Putting together requests for funds and grants that will benefit nonprofit organizations sounds simple enough on the surface. You write a proposal, mail it to a potential benefactor, and wait for a response. This strategy, however, often results in denied requests as it focuses on only one aspect of a successful fund-raising effort: the writing.
Veteran fund-raiser Jane Simpson explores the three vital components nonprofits must consider when embarking on any fund-raising effort: relationships, resolutions, and-finally-the writing itself. When employed together, these three tools greatly increase your chance of successfully securing funding.
In this short, information-packed manual, Simpson explores the necessity of creating a strong relationship with potential funders, either directly or through intermediaries, explaining the need to express a firm commitment on how the funding will be used. Finally, she offers a practical writing guide that nonprofits can follow-from their initial funding concept to ultimate completion of the request.
Ideal for introducing new members of your development team to the intricacies of written fund-raising, Relationships, Resolutions, and Writing is also a handy resource for experienced writers looking for an edge in the competitive world of fund-raising proposals and grant applications.
About the Author: With over forty years of experience raising funds on behalf of nonprofit organizations, Jane Simpson provides consulting services to local, statewide, and national establishments.
Simpson specializes in developing nonprofit organizations' development offices and in helping to raise the seed money necessary to create new organizations.
Simpson resides in Atlanta, Georgia.
