Author: Liyen Chong
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2026-03: IGPDD!
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March Call: IGPDD! Created March 3, 2026 International Grant Professional Disrupters Day! Monday, March 16,9 am PT | 11 am CT | 12 pm ET (90 minutes) Ok, so, International Grant Professionals Disrupters Day (IGPDD) isn’t actually a thing yet…but it can be! While grant professionals are often positioned as translators and compliance managers in the funding…
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Grant Toolkit
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in ResourcesThe Ideal Grant Toolkit – For Funders Have you ever wanted to give feedback to a funder about their processes, but weren’t quite sure HOW to go about it? You’re not alone! Many of us have experienced the pain of poorly-written application questions and a 2020 survey found “technical timewasters” waste 20-30% of nonprofits’ time…
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2025-04: APRIL Call (Heather Hiscox)
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April Call Created March 14, 2025 Change, or change? Is it a verb, is it a noun? Well, it’s what we’ve got right now. Yup, even if we don’t want change, our sector (the one where the work benefits the greater good) is facing a polycrisis of unprecedented dimensions.Join us as Heather Hiscox, founder and…
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2025-02: February Call
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February Call Created February 14, 2025 React & Disrupt Tuesday, February 25, 10AM–11:30AM CT/8AM PT/11AM ET The news of the past few weeks has overwhelmed our somatic nervous system. Have you been doom-scrolling and feeling isolated? Fired up and ready to fight back? Or are you already exhausted? No matter what headspace you find yourself…
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2024-11: November Call
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November Call Created November 1, 2024 DAF 201: What Grant Writers can do about DAFs Monday, November 18, 11:00 AM–12:30 PM CST (9AM PT / 12PM ET) Join us for Part 2 of our DAF Teach-in for grant professionals, where we’ll look at ways to work to advocate for systems change both collectively and from…
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2024-10: October Call
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October Call Created October 05, 2024 DAF 101: What grant writers need to know Wednesday, October 23, 12:00 PM–1:30 PM CST (1PM EST / 10AM PST) October 10th has recently been dubbed DAF Day to harness the growing popularity of Donor Advised Funds (popularity that has grown over 600% in the last decade). What do DAFs have…
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2024-07: July Planning Call
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July Planning Call Created July 8, 2024 More Than Grant Writers Planning Meeting FRIDAY, July 19, 10:00 AM–11:00 AM CST (8AM PT / 11AM ET) The MTGW planning team formed last year around this time to begin planning our table at the GPA Summit. Spending three days talking to grant pros about the inequities in…
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2024-05: June Call
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June Call Created April 20, 2024 Ethical concerns around AI and Writing ChatGPT Prompts! FRIDAY, June 19, 1:00 PM–2:30 PM CST (2PM EST, 11AM PST) Ethical concerns abound with the rise of AI. Current datasets have more data on dominant populations and are more likely to exhibit bias against minorities. Grant writers are increasingly turning…
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2024-05: May Call
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May Call Created April 20, 2024 It’s All About Us! FRIDAY, May 10, 11:00 AM–12:30 PM CST (12PM EST, 9AM PST) Wellness Session: Our May Session is all about you because YOU MATTER! Here’s the thing – if you look up “grant professional burn out” you find a lot of discussion about the challenges of…
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Fundraising HayDay + MTGW
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in ResourcesMore Than Grant Writers on Fundraising HayDay! We’re thrilled to share the latest episode of the Fundraising HayDay Podcast, where MTGW organizers Patrice & Liyen shared about all we’ve been up to and plans for the future. You can find the episode on their website here or wherever you stream podcasts! Here is a link…