BEYOND THE GRANT AWARD
Building and maintaining a relationship with a funder continues during the grant period. It is a truism in all fundraising activities, and especially in grantseeking, that the most likely future donor is a current one. Nonprofit agencies should carefully nurture their relationships with those foundations, corporations, and government agencies already supporting the cause. This means that nonprofit agencies should do the following:
• Respond promptly to funder requests for information or materials.
• Submit in a timely manner any progress reports due during the grant period. For example, many funders require grantees to submit quarterly financial reports and annual narrative reports. In fact, some funders make these a ...
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