If you’re going to participate in the non-profit economy as a grant-seeker it behooves you to learn about how the system works. Grantmakers In The Arts is a service organization for arts funders. Articles like the one posted below, from their blog, will help you learn about how & what funders are thinking and give you tools to look into how they function. Check out this article:
“Although program-related investments are becoming more popular with foundations looking to advance their charitable purposes while generating financial returns, their use remains limited, a new study by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy finds.”
(originally on FB)
Here is my attempt at bringing some fundraising tips to OWS/Occupy Sandy last year:
http://osproject.tumblr.com/