Applying for Grants during COVID-19: Advice for Nonprofits

In the midst of COVID-19’s major impact on our lives and communities, many nonprofits are considering how this will affect maintaining and applying for grants, often essential for continued operations. We've put together a list of four things that can help you and your organization through this difficult time.  1. Maintain Communications and Relationships with Funders Yes, everyone is busy, nervous, and figuring out what their organization will do to move forward in response to COVID-19. All the more reason for you to be a part of that conversation with funders. Talk to them about what your organization is doing,.
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COVID-19/Coronavirus Resources for Nonprofits in the Tampa Bay Area

The novel Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has significantly impacted our lives economically, socially, and physically. Many nonprofits are responding to this global pandemic directly, providing services to clients that have been affected by this disease. Other nonprofits are looking at financial, staffing, and other challenges as communities shelter in place, donors shift their funding priorities, and all levels of government begin response and recovery planning in the wake of COVID-19.   Carriage House has put together a resource list for nonprofits here in Pinellas country as well as helpful information to navigate this constantly changing situation. We will continue to.
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External Evaluators: Do I Need One?

Evaluation is critical for demonstrating meaningful and long-term impacts of a program. By incorporating evaluation into your projects from the outset, you will be able to show the community, yourself, your funders, and, let’s not forget, potential future funders that you are doing valuable work with specific positive outcomes.  Evaluation also helps identify any areas where your program might be struggling or missing the mark, provides insight as to why, and offers strategies to course correct.  So, are you convinced it’s time to hire an evaluator for your team?! Well, not so fast. Good evaluation often doesn’t require having an.
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Grant Writing: 5 Tips for Finding Funding

Information searches are only as good as their search terms. The internet is a powerful tool for grant writers and those looking for funding. However, a general search may not generate the best results. As with all things digital, if you're not working with Google to increase your Search Engine Optimization (SEO), you're less likely to be found. This is true for searching for funding -- a grant seeker has to be savvy in how and where they look for requests for proposals (RFPs) and funding announcements. 1. Grant Databases There are many grants databases out there that crawl the.
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