“Love the use of tone in the document and how people can help. Love how the document captures the urgent need of the program. Love how there are different levels to give.”
— Dayo, founder of Inside Out Mentoring Program
“Magic, it brought me to tears.”
— Kathy, founder of Northmen Den Youth Services
“You two are amazing! Can't wait to work with you on other grant opportunities in the coming weeks / months.”
— Ashley Lamb-Sinclair, founder of 2892 Miles to Go
“Professionalism shows itself. Wonderfully done!”
— Melinda Bridges, board member of The Purple Angels; case for support and grants
The Snowdrop Foundation WI is a nonprofit organization that provides scholarships to pediatric cancer survivors as well as funds cancer research. This is the first organization I volunteered to write for after my nephew’s cancer diagnosis; they stepped up to…
As the development director of a small or medium-sized nonprofit, it’s likely that a lot of the fundraising goals and donor management tasks rest in your hands. As you’re aware, there are a variety of areas you can look for…
Creating and maintaining sustainability for your organization is something that takes time. Adding an effective major giving strategy to the bunch can help add fuel to the fire — however, this approach is also something that takes, you guessed it, time….
SHOCKER: Starbucks’ purpose has (almost) nothing to do with coffee. Yes, I’m serious. Don’t believe me? Here is the company’s purpose statement straight from the source … “To inspire and nurture the human spirit, one person, one cup and one…
As the saying goes, every dollar counts. Even still, your nonprofit organization is not going to reach a comfortable level of sustainability and growth without large gifts from individual and corporate donors. Securing dollars like this is part of a…
You’ve heard the stories before: an inventor and entrepreneur starts a project, working diligently in the wee hours of night — long after logging a full 9 to 5 for the day — to build a new product and launch…
You have a big heart but confusion sets in about using that compassion to drive your business success. It feels too fluffy / woo-woo / voodoo. You might think: How will I change the world’s problems? Who am I to…
WisconSibs needed a clear, compelling way to relay its story so that people could better understand its cause. The organization supports siblings of those with disabilities to cope. I wrote a Case for Support to organize the narrative and explain…
The Center for Suicide Awareness aimed to add a grant funding strategy as part of its funding portfolio. I initially wrote a Case for Support to frame the grant narrative and then also worked on a few initial grants to…
You’ve likely figured out by now that simply saying Thank You isn’t necessarily enough to keep a donor hooked on giving or a volunteer committed to coming back. While that expression of gratitude is very important, there are other crucial…
