Webinar Description:
For those grant professionals tasked with finding and securing funds from private funders, the world of foundations (or other non-public funding sources) can seem daunting. Often, there are no uniform guidelines, no explicit submission instructions, and most don’t have websites or working phone numbers. Many are not even accepting unsolicited requests for support. How is a grant professional supposed to navigate these uncharted waters? With over 20 years working with private funders, David Broussard, GPC will share his knowledge and experience to bring some order and clarity to the unpredictable world of private funding.
In this presentation, we will:
- Explore which information is the most and least important when researching private funders;
- Learn how to “follow the leads” to find non-traditional sources of private foundation information;
- Share examples of how to bring that information together to create a data-driven strategy to begin a relationship with funders, and;
- Hear examples of when strategies worked, when they didn’t, and how to follow-up or mark as “not pursuing.”
Presenter:
David Broussard, GPC is the Group Vice-President for Grant Services at
DickersonBakker, a fund development consulting firm, where he helps large international organizations build and optimize their grant-seeking efforts. David is a GPC and is a board member of the Grant Professionals Certification Institute. He has led organizations in areas such as prospect research and management, direct response fundraising, and institutional funding and has worked in the non-profit development field since 1997. David is fluent in French and is president and founder of Impact France which has mobilized over $13 million on behalf of French organizations.
Skill Level:
Mid-Career
Learning Track:
Prospect Research/Donor Relations
GPC Competencies:
How to research, identify, and match funding resources to meet specific needs
Methods and strategies that cultivate and maintain relationships between fund-seeking and recipient organizations and funders
Originally Recorded:
September 2023
Engaging Private Foundations
Content Types: 
For those grant professionals tasked with finding and securing funds from private funders, the world of foundations (or other non-public funding sources) can seem daunting. Often, there are no uniform guidelines, no explicit submission instructions, and most don’t have websites or working phone numbers. Many are not even accepting unsolicited requests for support. How is a grant professional supposed to navigate these uncharted waters? With over 20 years working with private funders, David Broussard, GPC wi