I love the ‘90s. It was the decade of all my high school and college years (class of ’96 and ’00). Music was popping, fashion was questionable (though I did love a good pleather pant and wide-legged jeans), Friends and ER ruled Thursday nights, and I knew the exact...
Foundation and corporate grants are a funding source for many nonprofit organizations, but since these funders are not required to have a website, your best source of information is their annual Form 990. On that document they are required to share information about...
HayDay Services is bringing you a series of “how-to” articles related to successful grant development. Part 7: Evaluation The evaluation section of your grant proposal is often one of the last sections of a grant application. At that point, you may be tired of coming...
As a development director, city clerk, or solo grant writer, you may often find yourself juggling multiple responsibilities and facing increasing demands on your time and energy. The pressure to do more with less in the workplace or in the heavily staged photos that...
Have you ever worked at an organization where you were expected to bring in all the funding plus a million other things? Your title might be Development Director, Grants Administrator, Director of Fundraising, or anything along those lines. But that title alone...
HayDay Services is bringing you a series of “how-to” articles related to successful grant development. Part 6: Program Description I find the program or project description, sometimes called the methodology section, to be the easiest section of a grant proposal to...
Picture mentorship as a cozy sweater – most folks think you only need it when fresh out of college and shivering in the cold winds of the "real world." But slipping into the comfy career cardigan of mentorship never goes out of style. Over the past 28 years, I have...
People come to the grant field from a variety of backgrounds and their work varies depending on their clients, focus, and experience. Dr. Janelle Harvey’s passion is nonprofits and ensuring they have the resources needed to thrive. She shares her insights on being...
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