DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Whether you’re a grant writer, fundraiser, development director, or consultant who works with them, you can play an essential role in helping prepare a nonprofit to accept unexpected, larger donations and build sustainability for the communities served. Catch up on seasons 1 – 4 and stay up to date on the new season here.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Over more than 25 years of researching, prioritizing, writing, developing objectives, creating evaluation plans, and tangling with logic models, I never spent much time measuring a crucial aspect of work that affects all those tasks and more—my happiness. Considering a monumental change in my consulting business model, I was ready to learn.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 12, 2023

We are fundraisers, so nonprofits often place us in the development department. We might report to city managers, executive directors, development directors, finance directors, vice presidents, assistant superintendents, or any number of titles found in nonprofits, universities, local governments, K-12 schools, and other organizations.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

AUGUST 18, 2023

My Fundraising HayDay podcast co-host and dear friend Amanda Day experienced a new way of looking at things during a recent vacation. More importantly, it’s sound planning and program development. A friend noticed her discomfort and lent her reading glasses—literally changing how Amanda saw everything!

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

According to a recent report from the Association of Fundraising Professionals and GivingTuesday, the number of nonprofit donors in the first half of 2022 decreased by 7% compared to last year. To help nonprofits use the cloud to build innovative fundraising and member engagement solutions, we are launching a new program – AWS TechAction.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Part 1 of this two-part blog post series, Unlock third-party data with API driven data pipelines on AWS , outlined considerations for developing API pipelines on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to extract data from third-party SaaS tools with APIs. The fundraising and membership platform SaaS host open APIs.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 10, 2022

Either/or thinking has stopped or slowed some major career choices such as employee vs. consultant, grants vs. fundraising, grant writing vs. coaching or training. It’s one of the reasons that I said yes to the brilliant and talented Amanda Day when she asked me if I wanted to co-host the Fundraising HayDay podcast back in 2017.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 27, 2022

But right now, I’m in the middle of developing three federal proposals, managing 15 open grants, writing my organization’s newsletter from cover to cover, and answering the phones a few hours a day while our department’s admin assistant is on vacation this week. And that’s from the polite Fundraising HayDay cohost. It’s smart.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

After more than 28 years in grants and fundraising, I have found that about 20% of grant writing is actual writing. Grant Guru and all-around Georgia Peach DeaRonda Harrison said it best in the latest episode of the Fundraising HayDay podcast: [link] know-your-worth /. Either way, those writing skills drew you in.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 14, 2022

We develop proposals that demonstrate what is going on and how we can help, usually within a minimal character count within an online portal that was not meant for grant applications. DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services, LLC is so excited to be season 5 sponsors for Fundraising HayDay , a podcast about grants and such.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 26, 2023

During a weekly meeting early on in my seven years there, my supervisor, the director of development, told me we had the same idea about winning grant applications. She even included a video demonstration on the Fundraising HayDay YouTube Channel on using Canva, which has a free version, to edit a Zoom-recorded video: [link].

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JULY 7, 2023

Together, we navigated the choppy seas of registration through login.gov, sam.gov, and grants.gov for the executive director (ED) and the chief development officer. Unfortunately, EDs, development directors, consultants, and entrepreneurs can feel enormous pressure to go for the next big thing and the next and the next.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

APRIL 28, 2023

If you are a grant writer, consultant fundraiser, executive director, or board member who doesn’t live or work in the areas your agency serves or doesn’t share cultural or other socio-economic factors with people affected by your work, don’t smother “the other,” in statistics and data that exclude their voices and solutions. What’s missing?

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Super Library Marketing

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

International Public Library Fundraising Conference In-person event, June 9-11, 2024, in Washington, DC Price: $372.60 This conference is for anyone assigned to marketing for fundraising at a library.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 3, 2023

I quickly learned about the power of relationships, particularly when building programs and developing grant proposals. To get the details of how to best lean into working with elected officials, check out the latest episode of Fundraising HayDay. For more details about local government grant seeking, check out this blog post.

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Grant Training Center

MARCH 9, 2020

The key to maintaining a successful nonprofit organization is to have a diverse fundraising strategy that builds upon your organization’s core strengths and resources. Likewise, a solid market analysis is essential in developing a diversified and successful fundraising strategy. Current assessment of potential donors.

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Grants4Good

AUGUST 25, 2023

To make it easy for you, here are 5 prompts that you can use to save time and effort in your organization’s fundraising and grant writing work right now. Prompt #4: SMART Goals SMART goals can guide you in any aspect of your life: Grant Writing, Fundraising Plans, Life Goals, Vacation Planning, etc.

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Grant Central USA

JULY 20, 2023

With a grant writing certification, you can demonstrate your skills and knowledge of the process advanced grant development, as well as your dedication to furthering the mission of your organization. Many organizations list volunteer opportunities related to their grant development and writing where you can get firsthand experience.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 24, 2022

Find professional development opportunities for you to learn about the grant profession and best practices. Might I suggest the Grant Professionals Association Annual Conference (or any of their many training opportunities), DH Leonard Consulting’s Grant Writing Trainings , MyFedTrainer’s many offerings , and the Fundraising HayDay Podcast.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

The following are some examples of the innovations nonprofits have developed with support from this program: Amplifying citizen advocacy across Africa ONE is a global movement to end extreme poverty and preventable disease by 2030. To help reach audiences across Africa, ONE launched a mobile chatbot built on AWS. Read more about ONE.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 18, 2023

Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT® is a leading customer relationship management (CRM) software used by nonprofits to communicate with donors and drive fundraising programs. Cloud-based CRM tools are routinely used to collect, analyze, and leverage data that can help accelerate fundraising.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Federal departmental websites (like the Department of Justice , Department of Education , Health and Human Services , and Housing and Urban Development , to name a few), plus many sub-agencies (like the Centers for Disease Control, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and more) all share grant information on their websites.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 9, 2023

Honestly, it’s how I always pick what webinars and other professional development activities I attend. DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services, LLC is so excited to be season 6 sponsors for Fundraising HayDay , a podcast about grants and such. And then, I’ll proceed to share names of classic “can’t miss” individuals.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

If you have already hired an evaluator or evaluation firm, lean on them to develop this proposal section. And if you want more details on evaluations, check out the latest Fundraising HayDay podcast: How To: Evaluation | Fundraising HayDay (podbean.com). Sometimes, a funder will dictate what they want you to evaluate.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JANUARY 6, 2023

Do we already have a program developed, along with an accompanying budget? To learn more about the art of not chasing the grant money, listen to our latest episode of the Fundraising HayDay podcast. Are we competitive, meaning do we check all the boxes in the Request for Proposal? If yes, then…. Do we have a need that meets the grant?

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Iron Sharpens Iron

MAY 20, 2021

From fundraising for PPE to organizing block clean ups, Terrill is all about doing good, being kind, and spreading love! From fundraising for PPE to organizing block clean ups, Terrill is all about doing good, being kind, and spreading love!

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Iron Sharpens Iron

MAY 20, 2021

From fundraising for PPE to organizing block clean ups, Terrill is all about doing good, being kind, and spreading love! Producer: Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations, Sound Editor: Andrew Heppard, Cover Art: Jennifer Selpa, Music: Needed You by Will Ellsworth. Episode Transcript Available Here: [link].

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Grant Central USA

AUGUST 31, 2023

A Grant Writing Certification can also demonstrate your commitment to professional development. It's more than just learning to write proposals; with grant writing classes it's about understanding the entire grant process and developing a set of skills that are highly valued in many sectors.

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Grants4Good

MAY 30, 2023

If you’re in the nonprofit fundraising and grant writing field like me, you might ask ChatGPT: Tell me about [name of your city] in two paragraphs. It cannot be relied upon to be completely accurate , so for now, you’ll want to check any data results to be sure you are developing accurate content. Want to learn more?

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A Library Writer's Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Here are some possible topics to get you thinking: Unique Libraries Special Collections New buildings Fundraising Improved Workflows Staff Development Advocacy Efforts Community Partnerships That great thing you’re doing at your library! Submit your proposal by Friday, December 16, 2022.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 30, 2023

Nonprofit organizations are increasingly using videos to fundraise, raise awareness, and attract new members or donors. A fictitious customer, the Example Educational Fund of AnyTown, supports schools in its area by organizing fundraising events and creating programs for students.

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Google Public Sector

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The recognition: This year, the GSV Cup is recognizing and celebrating 50 trailblazing companies poised to revolutionize education and workforce development for years to come. Being a finalist has helped startups accelerate fundraising, facilitate partnerships, and even drive customer acquisition!

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 15, 2024

It was initially under the umbrella of The Boston Foundation, and organizers said Friday that the institutions will continue to be close partners after Embrace Boston takes over fundraising and other responsibilities and moves to its own offices. They were kind enough to send the draft to me, although it's in my slush pile to read still.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 20, 2024

This skill enhances an organization’s ability to fundraise successfully and develops its reputation for professionalism and credibility in the competitive world of grant acquisition. Each grant application you complete is a building block in your development as a grant writer.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 9, 2023

"Buy the Mother F Building Already" is a series of entries about best practice and worst practice in buying, holding, and developing properties for arts and culture related uses. My lament was the lack of systematic, community-wide initiatives to buy, hold, develop and preserve properties for arts and culture related uses.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Leadership, marketing, and fundraising teams now have program metrics from the child development centers (one of several programs at Easterseals) at the ready to create presentations, public-facing communications, and grant proposals at a much higher velocity. Unifying data to boost nonprofit fundraising outcomes.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 9, 2023

They range from architectural guidance to ready-to-deploy solutions, and also include offerings developed by AWS Partners. One solution, Genomics Secondary Analysis using AWS Step Functions and AWS Batch creates a scalable environment to develop, build, deploy, and run pipelines for processing genome sequences.

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