Saturday, October 9, 2010

Grantseeking Advice for a Challenging Economy

This past Wednesday I had the privilege of being on a panel sponsored by the Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library, the United Way of Bucks County, and the Bucks County Community College. The event was held in Bucks County Community College's Lower Bucks Campus' beautiful meeting space. As panelists we were asked to offer advice and insight to help nonprofits strengthen their grantseeking efforts.

My advice will be discussed in the next few posts. I wanted to used this post to spotlight something that I learned from a fellow panelist. Linda Goodwin from the Bucks County Foundation encouraged the nonprofits to introduce themselves to the Foundations and make sure that the Foundation knows about your organization before you ask them for money. She recommended that you include Foundations in your newsletter mailings and invite them to events. This way the Foundations know something about what you do when you approach them for funds. Linda also emphasized the value of keeping in touch with the Foundations after they award you funds. They have invested in your orgnaization and want to see you succeed.

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