Season 5

Get More Productive By Doing Less
Episode 22

Get More Productive By Doing Less

Productivity tools are always helpful, but sometimes it feels like the product is running you instead of you running the product. Today we are talking about the things that distract us from getting the work done and ways in which you can enhance your productivity by...

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Entrepreneurship and You
Episode 21

Entrepreneurship and You

You have a brilliant idea, but how do you bring it to market? Today we are talking to Gauri Manglik, CEO & Co-Founder of Instrumentl, a tool for nonprofits to get matched with the right funders while tracking and managing their grants. She shares how Instrumentl was...

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Grant Makers Gone Right
Episode 20

Grant Makers Gone Right

We spend many episodes dreaming of the way we WISH funders would operate - and today we are flipping the script. Learn about funders who are doing things right, earning praise from grant professionals far and wide. Plus, learn how you can lift up those funders who...

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Readers Make Better Writers
Episode 19

Readers Make Better Writers

Your Fundraising HayDay cohosts are big believers that reading is a vital component to quality writing skills. We share what reading does for your vocabulary, sentence structure, and so much more. Whether you love paperback books, audio books, newspapers, magazines,...

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Working with Your Board of Directors
Episode 18

Working with Your Board of Directors

If you work in the nonprofit profession, you will interact with your organization's board of directors. They are instrumental in your fundraising efforts, but that does not mean they are seasoned fundraisers and grant seekers themselves. So how do you best interact...

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Storytelling: The Power of One
Episode 17

Storytelling: The Power of One

Whether you develop grant proposals or work with donors, we are all storytellers. And it's vital that we share the same messages about our organization, the community we serve, and the work we do. T. Clay Buck knows a thing or two about the power of messaging, and he...

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Career Paths for Grant and Fundraising Professionals
Episode 16

Career Paths for Grant and Fundraising Professionals

Dana Schuler Drummond has a long and storied career in the field of grants and fundraising. She writes grant proposals; she teaches nonprofit courses at a local college; and she developed a grant management software tool when her post-it system failed her. No two...

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How NOT to Lead a Grant Workshop
Episode 15

How NOT to Lead a Grant Workshop

Dear funders, we appreciate when you offer a grant workshop. It is ALWAYS helpful to learn more about an upcoming application process and have the opportunity to ask questions of you. But not all funder-led workshops are created equal. Join us as we talk about the...

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