Reader Talk-Back Stories | Children and Youth Funding Report

Benefits of CYF: Decoding the Federal/Private Funding Stream

Question: I like your publication, but can you tell me what you can do for us? We are a small nonprofit, far removed from Washington DC. We do good work in our community, but we are constantly looking for funding. Answer: In these tight economic times, we've been hearing this question with mo...

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(HEALTH) MAC AIDS Fund Provides Funding for Nutrition, Housing

Private Funder: MAC AIDS Fund; Opportunity: 2011 U.S. Community Grants Program; Funding Focus: Programs which provide support to those suffering from HIV/AIDS; Geographic Focus: National; Eligibility: Nonprofits; Funding: Up to $50,000 each; Deadline: May 6; Sept. 9. Summary: The MAC AIDS Fund supp...

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(TIPS) Don't Miss Out! CYF Website Offers Range of Services

You may be missing out on a range of services that you are entitled to receive with your subscription to CYF. One of the advantages of a CYF subscription is that you can access your online subscription service anytime you wish and from virtually any computer. A number of readers have told us they ...

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(FUNDING TIPS) How to Stay Ahead of Short Federal Grant Deadlines

Reader Talk-Back is a new feature for CYF in which we address issues of special interest to our readers. If you have a question or want advice in seeking a grant for your organization, email CYF editor Frank Klimko: [email protected]. Question: I was on your conference call a few weeks bac...

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(FOR READERS) Benefits of CYF: Decoding the Federal/Private Funding Stream

Question: I like your publication, but can you tell me what you can do for us? We are a small nonprofit, far removed from Washington DC. We do good work in our community, but we are constantly looking for funding. Answer: In these tight economic times, we've been hearing this question with more fre...

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(TIPS) Why do Foundations Give Away Their Money? Because Someone Asks

Reader Talk-Back is a new feature for CYF in which we address issues of special interest to our readers. If you have a question or want advice in seeking a grant for your organization, email CYF editor Frank Klimko: [email protected]. Question: This may so...

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(TIPS) Think of the Grants Application as a Job Interview

Reader Talk-Back is a new feature for CYF in which we address issues of special interest to our readers. If you have a question or want advice in seeking a grant for your organization, email CYF editor Frank Klimko: [email protected] We have gotten a series of questi...

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(FUNDING TIPS) In New Giving Climate, Nonprofits Should Realign, Think like Entrepreneurs

Reader Talk-Back is a new feature for CYF in which we address issues of special interest to our readers. If you have a question or want advice in seeking a grant for your organization, email CYF editor Frank Klimko: [email protected]. Question: What lies ahead next y...

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(FUNDRAISING TIPS) Experts Offer Funding Tips for Community Organizations

Question: The whole ACORN controversy has given community organizing a bad name. We are a good community organization that does important work here locally. Any advice on how to raise money even in these difficult times? Answer: Finding the right prospects isn't rocket science, but it does take som...

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(FUNDING TIPS) Readers Praise 'Best of Grant Guru, Volume 1'

Readers continue to praise a new CD Publications book recently distributed to all subscribers: The Best of Grant Guru, Volume I. The book is a collection of Grant Guru columns, a monthly advice feature of our CD Publications newsletters. It addresses a wide range of fundraising question...

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