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Add Productivity by Subtracting Distractions

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

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 walk, practice yoga, read incessantly, and meditate (poorly).

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How one nonprofit commemorates enduring sibling relationships with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

The private and supportive SibsForever community is made up of hundreds of surviving siblings, totally separate from any major social media platform. Unifying data to boost nonprofit fundraising outcomes. It provides a virtual platform for surviving siblings to commemorate and honor their sibling relationship.

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An Introvert’s Top 3 Tips for Approaching Grant-making Foundations

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

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. Check out this episode of the Fundraising HayDay podcast to learn more about “Grantmakers Gone Right”: Grant Makers Gone Right (podbean.com).

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The 11 Best Conferences in 2024 for Anyone Looking To Learn More About Library Promotions and Marketing (and Some Are Completely Free!)

Super Library Marketing

One of the best ways to find your library marketing soulmates… the ones who will nod sympathetically when you talk about how hard it is to get engagement on your social media posts or how your co-workers expect you to make a flyer for every single program is at a conference.

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The 2024 Guide to LinkedIn for Libraries: Updated Tips To Get the Most Organic Reach

Super Library Marketing

Photo courtesy of the Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library This is the fifth installment in the 2024 series of social media guides for libraries. LinkedIn is my favorite social media platform, personally and professionally. And organic reach is better than any other social media platform I’ve worked with.

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Top 3 Tips for Increasing Positive Board Involvement for Grants and Fundraising

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

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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Grant Professional: We Are Strong & Mighty

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

I saw a quote the other day on social media (attributed to an anonymous poster with the initials m.h.) In the latest Fundraising HayDay podcast, Kimberly and I spoke with Gauri Manglik, CEO, and Co-founder of Instrumentl, about an idea she worked on until Instrumentl, the prospect research platform she co-developed, was born.