Discover how to research funding, decode application questions, and focus artistic career goals during the grant writing process.

In this excerpt from a Meet the Grantmakers program in Los Angeles, a panel of arts funders give us their best advice for artists and arts organizations when it comes to writing the grant proposal. 

Lori Zook, Development Manager at Quinn Associates, discusses proposal writing for individual artists.

Marilyn Hoyt discusses the Proposal Writers Boot Camp course offered by the Foundation Center.

In this excerpt, R. Nancy Albilal, the Vice President for Development here at The Foundation Center, helps you to understand what an outcomes-based approach is all about, and how to implement this approach to make your organization stand out from the crowd.

R. Nancy Albilal, the Vice President for Development here at The Foundation Center, helps you to understand what an outcomes-based approach is all about, and how to implement this approach to make your organization stand out from the crowd.

Please fasten your seatbelts and prepare to learn the skills that will help your nonprofit succeed. Welcome aboard!

Marilyn Hoyt, nonprofit consultant and Foundation Center instructor, discusses fundraising for arts organizations in the current economic landscape by looking at three case studies of arts nonprofits.

Grantmakers share their insights and advice on proposals, relationships with nonprofit organizations, and more.

Grantmakers share their insights and advice on proposals, relationships with nonprofit organizations, and more.

Grantmakers share their insights and advice on proposals, relationships with nonprofit organizations, and more.

Grantmakers share their insights and advice on proposals, relationships with nonprofit organizations, and more.

Grantmakers share their insights and advice on proposals, relationships with nonprofit organizations, and more.

John La Rocca talks about the important of an outcome management-based approach.

This panel discussion covers how to use online grant applications, how grantmakers design their online systems to effectively manage across the cycle of a grant, and what nonprofits can do to navigate the system efficiently.

Susan O. Althans, Senior Associate for the McGregor Foundation, answers specific questions regarding grantmaking for human services programs in the Cleveland area.

Jane Geever, consultant and author of The Foundation Center’s Guide to Proposal Writing, takes a moment to share her thoughts on what funders look for when reviewing proposals. She also gives advice on crafting successful proposals, including things that grantseekers should avoid.

Author Gigi Rosenberg shares top tips from her new book, The Artist’s Guide to Grant Writing: How to Find Funds and Write Foolproof Proposals for the Visual, Literary, and Performing Artist, which is designed to help artists navigate the process of pursuing funding for their work.

In this Funding for Arts Month program, presented in collaboration with the Arts & Business Council of New York, panelists offered an inside view of how arts funders decide what to fund and why as well as advice about navigating the new normal in the arts world.

In this program, representatives of five grantmaking organizations discuss how funders use their online systems to effectively manage across the cycle of a grant, and what nonprofits can do to navigate the system more efficiently.