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September 2011 Links: Understanding Expenses, the Freelance Revolution, Skirt Length, College Life, Schools, Software, and More
* The Tyranny of Silly Expense Control Rules; notice the comment from yours truly. * The Freelance Surge Is the…Seliger’s Quick Guide to Developing Foundation Grant Budgets
Faithful readers will remember our post "Seliger’s Quick Guide to Developing Federal Grant Budgets." This is a companion post for…The Difference Between Being “Involved” in Grants and Being a Grant Writer
Most people who claim to be grant writers or "involved" in grants don't actually write proposals. They're more often engaged…Thirty day deadlines favor the prepared
The cliche goes, "Chance favors the prepared mind," and we could repurpose it to, "Short deadlines favor the prepared nonprofit."…$700,000,000 in the Affordable Care Act Capital Development Fund: Building Capacity and Immediate Facility Improvements Programs — See, I Told You The Feds Weren’t Broke
HRSA just issued two Funding Opportunity Announcements ("FOAs") for the Affordable Care Act Capital Development: Building Capacity Grant Program and…Repurpose: The Word of the Decade and a Word for Nonprofits to Live By
During this seemingly endless period of economic stagnation, "repurpose" has emerged as the word of the decade. Repurpose is omnipresent.…September 2011 Links: How to Meet Your Program Officer, The Death of Books, Mistakes in Thinking Outside the Box, Handwriting, Education, and More
* How to meet not only your program officer, but the US Attorney as well: "D.C. Government Claims Nonprofit Used…Jake Becomes “ABAMA,” But Not Obama
Faithful readers will know that my son and associated Seliger, Jake, has been toiling in the graduate English Literature program…Prospecting for Grants: Be a Bear and Bite that Salmon, Any Salmon
A recent email from a prospective client got me to thinking about the best time to prospect and apply for…Program Officer Blues: What To Do When The RFP Is Ambiguous, Contradictory, Incoherent, or All Three
When you find an ambiguity or outright contradiction in an RFP, it's time to contact the Program Officer, whose phone…