FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CAROLYN CALDWELL AWARDED “GRANT PROFESSIONAL CERTIFIED” DESIGNATION Columbus, OHIO, August 19, 2016 – Carolyn Caldwell has obtained the Grant Professional Certification and completed the requirements of the Grant Professionals Certification Institute to … Read More
Getting Invited to the Party
One of the grant opportunities I added to my monthly Funding Opportunities in the Arts resource accepts applications BY INVITATION ONLY. What does that mean? And, more importantly, how can I get invited? When a … Read More
Sleuthing for Clues to their Coffers
One of the funders I have identified this month accepts applications quarterly, on a rolling basis. What does that mean, and how can it work for or against you as you apply to that funder? … Read More
Funding opportunities for performing and visual arts
We all need money to do what we love, but finding it is sometimes half the battle! My website now features a new resource for individual artists and small-to-medium arts organizations. Every month, I will … Read More
STEM vs. STEAM
How the Team with STEAM can win STEM is the buzz word these days, it’s on everyone’s lips, it’s being touted as the salvation for our educational system, and it seems like every funder wants … Read More
When deadlines loom, take cover!
Between my journalism background and my theatre background, I have a pretty healthy respect for The Deadline. You miss your print deadline, your article doesn’t make it in the paper. You miss your light cue, … Read More
Find the pope in the pizza
Do you think Father Guido Sarducci could find the grant writer at a planned giving conference? Look around — it’s me! I am a card-carrying lifelong learner, in attendance at presentations on donor relations, board … Read More
Hungry for professional development?
Just returned from Portland, Oregon, where I attended the Grant Professionals Association national conference. I made lots of new friends and attended loads of great workshops. But I reached a crossroads early on in the … Read More
When fundraising becomes theatre
We as fundraisers need to be not just thick-skinned when it comes to rejection, but gracious. Demonstrating grace in the face of rejection — instead of scorn — is a stage of maturity that comes … Read More
Identifying Leaders
Today I have the extreme pleasure of writing a letter of recommendation supporting a fellow GPA (Grant Professionals Association) member’s nomination to an Executive Committee role in our chapter.
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