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Dr. Krista Kurlinkus shares her strategies for helping nonprofits, businesses, and individuals improve their grant writing and communications for the greater good.
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The History of Nonprofits | Episode 29
In this episode of The Write Good Podcast, Dr. Krista Kurlinkus shares some of the most important moments in the history of nonprofits in America and why this history matters to your work.
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Episode 28 | 6 Nonprofit Trends You Need to Know
In this episode of The Write Good Podcast, Dr. Krista Kurlinkus shares the most important trends in the nonprofit sector. Listen to learn more about the size of the nonprofit sector, sources of nonprofit revenue, the future of online giving, key statistics about donor retention, generational differences in giving, regional differences in nonprofits, and what it all means for you.
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Important Links:
State of Grantseeking: https://www.writegoodco.com/grant-strategy/
National Center for Charitable Statistics: http://nccs.urban.org/
Nonprofit Quarterly stats on employment in the nonprofit sector: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2016/10/24/nonprofit-workforce-numbers/
Giving USA 2017 Report: https://givingusa.org/giving-usa-2017-total-charitable-donations-rise-to-new-high-of-390-05-billion/
Statista: https://www.statista.com/statistics/234148/expected-changes-in-nonprofits-fundraising-budgets-us/
Blackbaud: https://www.blackbaud.com/files/50-fascinating-philanthropy-stats/fundraising-tactics.html
Blackbaud’s 2017 Charitable Giving Report: http://blackbaudinstitute.com/charitablegiving
Ericsson Mobility Report: https://www.ericsson.com/res/docs/2016/ericsson-mobility-report-2016.pdf
Camber Collective Money for Good Report: http://www.cambercollective.com/moneyforgood/
Blackbaud’s Next Generation of American Giving Report: https://www.blackbaud.com/nonprofit-resources/generational-giving-report
Independent Sector: https://independentsector.org/value-of-volunteer-time-2018/
Nonprofit Facts by State: http://www.nonprofitfacts.com/index.html
Assessing Your Success Blog Post: https://www.writegoodco.com/episode-22-assessing-success/
Grant Writing Made Easy: https://www.writegoodco.com/grantwritingpro -
Episode 27 | The State of Grantseeking
In this episode of The Write Good Podcast, Dr. Krista Kurlinkus shares the key trends in grantmaking and grantseeking. She's teaching you about the important correlation between number of grant applied for and success rates, about the challenges in finding time to apply for grants, the reasons why you should have a standard grant narrative, and more.
Listen in to get the information that you need to design a grant strategy that will change the way you work.
Links
Grant Writing Made Easy: https://www.writegoodco.com/grantwritingpro
GrantStation's Spring 2018 Report:https://grantstation.com/public-resources/trendtrack/state-of-grantseeking-spring-2018-all-respondents
If you want help with your grant strategy, send us an email at support@writegoodco.com.
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Episode 26 | Reapplying for a Grant
In this episode of The Write Good Podcast, Dr. Krista Kurlinkus answers a question from one of her Grant Writing Made Easy students. It's a question you probably have too: How can you change up a grant proposal when you're applying for funding from the same grantmaker year after year?
It's an excellent question, and in this episode, Krista shares her answer.
If you'd like to learn more and register for Grant Writing Made Easy, you can do so here: https://www.writegoodco.com/grantwritingpro
For more information on our grant writing services, visit this page: https://www.writegoodco.com/our-services/
Thank you for listening! If you have ideas for our next podcast episode, please send us an email at support@writegoodco.com.
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Episode 25 | Writing Exchanges
In this episode of The Write Good Podcast, Dr. Krista Kurlinkus shares her advice on conducting writing exchanges. Although most people think of writing as a solitary and lonely process, the best writing involves more than one person. So listen in to hear what Krista, an experienced university writing instructor and professional writing consultant, has to say about writing exchanges, editing, and revising.
Learn more about and join our comprehensive grant writing course, Grant Writing Made Easy: https://www.writegoodco.com/grantwritingpro
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Episode 24 | Qualities of Good Writing
In this episode of The Write Good Podcast, Dr. Krista Kurlinkus talks about the qualities of good writing and how these are related to grant writing success. Listen in as she teaches about balance and consistency, descriptive language, dialogue, and scene-setting.
If you'd like to learn more about how to write well and win grants, check out our comprehensive grant writing course, Grant Writing Made Easy: https://www.writegoodco.com/grantwritingpro
And if you have a grant writing topic you'd like to know more about, reach out to us at support@writegoodco.com. We're planning our next batch of podcast episodes, and we'd love to hear your ideas.
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