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* "The Pedagogical Lessons and Tradeoffs of Online Higher Education." Education and healthcare both seem to lack silver bullets, although…Do “child-care deserts” highlighted in the Washington Post really exist?
The Washington Post says, "A Minnesota community wants to fix its child-care crisis. It’s harder than it imagined." Duluth City…Nonprofit executive directors have to be paid market rate salaries
I was talking to a friend and mentioned that nonprofit executive directors routinely make six figures—and sometimes well into the…Telemedicine and the unstated reason it can save money for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and other providers
You may have read that Walgreens is is shuttering some of its in-store clinic, because the clinics are expensive to…Links: Freedom for nonprofits, fun RFPs, car-free LA, insurance weirdness, grant $ spent at strip clubs, and more!
* "Jeff Bezos is quietly letting his charities do something radical — whatever they want." "[Bezos] has given them life-changing…Funders sometimes force grantees to provide services they don’t want to: FQHCs and Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
We often remind clients that those with the gold make the rules. Accepting a government grant means the applicant must…Don’t split target areas, but some programs, like HRSA’s Rural Health Network Development (RHND) Program, encourage cherry picking
EDIT: As of October 2022, HRSA issued a new "Rural Health Network Development Planning Program NOFO, with $2 million available…Foundation and government grant applicants: It’s “Hell yes” or “No.”
Derek Sivers has a rule for many things: No 'yes.' Either 'HELL YEAH!' or 'no.'" He says, "When deciding whether…Links: Don’t steal the grant money, where the jobs are, fun grant programs, ameliorating homelessness, and more!
* Don't embezzle grant funds. If your organization gets grant funding but can't carry out the proposed services, just admit…Why we like writing SAMHSA proposals: the RFP structure is clear and never changes
We wrote our first funded Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) grant about 25 years ago, and there's something…