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Writing Great Grants - A Murdock Trust Podcast

Writing Great Grants is a podcast produced by the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust to help support nonprofits across the Pacific Northwest. On this podcast, Murdock Trust staff, partners and colleagues will share insights and information on the grantmaking process - both the process unique to the Murdock Trust grantmaking cycle and overall best practices for grant applications in general - to help those in the nonprofit space to flourish and thrive.The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust is a private, nonprofit foundation in Vancouver, WA serving the Pacific Northwest (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. Since 1975, the Murdock Trust has awarded more than $1 billion in capacity building grants to organizations serving the common good.

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Writing Great Grants - A Murdock Trust Podcast

Writing Great Grants - Fundraising

March 27, 2020 • M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust • Season 1 • Episode 4

Contributed or gifted income is a vital revenue stream that most nonprofits depend on for operations or special projects. In many cases, it is the primary source of income. As a result, a healthy and sustainable fundraising program—known by many other names, including fund development, resource development, and advancement—is central in allowing nonprofits to carry out their missions.

In this episode of the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Podcast on Writing Great Grants, Steve Moore sits down with Jill Lemke and John Franklin to discuss successful fundraising strategies and key questions that an organization should be prepared to answer when applying for a grant.

More reading: https://murdocktrust.org/2019/10/talking-point-development-and-fundraising/