In this blog post, I dive into the heart of fundraising: building relationships. While grants and one-time donations are essential, true sustainability comes from long-term connections nurtured over time. I share insights on how to develop and maintain these vital relationships, turning initial support into lasting partnerships that fuel impactful, ongoing work.

In this blog, I share how companies can achieve meaningful social impact without relying solely on external consulting firms. Many leaders feel they need a massive budget to bring their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) commitments to life. But from my work with companies like Danone and the Mediterranean Shipping Company, I’ve seen that with the right framework and guidance, your team can drive transformative change from within.

In this blog post, I share practical advice on how to maximize returns from attending conferences, especially for nonprofit and impact-driven professionals. The blog highlights strategies to connect meaningfully with potential donors and maximize networking opportunities, even amid a packed schedule.

In this blog, I share why having a simple grant tracking system can be a game-changer for your NGO or nonprofit. I know firsthand how overwhelming and tedious the grant process can feel, especially when funding is critical for your organization’s work. The key is to make the grant tracker your grants team’s go-to tool, used every week and stored in a shared, easily accessible place.

This blog post shares Shoshana's experience attending the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, emphasizing the diverse side events that complement the formal meetings. The author highlights the opportunity to network and how she focused her time advising African NGOs at the Segal Family Foundation side event. Through personalized coaching sessions, Shoshana helped these organizations identify untapped "low-hanging fruit" for obtaining unrestricted funds and strengthening relationships with current funders. She shares practical examples and next steps for you, too, to harvest "low-hanging" funding.

This blog post highlights how many businesses are committed to supporting vulnerable suppliers or customers, however they tend to rely too heavily on assumptions or market research without truly understanding the communities' needs. Drawing from examples like diverse franchise ownership and farmer support, the author shares the right questions to ask so companies can design initiatives that align with both community needs and business goals.

When I sit down with NGO and nonprofit clients to help them with their fundraising strategy or grant writing, my eyes always go to the messaging first. Because without strong messaging, what good is a great project design or a snappy fundraising campaign? So let me start by walking you through how to write a great mission statement. And then tell you the secret extra statement you need.

Sometimes hiring an external grant writer works fabulously. And sometimes it becomes a horror story of time and money wasted, proposals promising results you can’t deliver, and deadlines missed when the grant writer ghosts you. So I want to share with you an alternative that can be even more effective, affordable, and empowering for your nonprofit or NGO.

Whether you're new to the field or looking to sharpen your expertise, finding the best grant writing course is essential to learn to write grants. In this post, I'll guide you through how to find high-quality training and highlight some excellent free resources.

AI is probably one of those things you are hearing about but haven't had the brain space to figure out how to best use. So here is my quick and dirty AI guidance for small- and medium-sized NGOs and nonprofits.

Do you often push grants, and particularly grants follow up, to the bottom of your to do list? Most of us do this. Here’s how to make sure that everyone is operating in their zone of brilliance, you are supporting each other, and you are supporting yourself to move forward your grants to dos.

Have you done a bunch of courses where you get in there, the trainer isn’t even there with you and you are left to your own devices? You feel like you are failing and nobody cares? Like maybe nobody even knows?

This is what I DON’T want for you.

Do you know which funders are most likely to say “yes” to your proposal? This checklist will tell you just that!

As we launch into 2024, I took some time to share with you a few thoughts from this last year

Did you miss the highlights from my Nov masterclass on the 5 steps to win grants, and how to do them just right for your NGO? Grab the free recording here!

Curious what work looks like over here? Let me share a bit of the “behind the scenes” of what’s been going on here at Social Impact Compass.