You can have a great idea and still never get funded. These four questions decide who will actually say yes, before you waste time asking the wrong people. If funding feels harder than it should, it’s usually not your mission. It’s who you’re talking to. Most funding failures have nothing to do with the quality of your work and everything to do with who you put your work in front of.

Most leaders are just overwhelmed and looking for quick fixes. AI generated grants, emails, or social media posts CAN be really quick to generate. Perfecting the systems so that they sound good, however, takes time and expertise.

Most nonprofits think their acknowledgment system sufficiently thanks donors. Unfortunately, most are missing an essential piece: truly expressing gratitude. Yes, you are probably (hopefully!) sending an automated thank-you email after a donation. Maybe you even send a handwritten note or a snail mail copy printed on your agency’s letterhead. But here’s the reality: if you thank donors the same way every other nonprofit does – and the same way you have for a decade – you’re