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The Mystery of LAHSA Homeless Census Numbers, HUD and Data Implications
The LA Times's story "County's homeless population difficult to quantify" tells us that there are 54,000 homeless people in L.A.—or…Issues Facing Old-Line Nonprofits Differ from Those Facing New Nonprofits: Think Bambi Meets Godzilla
We've written various posts on the challenges of starting a new nonprofit (like this one), mostly because we get lots…Until you get a call from your congressman and sign a contract, grant notifications don’t count
Last week, a client got a federal funding notification e-mail for a proposal we wrote a few months ago, and…Talking About Progressive Ideals in Proposals: Money, Time, and Poverty in Grant Writing
"No Money, No Time" helps set the cultural tone for the proposal world. In the proposal world—which does sometimes overlap…The Grantnado Continues: The Department of Education Finally Issues the GEAR-UP RFP—and $650M for Early Head Start
As I predicted last January, the Department of Education has issued the FY '14 Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for…Partnerships to Improve Community Health (PICH)—Riding the CDC Grant Gravy Train
Even after a hundred years as a grant writer, the feds never cease to amaze me. Last week, it was…The Challenges of Seeking Grants for a New Facility
Facility grants are among the most difficult grants for a nonprofit to secure and almost impossible for a new organization…Collaboration is Often Inefficient: The Camille Paglia, Mark Zuckerberg, and Chris Christie examples
Almost all RFPs include requirements for "collaboration" with local entities. Yet I recently read this from Camille Paglia: After endless…Links: Classrooms, Sex Economics, Hackers, Bill Gates, Drugs, and Keep It Short
* Good news if true (and long overdue, whether this report turns out to be a true trend or a…Someone in the Federal Government REALLY Wants School Kids Counseled, as the “School Climate Transformation Grant Program” Shows
This week's e-mail grant newsletter included this long-winded program title: "Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): School Climate Transformation…