by Suzanne Bakker | Sep 19, 2021 | building trust, call for proposals, forming partnerships, fundraising, non-profit management, project basics, working with donors | Building Partnerships
A talk about how to set up a partnership for your project resulted in several questions about how to find a partner organization for your nonprofit. First things first: why do you need a partner? Before you start looking for a partner organization, write down why you...
by Suzanne Bakker | Sep 12, 2021 | building trust, call for proposals, forming partnerships, fundraising, human resource management, non-profit management, project basics, project design, setting up, starting your project, team management, working with donors | Building Partnerships, Getting Started, Practical Labour Law & HR, Project Design
Your project proposal may include a partner. There are different reasons for mentioning a partner in your proposal: Your proposals looks more serious, especially if the partner is well-known. You will be better able to reach the impact you need, for instance if the...
by Suzanne Bakker | Sep 5, 2021 | call for proposals, non-profit management, project basics, project design, setting up, starting your project, team management | Project management
So what if you have designed a wonderful project and a donor wants to support it? What if you get that grant agreement??? Time to launch your project of course! Here are my tips for you how to get started with a new project. Set up a project team Probably you had an...
by Suzanne Bakker | Aug 29, 2021 | budgeting, call for proposals, expenses, finance management, income, project basics, project design, setting up, starting your project | Project Design
One of the four main building blocks of your project design is your budget. Despite the importance of money, the budget is often treated as an afterthought. And that can lead to big challenges in implementation of the project. It is helpful to your implementation and...
by Suzanne Bakker | Aug 22, 2021 | call for proposals, human resource management, non-profit management, project basics, project design, setting up, starting your project, team management | Project Design
We all know writing winning project proposals is not a simple trick. There is no such thing as a 100% success rate in this. (not that I have seen in more than 25 years at least) But there are some things you can make sure to do and have that will help increase your...