How Can You Stand Out From the Crowd?
Dropping my twins off at preschool yesterday, I slowed down (along with all the other cars on a 6 lane road) to stop and watch
June 9, 2014
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Practical Tips for Philanthropists
Kris Putnam-Walkerly is a philanthropy expert and consultant. If you find Practical Tips for Philanthropists useful, please consider subscribing.
Don’t Need a Consultant? 5 Good Reasons You Might Be Wrong
Foundation and nonprofit staff are spread thin enough. And sometimes expecting hardworking staff to strategize and carry through an entirely new project, on top of
May 22, 2014
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Sometimes We All Need Encouragement
I saw this sign yesterday morning on my way to Erie Island Coffee, one of my favorite coffee shops in Rocky River, Ohio, and laughed
May 21, 2014
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10 Tips for Successful RFP Management
The Request for Proposals (RFP) is essential to the way many organizations make grants – so improvements in the RFP process can have a profound
May 20, 2014
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6 Steps to Launch Your Next Funding Initiative
Many foundations pour money down the drain by launching grant programs without first doing their homework. Funders should understand the needs of the issue or
May 8, 2014
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What Message Are You Sending To Grantees?
If I had a career do-over, I might choose to be a signage expert. I am constantly appalled by poor signage, and occasionally impressed by
May 1, 2014
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3 Reasons to Evaluate Your Grantmaking
Knowledge is power, as the saying goes, but I am not sure many foundations fully believe that. In the course of working with foundations across
April 29, 2014
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6 Ways to Engage Your Stakeholders: Let the Key Players Improve Your Program’s Success
Key stakeholders have much to contribute to the decision-making process, and their involvement can dramatically improve the success of any funding program. We’ve identified six
April 24, 2014
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Invest in the Strategic Communications Capacity of Policy Grantees
This is a guest post by Lora Smith, Communications Officer at the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation. Public policy discussion has always been a cornerstone of
April 18, 2014
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The Power of a Communications Plan: Why You Need One Now, and How to Get It Rolling
One of the most important — yet overlooked and underestimated — actions foundations can take to ensure the success of their grantmaking initiatives is to
April 15, 2014
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Oops, I Forgot to Evaluate! 3 Easy Steps for Retrospectively Evaluating Your Funding Initiative
It’s year five of your five-year funding initiative, and you need to report progress to your board. You’re thinking, “Darn, I wish I had included
April 8, 2014
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Call for Papers On Philanthropy Consulting
The Foundation Review has issued a Call for Papers for an issue focused on philanthropy consulting. The March 2015 themed issue, co-edited by the National
April 3, 2014
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