One of the wonderful things about working with the clients I do is getting to know about so many organization and meet so many interesting people. One of these organizations is The Huckleberry Foundation. The Huckleberry Foundation provides financial assistance…
Sometimes there's nothing that can explain a complicated process as easily and succinctly as a video. Slide 3 in this video is a great example. And kudos, to DME Exchange of Dallas for receiving a $55,000 grant from The Moody…
http://www.creativeartscenter.org/news.php/ A beautiful fused glass exhibit representing four generations of Caroline Rose Hunt's family graces the Rosewood corporate headquarters. Truly gorgeous when viewed in person! Funding from The Rosewood Foundation has been key in the growth of the glass art…
Annual Report 2014 DME Exchange of Dallas serves a unique need in Dallas. They collect gently-used durable medical equipment (DME) such as wheelchairs, walkers, shower chairs and home hospital beds, refurbish and sanitize the equipment and then distribute it free…
Strong fundraising success for the Frontiers of Flight Museum, a Miller Consulting client. During the past twelve months, the Museum has received grants from The Meadows Museum, the Hoblitzelle Foundation, the Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation, Hillcrest Foundation,…
Does writing give you the heebie-jeebies? Skilled writing is a career and business necessity. Working with an experienced and skilled writer can make the difference between a successful presentation and a failed one. Miller Consulting can help with I Need…
Reading & Radio Resource's proposal to Dallas Social Venture Partners (DSVP) to partner with them in a social enterprise project for Recorded Books has advanced to the final selection meeting. Here's hoping!!
Winfree Academy,http://www.winfreeacademy.com, is a school for students who are at risk of dropping out of high school. They can attend school in a safe environment and work with staff members who have been specifically trained to work with at-risk youth.…
Elisabeth Dillon/DMN Staff Photographer From left: Donna Miller of Miller Consulting, Rob Slovak, Reading & Radio Resource board president, and Betty Hersey, executive director. The Dallas Morning News' Bob Miller writes Sunday, July 10, 2011, about Reading & Radio Resource's…
Reading & Radio Resource, a fundraising and public relations client, recently received a $20,000 grant from the Communities Foundation of Texas in support of Reading & Radio Resource's Vision 2050 campaign. You can hear more about the nonprofit organization's radio…
The best sales and fundraising lesson I ever received was during my first professional job out of graduate school. I was working in a one-person office, responsible for everything from filing IRS documents, to writing concert programs, to picking up…
My son's teacher recently told me that my son's ability to "think with words" was outstanding. My knee-jerk immediate thought was "How else would one think but with words?" But there are several ways to think - spatially like engineers…
One of my fundraising clients, Reading & Radio Resource, recently received a substantial grant from the Harry W. Bass, Jr. Foundation to support the organization's mission of "reading for those who cannot read for themselves."
Raising money for an established cause with a track record is one thing. Raising money for a new cause is another. An experienced fundraiser is invaluable in such a situation. I worked with the Oak Cliff Chamber’s Golden Oaks Awards…
For one organization a major gift may be $1,000. For another it might be $1 million. No matter the size of the organization, the process of identification and cultivation of major gifts prospects is the same – that magic confluence…
Reading & Radio Resource launched two successful special project campaigns in the past five years: one to update their audio recording systems and data storage systems to digital, and one to match a grant from the Department of Commerce to…
Governments of any size can award grant money. Writing government proposals can mean approaching a local, regional, state-wide, or federal agency with varying degrees of complexity. For example, proposals to the National Endowment for the Arts can be substantially less…
Working with private foundations is just as personal as working with individuals. If the foundation is large enough to have staff, then it’s almost always best to schedule a meeting to discuss your nonprofit organization and your project before submitting…
Writing a foundation proposal can seem an easy way to raise money. “If I follow all the rules, they’re sure to fund us. We deserve it.” But foundations are run by people with all the preferences, dislikes, and quirks that…