DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 31, 2023

They spend money on fundraising and overhead activities to secure individual donations, increase marketing, host fundraising events, and submit and manage grants. Yet these same foundations require hoop after hoop for nonprofits to jump through during the grant management process. Site visits happen.

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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. Grant management.

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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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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Whether you’re a grant writer, fundraiser, development director, or consultant who works with them, you can play an essential role in helping prepare a nonprofit to accept unexpected, larger donations and build sustainability for the communities served. Here are three essential practices you can bring to the table for this significant trend.

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Grants4Good

AUGUST 22, 2023

Join me for a 30-minute fireside chat with Shawn Olds, CEO of boodleAI, to talk in depth about how AI can help fundraisers, grant pros, and nonprofit professionals. Shawn holds a BS in Computer Science from the US Military Academy, an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, and JD from the Northwestern School of Law.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Finally, Amazon Relational Database Service ( Amazon RDS ) supports a managed configuration for historical and user-entered data. Additionally, all sensitive data, such as database passwords and credentials for third-party services, gets encrypted within AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

APRIL 14, 2023

That is exactly how I felt when Julie Boll joined the Fundraising HayDay podcast. You can hear everything Kimberly and I discussed with Julie here: Leadership Isn’t Perfection | Fundraising HayDay (podbean.com). And I had to report that to the city manager and police chief.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

If you listen to the Fundraising HayDay podcast or know me some other way, you will quickly learn that I am an EXTRA extrovert. In the latest Fundraising HayDay episode, we spoke with Andrew Olsen about building healthy cultures in the nonprofit sector and various other topics. People are my passion, my jam, my lifeblood.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 28, 2022

After years of pandemics, civil unrest, natural disasters, and economic uncertainty, what red-blooded grant writer or fundraiser wouldn’t want to curl up on a comfy couch and scroll away for a few minutes to escape the stress and practice some self-care? You deserve it. I couldn’t resist). Y’all be careful out there!

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Center for Community Progress

JANUARY 6, 2025

They updated the projects site design, led fundraising for development of the site, project managed construction, and provided technical assistance associated with acquiring parcels from the land bank.

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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

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. We did not want to manage infrastructure,” said James Haigh, director of We Are Sweet. The content in Amazon S3 is also encrypted.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Managing federal grants was my jam – I loved putting my organizational skills to work and totally geeked out about a well-put-together 3-ring binder. It is the same with the Fundraising HayDay podcast. For a long time, I struggled with my work as a grant professional. Don’t get me wrong. So, what was my problem? What is yours?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 9, 2023

These tasks include processing daily banking transactions, managing accounts, and updating financial records. Solutions for credit unions Core banking Core banking includes the essential tasks that credit unions complete thousands or millions of times each day.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Seriously though, in my 25+ years in nonprofit fundraising, I have met many more introverts than extroverts who gravitate toward grant writing and management versus individual donors or special events. Many people become grant writers because they’re better with words than people. And by many, I mean me. You too, maybe?

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 14, 2022

My buddy Lisa works for Westcare, which offers programs across the continuum of health and human services, programs that treat substance use, manage mental health disorders, and help those dealing with HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, and homelessness. We match the right funding programs to our organization’s programming. Then we do it again.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

This is a guest post by Shahirah Mahmood, PhD, director of data management, measurement, and outcomes at Easterseals, DC MD VA. We lacked a unified data management strategy, and our data lived in a mix of on-premises and cloud-based systems. Unifying data to boost nonprofit fundraising outcomes.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 9, 2022

But when I stop and think about it, do I really need five project management platforms, 86 ways to communicate with my clients, and 22 software programs to check my spelling and grammar? 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

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

This data also offers nurses and health system managers real-time, responsive data to effectively respond to systemic weaknesses in care quality, improve service delivery, and allocate resources. Unifying data to boost nonprofit fundraising outcomes. Jacaranda Health reaches new milestone and continues to grow on AWS.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 13, 2024

Finding the Perfect Software for Your Nonprofit Ah, grant management! In the vibrant nonprofit world, where grant processes seem to twist and turn like a labyrinth, having the right grant management software isn’t just helpful—it’s a game changer. Why Bother with Grant Management Software? But fear not!

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Nonprofits are using the cloud for fundraising, donor and member management, and communications. In 2021, Nonprofit Trends Report, Fourth Edition reports that 36% of nonprofits invested in new technology such as customer relationship management systems (CRMs), collaboration and productivity tools, machine learning (ML), and automation.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JANUARY 13, 2023

Fundraising HayDay. Let us know; email Megan, our Marketing & Training Manager, at Megan@dhleonardconsulting.com and we’ll be sure to add it. . Ultimately we want you to have as many resources available to help you and the organization(s) you work with to secure more grants in a less stressful and more sustainable way. Candid Blog.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

That’s why thinking about the key types of tools to help you with your grant management work is so important. Managing multiple grant applications at once can be challenging for even seasoned nonprofit professionals. Grant Management Software. Internal Communication Tools . Accounting Tools. Native and third-party applications.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In a recent webinar hosted by Amazon Web Services (AWS), Allyson Fryhoff, managing director of nonprofits at AWS, sat down with authors Beth Kanter and Allison Fine to dig into some of the insights from their book, The Smart Nonprofit: Staying Human-Centered in an Automated World. Unifying data to boost nonprofit fundraising outcomes.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

AUGUST 4, 2023

The local nonprofit raised the funds for the infrastructure and manages the programming at the site. On the latest episode of the Fundraising HayDay podcast, Kimberly and I interviewed Art Serna, CEO of City on a Hill Milwaukee. A city donated space within a local park for the construction of an adaptive baseball field and playground.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

The ability to manage this rapid increase in global space activity well into the future is just one part of the conversation related to space sustainability. It will also bring participants together with space-savvy venture investors for fundraising conversations. Apply now for the AWS Space Accelerator.

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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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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. The conference usually includes sessions on social media management, video marketing, and podcasting.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 9, 2023

I knew she would be knowledgeable, but I had almost forgotten how well she boils a complex topic into simple, manageable bites. DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services, LLC is so excited to be season 6 sponsors for Fundraising HayDay , a podcast about grants and such. She knows how to teach and teaches well.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 31, 2023

However, managing and utilizing data at scale can be a challenge for a nonprofit organization like Share Our Strength. By unifying and interpreting data, nonprofit organizations like Share Our Strength can gain valuable insights to drive fundraising outcomes and better support their mission.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 24, 2022

Typically, the individuals writing and managing grants for your organization are not people with titles like grant administrator, grant manager, or director of grants. I suggest you start small when it comes to fundraising goals. But that dream world of mine does not exist. Before that happens, talk about what is doable.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Efficiently process your content The video-on-demand workflow is serverless , which means you don’t have to create, setup, or manage servers. For example, you can create a web-based uploading process by using Amazon API Gateway to create and manage an API, and AWS Lambda to run code without managing servers.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

AUGUST 5, 2022

Have the ability to herd cats – because that is precisely what managing a grant application process looks like. As a grant professional, you must manage a plethora of deadlines, personalities, statistics, data, and stories. Check out the latest episode of Fundraising HayDay. JustGrants). We can do that and so much more.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Just before the pandemic, or about 1,000 years ago, I took a Scrum project management course in preparation for the certification exam from Agile for Nonprofits through DH Leonard Consulting, a long-term sponsor of the Fundraising HayDay Podcast. Considering a monumental change in my consulting business model, I was ready to learn.

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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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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 26, 2023

Back in the aughts, I was a newly hired manager of corporate and foundation relations at a food bank with the directive to aggressively grow grant funding—by at least 25% in my first year. Between smartphones and easy-to-manage video production and graphic design platforms, quick and meaningful social connections can be yours.

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Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

JULY 25, 2023

Emergency management as a profession has become overly dependent on grant funding. In this podcast we talk with an expert fundraiser. Dynamis , a leading provider of information management software and security solutions, is a sponsor of this podcast. In this podcast we talk with an expert fundraiser.

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