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Watch out for those shortcuts
Fri, 06/03/2011 - 15:17 — KenThere is an interesting case involving a grant writer underway in Riverside, California this week.
The big WHY?
Thu, 02/03/2011 - 17:45 — KenOver the years grant writers have occasionally asked me, What is it we do wrong? What is the most common mistake we should avoid?
Ten Keys for New Grant Writers
Thu, 12/09/2010 - 10:35 — KenOver the years I've developed several pieces of information for presentations. One document that has had an amazing life is my Ten Keys for New Grant Writers.
Grant forecast for 2011
Thu, 10/14/2010 - 14:29 — KenAt lunch the other day a nonprofit executive recalled a forecast that I had made after the stock market decline in late 2008.
Notes from the grant makers conference
Thu, 09/30/2010 - 11:51 — Ken
I’m posting this from the Philanthropy Northwest Annual Conference, a gathering of over 200 funders from around the Northwest.
Yes Virginia, a budget really should balance
Fri, 08/13/2010 - 11:56 — KenDoes a budget really have to balance?
To some, that might seem like a simple, beginner’s question.
Getting foundations to stretch
Thu, 07/08/2010 - 16:18 — KenI got an interesting phone call the other day from outside the Puget Sound region.
Funder relationships
Wed, 05/19/2010 - 16:18 — KenTen years ago or so a grant writer called me and shared a concern that his organization was in financial trouble.
The winding path of a career
Fri, 04/23/2010 - 15:45 — KenPeople often ask me how I got a job working for a private foundation.
Writing sound bites
Wed, 02/03/2010 - 12:51 — KenOne reason I stress writing skills is that your words, written and spoken, are a key link between the people your organization helps and funders.
