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I’ve seen a lot of articles about being grant-ready lately. They tend to discuss granting readiness in fundraising in general, with emphasis on targeting major donors and how to put the machinery in place to identify how much wealth each contact has.
This article is not about that. It will focus ...
You find a foundation that looks almost perfect.
They support your cause.
They give to your area.
Their previous grants are in the range your nonprofit needs.
Then you find the sentence:
Applications are by invitation only.
Now what?
An invitation-only grant means the funder sele...
A food bank needs another delivery truck. A homeless shelter has trouble covering its operational costs. A family resource center has more clients requiring help than the number of employees working now.
For nonprofits providing essential services, looking...
You found a foundation that looks like a good match for your nonprofit.
Then you read the application instructions and see:
“Submit an LOI.”
Piece of cake.
Except that LOI could mean different things.
In non...
Finding foundations that accept LOIs isn’t always easy.
Not all foundations explicitly state that they accept Letters of Inquiry. Some take unsolicited inquiries through a simple web form or email. Some don’t share much inf...