Posts Tagged ‘Funders’
Who We Are, Why We Serve: The Story of Heart for the Community Consulting
I’ve always believed in the power of people. Long before I became a grant writer, consultant, or founder, I was just a young Black girl growing up between two worlds—D.C. and the Bay Area— with my siblings and mom, learning how to find community wherever I went. That instinct to build, to connect, to serve?…
Read MoreFeeling Ghosted by Donors? How to Win Their Hearts Back Before the Next Giving Tuesday
By: Heart for the Community So you matched with a donor once. They liked your Instagram post, maybe slid you a $10 gift through your GiveButter campaign… but then? Silence. Crickets. Ghosted! If this feels familiar, don’t panic. You’re not unlovable — you might just need to put a little more heart and consistency into…
Read MoreSmall But Mighty: Giving Tuesday Campaign Strategies That Work
By: Heart for the Community Let’s be honest: we all love big romantic gestures — fireworks and love songs. But when it comes to Giving Tuesday, most small nonprofits are working with more cupcakes and Canva than skywriting and stadium billboards. And guess what? That’s more than enough. Here are real, low-cost, high-heart Giving Tuesday…
Read MoreHow Small Nonprofits Can Leverage the Biggest Fundraising Day of the Year
By: Heart for the Community So you’re sold on Giving Tuesday… now what? In our last blog, we broke down the history of Giving Tuesday and why smaller nonprofits absolutely deserve a seat at the donor table. Now it’s time to move from theory to action, because buzzwords don’t build budgets. This second post in…
Read MoreWriting Proposals That Move Funders to Act
By: Heart for the Community Consulting You’ve done the work behind the scenes—tightened up your finances, clarified your mission, made peace with the IRS. You’re officially grant-ready. Then, you researched your way through a sea of foundations, filtered out the ones who only fund legacy orgs in zip codes you’ve never been to, and came…
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