Responsive Grantmaking: Five Ways to Stay Connected to Your Community During Times of Crisis
From funding uncertainty to overlapping natural disasters to the possibility of another global pandemic, the modern grantmaker must be prepared [...]
Best Practices for Creating an Effective Eligibility Quiz in Grant Applications
There are thousands of organizations in the world doing amazing work in your impact area. As a funder, you probably [...]
Taking Community Benefit Initiatives to the Streets: The Rise of Mobile Clinics
When the Doobie Brothers sang “Takin’ It to the Streets,” they probably did not imagine their anthem would someday inspire [...]
Why We Get Stuck in Status Quo: 4 Pitfalls to Addressing Dysfunction and Opportunity in Grantmaking
As grantmakers and changemakers, we have tremendous opportunities to unite frustration and dysfunction with hope and the possibility of generating [...]
Building an Effective Partner Ecosystem for Your Grant Management System
Data visualization. Document signatures. Fund accounting. Gone are the days when each of those systems required a different login and [...]
8 Tips for Supporting Your Grantees After a Significant Award
The traditional one-year grant cycle has created a funding hamster wheel that often keeps grantees heads-down on applications to avoid [...]
How Grantmakers Can Turn Uncertainty into Growth and Innovation
As grantmakers, we are deep in a new space of uncertainty. With the coming of a new year, a new [...]
How to Lead with Courage: A Conversation with Satonya Fair
According to Satonya Fair, the President and CEO of PEAK Grantmaking, leading in philanthropy takes courage and a good pair [...]
7 Ways Your Nonprofit Can Build a Strong Financial Foundation in 2025
Working with a lean budget means even the slightest unexpected expense can create a stressful situation. Persistent inflation continues to [...]
Questions to Ask If You Are Thinking About Moving to a New GMS
When your grantmaking organization first started, you didn’t need a lot of functionality to manage your single program and a [...]
