DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

APRIL 14, 2023

That is exactly how I felt when Julie Boll joined the Fundraising HayDay podcast. You can hear everything Kimberly and I discussed with Julie here: Leadership Isn’t Perfection | Fundraising HayDay (podbean.com). Catch up on seasons 1 – 5 and stay up to date on the new season here.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 26, 2023

In the latest episode of the Fundraising HayDay Podcast, How To: Video Marketing for Social Good | Fundraising HayDay (podbean.com) , co-host Amanda Day and I interview Erin Goodier, the founder of Goodier Creative. This agency works with nonprofits to get their stories heard and seen.

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Professional Grant Writer

JANUARY 24, 2023

Many nonprofits turn to a grant writing consultant to assist with fundraising efforts, rather than hiring a someone to do the work full-time, The post What does a grant writing consultant do? appeared first on Professional Grant Writer.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

AUGUST 19, 2022

If fractured fairy tales aren’t getting you the storytelling advice you are seeking, try this real-life advice on storytelling from two very wise but very different sources—a nationally renowned fundraising trainer and consultant T. Clay Buck, and Marilyn Stephens from the U.S. Census Bureau. He calls it the “Power of One.”

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

If you listen to the Fundraising HayDay podcast or know me some other way, you will quickly learn that I am an EXTRA extrovert. In the latest Fundraising HayDay episode, we spoke with Andrew Olsen about building healthy cultures in the nonprofit sector and various other topics. People are my passion, my jam, my lifeblood.

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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. Check out our latest Fundraising HayDay Podcast, where my cohost Kimberly and I share tips and ideas in What I Wish My Boss Knew About Grants – HayDay Services. And does your boss even understand the world of grants? Not sure where to begin?

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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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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 28, 2022

After years of pandemics, civil unrest, natural disasters, and economic uncertainty, what red-blooded grant writer or fundraiser wouldn’t want to curl up on a comfy couch and scroll away for a few minutes to escape the stress and practice some self-care? You deserve it. I couldn’t resist). Y’all be careful out there!

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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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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JANUARY 20, 2023

Grant writers and fundraising should be or should strive to become the experts in the proposal they’re tackling, the appeal letter they’re crafting, the gala they’re organizing, the progress report they’re drafting…you get the picture. Partnering on Large Scale Proposals | Fundraising HayDay (podbean.com).

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Seriously though, in my 25+ years in nonprofit fundraising, I have met many more introverts than extroverts who gravitate toward grant writing and management versus individual donors or special events. Check out this episode of the Fundraising HayDay podcast to learn more about “Grantmakers Gone Right”: Grant Makers Gone Right (podbean.com).

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 9, 2022

In fact, if you are jonesing for a top 10 list, my Fundraising HayDay cohost Kimberly and I just released our 2022 Top 10, complete with recommendations from 10 grant professionals: The Top Ten Productivity Tools Used by Our #GrantProBookClub (podbean.com). Or you might realize that the OG system you’re using is still the best thing going.

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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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Grants4Good

JULY 12, 2022

“Do not do more today than you can completely recover from by tomorrow.” – Greg McKeown Do you find it easy to pace yourself while working as a grant professional, nonprofit leader, or fundraiser? Do you have time to complete all you want to do in any given day while also finding time to relax […].

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 14, 2022

In the latest Fundraising HayDay podcast, Kimberly and I spoke with Gauri Manglik, CEO, and Co-founder of Instrumentl, about an idea she worked on until Instrumentl, the prospect research platform she co-developed, was born. Anyone who took that leap into a new job, business, product launch, etc., did so by taking said leap.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JANUARY 31, 2023

Have something, not on our list that has been your favorite? Let us know! We are also giving you a 17% discount on all of our $19.99 resources , OR if you are interested in Scrum , take advantage of the discount on an upcoming training , use discount code Year17 !

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 3, 2023

To get the details of how to best lean into working with elected officials, check out the latest episode of Fundraising HayDay. When you have big events (groundbreakings, grand openings, fundraising galas, and the like), invite the staff member as your guest. You can listen to the podcast here or check out the video on YouTube here.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 27, 2022

And that’s from the polite Fundraising HayDay cohost. If you listen to the Fundraising HayDay podcast, you know that my cohost Kimberly would have more to say. . 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

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

My Fundraising cohost, Kimberly, is one of my fellow Grant Pro Book Club members, and we share how reading makes us better writers on the latest episode of the podcast: Readers Make Better Writers (podbean.com). It also makes us grant professionals better writers. Who knows where reading will take you….

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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. Then sign up to watch my on-demand webinar, ChatGPT and AI for Nonprofit Fundraising and Grant Writing. The best way to learn about ChatGPT is to start using it! Want to learn more?

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 24, 2022

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. I suggest you start small when it comes to fundraising goals. Be prepared to fail.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

For nonprofit organizations of all sizes, having access to flexible and cost-efficient IT resources is crucial for managing tasks such as website maintenance, fundraising, and database management. This empowers nonprofits to make informed targeting and fundraising decisions, thus increasing donations and support.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JANUARY 13, 2023

Fundraising HayDay. Ultimately we want you to have as many resources available to help you and the organization(s) you work with to secure more grants in a less stressful and more sustainable way. 1832 Communications. Cain Nonprofit Solutions. Candid Blog. CharityHowTo. Funding for Good. Grant Professional Association. Grant Training Center.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

And if you want more details on evaluations, check out the latest Fundraising HayDay podcast: How To: Evaluation | Fundraising HayDay (podbean.com). DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services, LLC is so excited to be season 6 sponsors for Fundraising HayDay , a podcast about grants and such.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

AUGUST 5, 2022

Check out the latest episode of Fundraising HayDay. Kimberly and I interviewed Dana Schuler Drummond, grant professional extraordinaire, who is also a college adjunct professor and creator of grant management software: Career Paths for Grant and Fundraising Professionals (podbean.com). The sky is the limit! Don’t believe me?

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GovLoop

APRIL 11, 2023

Starting May 1, the Federal Employee Education & Assistance (FEEA) Fund, an independent, nonprofit 501c3 organization, will launch their virtual exercise fundraiser, where participants can log 37 miles of exercise in 37 days, in celebration of 37 years of “Feds Helping Feds” at FEEA.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JULY 22, 2022

In the latest Fundraising HayDay Podcast episode, my cohost Kimberly and I share advice on how NOT to lead a grant workshop. DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services, LLC is so excited to be season 5 sponsors for Fundraising HayDay , a podcast about grants and such. Even though you really don’t want to.

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California Department of Technology

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Our Promise is the largest annual fundraising campaign for state employees. November 2, 2022 – At this year’s fall festival, CDT kicked off its Our Promise Campaign, a convenient and paperless way to give back to the community. CDT has participated since its inception as a department.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JANUARY 6, 2023

To learn more about the art of not chasing the grant money, listen to our latest episode of the Fundraising HayDay podcast. DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services, LLC is so excited to be season 6 sponsors for Fundraising HayDay , a podcast about grants and such. That has always worked for me.

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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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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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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JULY 8, 2022

Check out the latest episode of the Fundraising HayDay podcast, Capital Campaign Tips (podbean.com) , where I break down the five major components of a capital campaign with my co-host Amanda Day. Sometimes the byways beat the highways for getting where you want to be.

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Grants4Good

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Immediately after you achieve that lofty goal (1M in fundraising?) We are in a profession where the demands are high and never-ending. there’s another bigger milestone to reach. That is why I want to share this important lesson that came from an unexpected place. I started taking karate when I was seventeen (way back in the […].

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A Library Writer's Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

We are looking for dynamic, original proposals that demonstrate your best practices applied to library fundraising and communication. By listening to a speaker, participating in a panel discussion, or talking with colleagues, you may discover at ALADN a new idea or approach to getting to the point of fundraising.

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First State Insights

JULY 13, 2022

Sierra RyanWallick is the Founder of AutumnLeaf Fundraisers, a nonprofit she started at ten years old that has raised over $100,000 for charity, and the Co-Founder and CEO of UP Cycle Design. This sustainable fashion startup diverts textiles and plastic bags from landfills while raising money and awareness for community causes.

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Grants4Good

JUNE 30, 2021

Hurdles in our fundraising and grant writing field aren’t much easier. Did you have to run and jump hurdles in gym class as a kid? I hope not because they’re hard, really hard, and what if you trip up?! And in the spirit of the summer Olympics (coming soon!) I’m offering quick tips to tackle the […].

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 13, 2022

As I was reading Jess Pettit’s book “Good Enough Now” in preparation for our interview with her on the Fundraising HayDay podcast it hit me – being my own boss doesn’t mean I have the best boss ever if I am always saying yes to everything but not stopping and thinking about what saying yes means in terms of time, commitment, and stress on my life.

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