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Steer Your School Into The Grant-Making Wind

Grants & Fundraising

Steer Your School Into The Grant-Making Wind

It happens more often lately. You get a knot in your stomach. Surprises at work. This time, it’s when you open your browser to unexpected news: the neighboring school district got awarded a six-figure grant from an out-of-state private foundation.

The Untapped Opportunity of Private Foundations for K-12 School Funding

Grants & Fundraising

The Untapped Opportunity of Private Foundations for K-12 School Funding

Why wouldn't you focus on the $600 billion worth of grants given out by the government? Why should you instead concentrate on the $10 billion coming from private foundations? There are four reasons why schools should focus on Private Foundations: 1. Government grants are driven by government policy. You'll receive

When We Merged Our Branding and Grant Writing Teams, Our Award Rates Shot Up to 63%

Grants & Fundraising

When We Merged Our Branding and Grant Writing Teams, Our Award Rates Shot Up to 63%

What is a foundation? The definition appears obvious at first. A foundation is a nonprofit entity that awards grants to organizations. Thinking about a foundation's objectives, however, makes the definition fuzzier. Some are driven mainly by social impact (helping communities, improving lives...), fewer by economic impact & innovation (investing in science,

K-12 School Grantseeking: The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide

Grants & Fundraising

K-12 School Grantseeking: The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide

STAGE 1: Grant Prospecting Grant prospectors use several different styles and techniques to find appropriately aligned grantmakers (i.e., their giving history and priorities are a good fit or match for your school's needs). For example, one researcher may do a mass search while another may focus only on one

How to Use Storytelling for Your School to Get More Grants

Grants & Fundraising

How to Use Storytelling for Your School to Get More Grants

For most of our client schools, fundraising covers 20% of operating expenses. How? They've moved on from individual donations. They've stopped going for the low hanging fruit and are thinking big. They spend ALL their fundraising resources on applying to foundations for grants. > You deserve to get grants — lots of

The Rise of Impact Philanthropy & Why Schools Should Take Note

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The Rise of Impact Philanthropy & Why Schools Should Take Note

Venture philanthropy. Angel philanthropy. Enterprise philanthropy. Impact philanthropy. Catalytic philanthropy. Strategic philanthropy. These are some of the names that are being used to describe the rise of a new kind of grant giving; one that goes far beyond the writing of checks and that is focused primarily on results. It

Lee Has Got a Dream For His School

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Lee Has Got a Dream For His School

The first time I met Lee he was greeting students with a smile and checking the crosswalk as they jumped off the school bus one by one. > We met in the school's parking lot to save time because Lee "never missed my morning routine welcoming the kids." As we stood