Your Client Didn’t Hit Their Grant Goals. Here’s What to Put in the Grant Report
From Grant Writing & Funding · 20:29
Show by Holly Rustick
What happens when your nonprofit does meaningful work, but the results don’t look exactly like the projections you put in your grant proposal? Grant reports can be stressful when programs shift, goals change, or your nonprofit simply doesn’t have the budget for sophisticated evaluation. But that doesn’t mean your organization failed to make an impact.In this episode, Holly Rustick welcomes back Sean Kosofsky, The Nonprofit Fixer, to explore creative ways nonprofits and grant writers can demonstrate impact beyond traditional metrics.Sean shares several strategies from his “18 Ways to Measure Impact” framework, including mission achievement, goal achievement, reputation, technology, talent acquisition, resilience, social proof, people power, and even the problems your organization has prevented.The conversation also explores why momentum matters when communicating with funders, how grant writers can tell a stronger story when projected outcomes change, and how demonstrating organizational strength can help deepen funder relationships.If you write grant reports, manage grants, work with nonprofit clients, or raise money for a nonprofit, this episode will help you recognize—and communicate—the impact that traditional metrics may miss.In this episode, you’ll learn:Why momentum can be an important part of your nonprofit’s impact storyHow to communicate impact when projected grant outcomes changeWays to demonstrate mission and goal achievement beyond traditional metricsHow reputation and social proof can strengthen your case to fundersWhy technology, talent, infrastructure, and organizational resilience matterHow relationships, trust, and “people power” demonstrate organizational strengthWhy nonprofits should consider what their work has prevented—not only what they have producedHow grant writers can use these ideas when preparing grant reports and renewal requestsWhy broader organizational impact can help strengthen conversations about general operating supportABOUT OUR GUESTSean Kosofsky is The Nonprofit Fixer and a nonprofit strategist with experience leading nonprofit organizations and helping mission-driven organizations strengthen their fundraising, leadership, and organizational capacity.CONNECT WITH OUR GUESTWebsite: https://nonprofitfixer.com/18 Ways to Measure Impact: https://www.nonprofitfixer.com/18-creative-ways-infographic CONNECT WITH HOLLY RUSTICKWebsite: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holly-rustick-0765b817/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hollyrustickYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GrantWritingandFundingOTHER RESOURCES:Weekly Newsletter: “Write Grants. Get Paid” - Get thought leadership on grant and freelance grant writing strategies every week in your inbox. https://grantwritingandfunding.com/Freelance Grant Writer Academy: Replace your Full-Time Income Writing Grants Part-Time from Home. https://grantwritingandfunding.com/freelance-grant-writer-academy/Grant Professional Mentorship: Double your Monthly Revenue with an Income Stream Outside of Grant Writing. https://grantwritingandfunding.com/mentorshipRATE, REVIEW, & FOLLOW THE PODCASTFavor, please? If you love this podcast, would you please do me a favor and leave a review on iTunes or your podcast listener?This helps others find the podcast and I read each and every review!“Every time I listen to Holly’s show, I learn something” Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the Grant Writing & Funding podcast to get grant and freelance grant writing proven strategies and conversations in your podcast player every single week.Thanks for listening!Warmly,Holly RustickLeading the $1 Billion for Good Movement: By 2030, aspiring and seasoned grant writers inside the Freelance Grant Writer Academy & Grant Professional Mentorship will 1) WIN $1 Billion in Grants, and 2) MAKE $30 Million in their Grant Writing Businesses. We are on our way already.
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