Major Grants and Their Power to Propel Revenue - RECORDING

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Recorded on 01.22.26
Description:

You're spending the same amount of time on a $50,000 grant as you would on a $500,000 one—and getting a fraction of the impact. That's the uncomfortable truth most grant seekers don't realize until they secure their first major foundation award.

While major gifts dominate fundraising conversations, your most promising foundation investors also deserve strategy as a category. The latter are increasingly shifting toward fewer, larger awards, and they're looking for grantees to serve as investments, not just implementers of programs.

During this webinar, Susan Schaefer will offer specialized strategies to propel your largest foundation awards by rethinking how you approach the top segment of your portfolio.

You will learn:
  • why shifting to a major grants lens transforms your funding strategy;
  • key differences between competing for annual grants and pursuing your most sizable awards;
  • how to position your organization as an investable partner rather than one that runs projects; and,
  • internal and external steps to launch or accelerate your major grants program.

You will come away with concrete activities that attract significant foundation investment.

Who should attend:

This session is designed for grant professionals who have achieved some success securing grants and are ready to shift from volume-based grant writing to strategic investments.

After the webinar, you’ll receive:

• slides and handouts; and,
• a link to the webinar recording.

90 Minutes

Susan Schaefer

Susan Schaefer helps nonprofit leaders fund their priorities through major private grants. She is an author, speaker, and consultant whose firm, Resource Partners, builds clients’ in-house capacity to secure their largest, most impactful foundation and corporate grants.

She has written and contributed to multiple books for the sector and has taught fund development at Johns Hopkins University.

Susan writes a monthly series of articles called Major Grants.

Susan Schaefer