Fundraising HayDay

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A podcast about grants, fundraising, and such.

  1. 3D AGO

    Grant Writing is Fundraising

    Fundraising and Grant Writing – people often think they are two different things. But the truth is simple: grant writing is one aspect of fundraising, along with things like individual donors, major gifts, special events, and more. Let’s talk best practices so all fundraising works in tandem.   JOIN THE FUNDRAISING HAYDAY COMMUNITY: Become a member of the Patreon   CHECK OUT TODAY’S SPONSOR: GrantGuru Use discount code HAYDAY963 for 20% off your subscription

    32 min

  2. MAR 19

    Building Successful Funder Relationships

    Spoiler alert: grant writing is so much more than writing. Building and maintaining funder relationships is a big part of your role as a grant and/or nonprofit professional. We’re joined by Carolyn Caldwell to talk about how to best build such relationships.   JOIN THE FUNDRAISING HAYDAY COMMUNITY: Become a member of the Patreon   CHECK OUT TODAY’S SPONSOR: GrantGuru Use discount code HAYDAY963 for 20% off your subscription   SHOW NOTES:   WHERE TO FIND OUR GUEST: Carolyn Caldwell, Founder and Lead Instructor at Unlock-Grants

    40 min

  3. MAR 5

    Why Commission Based Fees are Unethical for Grant Writers

    Can I just charge you a percentage of the grant once it gets awarded? If you’ve worked long enough as a consultant, you’ve gotten that question at least once. Today we’re sharing why that is against the grant professional code of ethics, and how to handle the conversation when it comes up.   JOIN THE FUNDRAISING HAYDAY COMMUNITY: Become a member of the Patreon   CHECK OUT TODAY’S SPONSOR: GrantGuru Use discount code HAYDAY963 for 20% off your subscription   SHOW NOTES: Grant Professionals Association Code of Ethics Grant Professionals Association   Association of Fundraising Professionals Code of Ethical Standards Code of Ethical Standards | Association of Fundraising Professionals

    38 min

  4. FEB 19

    Navigating Grant Writing as an Employee

    When you are an employee charged with fundraising through grant proposal development, what are your roles and responsibilities? Your position in the org chart, who you report to, and your role as a leader all affect your ability to build a grants team and a successful grant program. We’re sharing insights on what works best, how to educate up, and more.   JOIN THE FUNDRAISING HAYDAY COMMUNITY: Become a member of the Patreon   CHECK OUT TODAY’S SPONSOR: GrantGuru Use discount code HAYDAY963 for 20% off your subscription   SHOW NOTES: S8, E17 Podcast Episode: Educating Up! - HayDay Services

    57 min

  5. FEB 5

    Navigating Banned Words in Federal Grants

    What is a grant proposal other than a string of words that describe, show, influence, educate, and move mountains? In 2025 we started to see a dramatic shift in language found in executive orders, grant guidelines, and more. Are some words really banned? And if so, how do we move forward as writers?   JOIN THE FUNDRAISING HAYDAY COMMUNITY: Become a member of the Patreon   CHECK OUT TODAY’S SPONSOR: GrantGuru Use discount code HAYDAY963 for 20% off your subscription   SHOW NOTES: Head Start Article: Head Start centers told to avoid list of words in funding requests : NPR   Amanda’s Blog Post about Language: We’re Storytellers; You Can’t Steal Our Language - HayDay Services

    41 min

  6. JAN 22

    The State of Federal Grants, Part 2: Implications & Moving Forward

    In part 2 of the state of federal grants, we’re focusing on the implications of 2025 and how we can move forward. Tremendous cuts to federal research, disruption of essential human services, and a halt to services for at-risk individuals hit communities hard. It’s not just money lost but needed services. It’s time to have frank conversations about how we can move forward in 2026 and beyond.   JOIN THE FUNDRAISING HAYDAY COMMUNITY: Become a member of the Patreon   CHECK OUT TODAY’S SPONSOR: GrantGuru Use discount code HAYDAY963 for 20% off your subscription

    39 min

  7. JAN 8

    The State of Federal Grants, Part 1: What Went Wrong

    When it comes to federal grant funding, a lot went wrong in 2025. We’re kicking off a two-part series, with this episode focusing on how we got here. Policy shifts and administrative changes transformed federal grant making seemingly overnight, but many of these changes weren’t spontaneous. The Office of Management and Budget, Project 2025, and the Department of Government Efficiency all had a role to play.   JOIN THE FUNDRAISING HAYDAY COMMUNITY: Become a member of the Patreon   CHECK OUT TODAY’S SPONSOR: GrantGuru Use discount code HAYDAY963 for 20% off your subscription   SHOW NOTES: The Guardian “Trump move to pause federal loans and grants rooted in Project 2025”   Education Week “Project 2025 Would Dramatically Cut Federal Funds for Schools. Then What?”   The Educators Room “U.S. Department of Education Faces Major Overhaul Under Conservative Plan, Project 2025”   Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren “Subject-by-Subject Breakdown of Trump’s Project 2025”   Internet Archive “Project 2025 Mandate for Leadership”   Project 2025 “Mandate or Leadership: The Conservative Promise”   Ther Heritage Foundation “Project 2025”

    39 min

  8. 12/18/2025

    Mistakes Were Made – A Sneak Peak

    NOTE: This month, we’re sharing our mistakes were made episode with all our listeners – the free podcast community and our patreon subscribers. If you’re not a member of our patreon, we hope you enjoy this glimpse behind the curtain. This is a great example of our monthly mistakes were made episode, where our cohosts take turns in the hot seat, sharing mistakes. No grant professional is perfect, and we want others to learn from our mistakes. We hope you’ll consider joining as a paid member of the patreon community so you can enjoy all our bonus content, access the comments and community, and support our work on Fundraising HayDay.   In our December episode, cohost Kimberly takes the hot seat. She shared about making a handful of mistakes in a recent grant proposal – mistakes that she knew better than making, but she was in a rush and did it anyway.   JOIN THE FUNDRAISING HAYDAY COMMUNITY: Become a member of the Patreon

    21 min
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A podcast about grants, fundraising, and such.

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  • Creator
    fundraisinghayday
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    180
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2019 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Fundraising HayDay

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