It can sting when you’re left off a guest list. It particularly smarts when the list includes friends with similar interests and networks. In NonprofitLand, this phenomenon plays out when your industry peers secure major grants from foundations that proactively choose grantees—and don’t seem to know that your organization exists. Worse, those grant makers might know about your nonprofit and choose to invest elsewhere. Is there anything you can do to gain entry to their exclusive jamboree?
I would love to hear about interacting with philanthropic intermediaries/nonprofit consultancies, which often advise foundations that do not accept unsolicited proposals.
Thank you so much for this useful, encouraging post!
Glad to hear it. Thanks, Jenny! Multiple readers requested this topic, so I hope that you and others will keep the feedback coming!
I would love to hear about interacting with philanthropic intermediaries/nonprofit consultancies, which often advise foundations that do not accept unsolicited proposals.