{"id":529447,"date":"2010-04-15T19:52:13","date_gmt":"2010-04-15T23:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54efc2f8088330133ecb16283970b"},"modified":"2010-04-15T19:52:13","modified_gmt":"2010-04-15T23:52:13","slug":"good-stewardship-in-a-bad-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/529447","title":{"rendered":"Good Stewardship in a Bad Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Seedling009\"<\/img><\/a> Last Thursday, the Foundation Center celebrated the publication of After the Grant: The Nonprofit’s Guide to Good Stewardship<\/a><\/em>, the newest title in its proposal writing book series<\/a>, with an event at its New York library featuring Altman Foundation<\/a>
\npresident Jane O’Connell and nonprofit consultant Marilyn Hoyt. Book
\neditor Judi Margolin kicked off the event by talking about how the book
\ncame to life. <\/p>\n

Over the years, the Foundation Center has published<\/a>
\na broad range of sector-related guides and nonprofit management books,
\nbut nothing about how nonprofits can build relationships with funders after<\/em> receiving a grant — which, according to Margolin, “is just the beginning.” After the Grant<\/em> fills that gap with an in-depth look at what it takes to build and maintain lasting relationships with key funders.<\/p>\n

While many of the development pros in the room had secured their
\nfair share of grants over the years, a quick show of hands revealed
\nthat last year was a tough one for almost everyone. And, according to a
\nrecent Foundation Center research advisory<\/a> and a separate survey<\/a> by the Nonprofit Finance Fund, foundation giving isn’t likely to rebound in 2010. <\/p>\n

Speaking directly to that point, O’Connell said that “We may never
\nget back to where we were” — and that means everyone, foundations and
\nnonprofits alike, needs to re-evaluate what they are doing and how they
\ndo it. <\/p>\n

According to O’Connell, the economic downturn has caused many
\nfoundations that don’t want “to waste a good crisis” to re-evaluate
\ntheir giving. As a result, foundations are:<\/p>\n