Getting Started Articles
Understanding Grant Eligibility Requirements
A comprehensive guide to navigating the often complex world of grant eligibility criteria.
How to Approach Your First Major Donor Meeting
Major donor conversations require different skills than grant writing. Here's how to prepare and execute.
How to Launch a Non-profit Crowdfunding Campaign That Actually Works
Crowdfunding is competitive and noisy. Here's how to run campaigns that meet their goals.
How to Find Grants Your Non-profit Actually Qualifies For
The internet is full of grant opportunities — but most aren't right for you. Here's a systematic approach to finding real matches.
Understanding Non-profit Tax Compliance: A Beginner's Guide
Tax compliance is not optional. Here's what every non-profit leader needs to know to stay legally safe.
Non-profit Branding: Building an Identity That Attracts Funders
Your brand is your organization's most persistent public asset. Here is how to build one that works for fundraising.
How to Develop a Non-profit Crisis Communications Plan
Every Non-profit will face a crisis. The organizations that survive them are those that planned in advance.
Creating a Compelling Non-profit Mission Statement That Attracts Funders
Your mission statement appears on every grant application. Here's how to craft one that's clear, specific, and fundable.
What Does a Program Officer Actually Do — And How Should You Treat Them?
Your relationship with a program officer can make or break your funding prospects. Here's what they do and how to work with them e...
The Non-profit Founder's Guide to Separating Personal and Organizational Finance
Commingling personal and organizational finances is one of the fastest ways to lose funder trust and legal standing.
The Essential Guide to Non-profit Program Evaluation for New Organizations
Program evaluation isn't just for large organizations. Here's how to build evaluation capacity from the start.
The Non-profit Founder's Guide to Avoiding Mission Creep
Mission creep is the silent killer of focus in growing Non-profits. Here is how to recognize and prevent it.