09/21/2018
We'll just write a grant for that . . .
So your organization writes a grant and does not get awarded the grant--what do you do? What went wrong? How could that have gone better?
Here are some questions your organization might want to ask itself:
Did we remember our purpose?
Did we remember who we are?
Did we remember where we are?
Did we do any research to learn if the funder actually funds the type of request we made?
Was our request specific?
Do any of us, or anyone we have a relationship with, have a relationship with the funder?
Does this funder have an agenda, and our request did not fit?
This list is not exhaustive, but the point is that not everyone shares our passion or sees our need. We ourselves need to not lose our way.
John and Kevin
Landy NPO Services, LLC