Hiring Your First Grantwriter

This episode is jam-packed with four (yes four!) super-smart questions asked by you, the podcast listeners with the most beautiful souls in podcast land! Up first, should we post our bylaws on our website? Stacey and Andy have some thoughts. Also this week, we find out whether the Development Director get an invite to the investment committee meeting, and whether to send holiday cards this year. Finally, we talk about the best way to deal with employees that keep forgetting to buy things with the sales-tax-exemption letter. Thanks for joining us this week, and don't forget to send your nonprofit questions to [email protected].

As we're hiring our first ever grantwriter, what skills, experience or other characteristics should we be looking for? Stacey and Andy have some thoughts! Also this week, we talk about how to manage an underperforming CEO as a subordinate. Tell the board? Drop anonymous hints? Pull the fire alarm? Thanks for joining us this week, and don't forget to include your address for your Nonprofit Everything sticker when you send your super-smart question to [email protected].

When joining an organization as a brand-new board member, what's the best way to ensure that you're helping, and not just there to consume board snacks? Stacey and Andy have some ideas. Also this week, we tackle a tricky situation that touches on a request for confidentiality and a staff member's loyalty to the organization! Fun stuff! Thanks for joining us this week, and be sure to send your questions to [email protected]. We answer them all!

Are married couples allowed to serve on a board together? Join us this week as Stacey and Andy dissect this one! Also this week, we talk about how to deal with an employee who needs extra supervision, whether or not salary information is really confidential in a nonprofit, and what to do about an Executive Director who refuses to follow policies clearly written in the employee manual! It's a jam-packed episode thanks to your questions -- you know, the ones you send to [email protected]? Yeah, those! (btw, we found more stickers, so include a mailing address!)

When the finance person shoots down your program idea because "it's not in the budget," what can you do?! There's just one question this week, but it sounds like somebody is calling Andy out! And Stacey and Andy definitely have some thoughts! Thanks for joining us this week, and be sure to send your questions (and new sticker ideas) to [email protected].

What are some ideas to celebrate and appreciate a donor's gift-giving anniversary? Stacy and Andy have some thoughts! Also this week, we talk about how to manage a long-serving employee that no longer seems capable of keeping up with their responsibilities, discuss how to motivate "shell-shocked" staff, and whether or not potential board members should be subject to a background check before being onboarded. Board members being "onboarded" sounds a little silly, but I'll leave it and see if anyone notices. Thanks for joining us this week, and be sure to send your questions in to [email protected].

How on Earth do startup nonprofit ideas get funded? Is there a secret to it? Stacey and Andy have a few ideas! Also this week, we talk about how to manage a catastrophic conflict of interest on the board, and share some tips on how to regain the trust of your staff. Thanks for joining us this week, and please send your questions to [email protected]!

We know that nonprofit staff is always at risk of burnout, but what happens in tiny organizations when the long suffering board chair starts to run out of steam? Stacey and Andy have some thoughts! Also this week, is it good practice to always ask for the maximum grant amount possible? And what's the best way to deal with an employee who is acting up when unsupervised? Thanks for joining us this week, and don't forget to send any questions at all to [email protected]. Know that we appreciate each and every one of you - keep up the great work!

I guess we'll just get this out of the way... Yes, Stacey and Andy answer a question about bylaws. We promise it's interesting, so you'll just have to trust us on this one. And if it's not, then just send us better questions! Also this week, we find out whether fundraising matching campaigns are a good idea, and share some things we wish we had known about nonprofits earlier in our careers. Thanks for joining us this week, and don't forget to send all your nonprofit related questions to [email protected]!

How do we determine whether or not a program is a good fit for our organization? Stacey and Andy have some thoughts. Also this week, we talk about how to graciously handle an overly generous bonus, and what to do if you think someone on your staff has a side hustle. Thanks for joining us this week, and be sure to send your questions to [email protected]. Topics: How should I handle an overly generous bonus? - [skipto time="0:05"]skip to this question[/skipto] What's the best way to evaluate a board-derived program idea? - [skipto time="8:26"]skip to this question[/skipto] Should I be concerned that my staff are all taking side jobs? - [skipto time="22:22"]skip to this question[/skipto]