9 Things Funders Want From Fundraisers in Grant Applications

During her presentation, "Financial Management: Preparing for Grant Proposals", at Blackbaud’s 2010 Conference for Nonprofits held Oct. 20-22 in Washington, D.C., Kennelly shared things funders are looking for from fundraisers in grant proposal applications.

“A lot of what funders want hasn’t changed over the years, but there are a few things that have changed,” she said. “There are a lot of corporate funders, corporate foundations that are becoming much more strategically aligned with the organization than they have been in the past. Whereas they may have had some broader goals in giving in their foundation areas, several have gone back to partnering more with the corporation and looking at what the organization’s objectives and goals are.”