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What a great discussion today. As promised, I wanted to share some resources about Ethical Storytelling: “Why Must I Relive My Deepest Trauma to Convince Donors to Fund My Organization?” (The Chronicle of Philanthropy) “Ethical Storytelling for Nonprofits and Philanthropy” (Nonprofit Quarterly) Ethical Storytelling…

Thanks, Tammy. I hope people will join today with questions and then continue the dialogue after the webinar RIGHT HERE. There's so much to talk about!

Focus on relationships with funders! Most nonprofits employ the full fundraising cycle when working with individual donors, but don't use the same intentionality to developing relationships with foundations and corporate giving offices. Funders are not ATMs and do not wish to be treated as such. Ask questions and listen.…

How I wish I could nap as frequently as my office mascot!

I regularly refer to the regular GrantStation reports! I recently found this interesting article that had helpful statistics on the macro and micro level: https://blog.submittable.com/grant-statistics/. I appreciate how they pulled in a variety of stats that impact our work as grant professionals.

I'd love to connect offline, Jan!

This is a hot topic! Nationally, La Piana has been tracking info about the increased interest in mergers/partnerships due to COVID and shifting economic factors. You can learn more on their blog and in a great SSIR article: https://ssir.org/articles/entry/covid_19s_impact_on_nonprofits_revenues_digitization_and_mergers.…