Does a budget really have to balance?

To some, that might seem like a simple, beginner’s question.

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

Ten years ago or so a grant writer called me and shared a concern that his organization was in financial trouble.

People often ask me how I got a job working for a private foundation.

One reason I stress writing skills is that your words, written and spoken, are a key link between the people your organization helps and funders.

As we begin the New Year I reflect back on a conversation I had with a development staff early in the fall.