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Tackling Mid-Year Chaos
The middle of the year can get hectic. You have mid-year deadlines and even approaching end of year goals. It is important to meet and stay ahead of mid-year and end of year deadlines because many grants with significant funding are due at these prime times. The proposals need to be done well so they will stand out in comparison to the many other grant applications being sent out. Here are a few tips on how non-profits stay organized and keep a steady non-profit project man
Shannon Onderko
Jul 242 min read


Biggest Mistakes Organizations Make Midyear & How to Avoid Them
The best kind of mistake is the one you didn’t make, but you can’t avoid a mistake if you don’t know what to watch out for. Let’s go through the most common non-profit planning mistakes that happen mid-year. #1 Procrastination It’s so easy to let your mid-year or end of year tasks go until the last minute. You might think that you have lots of time to complete them later in the year, but the time keeps going by quickly and you end up not revisiting your goals. Procrastinati
Shannon Onderko
Jul 104 min read


The First Quarter Decision Window: How Early Choices Shape Your Nonprofit’s Entire Funding Year
Most nonprofits assume that funding success comes down to individual grant decisions, whether a proposal is approved or denied, or whether a specific opportunity works out. In reality, long-term funding success is shaped much earlier by the choices organizations make at the beginning of the year, especially during the first quarter. Q1 acts as a critical decision window where priorities are set, systems are tested, and strategies are either clarified or left unfocused. The de
Shannon Onderko
Jan 145 min read
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