How will the community be transformed as a result of this grant?
Hahahaha, that’s a good one! This grant is for $5,000! And people say funders don’t have a sense of humor! 5K will allow us to pay for six weeks of rent, which means we can stay open, and who knows what awesome stuff we’ll accomplish during those six weeks, am I right? Please add three zeroes if you really want to see transformation.
This is from a hilarious article from Nonprofit: Adorable Festive by Vu Le, Executive Director of Rainier Valley Corps, and is something every nonprofit, NGO and government program will have a hearty laugh about – it’s something every foundation and corporate philanthropy program manager should read as well.
Read it, have a laugh – and, seriously, think about how you could say some of these things diplomatically in a funding application. Because it needs to be said.
Also see:
- 2018: time for USA nonprofits to be demanding
- Basic Fund-Raising for Small NGOs/Civil Society in the Developing World
- Crowdfunding for Nonprofits, NGOs, Schools, Etc.: How To Do It Successfully
- Don’t Just Ask for Money!: Something much more should happen if someone clicks on your web site’s “Help Us” link than a message that asks only for money.
- Nonprofits & NGOs: you MUST give people a way to donate online
- Are charities “stuck up” – or the corporate volunteers offering help?
- Corporate volunteers can be a burden for nonprofits
- Corporate Volunteer Programs: What Do Nonprofits Want From Them?