Connected Philanthropy

In this third episode of Grantmaker Coffee Talks, we discuss how grantmakers can help their grantees during the COVID 19 crisis.

Topics Covered:

• How to assist grantees with their immediate financial stability or sustainability?
• How to adjust grantmaking for the rest of the year?
• How has relationships with other funders changed?

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Episode 2 in a series where Grantmakers discuss how they're adjusting to COVID-19.

Topics Covered:

• Lessons that can be learned from 2008 and other economic downturns
• How to balance immediate community needs and long term organizational stability of grantees
• How to support grantees when they can’t pay the bills

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How can YOU, an amazing nonprofit professional, regardless of your title, embrace the role you can play as a leader within your team? Listen to this episode to learn how.

About the speaker:

Diane H. Leonard, GPC is an experienced and respected grant professional who has provided grant development counsel to nonprofit organizations of varying size and scope for more than a decade. Clients she serves include health care providers, advocacy organizations, social services agencies, elementary and secondary schools, and municipal corporations.

Books:

• Agile Leadership Koolkit
• The Happy Healthy Nonprofit
• Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time
• The Fearless Organization

Other Resources:

• https://agilemanifesto.org/
• https://funretro.io/
• https://www.agileinnonprofits.com/
• https://www.dhleonardconsulting.com/
• resources.foundant.com

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Is your nonprofit struggling to secure donations from your board of directors? Are you having a tough time getting them to open doors to potential donors, funders, and partners? Listen to this highly practical, tactical episode where our dynamic presenter will share concrete tips and tools designed to help your organization get more dollars in the door.

Learn how to engage your board in a process that clarifies exactly what’s expected of each member, creates consensus around board expansion priorities, that completely transform your board meetings and make better use of everyone’s time, and that helps gracefully transition off the “dead weight”.

You'll learn:

• How to transition legacy inactive or “working” board members into engaged fundraisers
• How to ensure that all incoming and existing trustees know exactly what’s expected of them
• How to get your board into lockstep around your top 3-5 recruitment priorities
• An easy-to-implement tip for moving board meetings from boring updates to dynamic discussions

SPEAKER

Darian Rodriguez Heyman | Facilitator, Fundraiser, Social Entrepreneur, and Author

Darian is an accomplished facilitator, fundraiser, social entrepreneur, and author. After co-founding, globally scaling, and ultimately selling Beyond Interactive, one of the first digital advertising agencies, he began his life’s work of “helping people help.” This started during his five-year tenure as Executive Director of Craigslist Foundation, after which he was appointed as a Commissioner for the Environment in San Francisco, and authored the best-selling Nonprofit Fundraising 101 and edited the best-selling Nonprofit Management 101 (Wiley & Sons). In addition to his active consulting, facilitation, and public speaking work, Heyman currently serves as the part-time Executive Director of Numi Foundation, Editor-in-Chief of the popular nonprofit online magazine Blue Avocado, and Co-Producer of the GenderSmart Investing Summit.

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In this episode of Scholarship Coffee Talks; we're continuing the conversation on how COVID-19 has effected the world of scholarships and scholarship management

Topics Covered:

• Changes to renewable scholarships
• Learning more about your own community and familiarizing yourself with tuition prices
• Proactive communication
• Emergency funds
• Changing applications
• Assessing financial need in the current landscape

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How are funders adjusting in day-to-day accounting functions during the COVID-19 crisis?

In this episode of Community Foundation Coffee Talks, we hear from different funders about how their work has changed and the resources, experiences, and creative solutions that are helping them maximize their impact.

Topics Covered:

• Managing an Emergency Response Fund if one has been established
• Is your organization granting already, and if so, are you granting individually or to nonprofits? What is your organization doing to respond to current events?
• What kind of budget detail are you asking for in your application?
• Internal control in a remote environment
• Has anybody sought the advice of their auditors or touched base with their auditors?
• Monitoring market conditions
• Making Adjustments for Budgets

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In this episode of Scholarship Coffee Talks; we discuss summer melt programming, award recipients, and university timelines.

Topics Covered:

• Have you done “Summer Melt” programming in the past to keep students engaged with their upcoming college endeavors?
• Will you be doing anything (new or established) to celebrate your award recipients this year?
• What are we learning about timelines for universities for Fall and how does that affect your work?
• Q & A

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In this second session of our Grantseekers and COVID-19 webinar series, our panel of experienced grantseekers discuss:

• Available programs, assistance and resources
• Funder responses, adjustments and trends
• Tips and advice: How to move forward in this time of crisis
• Q&A session with panelist in addition to participants sharing through chat

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Resources from the panelists, the audience, and more >>>

Q&A from the audience during the live session >>>

Chat log and polls from the audience during the live session >>>

PANELISTS

Amanda Day, GPC | Co-host, Fundraising HayDay Podcast

Amanda is a Grant Writing USA trainer and former municipal grants administrator turned consultant with 17 years’ experience. She’s the Fundraising HayDay Podcast co-host and Board Member of the Grant Professionals Association. Amanda is a total book nerd, grant geek, and music lover. Follow her and her podcast on Twitter: @wholewheatgirl & @fundinghayday. [Read More]

Kimberly Hays de Muga | Co-host, Fundraising HayDay Podcast

Kimberly is the co-host of the Fundraising HayDay podcast, successful grant writer, fundraiser, and national speaker and trainer. She has more than 22 years of fundraising and grantseeking experience focused on health and human service nonprofits, from hospitals to food banks to programs supporting children and adults with developmental disabilities. Her passion is coaching and training nonprofits and funders toward successful fundraising that better serves their communities. [Read More]

Jo Miller, GPC, SMS | Managing Director and Founder, SmartEGrants

Jo is the founder and Managing Director of SmartEGrants and the SmartE Learning Center, a professional development and training organization, and owner / principal of J Miller & Associates, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in grants, fund development, social media strategy, program design, team development, and online communications. Jo has more than 25-years experience in grants, fund development, social media strategy, program design, team development, and online communications working with nonprofits and government agencies. [Read More]

Johna Rodgers, GPC | Founder, Johna Rodgers Consulting, LLC

Johna has been there and done that. And almost every step of her divergent path included grants. For nearly 30 years, Johna has helped organizations of all types and sizes address their most critical needs—at the federal, state, corporate, and grassroots levels. In 2015, she opened Johna Rodgers Consulting, LLC, a full-service consulting agency. With more than $162 million in grant awards, she has the competitive experience needed to ensure proposals are fundable. [Read More]

Diane H. Leonard, GPC, LSPO, LSM | Owner, DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

Diane is a Grant Professional Certified (GPC), Approved Trainer for the Grant Professionals Association. She is also a Licensed Scrum Master and Licensed Scrum Product Owner through Scrum Inc. Since 2006, Diane and her team have secured more than $64 million dollars in competitive grant funds for her clients. Diane began her work in philanthropy by serving as a grantmaker first, and continues to draw on that experience by serving as a reviewers for grantmakers each year. When not working on grant application for the federal government, state and local governments, or private foundations, Diane can be found in the 1000 Islands, out for a run, or drinking a strong cup of coffee. [Read More]

Q&A PANELISTS

Bethany Planton, GPC, SMS | Founder and CEO, bmpconsulting

Bethany got her start in the grant field as an AmeriCorps VISTA member in 2011 and went on to become the Founder and CEO of bmpconsulting. She also serves as the Communications Coordinator for the Kentucky Chapter of the Grant Professionals Association. She loves reading and talking about it in bmpconsulting's nonprofit book nook, traveling (anywhere and everywhere), and cheering on The Ohio State Buckeyes. Follow her on Twitter @bethanymplanton.

Trish Bachman, GPC | Owner and Lead Consultant, The Write Stuff Delaware LLC

Trish’s grant journey began with a volunteer assignment with Mothers Against Drunk Driving and an online writing course. Since then, Trish has worked in every aspect of grant program management, design, implementation, and reporting. She received the Certified Grant Writer credential in 2014 and earned the Grant Professionals Certified credential in 2017. Today, she serves as president of the GPA Delmarva Chapter.

Kathy Hatfield, GPC | Owner, Kathy Hatfield Grant Solutions & Consultation

Kathy brings over 30+ years of extensive grant development and leadership experience to her work in the nonprofit sector. She has raised more than $71 million in federal, state, and local awards addressing critical community needs including runaway and homeless youth, survivors of interpersonal violence, persons who are homeless, among others. Her passion is to support and build capacity for nonprofits to better achieve their missions.

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Continuing the discussion on how donor management has changed in the wake of COVID-19

Topics Covered:

• Changes & communication in fundraising
• Changes & communication in granting
• How technology is your best friend

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How are funders responding to COVID-19 in their day-to-day accounting functions?

Topics covered:

• Working Remotely
• ACH Payment Documentation
• Bill Paying Services
• Processing Transactions
• Change In Volume
• Mail
• Electronic payments in the long-term

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