Full cost recovery: stop subsidising your funders with your own survival
You win the grant. The team celebrates. And then, quietly, your organisation starts paying for it. Not in stress or workload (though there is plenty of that), but in real…
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The grant cycle, demystified
Most grant managers will tell you the hardest part of institutional funding is not writing the proposal. It is knowing, at any given moment, which of the six or seven…
Restricted vs unrestricted funding
Imagine landing a €500,000 grant. Champagne corks, board congratulations, a press release. Then, three months later, you can’t pay your accountant. This is not a hypothetical. Nearly 90% of nonprofit…
Proof of impact: why showing your work is now the baseline
I’ve recently read somewhere (don’t remember where) that an European foundation recently told a grantee their report was “beautifully written and completely useless.” The grantee had documented every workshop, every…
Why European nonprofits have a digital skills deficit (and what it costs)
Most European nonprofits are not failing because of weak missions. They are failing to grow because they cannot execute. The strategy is there. The passion is real. What is missing…
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