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Christian Funding Directory Upgrades Announced

January 28th, 201008:22 AM ET

By Jeffrey J. Rodman

Here-4-You Christian Grant Consulting & Church Grant Writing is proud to celebrate 10 years of grant writing for Christian ministries, churches, and other nonprofit. To celebrate, we are offering some HUGE discounts on our pricing. Please visit our website at www.npfunds.com for more details. We have also implemented some significant upgrades ...
20 Biggest Grant Making Foundations for Christian Organizations

January 27th, 201001:09 PM ET

By Jeffrey J. Rodman

The question of what foundations to turn to for funding is one Christian ministries and churches ponder over all the time. There are of course various factors to consider. The degree of compatibility between your mission and the aims of a foundation remains the most important consideration. But at a time when foundation funding is declining, it h...
Why Hire A Grant Writing Consultant?

January 26th, 201010:50 AM ET

By Jeffrey J. Rodman

Starting to implement a grant writing strategy for Christian ministry, church, or other nonprofit organization can be incredibly challenging. Although grant writing is not an exceptionally difficult process, it is a very specific process which requires a strong knowledge base in fundraising, grant development, and fund development. Most organizati...
Christian Grants? A History of Government funding for Christian Organizations

January 22nd, 201002:56 PM ET

By Jeffrey J. Rodman

Should government fund Christian and other religious organizations? If so, what kind of strings should it attach? Should the strings be long? Short? Should there even be any strings? These questions do not lend themselves to easy answers, as American history shows. In the colonial period government funding for C...
$18.75 million available for 150 awards of up to $125,000 per year for up to five years for Faith-Based and other Community Coalitions

January 21st, 201012:30 PM ET

By Jeffrey J. Rodman

New Federal Funding Opportunity - DFC Support Grants Here-4-You Grant Consulting can help you complete the 2010 application, reapplication, or renewal application is successful in securing this valuable funding (www.npfunds.com/DFC). Jeffrey J. Rodman of Here-4-You Grant Consulting has served as the Director of two Anti-Drug Coalitions, has admin...
New Features to the Here-4-You Christian Grant Consulting website and the Christian Funding Directory for 2010 in Honor of our 10th Anniversary

January 21st, 201009:42 AM ET

By Jeffrey J. Rodman

Here-4-You Consulting has added some NEW advanced features to the Christian Funding Directory (CFD). In 2009 we added:• A before/after feature which allows you to search only the listings added or updated before or after a certain date. • Boolean search capabilities, which allow users to perform AND/OR/NOT searches. • A results co...
Does a Church Need to Apply to be a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit to Apply for Grants

January 15th, 201002:25 PM ET

By Jeffrey J. Rodman

A church that was initially organized as a church and continues to be organized and operated as a church is exempt from the requirement that it have an IRS determination letter documenting its status as a tax-exempt Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3) organization. Churches are not required to file an application (IRS Form 1023) with the IRS ...
Text Messages Deliver Aid to Haiti

January 14th, 201004:01 PM ET

By Anthony Coppedge

News travels fast, but the sharing of news travels even faster, thanks to the widespread use of social networking. Facebook and Twitter, two of the most prominent social technology platforms, have been abuzz with news of the massive earthquake that struck Haiti on Tuesday, January 12. Through status updates and personal tweets, people are expressi...