Unlock Mission... Why?

 

There seems to be a few misconceptions out there by those just starting out as a 501c3:

MYTH #1: 501c3 status = grants.

WRONG! If you think all you need to get grant money is your nonprofit status, then someone has been pulling your leg. Nonprofits need to explore a whole lot more than just grants to make their fundraising efforts pay off.

MYTH #2: grants are hands-off, transactional, and can be outsourced, and the nonprofit can just turn their attentions to other matters.

WRONG! Grants, just like individual giving, are relational. Foundations don’t give to people, PEOPLE give to people! You can’t hire a consultant to make your friends for you – you have to build and maintain your relationships yourself!

MYTH #3: grant consultants can work for a cut of the grant award.

WRONG! And if someone promises this to you, run the other way. That person is not following best practices and their ethics are questionable at best.

I have tried different angles, different paths to address these myths over the past decade-plus that I’ve been teaching, training, coaching, and presenting on all things grants, and these intrinsic issues seem to persist. Now I am on a mission: to give those new to grant seeking a real foundation in the reality of what it takes to write a successful grant proposal. I am helping people Unlock Grants!

I’m sharing all I’ve learned about grant seeking through the years with the individual new to grant seeking, and starting Unlock-Grants.com, an online course for the beginning grant pro! With a mission to Unlock the mysteries, myths, and misconceptions of grants for the novice, I will take learners from newbie and neophyte to cool and confident in their proposal writing.

Tons of recorded content, plus a host of course extras, as well as WEEKLY GROUP CALLS FOR ONE YEAR, will support learners through their journey. I am that serious about my mission and reinforcing the Unlock-Grants lesson material!

Unlock-Grants will be an online, self-paced course that will take learners through:

• proposal writing, the most common application questions, and how to respond for greatest impact and reward

• step-by-step funder prospect research and funder alignment,

• how to build a program budget and a Logic Model,

• time-saving and organizing tips and tools,

• working with and becoming a consultant –

·        AND MUCH MORE!

I am THRILLED to report that none other than FOUNDATION DIRECTORY ONLINE (FDO) is supporting this endeavor with 90 days of FDO Pro for FREE for the first 100 to register!

I launch Unlock-Grants November 1, and I am working hard to put together a robust course. Tell your colleagues! Tell your team! Tell your supervisor!

[Consultants: tell your non-grant ready callers! A Grant Readiness Assessment scores their readiness to take the course, and if they’re not ready, I offer FREE alternatives. For those who can’t afford the course, I offer alternatives to pay for it (like capacity building grants).]

I am very excited to begin this journey with you. Thanks for your support of my business in all its forms through the years. I’m thrilled for this next chapter!

Here's a preview of what's to come, and an offer to help you jumpstart your grant writing career!

For more on this and other grant topics, visit my website.