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by Robert P. Stewart The success of a grant fundraising effort is challenging to measure. Simple ratios that compare the number of grants submitted to the number funded dont really reveal much. Grant fundraising success must be defined for each organization individually, in part by considering how appealing its organizational mission is by current public or foundation standards. More importantly, success is measured by whether or not the organization is building relationships and program credibility with funders and achieving incremental increases in grant funding revenues. There are eight key indicators in achieving success:
2. Annual Review
The grant pursuit strategy should include annual identification and review of the complete set of prospective corporate and private foundations, emphasizing discovery of new foundations and increasing the scope of grant pursuit.
3. Advance Contact
When feasible, advance personal contact with foundation staff helps to determine degree of interest in the particular funding need, improve the targeting of the grant request, and enhance receptivity to the application.
4. Existing Relationships
It is important to maximize existing personal relationships between the organizations staff or Board members and foundation staff or Trustees. Such relationships can pave the way for informal contacts in support of the request.
6. Continuous Improvement
Evidence of ongoing efforts to improve program effectiveness, particularly as demonstrated by objective outcomes, is indispensable for program credibility and fundability.
7. Staff Visibility
Visibility of key organization staff in the community builds recognition.