Sustainability Questions to Explore Before You Seek the Grant
- Answering the Dreaded Future Funding Grant Question
- When to Begin Your Sustainability Plans
- Including Individual Fundraising Costs in Grants
- How to Create Grants to Support Individual Fundraising
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