Your organization probably has a mission statement and strategies in place for achieving your program goals, but do you also have concrete financial goals? Whether you administer a nonprofit, faith-based organization, or a small business, you have to think about the...
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Why You Should Consider Implementing STEM Curriculum
It’s all the buzz right now, so what is a STEM curriculum? The acronym STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. It’s an approach to education that’s designed to revolutionize the typical teaching of subjects like math and science by...
How to use 990 tax forms for grant writing?
Writing grants can be a long, arduous process. In this past blog, we talked about five steps for grant writing. Once you have identified possible funders who share alignment with your organization’s mission and goals, you want to gather more information to make a...
How to Create a Fund Development Plan
At Transform Consulting Group, we know how stressful and time consuming it can be to find funding sources that match an organization’s mission and vision that are also sustainable for future growth. We have found that taking the time to create a fund development plan...
Shared Services: How Can Your Organization Maximize Impact While Minimizing Costs?
Many organizations struggle to secure enough funding to have the maximum impact on the goals aligned to their mission. In addition to seeking new funding to support your organization’s goals, you can examine your current expenses to find ways of reducing costs in...
Plan a “Giving Day” to Raise Funds and Build Awareness
Feeling exhausted from investing endless time and effort into yet another fundraising event or giving day? Maybe you’re going to the same donors repeatedly asking for money and want to start broadening your reach. Many organizations across the country are jumping on...
Are You Grant Ready?
Do you have big plans for your organization and now just need the funds to get the ball rolling? We covered the different types of grants here – foundation and government grants – but how do you know if your organization is ready to jump into the grant writing...
Grants 101 – Types of Grants
We love seeing our partners accelerate their impact and serve their communities in diverse ways. We understand the challenges you face and know that to do good work, you need funding. Grant writing, as part of our "Grants 101," is a key strategy for raising funds to...
Why More Funders Should Collaborate
“Partner” and “Collaborate” are key buzzwords in the nonprofit sector. The partnership goes beyond organizations administering programs and services; it extends to the funders awarding grants. Funders should collaborate as well, and after years of encouraging grantees...