How to Minimize Risk Throughout Your Grant Cycle
There are millions of wonderful nonprofit organizations working to make this world a better place. And as a grantmaker, you’ve [...]
Blackbaud Grantmaking: Examining the Past, the Present, and the Future
If you are a grantmaker, you know how important it is to have a reliable and efficient software system that [...]
Why Fund Accounting Software Beats Spreadsheets for Nonprofit Grant Reporting and Compliance
You’ve been grant shopping for some time now, but are you prepared for what’s next once you start to receive [...]
What Are You Really Asking? A Checklist for Grantmakers
As a grantmaker, questions are your tools. They help you gather information, assess needs, measure outcomes, and build relationships with [...]
Advancing Equity in Philanthropy with Resolve and Resilience: A Call to Action
The very nature of philanthropy is based on empathy, compassion, and a strong conviction to improve overall human welfare and [...]
Don’t Jeopardize Your Nonprofit Compliance with a Commercial Accounting System
Grant-funded nonprofits know compliance isn’t a nice-to-have. It’s a must-have. You might be able to win back an unhappy donor [...]
How to Get Leadership Buy-in for Streamlining Your Grantee Application
As a grants manager, you know how important it is to have a clear and efficient grantee application process. You [...]
4 Ways to Help Your Grantmaking Organization Adopt an Emergent Learning Mindset
Curiosity, transparency, diversity, vulnerability, and collaboration. At PEAK Grantmaking, these qualities and practices of emergent learning are an everyday endeavor [...]
10 Tips for Mastering Your Grantmaking Dashboards
The dashboard on your car gives you real-time information that helps you make better decisions about your driving. Are you [...]
Investigating and Improving the Questions You Ask Grantees
Back in the mid-2010s, I served as chair of the selection committee for the Washington, DC region’s biggest award recognizing [...]
