Can we reimagine the grant application process?
Fundraising

Can we reimagine the grant application process?

There is an inherent tension in the grant making and seeking process. Grant makers can struggle with the sheer number of grant applications they have to read and analyse. Grant seekers struggle with the number of bespoke grant applications they have to make to survive. Is it time to consider a different grant application process? […]

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Fundraising is not about money
Fundraising

Fundraising is not about money

Fundraising’s primary goal is not to raise money but to assist in bringing about equity and justice. If something brings in large amounts of money but fails to increase equity and justice in the short or long term, then fundraising is not doing its job, no matter how many other KPIs may have been met. […]

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revitalising your fundraising strategy
Fundraising

revitalising your fundraising strategy

We achieved some really incredible results for our clients in 2020, both from a capacity-building perspective and the all-important fundraising dollars. But there were many times where we had to reconsider our clients fundraising strategy, given the changing needs of their communities due to COVID-19, and given internal operational challenges many organisations faced during the […]

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The three things you must immediately do after receiving a grant!
Fundraising

The three things you must immediately do after receiving a grant!

Last Friday we were advised that three of our clients were successful in receiving a grant from one particular funder. We were so overjoyed because each and every program was deserved and (not that we are biased!) each one is going to make a big difference in the lives of marginalised groups in our society. […]

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Fundraising

Offering too many choices is not always better – Jam and philanthropy

Why shouldn’t we present funders with a long list of projects and leave it up to them to decide which one to fund? Our work frequently involves working with not-for-profits to come up with a short list of priority projects to take to funders. This is not always easy to do as many organisations have […]

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