A Podcast for the Philanthropic Community
How does your organization identify and secure resources – cash and in-kind donations – from your community? Perhaps you’ve identified local business support as an untapped source for funding your cause.Topics:Understand the current trends in corporate givingApply these trends to your advantage at the local levelAssess your internal needs before you begin solicitationsImplement helpful guidelines […]
The first wave of funding in response to COVID-19 was largely distributed to nonprofits and businesses for emergency general operating support. As with other emergency situations of national or global scale, successive waves of funding often move beyond immediate needs. Topics Covered: How is second wave funding adapting to lessons learned and community needs revealed […]
During this Donor Engagement Coffee Talk we cover COVID-19 recovery initiatives looking at the rest of 2020. We identify strategies that are working well in our current climate, and ways in which people are learning and improving. Questions covered: Has your Donor Engagement strategy changed from month 1 to month 4? What’s working, what isn’t? […]
With unique business needs and processes, foundations often have to look outside their own organization for help. Listen to your accounting peers discuss where they go for additional resources. Topics: Outsourced accounting services and outcomes Outsourced CIOs, investment custodians, and local investment managers Where to find relevant Continuing Professional Education Want to see additional resources? […]
As cities begin to re-open and communities regroup across the country, our day-to-day work may look different than we’d envisioned. Upcoming conversations with trustees and grantees could indicate that new funding strategies and partnerships will be necessary in light of lessons learned during the pandemic. Listen to your peers as they share their experiences emerging […]
Workplace burnout isn’t just a “thing” to get over. It is real and recognized by the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Diseases with real impacts on professionals everywhere. But is it real in the grants profession? And is it as rampant as it seems? Three burnout survivors — Trish Bachman, GPC, Bethany Planton, GPC, […]
Clear, compelling writing is vital to all your on-the-job writing projects – not just grant proposals. In this value-packed episode, you’ll learn simple, powerful, and often overlooked techniques that will have you writing more clearly, quickly, and confidently – right away. Topics: The big myths and misconceptions that could be sabotaging your writing Three fundamental […]
This is the third discussion on how donor management has changed in the wake of COVID-19. Topics Covered: Funding in the future- Has anyone started thinking about the next 16-18 months? Donor Fatigue- How to prevent it Donor Engagement Want to see additional resources? Visit resources.foundant.com Connect with other members of the philanthropic community at […]
In this third episode of Grantmaker Coffee Talks, we discuss how grantmakers can help their grantees during the COVID 19 crisis. Topics Covered: How to assist grantees with their immediate financial stability or sustainability? How to adjust grantmaking for the rest of the year? How has relationships with other funders changed? Want to see additional […]
Episode 2 in a series where Grantmakers discuss how they’re adjusting to COVID-19. Topics Covered: Lessons that can be learned from 2008 and other economic downturns How to balance immediate community needs and long term organizational stability of grantees How to support grantees when they can’t pay the bills Want to see additional resources? Visit […]