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Seeking information re: size of Development Department
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Vicky Penn replied to Kelly McGinnis, GPC's discussion Grant Professionals Association, North Texas Chapter in the group North TX Grant ProfessionalsVicky Penn posted a discussionSeeking information re: size of Development Department
I am currently doing some research for my board of directors, for their meeting the evening of Monday, Nov 1, and as one development professional to another, I wonder if you have a moment to help - it really shouldn't take more than 5 minutes or so of your time. What I am compiling is a brief list of some other nonprofits' Development Departments, which outlines the following:· Amount of agency annual budget (just the annual expense or income total, not details)· Number of…See More
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- What organization do you represent? (Please spell out any abbreviations, and include the website address of your organization if available, using the format: http://www.domainname.org)
- North Texas Youth Connection
- What role do you play at your organization?
- Director of Fundraising
- What are your specialties?
- Grant writing
Development planning
Corporate giving
Individual giving
Board development
- How long have you been a grant writer?
- 11-15 years
- Are you a part-time or full-time grant writer?
- Full Time Grant Writer
- To which professional fundraising or grant writer associations do you belong?
- Hopefully as of 9/9 I will be a CFRE
- What is your greatest challenge in obtaining grants?
- Helping board understand that not EVERY proposal will be funded, despite how well it is written
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- At 11:19am on June 16, 2009,
Melanie R. Negrin, GPC said… - Hello Vicky and welcome to the For GrantWriters Only learning community. Given your experience, I know your input will be valuable.
Glad to see you've jumped right in and joined some groups :)
Best Regards,
Melanie
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