Waddy Thompson
Managing Unforseen Changes
When I recently started work on a grant application for next year , I went back to review the application the nonprofit had submitted for...
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Waddy Thompson
- Jun 23, 2022
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Now is the time to fundraise
The biggest mistake a nonprofit can make is not fundraising. There's never a perfect time, but you have to ask to receive. But before...
Waddy Thompson
- Dec 26, 2021
- 1 min
Corporate Bucks Are Waiting for You
It's a crazy economy these days, but many businesses are prospering despite the pandemic, and some no doubt have sponsorship dollars...
Waddy Thompson
- Aug 8, 2021
- 1 min
3-in-1 Grants Book
new edition of grant guide
Waddy Thompson
- Jun 14, 2021
- 1 min
Find Your Best Prospects
It's relatively easy to compile a list of foundations that might have an interest in supporting your nonprofit. It takes a little more...
Waddy Thompson
- Dec 20, 2020
- 1 min
The Arts in a Time of Crisis
Melissa Cowley Wolf of the Arts Funders Forum explores how we position the arts in the wider field of philanthropy and how that is...
Waddy Thompson
- Sep 18, 2020
- 1 min
The Arts in the Time of Covid-19
Josephine Ra The arts provide solace and teach empathy and understanding, critical things during these difficult times. Josephine...
Waddy Thompson
- Jul 2, 2020
- 1 min
Use Your Time Wisely
The need for successful fundraising for every nonprofit has never been greater, which has made the competitive field of foundation and...
Waddy Thompson
- Feb 26, 2020
- 1 min
How to Succeed in Music by Really Trying
When I was a student at the Eastman School of Music, my French horn teacher always told his students that is was not necessarily the most...
Waddy Thompson
- Dec 19, 2019
- 1 min
Nonprofits Shooting Themselves in the Foot Again?
In a recent post on the Candid blog (formerly the Guidestar blog) Vu Lee addresses the practice of using impact-per-dollar (IPD) metrics...
Waddy Thompson
- Jun 19, 2019
- 1 min
10 Steps to Successful Special Events
Are you planning a fundraising event for the fall? Make sure you are prepared for success by following the 10 Steps to Successful Special...
Waddy Thompson
- Feb 18, 2019
- 1 min
How Will You Know You Have Done Well?
Not surprisingly, funders will want to know if you have done well with the money they gave you. That is why program evaluation is so...
Waddy Thompson
- Jan 24, 2019
- 1 min
Does creating a budget give you the willies?
I have just added my popular grant budget seminar to my YouTube channel at https://lnkd.in/dDVjZGY. It goes through each section of the...
Waddy Thompson
- Jan 14, 2019
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- Jan 13, 2019
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- Jan 13, 2019
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- Jan 13, 2019
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Waddy Thompson
- Jan 10, 2019
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The Grant Writer's Nightmare
I was shocked this morning to see on the front page of my local newspaper a lengthy article castigating the grant writer at a local...
Waddy Thompson
- Jan 3, 2019
- 1 min
Grant Proposal Success now available via Audiobook
In just over an hour, you'll learn how to position your project and nonprofit to best advantage and avoid common errors that can sink an...
Waddy Thompson
- Dec 14, 2018
- 1 min
Golden Rules for Fundraisers
Karen Brooks Hopkins (long-time fundraiser and president of the Brooklyn Academy of Music) shares her golden rules all fundraisers would...
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