Make Your Major Foundation and Corporate Grant Applications Stand Out
Many corporations and foundations are consolidating their giving into fewer, larger awards. No matter the size of your nonprofit, you can benefit from the specialized strategies that lead to significant private grants.
In this webinar, we share the key differences between competing for your nonprofit’s annual awards and those that stand to make up your largest private grants to date. We discuss strategies that strengthen your staff, your relationships with funders, and your nonprofit in this increasingly competitive environment.
Recording date: January 27th, 2022
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Introduction
Make your major foundation and corporate grant application stand out
- 00:05:51 Goals
- 00:06:40 What is a major grant?
- 00:10:46 Major gifts vs. major grants
- 00:13:07 Why do major grants matter?
- 00:25:59 Skills needed to secure major grants
Make your major private request stand out
- 00:28:40 Key ingredients
- 00:31:39 Internal: Awareness
- 00:37:35 Internal: Aspiration
- 00:43:17 Internal: Advocacy
- 00:55:23 External: Awareness
- 01:07:49 External: Aspiration
- 01:15:52 External: Advocacy
- 01:19:21 Major grants matrix
Wrapping up
- 01:19:55 Q&A
Outcomes
- Define major grants
- Leverage your knowledge about major gifts to understand the benefits of major grants
- Learn to examine your progress through both internal and external lenses
- Identify six key actions needed to launch or grow your major grants program
Intended audience
- Intermediate
- Fundraising & development staff