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Dana Schuler Drummond
Nov 4, 20194 min read
It's Conference Season
Right around this time through the spring is when there are conferences after conferences on fundraising, nonprofit leadership, specific...
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Dana Schuler Drummond
Oct 21, 20192 min read
There's an App for That
Back in 2009, Apple coined the phrase "There's an app for that" to promote their new iPhone and all the apps that you could download...
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Dana Schuler Drummond
Oct 14, 20191 min read
Let's Talk About Grants
We've all been there. Laundry has piled up. Your car needed an oil change yesterday. Your kid needs to be driven to soccer practice....
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Dana Schuler Drummond
Sep 30, 20193 min read
Qualities of a Great Grant Writer
When I started Sharpshooter nearly a decade ago, I never thought that I would end up here: developing a new software for grant writers,...
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Dana Schuler Drummond
Sep 23, 20194 min read
Five Common Grant Mistakes
Full disclosure: I have made every single one of these mistakes. I can guarantee that every person who has ever written a grant has made...
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Dana Schuler Drummond
Sep 16, 20193 min read
Is a Life of Stewardship Right for You?
I get a lot of phone calls (in case you couldn't tell) from people who want to know how to get money for their organization from funders...
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Dana Schuler Drummond
Sep 9, 20192 min read
Are You Ready to Seek Grants?
It seems like every week I say, "This is the most asked question I receive." This week is no exception because I am constantly asked,...
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Dana Schuler Drummond
Aug 26, 20194 min read
Development Director Burnout
*Phone rings* "This is Dana." "Hi, Dana. It's X. We have a new development director. Again." Over my 30 year career, I have received this...
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Dana Schuler Drummond
Aug 19, 20194 min read
Stewardship Made Easy...
Send a few emails, make a couple calls and maybe attend a funder's event or conference then you're golden right? Stewardship made easy!...
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Dana Schuler Drummond
Aug 12, 20192 min read
My Favorite Grant Seeking Myths
I receive tons of calls and emails from people who are under many impressions that are simply not true when it comes to grant seeking....
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Dana Schuler Drummond
Aug 5, 20192 min read
Grant Seeking on Contingency - Why Not?
At least once a month, I have a conversation that starts like this: "We are a small/poor/start-up nonprofit and we just don't have the...
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Dana Schuler Drummond
Jul 29, 20192 min read
The Long Road to Yes
Fact: Babe Ruth had a 66% fail rate at bat. That's right. He failed most of the time. So...why isn't he considered a failure? When he got...
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Dana Schuler Drummond
Jul 22, 20195 min read
Deadline Hell: The Planning Fallacy and Optimism Bias
We kicked off the federal grant proposal six weeks before the deadline with a team meeting. During the meeting, we determined the scope...
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Dana Schuler Drummond
Jul 15, 20193 min read
So You Want to Start a Nonprofit
Not every new problem needs a new nonprofit. There. I said it. At least two or three times a month, I have someone approach me about...
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Dana Schuler Drummond
Jul 8, 20194 min read
Getting to the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony : The Feasibility Study
So your nonprofit decided to embark on a capital campaign. While you're dreaming of cutting the ribbon on your new building that will...
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Dana Schuler Drummond
Jul 1, 20192 min read
The New Normal?
Recently, I’ve had multiple clients send updates from foundations expressing their desire to fund their nonprofits, but due to budget...
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Dana Schuler Drummond
Apr 15, 20192 min read
How Foundations Work (a book review)
Book review: Winning Foundation Grants by M. Teitel I just finished reading a good book by Martin Teitel called "Winning Foundation...
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Dana Schuler Drummond
Apr 8, 20192 min read
Grants for Small Businesses
[Phone ringing] Me: Good morning, this is Dana. [Static and mumbling] Me: Hello? Voice: Yep! Me: Good morning! Voice: Hey, my wife was...
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Dana Schuler Drummond
Apr 1, 20193 min read
The Cardinal Rule
I am putting a pin in the Federal Grant Series this week to talk about something important: the Cardinal Rule: never submit a "cold"...
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Dana Schuler Drummond
Mar 25, 20193 min read
The Federal Grant Series: The Tips
In the course of my career, I've written dozens of federal grant proposals for different departments and agencies. Each time I finish...
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