DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

I have ranted and raved over the years about how to get nonprofit boards of directors to help win grants and increase fundraising. Now I see that I can play a significant role in helping to educate board members and connect them to fundraising and grant-seeking activities that play to their strengths.

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Peak Proposals

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

But what if your organization has successfully relied on donations and fundraisers for many years? The Funding Models: Grant Funding, Fundraising, and Corporate Partnerships Two of the most popular methods of revenue generation for nonprofits are grant funding and fundraising activities.

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Professional Grant Writer

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The post Develop a grants calendar to stay on top of deadlines appeared first on Professional Grant Writer. If you’ve written grants for a while, you’ve probably experienced it: that sinking feeling when you realize — or your employer tells you.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 12, 2023

We are fundraisers, so nonprofits often place us in the development department. We might report to city managers, executive directors, development directors, finance directors, vice presidents, assistant superintendents, or any number of titles found in nonprofits, universities, local governments, K-12 schools, and other organizations.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 9, 2023

They range from architectural guidance to ready-to-deploy solutions, and also include offerings developed by AWS Partners. One solution, Genomics Secondary Analysis using AWS Step Functions and AWS Batch creates a scalable environment to develop, build, deploy, and run pipelines for processing genome sequences.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 18, 2023

Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT® is a leading customer relationship management (CRM) software used by nonprofits to communicate with donors and drive fundraising programs. Cloud-based CRM tools are routinely used to collect, analyze, and leverage data that can help accelerate fundraising.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

I decided to develop and deploy the SibsForever application on AWS for two main reasons. Unifying data to boost nonprofit fundraising outcomes. Every shared picture, post, and video can be commented on, which is another way to keep memories active and fresh. Building a low-cost application with the support of AWS.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

Charitable organizations see spikes in activity as they respond to disasters, host seasonal events, and perform outreach to their donor base during fundraising appeals. The development team found Amazon ECS simple to understand and use, while the flexibility and serverless nature of Fargate compute provider was a perfect fit for the workload.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Leadership, marketing, and fundraising teams now have program metrics from the child development centers (one of several programs at Easterseals) at the ready to create presentations, public-facing communications, and grant proposals at a much higher velocity. Unifying data to boost nonprofit fundraising outcomes.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 14, 2022

We develop proposals that demonstrate what is going on and how we can help, usually within a minimal character count within an online portal that was not meant for grant applications. DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services, LLC is so excited to be season 5 sponsors for Fundraising HayDay , a podcast about grants and such.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 6, 2024

Getting that complete picture would require consolidating data streams from disparate sources, including ticketing, fundraising, merchandise sales, and campus data. The two credit the support they received from the AWS training and development teams, as well as the buy-in from their executive team, in helping to make the data shift happen.

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A Library Writer's Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

The Journal of Advancement, Communication, and Development in Academic Libraries (open access journal) publishes articles that offer strategies and case studies for practical application of strategic fundraising and communication in academic libraries. This journal will be published twice annually, fall and spring.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 30, 2023

Nonprofit organizations are increasingly using videos to fundraise, raise awareness, and attract new members or donors. A fictitious customer, the Example Educational Fund of AnyTown, supports schools in its area by organizing fundraising events and creating programs for students.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

This helps startups develop a unique perspective into the needs and workings of the public sector so they can go to market faster, innovate for the right challenge, and scale their solutions. It will also bring participants together with space-savvy venture investors for fundraising conversations.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Attendees will learn from other nonprofits about how they’ve used AWS to boost fundraising, amplify their mission, apply security at scale, unify their data and processes, drive bold innovations, and more. View the full agenda.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 9, 2023

Honestly, it’s how I always pick what webinars and other professional development activities I attend. DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services, LLC is so excited to be season 6 sponsors for Fundraising HayDay , a podcast about grants and such. And then, I’ll proceed to share names of classic “can’t miss” individuals.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 10, 2022

Either/or thinking has stopped or slowed some major career choices such as employee vs. consultant, grants vs. fundraising, grant writing vs. coaching or training. It’s one of the reasons that I said yes to the brilliant and talented Amanda Day when she asked me if I wanted to co-host the Fundraising HayDay podcast back in 2017.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Nonprofits are using the cloud for fundraising, donor and member management, and communications. However, despite having access to new data sources provided by these technologies, 76% of nonprofits still report that they need to develop a data strategy for their organization.

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Super Library Marketing

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

International Public Library Fundraising Conference In-person event, June 9-11, 2024, in Washington, DC Price: $372.60 This conference is for anyone assigned to marketing for fundraising at a library.

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A Library Writer's Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Florida Gulf Coast University and the Southwest Florida Library Network are proud to be hosting the 2023 Academic Library Advancement and Development Network (ALADN) Conference in beautiful and resilient Bonita Springs, FL. We invite you to visit our community as we rebuild from Hurricane Ian.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 27, 2022

But right now, I’m in the middle of developing three federal proposals, managing 15 open grants, writing my organization’s newsletter from cover to cover, and answering the phones a few hours a day while our department’s admin assistant is on vacation this week. And that’s from the polite Fundraising HayDay cohost. It’s smart.

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Grant Training Center

MARCH 9, 2020

The key to maintaining a successful nonprofit organization is to have a diverse fundraising strategy that builds upon your organization’s core strengths and resources. Likewise, a solid market analysis is essential in developing a diversified and successful fundraising strategy. Current assessment of potential donors.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Over more than 25 years of researching, prioritizing, writing, developing objectives, creating evaluation plans, and tangling with logic models, I never spent much time measuring a crucial aspect of work that affects all those tasks and more—my happiness. Considering a monumental change in my consulting business model, I was ready to learn.

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Grants4Good

AUGUST 25, 2023

To make it easy for you, here are 5 prompts that you can use to save time and effort in your organization’s fundraising and grant writing work right now. Prompt #4: SMART Goals SMART goals can guide you in any aspect of your life: Grant Writing, Fundraising Plans, Life Goals, Vacation Planning, etc.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 24, 2022

Find professional development opportunities for you to learn about the grant profession and best practices. Might I suggest the Grant Professionals Association Annual Conference (or any of their many training opportunities), DH Leonard Consulting’s Grant Writing Trainings , MyFedTrainer’s many offerings , and the Fundraising HayDay Podcast.

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Google Public Sector

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The recognition: This year, the GSV Cup is recognizing and celebrating 50 trailblazing companies poised to revolutionize education and workforce development for years to come. Being a finalist has helped startups accelerate fundraising, facilitate partnerships, and even drive customer acquisition!

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 26, 2023

During a weekly meeting early on in my seven years there, my supervisor, the director of development, told me we had the same idea about winning grant applications. She even included a video demonstration on the Fundraising HayDay YouTube Channel on using Canva, which has a free version, to edit a Zoom-recorded video: [link].

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Peak Proposals

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Developing a grant strategy involves identifying the funders and funding opportunities you intend to pursue over a certain period of time (usually a 12-month period, although it could be longer). Why Develop a Grant Strategy? You may wonder why you should bother developing a grant strategy. Absolutely not.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

After more than 28 years in grants and fundraising, I have found that about 20% of grant writing is actual writing. Grant Guru and all-around Georgia Peach DeaRonda Harrison said it best in the latest episode of the Fundraising HayDay podcast: [link] know-your-worth /. Either way, those writing skills drew you in.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

APRIL 28, 2023

If you are a grant writer, consultant fundraiser, executive director, or board member who doesn’t live or work in the areas your agency serves or doesn’t share cultural or other socio-economic factors with people affected by your work, don’t smother “the other,” in statistics and data that exclude their voices and solutions. What’s missing?

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 3, 2023

I quickly learned about the power of relationships, particularly when building programs and developing grant proposals. To get the details of how to best lean into working with elected officials, check out the latest episode of Fundraising HayDay. For more details about local government grant seeking, check out this blog post.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JULY 7, 2023

Together, we navigated the choppy seas of registration through login.gov, sam.gov, and grants.gov for the executive director (ED) and the chief development officer. Unfortunately, EDs, development directors, consultants, and entrepreneurs can feel enormous pressure to go for the next big thing and the next and the next.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 31, 2023

By unifying and interpreting data, nonprofit organizations like Share Our Strength can gain valuable insights to drive fundraising outcomes and better support their mission. an AWS Partner, to develop a customized solution. This is where Amazon Web Services (AWS) and an AWS Partner like Ascending, can help.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

For example, a nonprofit organization’s fundraising application might only need an RTO/RPO target of hours. There are many different infrastructure as code (IaC) tools available, like AWS CloudFormation , the AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK) , or Terraform. Every organization and workload are different. longer time to recovery).

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Peak Proposals

MARCH 23, 2020

In fact, we’re going to begin with tips for working remotely, because if you can’t collaborate online, you won’t be able to prepare a grant application or launch a successful fundraising or crowdfunding campaign. FindTime for Outlook: FindTime is a meeting scheduling tool developed by a group of developers at Microsoft.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JANUARY 6, 2023

Do we already have a program developed, along with an accompanying budget? To learn more about the art of not chasing the grant money, listen to our latest episode of the Fundraising HayDay podcast. Are we competitive, meaning do we check all the boxes in the Request for Proposal? If yes, then…. Do we have a need that meets the grant?

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Grant Central USA

JULY 20, 2023

With a grant writing certification, you can demonstrate your skills and knowledge of the process advanced grant development, as well as your dedication to furthering the mission of your organization. Many organizations list volunteer opportunities related to their grant development and writing where you can get firsthand experience.

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