Calendar Metrics Readiness 
The Fundraiser Coach
MARCH 30, 2025
In unsettled times, it’s tempting to focus on metrics: number of meetings, dollars raised, goals hit. And ready to make a connection. Replace “Check-Ins” with “Connection Points” Look at your calendar. What Gets in the Way of Connection? And those are important to measuring progress.
Grant Writing Made Easy
JULY 31, 2025
What a future-ready grant strategy looks like, and how Grant Writing Made Easier supports it through equity, efficiency, and relationship-driven practices. Narrative change challenges the outdated idea that impact must be quantified in sterile metrics. Fluid Strategy : You don’t treat your funding calendar like a rigid checklist.
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Grant Writing Made Easy
JUNE 23, 2025
Think of it as your internal toolbox: a set of ready-to-go content blocks you can customize and reuse across multiple applications. Draft a few flexible evaluation strategies to adapt to different grant formats, including quantitative metrics and qualitative feedback. Need help sharpening your storytelling skills? and availability.
Grant Writing Made Easy
JULY 9, 2025
Did they include stronger metrics or more compelling storytelling? Update Your Grant Calendar An organized, realistic calendar is the backbone of a successful nonprofit grant strategy, especially as you approach the high-stakes Q3 and Q4 deadlines. Tip: Link training back to your active grant calendar.
Blackbaud
JULY 18, 2025
With this preparation, you’ll be ready to support your team in applying for new opportunities and be ready to manage the funds once they become available. Ready to streamline your grant management process? Plus, be sure to verify requirements before spending and create compliance calendars with advance reminders.
Planned Giving
APRIL 17, 2025
Were not ready for that. You’re ready for bake sales and spaghetti dinners, but not free money that takes a signature and a lawyer? 43 We dont need to track metrics. Donors dont remember your calendar. From 26 years in business, Ive heard every excuse, myth, and magic-bullet theory fundraising has to offer.
Instrumentl
JUNE 21, 2025
When I'm getting ready to work on a big grant application, I tell my husband I'm going scuba diving. You've got to go deep and stay deep until you're ready to come back up. Calendar alerts. I live by my calendar alerts. I always kind of joke with my family, but kinda not. That saves a ton of time.
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