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Jeffrey J. Rodman, a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) and a Certified Grants Specialist (CGS) is an experienced public speaker, trainer, grant writer, and fundraiser. He is the founder of Here-

What Does "The Giving Pledge" Mean for Your Small Nonprofit? In a Word, Nothing!

April 15th, 201109:02 AM ET

By Jeffrey J. Rodman

The Giving Pledge is a non-binding agreement initiated by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffet to encourage the 1,000 billionaires to give generously at some point in their life or after death. So, what does The Giving Pledge mean to the nonprofit world and to your particular nonprofit specifically? In a word, nothing. The pledge, according t...
Using a Foundation RFP Process to Provide Grant Funding to Charities

April 15th, 201108:52 AM ET

By Jeffrey J. Rodman

Most foundations are small and are run with little or no paid staff. They are often created by philanthropic individuals or families who have little experience in formalized philanthropy. Often, this lack of experience leads to a disorganized approach when the foundation begins to accept funding requests from charities. A helpful way to have an org...
See How We Secure 90% of the Drug-Free Communities Grants For Which We Apply!

December 08th, 201011:34 AM ET

By Jeffrey J. Rodman

Here-4-You Grant Consulting would like to announce the availability of federal government grant programs that may be applicable to your organization. In 2010, we secured 5 out of 6 (86% success rate) federal grants submitted to the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and the DFC Mentoring Program awarding over $600,000 for each grant. Over the y...
Silly Nonprofits: Nonprofits can be so shortsighted when it comes to funding

December 06th, 201011:15 AM ET

By Jeffrey J. Rodman

Just recently, I was discussing grant writing services with a potential client. When I told him how much he would need to invest in the first year he said, “if I had $10,000 I would not need grant funding.” What a silly thing to say. That would be like an unemployed person saying, “if I had $10,000 I would not need a job.” Of ...
Philanthropy Survey results may signal promise for nonprofit fund raisers

November 30th, 201009:45 AM ET

By Jeffrey J. Rodman

An end of the year survey conducted in October 2010 finds the nonprofit funding drop off experienced in 2008 and 2009 may be leveling. Whereas 51 percent of survey responders experienced decreased funding in 2009, only 37 percent reported a decrease in funding in 2010. In 2006 and 2007, before the economic downturn, the amount of respondents repor...
Report finds grantseeking still a functioning source of revenue for nonprofits in 2010

October 26th, 201009:10 AM ET

By Jeffrey J. Rodman

Report finds grantseeking still a functioning source of revenue for nonprofits in 2010 In an October 2010 report released by GrantStation and Philantech, researchers find that grantseekers who actively pursue grants, even in the aftermath of the recession, have a high success rate. The conclusion is based on an online survey in which 839 nonprofit...
Congratulations Drug-Free Communities Grantees

September 01st, 201002:13 PM ET

By Jeffrey J. Rodman

Last night the grantees were announced for the Drug-Free Communities Support Program. Here-4-You Christian Grant Consulting was successful in securing FIVE out of the SIX grants on which we worked. We secured all THREE of the grants that were fully written and developed by Here-4-You Christian Grant Consulting and TWO of the THREE proposals on whi...
Four Ways to Expand Your Ministry's Grant Writing Capacity

August 09th, 201011:42 AM ET

By Jeffrey J. Rodman

Four Ways to Expand Your Ministry’s Grant Writing Capacity Your ministry will likely continue or develop a need to count on foundation grant support for your programs and projects. Yet funding is not easy to come by at this time. This makes expanding your grant writing capacity all-important. You need a strategy. The following are four key compo...
Running 15 Marathon’s in 15 Days to Empower Teens to Fight Poverty

August 07th, 201009:40 PM ET

By Jeffrey J. Rodman

SuSu Jennings is running the equivalent of 15 marathons in 15 days (400 miles). Really, that is not a misprint, SuSu will be running the equivalent of 15 marathons in 15 days (400 miles) to support Teens Opposing Poverty (TOP) that trains teens how to have effective, life-changing ministry with homeless and other poor people. Although this alone i...
The Deadliest Grant Writing Mistakes Made by Christian Ministries and Churches

May 12th, 201001:21 PM ET

By Jeffrey J. Rodman

Many Christian ministries and churches decide they will give grant writing a shot and see what happens. There approach is not planned or deliberate but rather a haphazard approach that does not account for the complexities and specificity of grant development. Grant writing is not hard, but it is very specific. When beginning a grant development...

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