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Training Junior Grant Writers—Without Losing Your Mind or Missing Deadlines

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

But heres the good news: with the right systems in place, you can train the next generation of grant rockstars without burning outor blowing a deadline. Step One: Build a Smart Training System (Not a Time Sink) Don’t reinvent the wheel every time a new junior shows up. Get them thinking like a funder and writing like a pro.

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Want to Hit Your Annual Fund Goal? Start With This Donor Retention Strategy

Gail Perry Group

As the end of your fiscal year approaches, theres one question on every CEO and board members mind: Will we hit our annual fund goal or fall short? If you have the right focus in this last month of the fiscal year, your team can not only meet your goal you may even exceed it. The post Want to Hit Your Annual Fund Goal?

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Lambda Legal, a Nonprofit Supporting LGBTQ+ Rights, Exceeded Fundraising Goal by $105 Million

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The group is set to hire more attorneys, coordinate pro bono representation from major law firms and hold public trainings about the rights of LGBTQ+ people. The group is set to hire more attorneys, coordinate pro bono representation from major law firms and hold public trainings about the rights of LGBTQ+ people. It wasn’t law firms.

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Supporting Latinx nonprofits by training leaders and fundraisers 

Candid

Our community has both financial realities and carino (caring, both goals and corazon (heart). I also heard that fundraising training is not for us, meaning it was designed for large nonprofits like universities, museums, and hospitals. Every leader we train fights both internal and external voices saying, No, you cant.

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5 Best Practices for Nonprofit Employee Onboarding

Ann Green's Nonprofit

Just as you start the year strong with clear goals and plans, help new hires step into their roles with clear expectations, training, and support. Its easy to assume that only corporations and large nonprofits operating in multiple locations need a learning management system (LMS) to help train and onboard employees.

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How to Train Like an Athlete in Pursuit of Your Goals

Center for Major Gifts

Do you know the difference between training and exercise? Here it is, in its simplest terms: Athletes train. Training is the conscious act of working through a pre-developed workout program with an end goal of achieving something. In most cases, the goal here is to lose weight or build minimal muscles.

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How to Align Your Grant Proposals with Your Organization’s Strategic Goals in 2025

Just Write Grants

To stand out in the competitive grant landscape of 2025, aligning your proposals with your organizations strategic goals is not just advisableits essential. Are your goals and objectives still relevant for 2025? Ensure that your strategic goals are: Specific and Measurable: Clearly define what success looks like.