giving

Capital campaigns coming back

With the economy looking better I’m hearing from more organizations that they are looking at starting, or in some cases restarting, work towards major capital projects.

Notes from the grant makers conference

I’m posting this from the Philanthropy Northwest Annual Conference, a gathering of over 200 funders from around the Northwest.

The return of capital campaigns

I’ve been getting quite a few inquiries lately about capital campaigns.

Getting foundations to stretch

I got an interesting phone call the other day from outside the Puget Sound region.

Looking ahead to the new year

I spoke to a nonprofit skills development workshop the other day about foundations and grant writing.

Better economy stimulates giving

The most recent issue of the Chronicle of Philanthropy reports that giving improved in the first quarter of 2010.

Random thougts

It's been a busy month where I've had the chance to participate in grant maker roundtables in two communities--the PSGA event and the Oregon Nonprofit Leaders Conference in Medford.

Stanford Social Innovation Review's most read articles of 2009

The Stanford Social Innovation Review sent out an email last week revealing the five most read articles from its website.

What if there is no more normal?

““Normal” may be a thing of the past.”

Making change work for you

There is a old saying, "No news is good news." But that really doesn't apply to grant writing and your work with funders.

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