Planned Giving
APRIL 17, 2025
So was Sam Walton. Maybe they can Snapchat your budget deficit. Because asking strangers for pennies will surely stabilize the budget. Delusion No. 68 Were in a small town. Whats your point? Delusion No. 69 Were afraid to lose donors. Keep coddling. See how many stay. Delusion No. 70 Weve always done it this way. Delusion No.
Lightning Fast Grant Writing
MAY 9, 2025
The pros know this and form a strike team early a small but mighty group that includes: Budget and finance staff (get them moving immediately on match, line items, and cost-sharing). Budget experts to finesse match and cost allocations. Leadership to commit to review and sign-off deadlines (no ghosting allowed).
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Seliger + Associates Grant Writing
DECEMBER 30, 2024
Applicant organizations report the following barriers to accessing federal funding: staff capacity, budget size and availability of matching funds, institutional power, lack of experience applying for and receiving federal funds, and lack of administrative capacity to administer large awards.
Grant Professionals Association
JULY 10, 2025
In one case, I was laid off from a job I had for three years at a not-for-profit organization because of budget cuts (third round of layoffs). Austin State University and a master’s degree in Sociology/Social Research from Sam Houston State University. She has a bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Stephen F.
Cain Nonprofit Solutions
MARCH 4, 2021
You will need this to create your SAM registration in the next step and you can also use it to access the grants.gov portal, too. SAM Registration ‘SAM’ stands for ‘System for Award Management’ and like a DUNS number, this is another requirement for applying for and receiving federal awards. You don’t need this. It’s a ripoff.
Tech Soup
OCTOBER 22, 2013
Or so I learned last week, at a webinar presented by Sam Chenkin from Tech Impact.Tech Impact is a nonprofit, and their mission is to "ensure all nonprofits can use technology to better serve our world." So I wasn't surprised when Sam had a lot of good information to share. Not as much as you might think. A Final Caveat.
Tech Soup
OCTOBER 8, 2014
I bring you: Kitties and 6 Things I Learned About Microsoft Office 365 from Linda Widdop and Sam Chenkin of TechImpact while attending the Office 365 Roadshow in Oakland, California in September. According to TechImpact, on average, organizations spend 67 percent of their IT budgets on maintenance. Literally. Yes, that's right.
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