The Importance of Training in Fundraising Effectiveness -- and How to Get Started
The Foundation Center recently produced a whitepaper entitled, The Importance of Training in Fundraising Effectiveness—and How to Get Started. It discusses why an organization should invest in training for their staff even when nonprofit budgets are tight, and how training can really pay off when it comes to the business of seeking grants.
From the whitepaper:
"Many nonprofits have long relied on individual or government donations for their funding. But grants from corporate and community foundations are becoming an increasingly important piece of the pie.
"Foundations have tremendous giving capacity, and they continue to seek community partnerships that align with their mission. Indeed, the more than 76,000 grantmaking foundations in the U.S. gave an estimated $45.7 billion in 2010. But how do you position your organization to receive these grants? How do you set your nonprofit apart from others who need the money just as badly?
"One essential part of the strategy is training. When it comes to the business of seeking grants -- and managing them -- development teams need to craft compelling proposals, develop strategic relationships, match their nonprofit to the right foundation, solve problems effectively, and otherwise set themselves up for fundraising success...
"Training is all the more critical in today's fast-changing philanthropic landscape, where new kinds of funders are entering the scene, best practices are always evolving, and technology is changing the way some fundraising gets done. It's no wonder the organizations that invest in training have better operating results than those that don't, according to the American Society for Training and Development..."
To access the whitepaper:
The Importance of Training in Fundraising Effectiveness -- and How to Get Started
From the whitepaper:
"Many nonprofits have long relied on individual or government donations for their funding. But grants from corporate and community foundations are becoming an increasingly important piece of the pie.
"Foundations have tremendous giving capacity, and they continue to seek community partnerships that align with their mission. Indeed, the more than 76,000 grantmaking foundations in the U.S. gave an estimated $45.7 billion in 2010. But how do you position your organization to receive these grants? How do you set your nonprofit apart from others who need the money just as badly?
"One essential part of the strategy is training. When it comes to the business of seeking grants -- and managing them -- development teams need to craft compelling proposals, develop strategic relationships, match their nonprofit to the right foundation, solve problems effectively, and otherwise set themselves up for fundraising success...
"Training is all the more critical in today's fast-changing philanthropic landscape, where new kinds of funders are entering the scene, best practices are always evolving, and technology is changing the way some fundraising gets done. It's no wonder the organizations that invest in training have better operating results than those that don't, according to the American Society for Training and Development..."
To access the whitepaper:
The Importance of Training in Fundraising Effectiveness -- and How to Get Started
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