Funding

Letter of Inquiry A letter of Inquiry (LOI) is a 2-4-page document that summarizes your organization’s mission, history, program description, need, goals, target population, funding request and budget. The LOI is a quick way for you to introduce yourself and your charitable program to a potential funder. It’s also a resourceful way to open up

Given the growth-rate for the nonprofit sector and the fierce competition for traditional funding, this below list was written to serve as a guide to help you give thought to multiple funding sources so that your organization is positioned to thrive.  Of course,  this list of funding options is not inclusive of every possible funding

Grant proposals and applications succeed or fail for several reasons, among these are: The funder is unwilling or unable to fund the project. The application guidelines were not followed. The project lacks feasibility. There is no evidence of preparedness. Ineffective grant-writing. You will note, that many of the reason’s for denial are actually within your

What is an Unsolicited Grant Request? An “unsolicited grant request” is a request made by an individual or organization to a potential funder for some form of charitable support that is not in response to a request for funding (RFP), request for application (RFA), or funding opportunity announcement (FOA). The unsolicited request may take the